DIS vs WBD vs LION Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Lionsgate Studios Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$112.50 +8.7% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.02B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
$30.98 +9.7% 1M +62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$77.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.12B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.51 +12.2% 1M +95.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 4, Lionsgate Studios 3, Warner Bros. Discovery 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISWBDLIONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $192.02B $77.70B $3.55B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x -24.6x -30.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% -6.1% +9.9% LION
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -8.8% -4.1% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% -1.6% 18.4% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 7.5x 9.5x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.5% +62.4% +95.2% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +3.2%/yr — WBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 26.7% 49.1% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 31/100 39/100 DIS

Percentile Scorecard

DISWBDLION

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

AxisDISWBDLION
Valuation 42 #73 of 124 23 #42 of 54 35 #81 of 124
Growth 61 #43 of 109 25 #34 of 45 98 #3 of 109
Profitability 39 #66 of 107 36 #28 of 43 41 #64 of 107
Financial Health 64 #49 of 133 41 #37 of 62 11 #119 of 133
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 73 – 13 #64 of 73
Overall 57 31 39
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • WBD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • LION ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISWBDLIONSPY
1 month +8.7%+9.7%+12.2% -1.0%
3 months +18.6%+18.6%-6.2% +2.9%
6 months +9.6%+13.2%+9.4% +6.4%
Year to date -1.1%+7.5%+37.0% +11.4%
1 year -0.5%+62.4%+95.2% +13.1%
3 years +36.3%+201.4%+19.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.9%+44.5%+6.1% +21.5%
5 years -33.6%+17.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%+3.2%— +10.9%
10 years +20.9%+11.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.9%+1.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDISWBDLIONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%26.7%49.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%18.6%39.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.500.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.022.341.94 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-78.5%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%0.0%-23.7% -2.5%
52-week high $116.65$30.98$16.40 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$17.10$6.23 $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.

MultipleDISWBDLION
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 17.2x -24.6xmedian 18.8x -30.8xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 2.2xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 9.5x 28.0xmedian 11.1x 33.5xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 9.5x 35.6xmedian 9.4x 38.2xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x -3.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.29 -1.04median 0.44 —median 0.29

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 monthsDISWBDLION
Revenue $98.86B $36.12B $2.88B
Gross profit $43.29B $17.06B –
Operating income -$40.54B -$1.27B $133.20M
Net income $9.24B -$3.15B -$118.80M
Free cash flow $8.29B $2.18B $97.40M
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $-1.23 $-0.41
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $3.37B $425.80M
Total debt $182.30B $32.02B $1.90B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 2.58B 291.60M
Enterprise value $169.78B $63.36B $2.40B

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
MetricDISWBDLION
P/E 22.7x -24.6x -30.8x
P/FCF 23.4x 35.6x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 22.7x 33.8x
P/S 2.0x 2.2x 1.3x
P/B 1.7x 2.3x -3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 9.6x -3.0x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x 28.0x 33.5x
EV/EBIT -5.8x -83.6x 39.0x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF 28.4x 48.8x 53.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 31.1x 47.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 -1.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISWBDLION
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% -6.1% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -4.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 2.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 2.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% -675.6% 2,284%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 38.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% -595.1% 71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 22.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% -500.2% 73.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% 23.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% -32.9% 284.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% -7.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% -46.4% 234.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% -10.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISWBDLION
Gross margin 43.8% 47.2% –
EBITDA margin -35.4% 10.5% 5.4%
Operating margin -41.0% -3.5% 4.6%
Pretax margin 12.9% -10.4% -3.3%
Net margin 8.7% -8.8% -4.1%
FCF margin 8.4% 6.0% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 9.5% 3.8%
Return on equity 8.0% -9.3% –
Return on assets 4.5% -3.2% -2.2%
Return on invested capital -18.0% -1.6% 18.4%
Return on capital employed -23.9% -1.6% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x -1.1x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.3% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISWBDLION
Debt / assets 22.5% 32.9% 35.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x -1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 7.5x 9.5x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 14.7x 19.5x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 65.0% 122.5%
Equity / assets 57.1% 35.0% -22.5%
Interest coverage – -0.6x 0.5x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.54 0.82 -0.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISWBDLION
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 4.2% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 0.0% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusDISWBDLION
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $-1.08FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -472.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $34.48BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +11.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISWBDLION
Held by institutions 75.9% 77.8% 89.1%
Institutions holding 2,940 1,319 291
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +10.9% +1.3%
Institutions buying 1,209 628 155
Institutions selling 1,369 436 85
Buyers to sellers 0.88 1.44 1.82

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.

DISWBDLION
DIS 1.00 0.16 0.19
WBD 0.16 1.00 0.14
LION 0.19 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, WBD and LION?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B, Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.55B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +95.2%. Over five years, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/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%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 0.00%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 0.00%. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Lionsgate Studios (LION) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 26.7%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, WBD and LION?

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 4. 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.