FWONA vs VSNT vs LBTYA Stock Comparison

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FWONA Liberty Media Corp
$91.03 +4.0% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.18B
P/E
61.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.34B
Div. yield
–
Live Entertainment Communication Services
4 wins
VSNT Versant Media Group, Inc.
$33.98 +9.5% 1M
Market cap
$4.66B
P/E
6.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.54B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
6 wins
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$9.58 +6.6% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.60B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Versant Media leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Versant Media 6, Liberty Media 4, Liberty Global 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFWONAVSNTLBTYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.18B $4.66B $3.24B FWONA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 61.7x 6.4x -1.3x VSNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.2x 7.9x — VSNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% — +17.4% LBTYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 11.1% -44.4% VSNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% 7.4% -0.3% VSNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.9x 14.2x VSNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% — -10.0% FWONA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.3%/yr — -8.1%/yr FWONA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.8% 41.3% 37.5% FWONA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 89/100 40/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

FWONAVSNTLBTYA

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

AxisFWONAVSNTLBTYA
Valuation 50 #7 of 13 98 #2 of 53 50 #25 of 49
Growth 80 #3 of 11 – 46 #26 of 47
Profitability 70 #4 of 11 95 #3 of 43 18 #38 of 46
Financial Health 67 #5 of 13 83 #11 of 61 27 #36 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 79 #7 of 30 57 #16 of 36
Overall 67 89 40
  • FWONA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFWONAVSNTLBTYASPY
1 month +4.0%+9.5%+6.6% -1.0%
3 months +3.1%-5.1%-9.4% -0.4%
6 months +11.5%-17.1%-22.1% +4.5%
Year to date +1.8%-24.5%-14.0% +12.4%
1 year -0.4%—-10.0% +13.6%
3 years +56.8%—+14.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +16.2%—+4.6% +20.8%
5 years +70.4%—-34.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +11.3%—-8.1% +10.4%
10 years +234.3%—-41.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +12.8%—-5.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureFWONAVSNTLBTYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.8%41.3%37.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%46.5%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.350.420.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02—-0.27 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.7%-42.2%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-28.4%-26.5% -1.6%
52-week high $98.18$47.45$13.03 $779.14
52-week low $74.51$27.42$7.50 $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.

MultipleFWONAVSNTLBTYA
P/E now vs peer median 56.0xmedian 56.0x 6.5xmedian 17.7x -1.3xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 18.0x 3.0xmedian 10.4x 16.7xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.8xmedian 20.4x 2.8xmedian 8.8x -112.1xmedian 5.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median -10.92median 0.32 —median 0.42 -0.08median 0.24

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 monthsFWONAVSNTLBTYA
Revenue $4.34B $6.54B $5.60B
Gross profit $1.22B $3.66B $3.78B
Operating income $516.00M $1.12B -$96.90M
Net income $407.00M $726.00M -$2.37B
Free cash flow $823.00M $1.64B -$28.90M
EPS (diluted) $1.62 $5.23 $-7.16
Cash & equivalents $1.47B $1.05B $2.05B
Total debt $4.92B $2.93B $20.59B
Shares (diluted) 252.00M 138.54M 347.12M
Enterprise value $19.74B $880.79M -$5.21B

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
MetricFWONAVSNTLBTYA
P/E 56.0x 6.5x -1.3x
P/FCF 24.8x 2.8x -112.1x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 2.6x 2.1x
P/S 4.7x 0.7x 0.6x
P/B 2.7x 0.6x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 0.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 24.5x 3.0x 16.7x
EV/EBIT 46.3x 5.8x -224.8x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 1.0x 3.9x
EV/FCF 29.0x 4.0x -753.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 3.6x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.92 – -0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFWONAVSNTLBTYA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% – 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 75.9% – 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,012% – 21.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.5% – 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% – -384.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.8% – 24.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% – -22.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% – 22.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.2% – -23.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% – 16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% – 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% – -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% – -117.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.7% – -26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFWONAVSNTLBTYA
Gross margin 28.2% 56.0% 67.5%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 32.9% 23.3%
Operating margin 11.9% 17.1% -1.7%
Pretax margin 14.3% 15.0% -49.7%
Net margin 9.4% 11.1% -44.4%
FCF margin 19.0% 25.1% -0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 21.9% 27.4% 28.1%
Return on equity 5.3% 8.9% -23.8%
Return on assets 2.6% 5.7% -7.9%
Return on invested capital 2.9% 7.4% -0.3%
Return on capital employed 3.6% 9.7% -0.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.5x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFWONAVSNTLBTYA
Debt / assets 31.0% 23.1% 54.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 0.9x 14.2x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 1.8x -712.4x
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 35.6% 72.7%
Equity / assets 48.0% 64.4% 27.3%
Interest coverage 1.9x 6.6x -0.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.9x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.58 1.59 0.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFWONAVSNTLBTYA
Dividend yield – 3.4% –
Net buyback yield – 6.5% 4.1%
Shareholder yield – 9.8% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusFWONAVSNTLBTYA
Forward P/E 49.2xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.85FY2026 $4.28FY2026 $-1.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -16.3%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% +64.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $6.65BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% -3.9% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFWONAVSNTLBTYA
Held by institutions 9.3% 88.0% 97.0%
Institutions holding 302 795 294
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.2% +4.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 154 302 145
Institutions selling 77 313 95
Buyers to sellers 2.00 0.96 1.53

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.

FWONAVSNTLBTYA
FWONA 1.00 0.23 0.31
VSNT 0.23 1.00 0.18
LBTYA 0.31 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FWONA, VSNT and LBTYA?

Liberty Media (FWONA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Media (FWONA) $25.18B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.66B, Liberty Global (LBTYA) $3.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, FWONA, VSNT and LBTYA?

Versant Media (VSNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Liberty Media (FWONA) 61.7x, Versant Media (VSNT) 6.4x, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -1.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Versant Media (VSNT) is cheapest (Liberty Media (FWONA) 49.2x, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Global (LBTYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Media (FWONA) +12.2%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Versant Media (VSNT) has the highest net margin (Liberty Media (FWONA) 9.4%, Versant Media (VSNT) 11.1%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -44.4%). On return on invested capital, Versant Media (VSNT) leads (Liberty Media (FWONA) 2.9%, Versant Media (VSNT) 7.4%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Liberty Media (FWONA) returned the most: Liberty Media (FWONA) -0.4%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -10.0%. Over five years, Liberty Media (FWONA) compounded fastest (Liberty Media (FWONA) +11.3%/yr, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Media (FWONA) has been the steadiest (Liberty Media (FWONA) 24.8%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.3%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 37.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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