GETY vs PDD vs WMG Stock Comparison

Getty Images Holdings, PDD Holdings and Warner Music Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PDD PDD Holdings Inc.
$78.40 +1.1% 1M -43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$111.59B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$64.89B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$30.31 +11.7% 1M -6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.86B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
2.54%
Music Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PDD Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (PDD Holdings 8, Warner Music 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGETYPDDWMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.63M $111.59B $15.86B PDD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x 8.1x 16.9x PDD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.3x 20.9x PDD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% +13.8% +12.9% PDD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.2% 20.7% 9.2% PDD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% — 13.6% WMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.6x — 2.9x WMG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 2.54% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -98.6% -43.1% -6.2% WMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -68.7%/yr -3.2%/yr -9.4%/yr PDD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 272.8% 33.5% 35.3% PDD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 78/100 55/100 PDD

Percentile Scorecard

GETYPDDWMG

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

AxisGETYPDDWMG
Valuation 49 #86 of 167 89 #19 of 167 39 #75 of 123
Growth 11 #137 of 153 59 #63 of 153 81 #21 of 107
Profitability 42 #89 of 153 85 #24 of 153 87 #15 of 105
Financial Health 10 #162 of 179 80 #36 of 179 27 #96 of 131
Shareholder Returns – – 40 #45 of 74
Overall 28 78 55
  • GETY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PDD 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

PeriodGETYPDDWMGSPY
1 month -78.6%+1.1%+11.7% -0.2%
3 months -92.9%-8.5%+5.4% +3.9%
6 months -96.7%-19.4%+6.2% +8.2%
Year to date -97.8%-30.9%-1.2% +12.9%
1 year -98.6%-43.1%-6.2% +12.3%
3 years -99.3%-27.6%-1.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -80.6%-10.2%-0.6% +23.3%
5 years -99.7%-15.2%-38.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -68.7%-3.2%-9.4% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureGETYPDDWMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 272.8%33.5%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 305.8%35.6%36.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.380.860.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-1.29-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-73.1%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.6%-43.2%-12.7% -1.2%
52-week high $2.15$138.13$34.72 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$73.30$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.

MultipleGETYPDDWMG
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 17.3x 8.1xmedian 17.3x 16.9xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x 14.0xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 11.5x 7.0xmedian 11.5x 19.0xmedian 9.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 16.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.40 0.26median 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 monthsGETYPDDWMG
Revenue $978.00M $64.89B $7.30B
Gross profit $708.07M $36.55B $3.34B
Operating income $84.94M $14.41B $1.00B
Net income -$159.46M $13.45B $672.00M
Free cash flow -$83.03M $16.02B $836.00M
R&D – $2.64B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.38 $9.08 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $51.62M $19.00B $618.00M
Total debt $2.03B – $4.71B
Shares (diluted) 419.60M 1.48B 524.42M
Enterprise value -$287.10M -$132.46B $13.35B

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
MetricGETYPDDWMG
P/E -0.1x 8.1x 16.9x
P/FCF -0.2x 7.0x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 7.0x 16.9x
P/S 0.0x 1.7x 2.2x
P/B 0.0x 1.7x 16.6x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 1.7x -7.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x – 14.0x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 3.1x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 0.7x 2.7x
EV/FCF -24.0x 2.8x 23.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -78.5x 2.8x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 0.26 1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGETYPDDWMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% 13.8% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 40.4% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 11.6% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 29.3% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.6% 12.7% 44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 37.4% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -39.0% -1.4% 126.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 32.0% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% -1.6% 62.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 30.8% 15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.2% 22.0% 25.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% 21.6% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -746.4% 22.0% 37.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.7% 21.6% 10.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGETYPDDWMG
Gross margin 72.4% 56.3% 45.8%
EBITDA margin 16.1% – 19.5%
Operating margin 8.7% 22.2% 13.7%
Pretax margin -8.3% 28.4% 12.0%
Net margin -16.2% 20.7% 9.2%
FCF margin -8.5% 24.7% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin -2.6% 24.7% 12.9%
Return on equity -29.4% 21.1% 74.2%
Return on assets -5.1% 14.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 3.3% – 13.6%
Return on capital employed 4.3% 22.6% 16.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGETYPDDWMG
Debt / assets 66.6% – 43.9%
Debt / equity 4.1x – 4.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.6x – 2.9x
Debt / FCF -24.5x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 83.7% 32.5% 91.1%
Equity / assets 16.3% 67.5% 8.9%
Interest coverage 0.4x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 2.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 2.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.38 4.56 1.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGETYPDDWMG
Dividend yield – – 2.5%
Net buyback yield – – 0.4%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 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.

ConsensusGETYPDDWMG
Forward P/E – 7.3xFY2026 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.15FY2026 $10.78FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.2%FY2026 +110.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.6% +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $880.49MFY2026 $72.21BFY2026 $7.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +9.4% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGETYPDDWMG
Held by institutions 38.1% 30.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 112 507 339
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.3% +4.8% +3.2%
Institutions buying 56 213 202
Institutions selling 34 234 103
Buyers to sellers 1.65 0.91 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.

GETYPDDWMG
GETY 1.00 0.00 0.10
PDD 0.00 1.00 0.22
WMG 0.10 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GETY, PDD and WMG?

PDD Holdings (PDD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) $12.63M, PDD Holdings (PDD) $111.59B, Warner Music (WMG) $15.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, GETY, PDD and WMG?

PDD Holdings (PDD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -0.1x, PDD Holdings (PDD) 8.1x, Warner Music (WMG) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, PDD Holdings (PDD) is cheapest (PDD Holdings (PDD) 7.3x, 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?

PDD Holdings (PDD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) +3.3%, PDD Holdings (PDD) +13.8%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

PDD Holdings (PDD) has the highest net margin (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -16.2%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 20.7%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Warner Music (WMG) leads (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 3.3%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Music (WMG) returned the most: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -98.6%, PDD Holdings (PDD) -43.1%, Warner Music (WMG) -6.2%. Over five years, PDD Holdings (PDD) compounded fastest (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -68.7%/yr, PDD Holdings (PDD) -3.2%/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: PDD Holdings (PDD) 0.00%, Warner Music (WMG) 2.54%. Getty Images Holdings (GETY) and PDD Holdings (PDD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, PDD Holdings (PDD) has been the steadiest (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 272.8%, PDD Holdings (PDD) 33.5%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GETY, PDD 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, PDD Holdings (PDD) leads on 8. 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.