WBD vs TV vs CHTR Stock Comparison

Warner Bros. Discovery, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B and Charter Communications 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
TV Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
$2.30 -2.5% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$136.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Charter Communications leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Charter Communications 5, Warner Bros. Discovery 3, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWBDTVCHTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $77.70B $136.99B $12.60B TV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.6x -277.7x 2.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.8x 2.4x CHTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.1% +5.5% -1.5% TV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.8% -15.3% 9.1% CHTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.6% 2.9% 8.4% CHTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 64.6x 4.4x CHTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.4% -3.8% -58.2% WBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr -26.5%/yr -32.2%/yr WBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 38.9% 55.8% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 34/100 65/100 CHTR

Percentile Scorecard

WBDTVCHTR

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

AxisWBDTVCHTR
Valuation 23 #42 of 54 6 #46 of 49 92 #5 of 49
Growth 25 #34 of 45 21 #36 of 45 41 #27 of 45
Profitability 36 #28 of 43 34 #30 of 45 82 #9 of 45
Financial Health 41 #37 of 62 75 #13 of 49 10 #44 of 49
Shareholder Returns – – 100 #1 of 37
Overall 31 34 65
  • WBD ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TV ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • CHTR ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWBDTVCHTRSPY
1 month +9.7%-2.5%-9.5% -0.8%
3 months +18.6%-18.4%-22.4% +3.5%
6 months +13.2%-21.2%-41.5% +7.0%
Year to date +7.5%-21.0%-51.1% +12.2%
1 year +62.4%-3.8%-58.2% +13.0%
3 years +201.4%-2.1%-72.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +44.5%-0.7%-35.0% +23.1%
5 years +17.1%-78.5%-85.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.2%-26.5%-32.2% +11.0%
10 years +11.3%-90.9%-58.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.1%-21.4%-8.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWBDTVCHTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%38.9%55.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%39.4%65.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.690.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.34-0.10-1.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.5%-86.3%-85.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-33.1%-58.9% -1.8%
52-week high $30.98$3.44$248.88 $779.14
52-week low $17.10$2.21$102.18 $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.

MultipleWBDTVCHTR
P/E now vs peer median -24.6xmedian 18.4x -292.4xmedian 11.8x 2.5xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 0.6x 44.3xmedian 1.1x 0.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 11.0x 4,083xmedian 6.8x 4.9xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 9.1x —median 5.7x 2.8xmedian 5.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.6x 22.4xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.04median 0.44 9.50median 0.24 0.25median 0.24

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 monthsWBDTVCHTR
Revenue $36.12B $3.23B $54.40B
Gross profit $17.06B $1.78B –
Operating income -$1.27B $307.39M $12.66B
Net income -$3.15B -$116.03M $5.75B
Free cash flow $2.18B – $4.36B
EPS (diluted) $-1.23 $-0.01 $40.61
Cash & equivalents $3.37B $1.70B $509.00M
Total debt $32.02B $14.34B $93.96B
Shares (diluted) 2.58B 68.12B 121.26M
Enterprise value $63.36B $128.72B $10.64B

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
MetricWBDTVCHTR
P/E -24.6x -292.4x 2.5x
P/FCF 35.6x – 2.8x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x – 0.7x
P/S 2.2x 44.3x 0.2x
P/B 2.3x 22.4x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 28.7x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 4,083x 4.9x
EV/EBIT -83.6x 473.1x 8.3x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 45.1x 1.9x
EV/FCF 48.8x – 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.1x – 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.04 9.50 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWBDTVCHTR
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.1% 5.5% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -11.8% -0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% -37.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% -18.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -675.6% 255.7% -4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 5.3% 1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -595.1% 68.3% -5.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -27.1% 2.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -500.2% -18.4% 9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -30.8% 10.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.9% – 8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% – 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -46.4% – 1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.9% – 7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWBDTVCHTR
Gross margin 47.2% 55.2% –
EBITDA margin 10.5% 1.1% 39.4%
Operating margin -3.5% 9.5% 23.3%
Pretax margin -10.4% 8.3% 13.8%
Net margin -8.8% -15.3% 9.1%
FCF margin 6.0% – 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.5% – 30.3%
Return on equity -9.3% -1.9% 26.8%
Return on assets -3.2% -0.9% 3.7%
Return on invested capital -1.6% 2.9% 8.4%
Return on capital employed -1.6% 2.7% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x – 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWBDTVCHTR
Debt / assets 32.9% 34.8% 60.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.7x 4.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.5x 64.6x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 14.7x – 21.6x
Liabilities / assets 65.0% 52.7% 85.9%
Equity / assets 35.0% 47.3% 14.1%
Interest coverage -0.6x 0.7x –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.4x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.82 13.19 0.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWBDTVCHTR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 38.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 38.9%
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.

ConsensusWBDTVCHTR
Forward P/E – 12.8xFY2026 2.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.08FY2026 $0.18FY2026 $42.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -472.4%FY2026 – +18.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +38.9% -4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.48BFY2026 $3.07BFY2026 $57.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.6% -4.0% -13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWBDTVCHTR
Held by institutions 77.8% 0.2% 83.8%
Institutions holding 1,319 106 783
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% -4.9% +4.3%
Institutions buying 628 44 423
Institutions selling 436 33 241
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.33 1.76

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.

WBDTVCHTR
WBD 1.00 0.14 0.04
TV 0.14 1.00 0.15
CHTR 0.04 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WBD, TV and CHTR?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) $136.99B, Charter Communications (CHTR) $12.60B.

Which company is growing faster?

Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) +5.5%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Charter Communications (CHTR) has the highest net margin (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -15.3%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, Charter Communications (CHTR) leads (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 2.9%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) returned the most: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -3.8%, Charter Communications (CHTR) -58.2%. Over five years, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) compounded fastest (Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) -26.5%/yr, Charter Communications (CHTR) -32.2%/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%, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B (TV) 38.9%, Charter Communications (CHTR) 55.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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