WBD vs ERIC vs FOXA Stock Comparison

Warner Bros. Discovery, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Fox Prices as of Oct 6, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.66 +9.6% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.28B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
2 wins
FOXA Fox Corp
$66.60 +4.1% 1M +13.2% 1Y
Market cap
$28.15B
P/E
16.7x
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, Ericsson Lm Telephone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWBDERICFOXALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $77.70B $36.28B $28.15B WBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.6x 17.8x 16.7x FOXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.7x 11.7x FOXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.1% -38.5% +5.1% FOXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% 8.3% 9.8% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.6% 20.0% 9.6% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x -0.6x 0.9x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.4% +12.4% +13.2% WBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr -1.6%/yr +9.4%/yr FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 36.4% 36.5% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 60/100 66/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

WBDERICFOXA

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

AxisWBDERICFOXA
Valuation 23 #42 of 54 88 #14 of 112 51 #27 of 54
Growth 25 #34 of 45 46 #59 of 109 41 #27 of 45
Profitability 36 #28 of 43 87 #15 of 105 88 #6 of 43
Financial Health 41 #37 of 62 41 #70 of 117 82 #12 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 37 #52 of 82 68 #9 of 26
Overall 31 60 66
  • WBD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • ERIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FOXA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWBDERICFOXASPY
1 month +9.7%+9.6%+4.1% -1.0%
3 months +18.6%+14.1%+20.4% +2.9%
6 months +13.2%-5.4%+6.0% +6.4%
Year to date +7.5%+10.5%-8.9% +11.4%
1 year +62.4%+12.4%+13.2% +13.1%
3 years +201.4%+140.6%+118.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +44.5%+34.0%+29.8% +21.5%
5 years +17.1%-7.9%+56.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.2%-1.6%+9.4% +10.9%
10 years +11.3%+109.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.1%+7.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureWBDERICFOXASPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%36.4%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%36.4%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.501.010.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.340.340.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.5%-65.8%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-22.4%-12.5% -2.5%
52-week high $30.98$13.74$76.11 $779.14
52-week low $17.10$9.15$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.

MultipleWBDERICFOXA
P/E now vs peer median -24.6xmedian 18.8x 17.4xmedian 31.3x 17.0xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 2.6x 1.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 11.1x 8.9xmedian 19.6x 11.6xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 9.4x 9.6xmedian 28.3x 19.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.04median 0.44 0.40median 1.15 0.94median 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 monthsWBDERICFOXA
Revenue $36.12B $24.56B $17.13B
Gross profit $17.06B $11.51B –
Operating income -$1.27B $2.90B –
Net income -$3.15B $2.04B $1.73B
Free cash flow $2.18B $3.76B $1.47B
R&D – $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) $-1.23 $0.61 $3.84
Cash & equivalents $3.37B $5.11B $4.21B
Total debt $32.02B $14.14B $6.61B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 3.34B 439.00M
Enterprise value $63.36B $13.89B $13.96B

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
MetricWBDERICFOXA
P/E -24.6x 17.4x 17.0x
P/FCF 35.6x 9.6x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x 10.4x 14.6x
P/S 2.2x 1.5x 1.7x
P/B 2.3x 3.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 3.2x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 8.9x 11.6x
EV/EBIT -83.6x 11.7x 13.7x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 48.8x 9.0x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.1x 9.8x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.04 0.40 0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWBDERICFOXA
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.1% -38.5% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -2.0% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% 3.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 4.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -675.6% -18.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 55.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -595.1% -18.7% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 43.4% 11.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -500.2% -17.7% -21.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 43.1% 18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.9% 4.3% -40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 44.0% 3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -46.4% 6.1% -51.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 34.7% 0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWBDERICFOXA
Gross margin 47.2% 46.8% –
EBITDA margin 10.5% 15.4% 15.7%
Operating margin -3.5% 11.8% –
Pretax margin -10.4% 11.2% 13.3%
Net margin -8.8% 8.3% 9.8%
FCF margin 6.0% 15.3% 8.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.5% 14.0% 11.5%
Return on equity -9.3% 18.7% 15.1%
Return on assets -3.2% 6.8% 7.8%
Return on invested capital -1.6% 20.0% 9.6%
Return on capital employed -1.6% 17.8% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWBDERICFOXA
Debt / assets 32.9% 12.4% 29.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x -0.6x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 14.7x 1.0x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 63.1% 47.8%
Equity / assets 35.0% 36.9% 52.2%
Interest coverage -0.6x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 2.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 0.82 – 3.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWBDERICFOXA
Dividend yield – 2.9% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – -2.3% 7.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.6% 7.8%
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.

ConsensusWBDERICFOXA
Forward P/E – 16.7xFY2026 11.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.08FY2026 $0.64FY2026 $5.67FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -472.4%FY2026 -31.9%FY2026 +4.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – 0.0% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.48BFY2026 $24.06BFY2026 $16.96BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 -1.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +0.7% -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWBDERICFOXA
Held by institutions 77.8% 9.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,319 388 744
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +0.4% +9.3%
Institutions buying 628 219 374
Institutions selling 436 110 273
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.99 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.

WBDERICFOXA
WBD 1.00 0.11 0.09
ERIC 0.11 1.00 0.08
FOXA 0.09 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WBD, ERIC and FOXA?

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.28B, Fox (FOXA) $28.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, WBD, ERIC and FOXA?

Fox (FOXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -24.6x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 17.8x, Fox (FOXA) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fox (FOXA) is cheapest (Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.7x, Fox (FOXA) 11.7x). 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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Fox (FOXA) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Fox (FOXA) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, 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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +12.4%, Fox (FOXA) +13.2%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -1.6%/yr, Fox (FOXA) +9.4%/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%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.4%, Fox (FOXA) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WBD, ERIC 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.