FWONA vs SKYD vs VSNT Stock Comparison

Liberty Media, Skydance and Versant Media Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FWONA Liberty Media Corp
$83.88 -3.2% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$18.82B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.34B
Div. yield
–
Live Entertainment Communication Services
5 wins
SKYD Skydance Corp
$7.78 -24.3% 1M -52.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
VSNT Versant Media Group, Inc.
$30.67 -5.5% 1M
Market cap
$4.27B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.72%
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Liberty Media leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Liberty Media 5, Versant Media 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFWONASKYDVSNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.82B $8.62B $4.27B FWONA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.6x — 20.5x VSNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.3x 19.0x 7.2x VSNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 3.72% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.0% -52.0% — FWONA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.0%/yr -26.5%/yr — FWONA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.5% 58.8% 41.4% FWONA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 — 65/100 FWONA

Percentile Scorecard

FWONASKYDVSNT

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

AxisFWONASKYDVSNT
Valuation 50 #7 of 13 – 77 #13 of 53
Growth 80 #3 of 11 – –
Profitability 70 #4 of 11 – –
Financial Health 75 #4 of 13 58 #26 of 61 83 #11 of 61
Shareholder Returns – – 36 #17 of 26
Overall 69 – 65
  • FWONA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • SKYD ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFWONASKYDVSNTSPY
1 month -3.2%-24.3%-5.5% +0.9%
3 months -10.3%-2.1%-17.0% +5.9%
6 months +7.0%-24.8%-22.6% +8.5%
Year to date -6.2%-41.9%-31.8% +13.3%
1 year -4.0%-52.0%— +12.4%
3 years +47.9%-27.3%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.9%-10.1%— +23.5%
5 years +60.8%-78.5%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.0%-26.5%— +11.0%
10 years +207.8%-86.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.9%-18.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFWONASKYDVSNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.5%58.8%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%63.6%46.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.300.840.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.88— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.7%-82.3%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-53.5%-35.4% -0.9%
52-week high $98.18$16.74$47.45 $779.14
52-week low $74.51$6.80$27.42 $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.

MultipleFWONASKYDVSNT
P/E now vs peer median 51.6xmedian 51.6x —median 18.7x 20.5xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.5x —median 0.6x 2.6xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 18.1x —median 10.6x —median 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 17.3x —median 8.9x —median 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x 0.7xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -10.07median 0.26 —median 0.49 —median 0.49

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 monthsFWONASKYDVSNT
Revenue $4.34B – –
Gross profit $1.22B – –
Operating income $516.00M – –
Net income $407.00M – –
Free cash flow $823.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.62 – –
Cash & equivalents $1.47B $3.27B $1.48B
Total debt $4.92B $13.66B $2.95B
Shares (diluted) 252.00M 1.10B 141.30M
Enterprise value $14.14B $6.54B $2.90B

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
MetricFWONASKYDVSNT
P/E 51.6x – 20.5x
P/FCF 22.9x – –
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x – –
P/S 4.3x – 2.6x
P/B 2.5x 0.7x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 1.3x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 22.8x – –
EV/EBIT 43.2x – –
EV/Revenue 5.1x – –
EV/FCF 27.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.07 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFWONASKYDVSNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 75.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,012% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 122.2% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFWONASKYDVSNT
Gross margin 28.2% – –
EBITDA margin 22.5% – –
Operating margin 11.9% – –
Pretax margin 14.3% – –
Net margin 9.4% – –
FCF margin 19.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 21.9% – –
Return on equity 5.3% – –
Return on assets 2.6% – –
Return on invested capital 2.9% – –
Return on capital employed 3.6% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFWONASKYDVSNT
Debt / assets 31.0% 31.5% 23.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x – –
Debt / FCF 6.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 70.3% 35.4%
Equity / assets 48.0% 29.7% 64.6%
Interest coverage 1.9x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.47 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFWONASKYDVSNT
Dividend yield – – 3.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 3.7%
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.

ConsensusFWONASKYDVSNT
Forward P/E 45.3xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.85FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -16.3%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% +43.9% +64.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $30.27BFY2026 $6.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% +4.6% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFWONASKYDVSNT
Held by institutions 9.3% – 86.7%
Institutions holding 300 – 792
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.2% – +4.0%
Institutions buying 154 – 302
Institutions selling 77 – 311
Buyers to sellers 2.00 – 0.97

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.

FWONASKYDVSNT
FWONA 1.00 0.22 0.21
SKYD 0.22 1.00 0.22
VSNT 0.21 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FWONA, SKYD and VSNT?

Liberty Media (FWONA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Media (FWONA) $18.82B, Skydance (SKYD) $8.62B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, FWONA, SKYD and VSNT?

Versant Media (VSNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Liberty Media (FWONA) 51.6x, Versant Media (VSNT) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Versant Media (VSNT) is cheapest (Liberty Media (FWONA) 45.3x, Skydance (SKYD) 19.0x, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Liberty Media (FWONA) returned the most: Liberty Media (FWONA) -4.0%, Skydance (SKYD) -52.0%. Over five years, Liberty Media (FWONA) compounded fastest (Liberty Media (FWONA) +10.0%/yr, Skydance (SKYD) -26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Versant Media (VSNT) 3.72%. Liberty Media (FWONA) and Skydance (SKYD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Media (FWONA) has been the steadiest (Liberty Media (FWONA) 24.5%, Skydance (SKYD) 58.8%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FWONA, SKYD and VSNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Liberty Media (FWONA) leads on 5. 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.