EXPE vs GETY vs WMG Stock Comparison

Expedia, Getty Images Holdings and Warner Music Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$278.08 +5.3% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$33.50B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
9 wins
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$30.31 +11.7% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.31B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Expedia leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Expedia 9, Warner Music 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPEGETYWMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.50B $12.63M $11.31B EXPE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x -0.1x 16.8x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x — 20.9x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.0% +3.3% +12.9% WMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.0% -16.2% 9.2% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.5% 3.3% 13.6% EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 12.6x 2.9x EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.0% -98.6% -6.2% EXPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.1%/yr -68.7%/yr -9.4%/yr EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.0% 272.8% 35.3% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 28/100 55/100 EXPE

Percentile Scorecard

EXPEGETYWMG

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

AxisEXPEGETYWMG
Valuation 65 #59 of 167 49 #86 of 167 39 #75 of 123
Growth 77 #36 of 153 11 #137 of 153 81 #21 of 107
Profitability 96 #7 of 153 42 #89 of 153 87 #15 of 105
Financial Health 33 #121 of 179 10 #162 of 179 27 #96 of 131
Shareholder Returns 44 #53 of 94 – 40 #45 of 74
Overall 63 28 55
  • EXPE 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

PeriodEXPEGETYWMGSPY
1 month +5.3%-78.6%+11.7% -0.2%
3 months -6.0%-92.9%+5.4% +3.9%
6 months +14.8%-96.7%+6.2% +8.2%
Year to date -1.8%-97.8%-1.2% +12.9%
1 year +25.0%-98.6%-6.2% +12.3%
3 years +198.8%-99.3%-1.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +44.1%-80.6%-0.6% +23.3%
5 years +69.3%-99.7%-38.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.1%-68.7%-9.4% +10.9%
10 years +120.0%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEXPEGETYWMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.0%272.8%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%305.8%36.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.380.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.49-0.36-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.9%-100.0%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.0%-98.6%-12.7% -1.2%
52-week high $339.12$2.15$34.72 $779.14
52-week low $188.51$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.

MultipleEXPEGETYWMG
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 17.3x -0.1xmedian 17.3x 16.9xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.4x 0.0xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 14.2x 12.7xmedian 14.2x 14.0xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.5x -0.2xmedian 11.5x 19.0xmedian 9.2x
P/B now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 1.8x 0.0xmedian 1.8x 16.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.40 -0.02median 0.40 1.07median 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 monthsEXPEGETYWMG
Revenue $15.70B $978.00M $7.30B
Gross profit $14.20B $708.07M $3.34B
Operating income $2.51B $84.94M $1.00B
Net income $2.04B -$159.46M $672.00M
Free cash flow $4.46B -$83.03M $836.00M
R&D $1.28B – –
EPS (diluted) $16.61 $-0.38 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $6.68B $51.62M $618.00M
Total debt $5.46B $2.03B $4.71B
Shares (diluted) 122.55M 419.60M 524.42M
Enterprise value $8.68B -$287.10M $8.67B

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
MetricEXPEGETYWMG
P/E 16.4x -0.1x 16.9x
P/FCF 7.1x -0.2x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x -0.5x 16.9x
P/S 2.0x 0.0x 2.2x
P/B 12.9x 0.0x 16.6x
P/Tangible book 20.0x 0.1x -7.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 12.7x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 12.0x 23.5x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.0x 2.7x
EV/FCF 6.8x -24.0x 23.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x -78.5x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 -0.02 1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPEGETYWMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.0% 3.3% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 1.9% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 2.4% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 1.9% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 80.0% -45.6% 44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% -23.4% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 83.5% -39.0% 126.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -3.8% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 98.2% -35.7% 62.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 4.7% 15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.8% -135.2% 25.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.6% -29.3% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 123.3% -746.4% 37.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.3% -41.7% 10.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPEGETYWMG
Gross margin 90.4% 72.4% 45.8%
EBITDA margin 21.7% 16.1% 19.5%
Operating margin 16.0% 8.7% 13.7%
Pretax margin 15.5% -8.3% 12.0%
Net margin 13.0% -16.2% 9.2%
FCF margin 28.4% -8.5% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% -2.6% 12.9%
Return on equity 94.7% -29.4% 74.2%
Return on assets 7.3% -5.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 29.5% 3.3% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 33.9% 4.3% 16.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 0.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 1.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPEGETYWMG
Debt / assets 18.8% 66.6% 43.9%
Debt / equity 2.2x 4.1x 4.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 12.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 1.2x -24.5x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 91.5% 83.7% 91.1%
Equity / assets 8.5% 16.3% 8.9%
Interest coverage 7.1x 0.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.49 -0.38 1.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPEGETYWMG
Dividend yield 0.7% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield 5.9% – 0.4%
Shareholder yield 6.5% – 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 10.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.8% – –
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.

ConsensusEXPEGETYWMG
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 – 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.20FY2026 $-0.15FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.4%FY2026 – +110.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.4% – +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.58BFY2026 $880.49MFY2026 $7.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +15.2% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEXPEGETYWMG
Held by institutions 100.0% 38.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,118 112 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.8% -9.3% +3.2%
Institutions buying 602 56 202
Institutions selling 361 34 103
Buyers to sellers 1.67 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.

EXPEGETYWMG
EXPE 1.00 0.09 0.24
GETY 0.09 1.00 0.10
WMG 0.24 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXPE, GETY and WMG?

Expedia (EXPE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expedia (EXPE) $33.50B, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) $12.63M, Warner Music (WMG) $11.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXPE, GETY and WMG?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expedia (EXPE) 16.5x, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -0.1x, Warner Music (WMG) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Expedia (EXPE) 13.8x, Warner Music (WMG) 20.9x). 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: Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) +3.3%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -16.2%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 3.3%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expedia (EXPE) returned the most: Expedia (EXPE) +25.0%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -98.6%, Warner Music (WMG) -6.2%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Expedia (EXPE) +11.1%/yr, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -68.7%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%, Warner Music (WMG) 0.00%. Getty Images Holdings (GETY) and Warner Music (WMG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Music (WMG) has been the steadiest (Expedia (EXPE) 51.0%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 272.8%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXPE, 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, Expedia (EXPE) leads on 9. 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.