WBD vs SONY vs NMAX Stock Comparison

Warner Bros. Discovery, Sony and Newsmax 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
SONY Sony Group Corp
$26.03 +10.5% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$153.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
5 wins
NMAX Newsmax Inc.
$7.80 -28.2% 1M -27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$198.07M
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sony leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sony 5, Warner Bros. Discovery 3, Newsmax 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWBDSONYNMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $77.70B $153.25B $1.02B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.6x -30.0x -12.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.1% +2.1% +8.3% NMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% -6.2% -40.1% SONY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.6% 12.2% — SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x -0.3x — SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.4% -9.1% -27.9% WBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr +2.8%/yr — WBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 29.3% 77.8% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 53/100 33/100 SONY

Percentile Scorecard

WBDSONYNMAX

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

AxisWBDSONYNMAX
Valuation 23 #42 of 54 79 #24 of 111 4 #52 of 54
Growth 25 #34 of 45 20 #87 of 108 52 #22 of 45
Profitability 36 #28 of 43 63 #39 of 104 12 #38 of 43
Financial Health 41 #37 of 62 47 #61 of 115 64 #23 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 58 #35 of 81 –
Overall 31 53 33
  • WBD ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NMAX 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

PeriodWBDSONYNMAXSPY
1 month +9.7%+10.5%-28.2% -0.8%
3 months +18.6%+16.8%+0.8% +3.5%
6 months +13.2%+29.2%+30.7% +7.0%
Year to date +7.5%+1.7%+0.9% +12.2%
1 year +62.4%-9.1%-27.9% +13.0%
3 years +201.4%+62.6%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +44.5%+17.6%— +23.1%
5 years +17.1%+14.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.2%+2.8%— +11.0%
10 years +11.3%+308.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.1%+15.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWBDSONYNMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%29.3%77.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%27.5%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.611.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.34-0.31-0.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.5%-50.9%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-14.0%-31.8% -1.8%
52-week high $30.98$30.26$11.43 $779.14
52-week low $17.10$19.32$5.16 $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.

MultipleWBDSONYNMAX
P/E now vs peer median -24.6xmedian 18.4x -30.4xmedian 32.0x -12.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.6x 1.9xmedian 2.8x 5.1xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 11.0x 8.7xmedian 19.4x -12.0xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 9.1x 14.8xmedian 29.0x —median 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 2.9x 8.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.04median 0.44 0.76median 1.13 —median 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 monthsWBDSONYNMAX
Revenue $36.12B $82.39B $198.07M
Gross profit $17.06B $26.19B $78.29M
Operating income -$1.27B $10.29B -$86.98M
Net income -$3.15B -$5.01B -$79.40M
Free cash flow $2.18B $10.78B –
EPS (diluted) $-1.23 $-0.85 $-0.61
Cash & equivalents $3.37B $13.40B $25.88M
Total debt $32.02B $36.06B –
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 6.01B 129.29M
Enterprise value $63.36B $90.51B $926.01M

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
MetricWBDSONYNMAX
P/E -24.6x -30.4x -12.6x
P/FCF 35.6x 14.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x 11.8x –
P/S 2.2x 1.9x 5.1x
P/B 2.3x 3.0x 8.9x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 3.2x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 8.7x -12.0x
EV/EBIT -83.6x 15.0x -11.2x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.9x 4.9x
EV/FCF 48.8x 14.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 31.1x 11.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.04 0.76 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWBDSONYNMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.1% 2.1% 8.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -1.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% 9.0% -4.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -675.6% 12.4% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 6.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -595.1% -168.9% 27.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -40.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -500.2% -167.4% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -40.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.9% -18.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 28.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -46.4% -11.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 82.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWBDSONYNMAX
Gross margin 47.2% 31.8% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 10.5% 21.6% -41.2%
Operating margin -3.5% 12.5% -43.9%
Pretax margin -10.4% 12.2% -40.1%
Net margin -8.8% -6.2% -40.1%
FCF margin 6.0% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.5% 16.4% –
Return on equity -9.3% -9.5% -72.4%
Return on assets -3.2% -5.1% -33.8%
Return on invested capital -1.6% 12.2% –
Return on capital employed -1.6% 15.1% -57.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x -2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWBDSONYNMAX
Debt / assets 32.9% 7.5% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 14.7x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 45.3% 50.9%
Equity / assets 35.0% 54.7% 49.1%
Interest coverage -0.6x 12.2x -4,632x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.82 3.89 3.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWBDSONYNMAX
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.2% –
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.

ConsensusWBDSONYNMAX
Forward P/E – 19.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.08FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -472.4%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +6.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.48BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026 $203.04MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% +0.3% +24.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWBDSONYNMAX
Held by institutions 77.8% 7.9% 28.5%
Institutions holding 1,319 739 233
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +2.1% +13.5%
Institutions buying 628 333 110
Institutions selling 436 268 37
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.24 2.97

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.

WBDSONYNMAX
WBD 1.00 0.07 0.12
SONY 0.07 1.00 0.15
NMAX 0.12 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WBD, SONY and NMAX?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B, Sony (SONY) $153.25B, Newsmax (NMAX) $1.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Newsmax (NMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Newsmax (NMAX) +8.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sony (SONY) has the highest net margin (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Newsmax (NMAX) -40.1%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) returned the most: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%, Sony (SONY) -9.1%, Newsmax (NMAX) -27.9%. Over five years, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) compounded fastest (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr, Sony (SONY) +2.8%/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%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Newsmax (NMAX) 77.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WBD, SONY and NMAX?

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