DIS vs LION vs WMG Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Lionsgate Studios and Warner Music Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$109.07 +3.2% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$192.55B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.22 +11.3% 1M +91.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$29.58 +9.0% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.08B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, Warner Music 3, Lionsgate Studios 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISLIONWMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $192.55B $3.69B $11.08B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x -31.2x 16.5x WMG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x — 20.4x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +9.9% +12.9% WMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -4.1% 9.2% WMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 18.4% 13.6% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 9.5x 2.9x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% +91.8% -7.8% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr — -9.8%/yr DIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 49.1% 35.4% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 40/100 55/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

DISLIONWMG

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

AxisDISLIONWMG
Valuation 41 #73 of 123 37 #78 of 123 40 #74 of 123
Growth 59 #44 of 107 98 #3 of 107 81 #21 of 107
Profitability 39 #65 of 105 40 #63 of 105 85 #17 of 105
Financial Health 63 #49 of 131 11 #117 of 131 28 #95 of 131
Shareholder Returns 80 #16 of 74 14 #64 of 74 40 #45 of 74
Overall 56 40 55
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • 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

PeriodDISLIONWMGSPY
1 month +3.2%+11.3%+9.0% +0.9%
3 months +10.8%-6.4%+1.3% +5.9%
6 months +7.7%+0.2%+5.9% +8.5%
Year to date -4.1%+33.8%-3.6% +13.3%
1 year -2.3%+91.8%-7.8% +12.4%
3 years +37.5%+16.6%-4.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.2%+5.3%-1.4% +23.5%
5 years -35.5%—-40.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -8.4%—-9.8% +11.0%
10 years +16.2%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +1.5%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDISLIONWMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%49.1%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%39.4%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.790.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.081.87-0.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-55.4%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-25.5%-14.8% -0.9%
52-week high $116.65$16.40$34.72 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$6.23$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.

MultipleDISLIONWMG
P/E now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 17.0x -30.1xmedian 17.0x 16.5xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.5xmedian 9.6x 33.0xmedian 9.6x 13.7xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 9.3x 37.3xmedian 9.3x 18.5xmedian 9.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x -3.0xmedian 1.6x 16.2xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 0.32 —median 0.32 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 monthsDISLIONWMG
Revenue $98.86B $2.88B $7.30B
Gross profit $43.29B – $3.34B
Operating income -$40.54B $133.20M $1.00B
Net income $9.24B -$118.80M $672.00M
Free cash flow $8.29B $97.40M $836.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $-0.41 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $425.80M $618.00M
Total debt $46.04B $1.90B $4.71B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 291.60M 524.42M
Enterprise value $170.31B $2.54B $8.44B

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
MetricDISLIONWMG
P/E 22.0x -30.1x 16.5x
P/FCF 22.7x 37.3x 18.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 33.0x 16.5x
P/S 1.9x 1.3x 2.1x
P/B 1.6x -3.0x 16.2x
P/Tangible book 1.8x -3.0x -7.2x
EV/EBITDA -6.5x 33.0x 13.7x
EV/EBIT -5.7x 38.4x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.8x 2.7x
EV/FCF 27.6x 52.5x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 46.4x 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 – 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISLIONWMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 9.9% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% – 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 2,284% 44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 71.9% 126.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% – 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% 73.1% 62.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% – 15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 284.3% 25.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% – 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 234.0% 37.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% – 10.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISLIONWMG
Gross margin 43.8% – 45.8%
EBITDA margin -35.4% 5.4% 19.5%
Operating margin -41.0% 4.6% 13.7%
Pretax margin 12.9% -3.3% 12.0%
Net margin 8.7% -4.1% 9.2%
FCF margin 8.4% 3.4% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 3.8% 12.9%
Return on equity 8.0% – 74.2%
Return on assets 4.5% -2.2% 6.2%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 18.4% 13.6%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 6.6% 16.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 4.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISLIONWMG
Debt / assets 22.5% 35.7% 43.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x -1.6x 4.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 9.5x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 19.5x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 122.5% 91.1%
Equity / assets 57.1% -22.5% 8.9%
Interest coverage – 0.5x –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.50 -0.45 1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISLIONWMG
Dividend yield 1.4% – 2.6%
Net buyback yield 4.4% -0.2% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 5.8% -0.2% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.9% – –
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.

ConsensusDISLIONWMG
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 – 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 – $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 – +110.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% – +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 – $7.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 – +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% – -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISLIONWMG
Held by institutions 75.9% 89.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,943 291 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.3% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,212 155 202
Institutions selling 1,369 85 103
Buyers to sellers 0.89 1.82 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.

DISLIONWMG
DIS 1.00 0.19 0.38
LION 0.19 1.00 0.18
WMG 0.38 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, LION and WMG?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $192.55B, Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.69B, Warner Music (WMG) $11.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, LION and WMG?

Warner Music (WMG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.4x, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -31.2x, Warner Music (WMG) 16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 14.8x, 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: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warner Music (WMG) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -2.3%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +91.8%, Warner Music (WMG) -7.8%. Over five years, Walt Disney (DIS) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -8.4%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 0.00%, Warner Music (WMG) 0.00%. Lionsgate Studios (LION) and Warner Music (WMG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.1%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, LION 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, Walt Disney (DIS) leads on 6. 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.