GETY vs SONY vs WMG Stock Comparison

Getty Images Holdings, Sony and Warner Music Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SONY Sony Group Corp
$26.03 +10.5% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$152.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
5 wins
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$30.29 +11.6% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.34B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionGETYSONYWMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.63M $152.81B $11.34B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x -29.9x 16.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.9x 20.9x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% +2.1% +12.9% WMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.2% -6.2% 9.2% WMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% 12.2% 13.6% WMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.6x -0.3x 2.9x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -98.6% -9.1% -7.7% WMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -68.6%/yr +2.8%/yr -9.0%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 272.3% 29.3% 35.4% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 53/100 55/100 WMG

Percentile Scorecard

GETYSONYWMG

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

AxisGETYSONYWMG
Valuation 49 #85 of 167 79 #24 of 111 41 #74 of 124
Growth 11 #137 of 153 20 #87 of 108 81 #21 of 108
Profitability 42 #89 of 153 63 #39 of 104 87 #15 of 106
Financial Health 9 #163 of 179 47 #61 of 115 27 #97 of 132
Shareholder Returns – 58 #35 of 81 40 #45 of 74
Overall 28 53 55
  • GETY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WMG ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGETYSONYWMGSPY
1 month -86.4%+10.5%+11.6% -0.8%
3 months -93.2%+16.8%+9.7% +3.5%
6 months -96.6%+29.2%+5.7% +7.0%
Year to date -97.8%+1.7%-1.2% +12.2%
1 year -98.6%-9.1%-7.7% +13.0%
3 years -99.3%+62.6%-1.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -81.2%+17.6%-0.6% +23.1%
5 years -99.7%+14.9%-37.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -68.6%+2.8%-9.0% +11.0%
10 years —+308.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+15.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGETYSONYWMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 272.3%29.3%35.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 304.7%27.5%36.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.390.610.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.31-0.22 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-50.9%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.6%-14.0%-12.8% -1.8%
52-week high $2.16$30.26$34.72 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$19.32$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.

MultipleGETYSONYWMG
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 17.5x -30.4xmedian 32.0x 16.9xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 14.5x 8.7xmedian 19.4x 14.0xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 12.1x 14.8xmedian 29.0x 19.0xmedian 9.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.7x 3.0xmedian 2.9x 16.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.41 0.76median 1.13 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 monthsGETYSONYWMG
Revenue $978.00M $82.39B $7.30B
Gross profit $708.07M $26.19B $3.34B
Operating income $84.94M $10.29B $1.00B
Net income -$159.46M -$5.01B $672.00M
Free cash flow -$83.03M $10.78B $836.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.38 $-0.85 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $51.62M $13.40B $618.00M
Total debt $2.03B $36.06B $4.71B
Shares (diluted) 419.60M 6.01B 524.42M
Enterprise value -$287.10M $90.07B $8.70B

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
MetricGETYSONYWMG
P/E -0.1x -30.4x 16.9x
P/FCF -0.2x 14.8x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 11.8x 16.9x
P/S 0.0x 1.9x 2.2x
P/B 0.0x 3.0x 16.6x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 3.2x -7.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 8.7x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 15.0x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.9x 2.7x
EV/FCF -24.0x 14.3x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -78.5x 11.4x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 0.76 1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGETYSONYWMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% 2.1% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -1.2% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 9.0% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -5.8% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.6% 12.4% 44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 6.1% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -39.0% -168.9% 126.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% -40.0% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% -167.4% 62.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -40.2% 15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.2% -18.9% 25.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% 28.4% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -746.4% -11.4% 37.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.7% 82.7% 10.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGETYSONYWMG
Gross margin 72.4% 31.8% 45.8%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 21.6% 19.5%
Operating margin 8.7% 12.5% 13.7%
Pretax margin -8.3% 12.2% 12.0%
Net margin -16.2% -6.2% 9.2%
FCF margin -8.5% 13.1% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin -2.6% 16.4% 12.9%
Return on equity -29.4% -9.5% 74.2%
Return on assets -5.1% -5.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 3.3% 12.2% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 4.3% 15.1% 16.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x -2.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGETYSONYWMG
Debt / assets 66.6% 7.5% 43.9%
Debt / equity 4.1x 0.1x 4.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.6x -0.3x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -24.5x 0.7x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 83.7% 45.3% 91.1%
Equity / assets 16.3% 54.7% 8.9%
Interest coverage 0.4x 12.2x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.38 3.89 1.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGETYSONYWMG
Dividend yield – 0.3% 2.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 0.4%
Shareholder yield – 2.2% 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.

ConsensusGETYSONYWMG
Forward P/E – 19.9xFY2026 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.15FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.1%FY2026 +110.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.4% +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $880.49MFY2026 $84.09BFY2026 $7.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +0.2% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGETYSONYWMG
Held by institutions 38.1% 7.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 112 739 339
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.3% +2.1% +3.2%
Institutions buying 56 333 202
Institutions selling 34 268 103
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.24 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.

GETYSONYWMG
GETY 1.00 0.00 0.10
SONY 0.00 1.00 0.32
WMG 0.10 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GETY, SONY and WMG?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) $12.63M, Sony (SONY) $152.81B, Warner Music (WMG) $11.34B.

Which company is growing faster?

Warner Music (WMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) +3.3%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warner Music (WMG) has the highest net margin (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -16.2%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Warner Music (WMG) leads (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 3.3%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%, 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%, Sony (SONY) -9.1%, Warner Music (WMG) -7.7%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -68.6%/yr, Sony (SONY) +2.8%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 272.3%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GETY, SONY 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, Sony (SONY) 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.