TV vs ERIC vs LUMN Stock Comparison

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Lumen Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.30 -2.5% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$136.36B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.89 +14.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.91B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
7 wins
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.
$4.43 -22.4% 1M -45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ericsson Lm Telephone leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ericsson Lm Telephone 7, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTVERICLUMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $136.36B $36.91B $4.69B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -276.5x 18.1x -4.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 16.8x — TV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% -38.5% -7.7% TV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.3% 8.3% -8.7% ERIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% 20.0% 1.2% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 64.6x -0.6x 3.9x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.8% +15.2% -45.2% ERIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.5%/yr -0.2%/yr -17.9%/yr ERIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 36.5% 74.9% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 59/100 53/100 ERIC

Percentile Scorecard

TVERICLUMN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisTVERICLUMN
Valuation 6 #46 of 49 88 #14 of 111 77 #12 of 49
Growth 21 #36 of 45 46 #59 of 108 68 #15 of 45
Profitability 34 #30 of 45 86 #15 of 104 46 #25 of 45
Financial Health 75 #13 of 49 40 #70 of 115 23 #38 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 38 #51 of 81 –
Overall 34 59 53
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LUMN ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTVERICLUMNSPY
1 month -2.5%+14.3%-22.4% -0.8%
3 months -18.4%+12.6%-29.2% +3.5%
6 months -21.2%-1.5%-50.4% +7.0%
Year to date -21.0%+12.8%-43.0% +12.2%
1 year -3.8%+15.2%-45.2% +13.0%
3 years -2.1%+149.8%+233.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.7%+35.7%+49.4% +23.1%
5 years -78.5%-1.0%-62.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -26.5%-0.2%-17.9% +11.0%
10 years -90.9%+116.1%-84.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -21.4%+8.0%-16.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTVERICLUMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%36.5%74.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%36.7%76.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.032.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.42-0.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-65.8%-93.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.1%-20.7%-62.6% -1.8%
52-week high $3.44$13.74$11.83 $779.14
52-week low $2.21$9.15$4.43 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleTVERICLUMN
P/E now vs peer median -292.4xmedian 11.8x 17.8xmedian 32.0x -4.3xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 44.3xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4,083xmedian 6.8x 9.1xmedian 19.4x 5.5xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 5.7x 9.8xmedian 29.0x 5.5xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 2.9x -3.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 9.50median 0.24 0.41median 1.13 -0.08median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsTVERICLUMN
Revenue $3.23B $24.56B $11.83B
Gross profit $1.78B $11.51B $5.66B
Operating income $307.39M $2.90B $198.00M
Net income -$116.03M $2.04B -$1.02B
Free cash flow – $3.76B $837.00M
R&D – $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $0.61 $-1.02
Cash & equivalents $1.70B $5.11B $1.88B
Total debt $14.34B $3.73B $13.21B
Shares (diluted) 68.12B 3.34B 1.00B
Enterprise value $128.10B $14.53B -$2.21B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricTVERICLUMN
P/E -292.4x 17.8x -4.3x
P/FCF – 9.8x 5.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.7x 0.9x
P/S 44.3x 1.5x 0.4x
P/B 22.4x 3.3x -3.1x
P/Tangible book 28.7x 3.3x -0.8x
EV/EBITDA 4,083x 9.1x 5.5x
EV/EBIT 473.1x 11.9x 80.3x
EV/Revenue 45.1x 1.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 9.2x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.0x 3.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.50 0.41 -0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTVERICLUMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% -38.5% -7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.8% -2.0% -8.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -37.1% 3.7% -7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 4.0% -11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 255.7% -18.4% 191.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 55.0% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 68.3% -18.7% 13.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.1% 43.4% 54.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.4% -17.7% 14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.8% 43.1% 54.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.3% 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.0% 29.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.1% -10.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% 48.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTVERICLUMN
Gross margin 55.2% 46.8% 47.8%
EBITDA margin 1.1% 15.4% 24.3%
Operating margin 9.5% 11.8% 1.7%
Pretax margin 8.3% 11.2% -11.8%
Net margin -15.3% 8.3% -8.7%
FCF margin – 15.3% 7.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.0% 45.4%
Return on equity -1.9% 18.7% –
Return on assets -0.9% 6.8% -3.3%
Return on invested capital 2.9% 20.0% 1.2%
Return on capital employed 2.7% 17.8% 0.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x -5.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTVERICLUMN
Debt / assets 34.8% 12.4% 42.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x -8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 64.6x -0.6x 3.9x
Debt / FCF – 1.0x 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 52.7% 63.1% 104.8%
Equity / assets 47.3% 36.9% -4.8%
Interest coverage 0.7x – 0.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 13.19 – -0.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTVERICLUMN
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – -2.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusTVERICLUMN
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.18FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $-0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -30.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +38.9% -3.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.07BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.0%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 -13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% +1.0% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTVERICLUMN
Held by institutions 0.2% 9.5% 70.7%
Institutions holding 106 388 622
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.9% +0.4% +2.6%
Institutions buying 44 219 289
Institutions selling 33 110 180
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.99 1.61

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

TVERICLUMN
TV 1.00 0.01 0.12
ERIC 0.01 1.00 0.24
LUMN 0.12 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TV, ERIC and LUMN?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $136.36B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.91B, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) $4.69B.

Which company is growing faster?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has the highest net margin (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -8.7%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) returned the most: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -3.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +15.2%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -45.2%. Over five years, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) compounded fastest (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.5%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.2%/yr, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 38.9%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 74.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TV, ERIC and LUMN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.