BBAI vs VERI vs WMG Stock Comparison

BigBear.ai Holdings, Veritone and Warner Music Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VERI Veritone, Inc.
$0.67 -47.7% 1M -90.0% 1Y
Market cap
$61.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$93.99M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$29.58 +9.0% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.43B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Warner Music leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Warner Music 8, Veritone 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBAIVERIWMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.25B $61.80M $11.43B WMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.9x -0.5x 17.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 20.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +4.3% +12.9% WMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -126.8% -121.3% 9.2% WMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -28.0% -67.4% 13.6% WMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.6x 2.9x VERI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.7% -90.0% -7.8% WMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -53.2%/yr -9.8%/yr WMG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.5% 106.1% 35.4% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 23/100 55/100 WMG

Percentile Scorecard

BBAIVERIWMG

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

AxisBBAIVERIWMG
Valuation 24 #95 of 124 44 #70 of 124 40 #74 of 123
Growth 11 #101 of 113 10 #102 of 113 81 #21 of 107
Profitability 21 #86 of 109 27 #80 of 109 85 #17 of 105
Financial Health 83 #23 of 127 12 #112 of 127 28 #95 of 131
Shareholder Returns 45 #35 of 63 – 40 #45 of 74
Overall 37 23 55
  • BBAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • VERI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • WMG ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBAIVERIWMGSPY
1 month -7.9%-47.7%+9.0% +0.9%
3 months -5.7%-33.0%+1.3% +5.9%
6 months -35.6%-67.2%+5.9% +8.5%
Year to date -54.4%-85.6%-3.6% +13.3%
1 year -63.7%-90.0%-7.8% +12.4%
3 years +96.8%-71.4%-4.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.3%-34.1%-1.4% +23.5%
5 years —-97.8%-40.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-53.2%-9.8% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureBBAIVERIWMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.5%106.1%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.3%125.9%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.273.180.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.82-0.85-0.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.0%-98.4%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.7%-90.0%-14.8% -0.9%
52-week high $7.17$6.72$34.72 $779.14
52-week low $2.12$0.53$23.65 $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.

MultipleBBAIVERIWMG
P/E now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 37.9x -0.6xmedian 37.9x 16.5xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 4.4x 0.7xmedian 4.4x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 34.5x -1.8xmedian 34.5x 13.7xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 26.6x —median 26.6x 18.5xmedian 9.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.4x 1.8xmedian 3.4x 16.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.69median 1.24 -0.43median 1.24 1.05median 0.32

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 monthsBBAIVERIWMG
Revenue $142.07M $93.99M $7.30B
Gross profit $42.91M $63.41M $3.34B
Operating income -$233.30M -$81.76M $1.00B
Net income -$180.20M -$114.02M $672.00M
Free cash flow -$72.72M – $836.00M
R&D $23.30M $21.38M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.38 $-1.21 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $77.11M $12.42M $618.00M
Total debt $16.69M $188.16M $4.71B
Shares (diluted) 480.32M 94.03M 524.42M
Enterprise value $5.93M -$27.85M $8.79B

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
MetricBBAIVERIWMG
P/E -6.6x -0.6x 16.5x
P/FCF -16.3x – 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow -16.5x – 16.5x
P/S 8.3x 0.7x 2.1x
P/B 1.7x 1.8x 16.2x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 8.1x -7.2x
EV/EBITDA -4.4x -1.8x 13.7x
EV/EBIT -3.9x -1.2x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 1.1x 2.7x
EV/FCF -12.6x – 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -12.7x – 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.69 -0.43 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBAIVERIWMG
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 4.3% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -12.3% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.1% 2.4% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -17.0% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -64.9% 2.9% 44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.1% -7.8% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.7% -213.9% 126.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.3% -34.9% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.6% -65.7% 62.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 1.3% 15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -105.0% – 25.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.5% – 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.6% – 37.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.2% – 10.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBAIVERIWMG
Gross margin 30.2% 67.5% 45.8%
EBITDA margin -145.2% -59.3% 19.5%
Operating margin -164.2% -87.0% 13.7%
Pretax margin -142.6% -121.5% 12.0%
Net margin -126.8% -121.3% 9.2%
FCF margin -51.2% – 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin -50.4% – 12.9%
Return on equity -24.8% -215.7% 74.2%
Return on assets -22.5% -69.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital -28.0% -67.4% 13.6%
Return on capital employed -32.0% -126.1% 16.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 7.0% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBAIVERIWMG
Debt / assets 2.2% 30.6% 43.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.2x 4.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -0.2x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 10.1% 74.5% 91.1%
Equity / assets 89.9% 25.5% 8.9%
Interest coverage -47.5x – –
Current ratio 4.9x 0.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio 4.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 4.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.98 -7.10 1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBAIVERIWMG
Dividend yield – – 2.6%
Net buyback yield -0.3% – 0.4%
Shareholder yield -0.3% – 3.0%
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.

ConsensusBBAIVERIWMG
Forward P/E – – 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.25FY2026 $-0.31FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +110.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $108.97MFY2026 $96.75MFY2026 $7.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -14.6%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +21.5% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBAIVERIWMG
Held by institutions 39.1% 27.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 328 91 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +17.9% +3.2%
Institutions buying 185 59 202
Institutions selling 90 15 103
Buyers to sellers 2.06 3.93 1.96

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.

BBAIVERIWMG
BBAI 1.00 0.37 0.04
VERI 0.37 1.00 0.06
WMG 0.04 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBAI, VERI and WMG?

Warner Music (WMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) $1.25B, Veritone (VERI) $61.80M, Warner Music (WMG) $11.43B.

Which company is growing faster?

Warner Music (WMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -1.5%, Veritone (VERI) +4.3%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warner Music (WMG) has the highest net margin (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -126.8%, Veritone (VERI) -121.3%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Warner Music (WMG) leads (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -28.0%, Veritone (VERI) -67.4%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Music (WMG) returned the most: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -63.7%, Veritone (VERI) -90.0%, Warner Music (WMG) -7.8%. Over five years, Warner Music (WMG) compounded fastest (Veritone (VERI) -53.2%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Music (WMG) has been the steadiest (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) 77.5%, Veritone (VERI) 106.1%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBAI, VERI and WMG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Warner Music (WMG) leads on 8. 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.