VSNT vs BCE vs SBGI Stock Comparison

Versant Media, Bce and Sinclair Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCE Bce Inc
$20.09 -4.2% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.62B
P/E
3.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.97B
Div. yield
0.10%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
9 wins
SBGI Sinclair, Inc.
$12.08 -5.5% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$881.76M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.26B
Div. yield
0.08%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bce leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Bce 9, Sinclair 2, Versant Media 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVSNTBCESBGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.30B $18.62B $881.76M BCE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 3.7x 17.0x BCE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 11.2x 9.7x VSNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.2% -6.5% BCE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.7% 1.6% BCE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% 4.7% BCE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 7.5x BCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.10% 0.08% BCE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -14.4% -9.4% SBGI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -17.2%/yr -14.6%/yr SBGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 22.0% 45.5% BCE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 68/100 45/100 BCE

Percentile Scorecard

VSNTBCESBGI

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

AxisVSNTBCESBGI
Valuation 81 #11 of 53 69 #16 of 49 69 #17 of 53
Growth – 61 #18 of 45 16 #37 of 44
Profitability – 91 #5 of 45 61 #17 of 42
Financial Health 83 #11 of 61 40 #30 of 49 33 #41 of 61
Shareholder Returns 32 #18 of 26 78 #9 of 37 44 #15 of 26
Overall 65 68 45
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • BCE ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • SBGI ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVSNTBCESBGISPY
1 month -5.9%-4.2%-5.5% -0.2%
3 months -17.2%-7.9%-14.4% +3.9%
6 months -21.2%-14.5%-23.1% +8.2%
Year to date -31.4%-15.7%-21.0% +12.9%
1 year —-14.4%-9.4% +12.3%
3 years —-45.2%+20.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year —-18.2%+6.3% +23.3%
5 years —-61.0%-54.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-17.2%-14.6% +10.9%
10 years —-55.5%-51.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-7.8%-6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVSNTBCESBGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%22.0%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.7%23.1%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.43-0.230.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.66-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-68.2%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.0%-24.0%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $47.45$26.45$17.00 $779.14
52-week low $27.42$18.79$11.97 $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.

MultipleVSNTBCESBGI
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 18.4x 3.7xmedian 11.8x 16.8xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 0.6x 0.9xmedian 1.1x 0.3xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.5x 4.6xmedian 6.8x 9.4xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.0x -8.7xmedian 5.9x 9.2xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 0.08median 0.24 -0.47median 0.44

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 monthsVSNTBCESBGI
Revenue – $21.97B $3.26B
Gross profit – $18.64B –
Operating income – $6.29B $215.00M
Net income – $4.68B $54.00M
Free cash flow – -$2.14B $95.00M
EPS (diluted) – $5.37 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $1.48B $335.70M $604.00M
Total debt $2.95B $119.67B $4.06B
Shares (diluted) 141.30M 929.10M 72.16M
Enterprise value $4.30B $16.75B -$1.96B

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
MetricVSNTBCESBGI
P/E 20.6x 3.7x 16.8x
P/FCF – -8.7x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.0x 5.1x
P/S 2.6x 0.9x 0.3x
P/B 0.5x 1.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 4.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 4.6x 9.4x
EV/EBIT – 7.6x 20.1x
EV/Revenue – 2.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF – -22.3x 45.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.6x 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.08 -0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVSNTBCESBGI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.2% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% -0.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -7.0% -55.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 53.8% -20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 1,063% -1.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 36.8% -34.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 1,649% 0.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 44.4% -35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -7.0% -68.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.4% -38.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -144.0% -79.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -32.6% -46.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVSNTBCESBGI
Gross margin – 84.8% –
EBITDA margin – 46.8% 14.2%
Operating margin – 28.6% 6.6%
Pretax margin – 52.5% 0.6%
Net margin – 22.7% 1.6%
FCF margin – -9.8% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 28.6% 5.3%
Return on equity – 31.0% 15.8%
Return on assets – 9.0% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 13.4% 4.7%
Return on capital employed – 12.5% 4.4%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVSNTBCESBGI
Debt / assets 23.2% 51.5% 74.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.8x 10.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 7.5x
Debt / FCF – -13.7x 42.7x
Liabilities / assets 35.4% 70.6% 93.1%
Equity / assets 64.6% 29.4% 6.9%
Interest coverage – 6.7x 0.6x
Current ratio 2.4x 0.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 0.95 0.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVSNTBCESBGI
Dividend yield 3.7% 8.1% 8.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.5% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 7.6% 8.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.1% 131.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -89.7% 74.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 146.7% 6.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 34.6% 1.4%

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.

ConsensusVSNTBCESBGI
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.28FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -24.8%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +64.7% -2.2% -196.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.65BFY2026 $18.56BFY2026 $3.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +0.8% -17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVSNTBCESBGI
Held by institutions 86.7% 48.1% 44.4%
Institutions holding 792 394 178
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +5.3% +6.0%
Institutions buying 302 184 113
Institutions selling 311 130 36
Buyers to sellers 0.97 1.42 3.14

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.

VSNTBCESBGI
VSNT 1.00 0.18 0.36
BCE 0.18 1.00 0.21
SBGI 0.36 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VSNT, BCE and SBGI?

Bce (BCE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Versant Media (VSNT) $4.30B, Bce (BCE) $18.62B, Sinclair (SBGI) $881.76M.

Which stock is cheaper, VSNT, BCE and SBGI?

Bce (BCE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Versant Media (VSNT) 20.6x, Bce (BCE) 3.7x, Sinclair (SBGI) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Versant Media (VSNT) is cheapest (Versant Media (VSNT) 7.2x, Bce (BCE) 11.2x, Sinclair (SBGI) 9.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bce (BCE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bce (BCE) +2.2%, Sinclair (SBGI) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bce (BCE) has the highest net margin (Bce (BCE) 22.7%, Sinclair (SBGI) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Bce (BCE) leads (Bce (BCE) 13.4%, Sinclair (SBGI) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sinclair (SBGI) returned the most: Bce (BCE) -14.4%, Sinclair (SBGI) -9.4%. Over five years, Sinclair (SBGI) compounded fastest (Bce (BCE) -17.2%/yr, Sinclair (SBGI) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bce (BCE) has the highest dividend yield: Versant Media (VSNT) 0.00%, Bce (BCE) 0.10%, Sinclair (SBGI) 0.08%. Versant Media (VSNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bce (BCE) has been the steadiest (Versant Media (VSNT) 41.4%, Bce (BCE) 22.0%, Sinclair (SBGI) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VSNT, BCE and SBGI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bce (BCE) leads on 9. 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.