WBD vs SKYD vs FOXA Stock Comparison

Warner Bros. Discovery, Skydance 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
SKYD Skydance Corp
$7.76 -22.1% 1M -52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
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

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionWBDSKYDFOXALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $77.70B $8.24B $28.15B WBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.6x — 16.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 11.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.1% — +5.1% FOXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% — 9.8% FOXA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.6% — 9.6% FOXA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x — 0.9x FOXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.4% -52.9% +13.2% WBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr -27.0%/yr +9.4%/yr FOXA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 58.6% 36.5% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 — 66/100 FOXA

Percentile Scorecard

WBDSKYDFOXA

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

AxisWBDSKYDFOXA
Valuation 23 #42 of 54 – 51 #27 of 54
Growth 25 #34 of 45 – 41 #27 of 45
Profitability 36 #28 of 43 – 88 #6 of 43
Financial Health 41 #37 of 62 59 #26 of 62 82 #12 of 62
Shareholder Returns – – 68 #9 of 26
Overall 31 – 66
  • WBD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SKYD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • 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

PeriodWBDSKYDFOXASPY
1 month +9.7%-22.1%+4.1% -1.0%
3 months +18.6%-5.5%+20.4% +2.9%
6 months +13.2%-29.3%+6.0% +6.4%
Year to date +7.5%-42.1%-8.9% +11.4%
1 year +62.4%-52.9%+13.2% +13.1%
3 years +201.4%-30.4%+118.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +44.5%-11.4%+29.8% +21.5%
5 years +17.1%-79.3%+56.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.2%-27.0%+9.4% +10.9%
10 years +11.3%-86.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.1%-18.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureWBDSKYDFOXASPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%58.6%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%63.3%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.830.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.34-0.900.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.5%-82.3%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-53.6%-12.5% -2.5%
52-week high $30.98$16.74$76.11 $779.14
52-week low $17.10$6.80$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.

MultipleWBDSKYDFOXA
P/E now vs peer median -24.6xmedian 18.8x —median 18.8x 17.0xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x 1.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x 11.6xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x 19.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.04median 0.44 —median 0.44 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 monthsWBDSKYDFOXA
Revenue $36.12B – $17.13B
Gross profit $17.06B – –
Operating income -$1.27B – –
Net income -$3.15B – $1.73B
Free cash flow $2.18B – $1.47B
EPS (diluted) $-1.23 – $3.84
Cash & equivalents $3.37B $3.27B $4.21B
Total debt $32.02B $13.66B $6.61B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 1.10B 439.00M
Enterprise value $63.36B $8.24B $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
MetricWBDSKYDFOXA
P/E -24.6x – 17.0x
P/FCF 35.6x – 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x – 14.6x
P/S 2.2x – 1.7x
P/B 2.3x 0.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 1.3x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x – 11.6x
EV/EBIT -83.6x – 13.7x
EV/Revenue 2.9x – 1.8x
EV/FCF 48.8x – 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.1x – 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.04 – 0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWBDSKYDFOXA
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.1% – 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.8% – 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -675.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -595.1% – -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% – 11.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -500.2% – -21.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.6% – 18.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.9% – -40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% – 3.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -46.4% – -51.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.9% – 0.6%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWBDSKYDFOXA
Debt / assets 32.9% 31.5% 29.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 14.7x – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 70.3% 47.8%
Equity / assets 35.0% 29.7% 52.2%
Interest coverage -0.6x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.3x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 2.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 0.82 – 3.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWBDSKYDFOXA
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – 7.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 7.8%
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.

ConsensusWBDSKYDFOXA
Forward P/E – – 11.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.08FY2026 – $5.67FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -472.4%FY2026 – +4.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.48BFY2026 – $16.96BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 – -1.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% – -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

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

WBDSKYDFOXA
WBD 1.00 0.12 0.09
SKYD 0.12 1.00 0.20
FOXA 0.09 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WBD, SKYD and FOXA?

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B, Skydance (SKYD) $8.24B, Fox (FOXA) $28.15B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Fox (FOXA) has the highest net margin (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%, Fox (FOXA) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Fox (FOXA) leads (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%, 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%, Skydance (SKYD) -52.9%, Fox (FOXA) +13.2%. Over five years, Fox (FOXA) compounded fastest (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr, Skydance (SKYD) -27.0%/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%, Skydance (SKYD) 58.6%, Fox (FOXA) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WBD, SKYD 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.