EBAY vs GETY vs WMG Stock Comparison

Ebay, Getty Images Holdings and Warner Music Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EBAY Ebay Inc
$121.19 +15.2% 1M +21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$54.10B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.39B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$30.47 +10.3% 1M -2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.41B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ebay leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ebay 7, Warner Music 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEBAYGETYWMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.10B $16.84M $11.41B EBAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.8x -0.1x 17.0x WMG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x — 21.0x WMG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +3.3% +12.9% EBAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.9% -16.2% 9.2% EBAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.6% 3.3% 13.6% EBAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 12.6x 2.9x EBAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.8% -98.1% -2.7% EBAY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr -66.8%/yr -9.3%/yr EBAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.8% 274.0% 35.4% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 28/100 55/100 WMG

Percentile Scorecard

EBAYGETYWMG

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

AxisEBAYGETYWMG
Valuation 38 #104 of 166 49 #86 of 166 39 #75 of 123
Growth 46 #83 of 153 11 #137 of 153 81 #21 of 107
Profitability 89 #18 of 153 42 #89 of 153 87 #15 of 105
Financial Health 32 #123 of 179 10 #162 of 179 27 #95 of 130
Shareholder Returns 40 #55 of 91 – 40 #45 of 74
Overall 49 28 55
  • EBAY 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

PeriodEBAYGETYWMGSPY
1 month +15.2%-50.0%+10.3% +0.7%
3 months +6.8%-89.5%+10.6% +3.7%
6 months +17.1%-95.2%+7.8% +7.1%
Year to date +39.1%-97.0%-0.7% +12.8%
1 year +21.8%-98.1%-2.7% +11.9%
3 years +213.6%-99.0%-2.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +46.4%-78.7%-0.8% +22.8%
5 years +58.0%-99.6%-38.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.6%-66.8%-9.3% +10.9%
10 years +323.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEBAYGETYWMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.8%274.0%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.2%307.0%36.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.450.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.59-0.36-0.08 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.8%-100.0%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-98.1%-12.2% -1.2%
52-week high $122.91$2.08$34.72 $779.14
52-week low $79.41$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.

MultipleEBAYGETYWMG
P/E now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 16.7x -0.1xmedian 16.7x 17.0xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.4x 0.0xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 12.7x 12.7xmedian 12.7x 14.0xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 10.5x -0.2xmedian 10.5x 19.1xmedian 9.2x
P/B now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 1.7x 0.0xmedian 1.7x 16.7xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -8.09median 0.39 -0.02median 0.39 1.08median 0.38

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 monthsEBAYGETYWMG
Revenue $12.39B $978.00M $7.30B
Gross profit $8.95B $708.07M $3.34B
Operating income $2.52B $84.94M $1.00B
Net income $2.10B -$159.46M $672.00M
Free cash flow $2.45B -$83.03M $836.00M
R&D $1.79B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.63 $-0.38 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $1.17B $51.62M $618.00M
Total debt $6.73B $2.03B $4.71B
Shares (diluted) 453.00M 419.60M 524.42M
Enterprise value $42.04B -$282.89M $8.77B

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
MetricEBAYGETYWMG
P/E 25.6x -0.1x 17.0x
P/FCF 21.8x -0.2x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x -0.7x 17.0x
P/S 4.3x 0.0x 2.2x
P/B 12.1x 0.0x 16.7x
P/Tangible book 12.1x 0.2x -7.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 12.7x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 23.1x 23.5x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 2.0x 2.7x
EV/FCF 23.7x -24.1x 24.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x -78.6x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.09 -0.02 1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEBAYGETYWMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 3.3% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 1.9% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.3% 2.4% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 1.9% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.3% -45.6% 44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -23.4% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% -39.0% 126.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.2% -3.8% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.3% -35.7% 62.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 4.7% 15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.0% -135.2% 25.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -29.3% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.5% -746.4% 37.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -41.7% 10.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEBAYGETYWMG
Gross margin 72.2% 72.4% 45.8%
EBITDA margin 24.4% 16.1% 19.5%
Operating margin 20.3% 8.7% 13.7%
Pretax margin 20.4% -8.3% 12.0%
Net margin 16.9% -16.2% 9.2%
FCF margin 19.8% -8.5% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% -2.6% 12.9%
Return on equity 46.2% -29.4% 74.2%
Return on assets 11.7% -5.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 18.6% 3.3% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 21.3% 4.3% 16.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 0.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 1.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEBAYGETYWMG
Debt / assets 37.4% 66.6% 43.9%
Debt / equity 1.5x 4.1x 4.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 12.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 2.7x -24.5x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.5% 83.7% 91.1%
Equity / assets 24.5% 16.3% 8.9%
Interest coverage 10.0x 0.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.56 -0.38 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEBAYGETYWMG
Dividend yield 1.0% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield 3.8% – 0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.8% – 2.9%
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.

ConsensusEBAYGETYWMG
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 – 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $-0.15FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 – +110.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% – +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.92BFY2026 $880.49MFY2026 $7.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +15.2% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEBAYGETYWMG
Held by institutions 92.4% 38.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,295 112 340
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% -9.3% +3.2%
Institutions buying 618 56 203
Institutions selling 485 34 103
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.65 1.97

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.

EBAYGETYWMG
EBAY 1.00 -0.03 0.33
GETY -0.03 1.00 0.09
WMG 0.33 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EBAY, GETY and WMG?

Ebay (EBAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ebay (EBAY) $54.10B, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) $16.84M, Warner Music (WMG) $11.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, EBAY, GETY and WMG?

Warner Music (WMG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ebay (EBAY) 25.8x, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -0.1x, Warner Music (WMG) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Warner Music (WMG) is cheapest (Ebay (EBAY) 21.2x, Warner Music (WMG) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ebay (EBAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ebay (EBAY) +15.7%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) +3.3%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ebay (EBAY) has the highest net margin (Ebay (EBAY) 16.9%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -16.2%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Ebay (EBAY) leads (Ebay (EBAY) 18.6%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 3.3%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ebay (EBAY) returned the most: Ebay (EBAY) +21.8%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -98.1%, Warner Music (WMG) -2.7%. Over five years, Ebay (EBAY) compounded fastest (Ebay (EBAY) +9.6%/yr, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -66.8%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Music (WMG) has been the steadiest (Ebay (EBAY) 36.8%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 274.0%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EBAY, 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, Ebay (EBAY) leads on 7. 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.