BKNG vs GETY vs WMG Stock Comparison

Booking Holdings, Getty Images Holdings and Warner Music Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$147.94 -9.7% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$116.15B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$29.58 +9.0% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.01B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 8, Warner Music 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKNGGETYWMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.15B $12.63M $11.01B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x -0.1x 16.4x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x — 20.4x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.9% +3.3% +12.9% WMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% -16.2% 9.2% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 75.5% 3.3% 13.6% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 12.6x 2.9x BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.8% -98.6% -7.8% WMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr -68.6%/yr -9.8%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.9% 272.2% 35.4% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 28/100 55/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

BKNGGETYWMG

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

AxisBKNGGETYWMG
Valuation 65 #59 of 166 49 #86 of 166 40 #74 of 123
Growth 38 #95 of 152 11 #136 of 152 81 #21 of 107
Profitability 100 #1 of 152 42 #88 of 152 85 #17 of 105
Financial Health 40 #107 of 179 10 #162 of 179 28 #95 of 131
Shareholder Returns 57 #41 of 94 – 40 #45 of 74
Overall 60 28 55
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GETY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • 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

PeriodBKNGGETYWMGSPY
1 month -9.7%-78.6%+9.0% +0.9%
3 months -26.5%-92.7%+1.3% +5.9%
6 months -15.0%-96.6%+5.9% +8.5%
Year to date -30.9%-97.8%-3.6% +13.3%
1 year -27.8%-98.6%-7.8% +12.4%
3 years +34.7%-99.3%-4.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +10.4%-80.6%-1.4% +23.5%
5 years +52.8%-99.7%-40.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.9%-68.6%-9.8% +11.0%
10 years +150.8%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.6%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBKNGGETYWMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.9%272.2%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%305.8%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.390.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.36-0.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-100.0%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-98.6%-14.8% -0.9%
52-week high $219.68$2.15$34.72 $779.14
52-week low $147.94$0.01$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.

MultipleBKNGGETYWMG
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 16.8x -0.1xmedian 16.8x 16.5xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.4x 0.0xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 13.9x 12.7xmedian 13.9x 13.7xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 11.4x -0.2xmedian 11.4x 18.5xmedian 9.3x
P/B now vs peer median -10.3xmedian 1.8x 0.0xmedian 1.8x 16.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.27median 0.36 -0.02median 0.36 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 monthsBKNGGETYWMG
Revenue $28.24B $978.00M $7.30B
Gross profit – $708.07M $3.34B
Operating income $9.28B $84.94M $1.00B
Net income $7.21B -$159.46M $672.00M
Free cash flow $9.54B -$83.03M $836.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.36 $-0.38 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $17.21B $51.62M $618.00M
Total debt $20.18B $2.03B $4.71B
Shares (diluted) 770.00M 419.60M 524.42M
Enterprise value $49.20B -$287.10M $8.37B

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
MetricBKNGGETYWMG
P/E 15.8x -0.1x 16.5x
P/FCF 11.7x -0.2x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x -0.5x 16.5x
P/S 3.9x 0.0x 2.1x
P/B -10.3x 0.0x 16.2x
P/Tangible book -9.6x 0.1x -7.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 12.7x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 12.3x 23.5x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 2.0x 2.7x
EV/FCF 12.0x -24.0x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.6x -78.5x 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.27 -0.02 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKNGGETYWMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.9% 3.3% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 1.9% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.4% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.9% -45.6% 44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -23.4% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% -39.0% 126.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% -3.8% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.7% -35.7% 62.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -57.3% 4.7% 15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% -135.2% 25.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% -29.3% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% -746.4% 37.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.9% -41.7% 10.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKNGGETYWMG
Gross margin – 72.4% 45.8%
EBITDA margin 34.9% 16.1% 19.5%
Operating margin 32.9% 8.7% 13.7%
Pretax margin 32.9% -8.3% 12.0%
Net margin 25.5% -16.2% 9.2%
FCF margin 33.8% -8.5% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin 34.9% -2.6% 12.9%
Return on equity – -29.4% 74.2%
Return on assets 25.1% -5.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 75.5% 3.3% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 121.7% 4.3% 16.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 1.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKNGGETYWMG
Debt / assets 68.0% 66.6% 43.9%
Debt / equity -1.9x 4.1x 4.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 12.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 2.1x -24.5x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 136.3% 83.7% 91.1%
Equity / assets -36.3% 16.3% 8.9%
Interest coverage 8.4x 0.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.74 -0.38 1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKNGGETYWMG
Dividend yield 0.8% – 2.6%
Net buyback yield 9.5% – 0.4%
Shareholder yield 10.3% – 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.

ConsensusBKNGGETYWMG
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 – 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.90FY2026 $-0.15FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 – +110.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% – +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.56BFY2026 $880.49MFY2026 $7.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +15.2% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKNGGETYWMG
Held by institutions 92.9% 38.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,916 112 339
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.6% -9.3% +3.2%
Institutions buying 892 56 202
Institutions selling 828 34 103
Buyers to sellers 1.08 1.65 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.

BKNGGETYWMG
BKNG 1.00 0.05 0.28
GETY 0.05 1.00 0.10
WMG 0.28 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKNG, GETY and WMG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Booking Holdings (BKNG) $116.15B, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) $12.63M, Warner Music (WMG) $11.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKNG, GETY and WMG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 16.1x, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -0.1x, Warner Music (WMG) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 13.6x, Warner Music (WMG) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Warner Music (WMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) +3.3%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -16.2%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 3.3%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Music (WMG) returned the most: Booking Holdings (BKNG) -27.8%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -98.6%, Warner Music (WMG) -7.8%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Booking Holdings (BKNG) +8.9%/yr, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -68.6%/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 (Booking Holdings (BKNG) 37.9%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 272.2%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKNG, GETY 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, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 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.