Roku vs. Sirius XM: Which Media Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

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Roku is navigating a pending acquisition by Fox Corp for nearly $22 billion while maintaining a dominant streaming platform, whereas Sirius XM is leveraging a new advertising partnership with Alphabet to diversify revenue beyond satellite subscriptions. Roku's fiscal 2025 revenue reached nearly $4.7 billion, up approximately 15.2% from the prior year, with net income of $88.4 million and free cash flow of nearly $478.4 million. Sirius XM reported fiscal 2025 revenue of roughly $8.6 billion, a slight decline of about 1.6%, but achieved net income of nearly $805 million and free cash flow of nearly $1.2 billion. The pending Fox acquisition offers Roku shareholders $96 in cash plus 0.9693 shares of Fox Class A stock per Roku share, creating potential upside from the price spread. Sirius XM trades at a lower forward P/E of 9.7x and P/S ratio of 1.2x, with an attractive dividend yield of about 3.5% and low subscriber churn.

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Roku Inc
ROKU
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Pending Fox acquisition at $96 cash plus Fox shares per Roku share offers potential upside from price spread.

Sirius XM Holding Inc
SIRI
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Low forward P/E of 9.7x, P/S of 1.2x, and attractive dividend yield of 3.5% make it a value buy.

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