TV vs VSNT vs LUMN Stock Comparison

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B, Versant Media and Lumen Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.17 -8.1% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$136.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
5 wins
LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc.
$4.69 -17.9% 1M -49.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.83B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 5, Lumen Technologies 3, Versant Media 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTVVSNTLUMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $136.68B $4.30B $4.85B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -277.1x 20.6x -4.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.1x 7.2x — VSNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% — -7.7% TV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.3% — -8.7% LUMN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% — 1.2% TV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 64.6x — 3.9x LUMN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.9% — -49.9% TV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.0%/yr — -16.9%/yr LUMN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 41.4% 75.0% TV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 65/100 53/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

TVVSNTLUMN

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

AxisTVVSNTLUMN
Valuation 4 #47 of 49 81 #11 of 53 77 #12 of 49
Growth 21 #36 of 45 – 68 #15 of 45
Profitability 34 #30 of 45 – 46 #25 of 45
Financial Health 75 #13 of 49 83 #11 of 61 23 #38 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 32 #18 of 26 –
Overall 33 65 53
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • LUMN ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTVVSNTLUMNSPY
1 month -8.1%-5.9%-17.9% -0.2%
3 months -22.5%-17.2%-24.1% +3.9%
6 months -23.3%-21.2%-46.2% +8.2%
Year to date -25.4%-31.4%-39.6% +12.9%
1 year -13.9%—-49.9% +12.3%
3 years -7.7%—+252.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.6%—+52.3% +23.3%
5 years -79.2%—-60.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -27.0%—-16.9% +10.9%
10 years -91.4%—-84.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -21.8%—-17.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTVVSNTLUMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%41.4%75.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%46.7%76.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.432.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35—-0.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-42.2%-93.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-35.0%-60.4% -1.2%
52-week high $3.44$47.45$11.83 $779.14
52-week low $2.17$27.42$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.

MultipleTVVSNTLUMN
P/E now vs peer median -275.8xmedian 11.8x 20.6xmedian 18.4x -4.6xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 1.1x 2.6xmedian 0.6x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3,856xmedian 6.8x —median 10.5x 5.6xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 5.9x —median 9.0x 5.8xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.5x -3.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 8.97median 0.24 —median 0.44 -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 monthsTVVSNTLUMN
Revenue $3.23B – $11.83B
Gross profit $1.78B – $5.66B
Operating income $307.39M – $198.00M
Net income -$116.03M – -$1.02B
Free cash flow – – $837.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 – $-1.02
Cash & equivalents $1.70B $1.48B $1.88B
Total debt $14.34B $2.95B $13.21B
Shares (diluted) 68.12B 141.30M 1.00B
Enterprise value $128.41B $4.30B -$2.06B

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
MetricTVVSNTLUMN
P/E -275.8x 20.6x -4.6x
P/FCF – – 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 0.9x
P/S 41.8x 2.6x 0.4x
P/B 21.1x 0.5x -3.2x
P/Tangible book 27.1x 0.6x -0.9x
EV/EBITDA 3,856x – 5.6x
EV/EBIT 446.7x – 81.6x
EV/Revenue 42.6x – 1.4x
EV/FCF – – 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 3.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.97 – -0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTVVSNTLUMN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% – -7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.8% – -8.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -37.1% – -7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.9% – -11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 255.7% – 191.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 68.3% – 13.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.1% – 54.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.4% – 14.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.8% – 54.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 22.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 29.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -10.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 48.5%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTVVSNTLUMN
Debt / assets 34.8% 23.2% 42.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x -8.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 64.6x – 3.9x
Debt / FCF – – 15.8x
Liabilities / assets 52.7% 35.4% 104.8%
Equity / assets 47.3% 64.6% -4.8%
Interest coverage 0.7x – 0.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x 2.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.5x 1.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 12.51 – -0.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTVVSNTLUMN
Dividend yield – 3.7% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusTVVSNTLUMN
Forward P/E 12.1xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.18FY2026 $4.28FY2026 $-0.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -24.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +38.9% +64.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.07BFY2026 $6.65BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 -13.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.0% -3.9% -5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTVVSNTLUMN
Held by institutions 0.2% 86.7% 70.7%
Institutions holding 106 792 622
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.9% +4.0% +2.6%
Institutions buying 44 302 289
Institutions selling 33 311 180
Buyers to sellers 1.33 0.97 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.

TVVSNTLUMN
TV 1.00 0.04 0.11
VSNT 0.04 1.00 0.09
LUMN 0.11 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TV, VSNT and LUMN?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $136.68B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.30B, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) $4.85B.

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%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) returned the most: Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -13.9%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -49.9%. Over five years, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) compounded fastest (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -27.0%/yr, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) -16.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) has been the steadiest (Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 39.3%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.4%, Lumen Technologies (LUMN) 75.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TV, VSNT 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, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) leads on 5. 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.