Internet and media stocks: 15 companies analyzed
The 15 internet, media and entertainment companies Fintols covers, such as Disney, Alphabet and Meta: P/E, growth, margin and dividend with dated figures.
This bucket covers search engines, social networks, video and music streaming, film studios, TV networks, video game publishers and online marketplaces. The business models vary a lot. Some live on advertising, paid by brands that want to reach people using a free service; others charge subscriptions; and others take a cut of every transaction, download or in-app purchase. Traditional entertainment adds box office, broadcast rights and character licensing to the mix. Some giants combine several of these streams under one roof, which makes it important to look at each segment separately.
The metrics that matter depend on the model. For ad-driven platforms, watch active users and average revenue per user; for subscription services, subscriber counts, churn and how much of a price hike customers accept without canceling. Check operating margin, because content and servers are expensive, and keep free cash flow in view. With legacy media companies, look at debt and how they amortize their content library, since that accounting choice can flatter reported profits.
Common risks include heavy reliance on ad budgets, which get cut as soon as the economy softens, shifting audience tastes, privacy and antitrust regulation, and bidding wars with rivals for the same shows, games or sports rights. A useful question for beginners: what would happen if a free alternative showed up tomorrow? The harder it is for users to leave, the sturdier the business tends to be over time. Network effects, where a service gets more useful as more people join, are a classic moat.
With data as of November 4, 2026, of the 15 internet, media and entertainment companies Fintols covers, the largest by market value is Alphabet ($3.55 trillion) among those quoted in dollars and Prosus (€77.3 billion) among those quoted in euros, the fastest-growing in its latest quarter is DoorDash (+34.0% in sales) and the highest dividend yield belongs to Disney (1.31%). The typical company in the group trades on a P/E of 24.5x and keeps a net margin of 9.3% (medians). Figures come from Yahoo Finance, the same source the Fintols analysis uses; N/A means the figure is not available.
Internet and media companies on Fintols
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Dividend yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet (GOOGL) | $3.55 trillion | 15.1x | +24.7% | 50.0% | 0.31% |
| Meta (META) | $1.61 trillion | 21.5x | +26.1% | 31.1% | 0.34% |
| Netflix (NFLX) | $276.4 billion | 19.2x | +11.8% | 29.7% | 0.00% |
| Disney (DIS) | $205.4 billion | 24.5x | +6.8% | 8.7% | 1.31% |
| Uber (UBER) | $142.7 billion | 15.3x | +12.2% | 17.3% | 0.00% |
| Spotify (SPOT) | $129.0 billion | 38.2x | +16.3% | 15.7% | 0.00% |
| DoorDash (DASH) | $86.6 billion | 82.4x | +34.0% | 6.2% | 0.00% |
| Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) | $77.6 billion | N/A | -11.2% | -8.8% | 0.00% |
| Prosus (PRX.AS) | €77.3 billion | 8.2x | N/A | 119.9% | 0.79% |
| Electronic Arts (EA) | $52.9 billion | 59.7x | +18.9% | 13.8% | 0.36% |
| Take-Two (TTWO) | $39.1 billion | N/A | +2.0% | -4.8% | 0.00% |
| Roblox (RBLX) | $35.3 billion | N/A | +15.6% | -16.5% | 0.00% |
| Roku (ROKU) | $24.3 billion | 46.9x | +24.1% | 9.3% | 0.00% |
| Pinterest (PINS) | $12.2 billion | 88.4x | +11.9% | 3.8% | 0.00% |
| Snap (SNAP) | $10.0 billion | N/A | +18.9% | -4.9% | 0.00% |
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