WBD vs CHTR vs FOXA Stock Comparison

Warner Bros. Discovery, Charter Communications and Fox Prices as of Oct 6, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
$30.98 +9.7% 1M +62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$77.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.12B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins
FOXA Fox Corp
$65.33 +3.6% 1M +10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$27.71B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.13B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fox leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fox 6, Warner Bros. Discovery 3, Charter Communications 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWBDCHTRFOXALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $77.70B $12.64B $27.71B WBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.6x 2.6x 16.4x CHTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 2.4x 11.5x CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.1% -1.5% +5.1% FOXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% 9.1% 9.8% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.6% 8.4% 9.6% FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 4.4x 0.9x FOXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.4% -58.2% +10.0% WBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr -32.2%/yr +10.2%/yr FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 55.8% 36.5% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 65/100 66/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

WBDCHTRFOXA

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

AxisWBDCHTRFOXA
Valuation 23 #42 of 54 92 #5 of 49 53 #26 of 54
Growth 25 #34 of 45 41 #27 of 45 41 #27 of 45
Profitability 36 #28 of 43 82 #9 of 45 88 #6 of 43
Financial Health 41 #37 of 62 10 #44 of 49 82 #12 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 37 68 #9 of 26
Overall 31 65 66
  • WBD ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • FOXA ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWBDCHTRFOXASPY
1 month +9.7%-9.5%+3.6% -0.8%
3 months +18.6%-22.4%+15.3% +3.5%
6 months +13.2%-41.5%+2.3% +7.0%
Year to date +7.5%-51.1%-10.6% +12.2%
1 year +62.4%-58.2%+10.0% +13.0%
3 years +201.4%-72.5%+121.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +44.5%-35.0%+30.5% +23.1%
5 years +17.1%-85.7%+62.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.2%-32.2%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years +11.3%-58.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.1%-8.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWBDCHTRFOXASPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%55.8%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%65.2%41.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.14-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.34-1.040.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.5%-85.7%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-58.9%-14.2% -1.8%
52-week high $30.98$248.88$76.11 $779.14
52-week low $17.10$102.18$48.79 $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.

MultipleWBDCHTRFOXA
P/E now vs peer median -24.6xmedian 18.4x 2.5xmedian 11.8x 16.7xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.6x 0.2xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 6.8x 11.4xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 9.1x 2.8xmedian 5.7x 19.2xmedian 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 0.6xmedian 1.3x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.04median 0.44 0.25median 0.24 0.93median 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 monthsWBDCHTRFOXA
Revenue $36.12B $54.40B $17.13B
Gross profit $17.06B – –
Operating income -$1.27B $12.66B –
Net income -$3.15B $5.75B $1.73B
Free cash flow $2.18B $4.36B $1.47B
EPS (diluted) $-1.23 $40.61 $3.84
Cash & equivalents $3.37B $509.00M $4.21B
Total debt $32.02B $93.96B $6.61B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 121.26M 439.00M
Enterprise value $63.36B $10.68B $13.52B

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
MetricWBDCHTRFOXA
P/E -24.6x 2.5x 16.7x
P/FCF 35.6x 2.8x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x 0.7x 14.3x
P/S 2.2x 0.2x 1.6x
P/B 2.3x 0.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 9.6x -0.3x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 4.9x 11.4x
EV/EBIT -83.6x 8.3x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF 48.8x 24.2x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.1x 6.4x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.04 0.25 0.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWBDCHTRFOXA
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.1% -1.5% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -0.1% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -675.6% -4.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 1.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -595.1% -5.0% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 2.4% 11.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -500.2% 9.3% -21.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 10.1% 18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.9% 8.3% -40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 5.1% 3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -46.4% 1.3% -51.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 7.0% 0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWBDCHTRFOXA
Gross margin 47.2% – –
EBITDA margin 10.5% 39.4% 15.7%
Operating margin -3.5% 23.3% –
Pretax margin -10.4% 13.8% 13.3%
Net margin -8.8% 9.1% 9.8%
FCF margin 6.0% 8.0% 8.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.5% 30.3% 11.5%
Return on equity -9.3% 26.8% 15.1%
Return on assets -3.2% 3.7% 7.8%
Return on invested capital -1.6% 8.4% 9.6%
Return on capital employed -1.6% 9.0% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 2.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.2% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWBDCHTRFOXA
Debt / assets 32.9% 60.4% 29.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 4.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 4.4x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 14.7x 21.6x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 85.9% 47.8%
Equity / assets 35.0% 14.1% 52.2%
Interest coverage -0.6x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.4x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.3x 2.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 0.82 0.58 3.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWBDCHTRFOXA
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 38.9% 7.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 38.9% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusWBDCHTRFOXA
Forward P/E – 2.4xFY2026 11.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.08FY2026 $42.86FY2026 $5.66FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -472.4%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +4.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – -4.7% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.48BFY2026 $57.99BFY2026 $16.94BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 -1.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% -13.7% -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWBDCHTRFOXA
Held by institutions 77.8% 83.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,319 783 744
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +4.3% +9.3%
Institutions buying 628 423 374
Institutions selling 436 241 273
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.76 1.37

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.

WBDCHTRFOXA
WBD 1.00 0.04 0.09
CHTR 0.04 1.00 0.20
FOXA 0.09 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WBD, CHTR and FOXA?

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B, Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.64B, Fox (FOXA) $27.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, WBD, CHTR and FOXA?

Charter Communications (CHTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -24.6x, Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.6x, Fox (FOXA) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Charter Communications (CHTR) is cheapest (Charter Communications (CHTR) 2.4x, Fox (FOXA) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fox (FOXA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%, Fox (FOXA) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%, Fox (FOXA) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%, Fox (FOXA) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) returned the most: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -58.2%, Fox (FOXA) +10.0%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr, Charter Communications (CHTR) -32.2%/yr, Fox (FOXA) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been the steadiest (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 26.7%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.8%, Fox (FOXA) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WBD, CHTR and FOXA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fox (FOXA) leads on 6. 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.