GTN
Gray Media, Inc.
GTN trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
TMUS has the edge over GTN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
GTN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
GTN's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
TMUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TMUS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
GTN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 2.6x | $0.77 | -87% |
| Forward | 4.6x | $5.81 | — |
| Fair | 7.2x | $2.16 | -63% |
| Expensive | 14x | $4.31 | -26% |
| Current | 19x | $5.81 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GTN's PE is in its expensive range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.6x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
TMUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $171 | — |
| Current | 16x | $171 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $218 | +27% |
| Fair | 26x | $274 | +60% |
| Expensive | 56x | $581 | +240% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TMUS has the edge over GTN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GTN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GTN, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
TMUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
TMUS has the edge over GTN on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GTN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.26 | +320% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.30 | -32% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.60 | -139% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.52 | -165% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.41 | -142% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.44 | -71% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.54 | +2100% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.34 | +$2.46 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.36 | +$4.75 |
GTN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.30 over the past year, against $4.33 in late 2022.
TMUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.49 | +30% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.37 | -0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.56 | -9.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.41 | -8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.72 | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.39 | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.59 | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.24 | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.66 | +39% |
TMUS has the edge over GTN on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GTN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $972M | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $839M | +8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $768M | -1.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $792M | -24% |
| Q3 2025 | $749M | -21% |
| Q2 2025 | $772M | -6.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $782M | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +21% |
GTN's revenue has held roughly level: $972M last quarter, up 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -7.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +18 points |
GTN has the edge over TMUS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TMUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.6B | +7.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.8B | +7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.1B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.3B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $22B | +8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1B | +6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.9B | +6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.9B | +6.8% |
TMUS has the edge over GTN on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +4 points |
TMUS's operating margin was 24% last quarter, up 3.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
GTN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $99M | +$110M |
| Q2 2026 | $106M | +1667% |
| Q1 2026 | -$18M | -115% |
| Q4 2025 | $69M | -79% |
| Q3 2025 | -$11M | -104% |
| Q2 2025 | $6M | +$17M |
| Q1 2025 | $117M | +244% |
| Q4 2024 | $328M | +1326% |
GTN still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $256M over the past year.
TMUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1B | +5.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8B | +4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.2B | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.8B | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6B | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4B | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3B | +2% |
TMUS has the edge over GTN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GTN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +3.1% | +3M shares |
| 3 years | +7.5% | +7M shares |
| 5 years | +5.3% | +5M shares |
| Available history | 0% | -- |
GTN has 100M diluted shares, up 3.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $30M |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
TMUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -10.8M shares |
| 1 year | -4.9% | -55M shares |
| 3 years | -8.8% | -103M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -182M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +207M shares |
TMUS has the edge over GTN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $4.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7B |
TMUS spent $12B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 1.7% from the year before.
GTN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.8x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 8.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.9x | High |
GTN's net debt is about 6.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.4 years a year ago.
TMUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
TMUS has the edge over GTN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GTN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 59.4 | Neutral |
GTN's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (neutral).
TMUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.1 | Neutral |
TMUS's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (neutral).
GTN PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | GTN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 16x | 17% above |
| PE % | 88 | 26 | 62 pts above |
GTN is trading at 19x earnings, a 17% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
TMUS PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TMUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | Same PE |
| PE % | 1 | 26 | 25 pts below |
TMUS has the edge over GTN on valuation relative to its sector.
GTN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.73 | 23% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.61 | 26% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.64 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.52 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.87 | 1% below |
GTN has the edge over TMUS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TMUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $159.1 | 7.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $172.0 | 0.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $187.8 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $212.9 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $188.7 | 9.4% below |
TMUS has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 9.4% below its 200-week average.
GTN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.3 | $17.4 | -18% |
| 2021 | $17.4 | $20.3 | +17% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $10.5 | -48% |
| 2023 | $10.5 | $8.96 | -14% |
| 2024 | $8.96 | $3.01 | -66% |
| 2025 | $3.01 | $4.93 | +64% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.93 | $5.81 | +18% |
GTN has the edge over TMUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TMUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $77.2 | $132.9 | +72% |
| 2021 | $132.9 | $119.9 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | $119.9 | $140.0 | +17% |
| 2023 | $140.0 | $160.3 | +15% |
| 2024 | $160.3 | $223.0 | +39% |
| 2025 | $223.0 | $201.0 | -9.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $201.0 | $171.0 | -15% |
TMUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 15% so far in 2026.