GETY vs WMG vs BABA Stock Comparison

Getty Images Holdings, Warner Music and Alibaba Group Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$30.29 +11.6% 1M -7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.37B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
9 wins
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
$100.26 -8.7% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$232.68B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$150.46B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionGETYWMGBABALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.63M $11.37B $232.68B BABA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x 16.9x 22.1x WMG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.9x 14.3x BABA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% +12.9% +8.1% WMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.2% 9.2% 7.0% WMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% 13.6% 2.4% WMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.6x 2.9x — WMG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -98.6% -7.7% -42.6% WMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -68.6%/yr -9.0%/yr -9.9%/yr WMG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 272.3% 35.4% 40.4% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 55/100 46/100 WMG

Percentile Scorecard

GETYWMGBABA

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

AxisGETYWMGBABA
Valuation 49 #85 of 167 41 #74 of 124 70 #51 of 167
Growth 11 #137 of 153 81 #21 of 108 17 #127 of 153
Profitability 42 #89 of 153 87 #15 of 106 53 #72 of 153
Financial Health 9 #163 of 179 27 #97 of 132 59 #74 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 40 #45 of 74 30 #66 of 94
Overall 28 55 46
  • GETY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • WMG ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • BABA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGETYWMGBABASPY
1 month -86.4%+11.6%-8.7% -0.8%
3 months -93.2%+9.7%-12.8% +3.5%
6 months -96.6%+5.7%-24.3% +7.0%
Year to date -97.8%-1.2%-31.6% +12.2%
1 year -98.6%-7.7%-42.6% +13.0%
3 years -99.3%-1.8%+21.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -81.2%-0.6%+6.6% +23.1%
5 years -99.7%-37.5%-40.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -68.6%-9.0%-9.9% +11.0%
10 years ——-2.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-0.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGETYWMGBABASPY
Volatility, 1Y 272.3%35.4%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 304.7%36.2%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.390.461.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.22-1.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-54.9%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.6%-12.8%-44.3% -1.8%
52-week high $2.16$34.72$179.97 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$23.65$94.81 $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.

MultipleGETYWMGBABA
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 17.5x 16.9xmedian 16.7x 22.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 14.5x 14.0xmedian 9.6x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 12.1x 19.0xmedian 9.3x 7.0xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.7x 16.6xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.41 1.07median 0.29 -15.35median 0.41

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 monthsGETYWMGBABA
Revenue $978.00M $7.30B $150.46B
Gross profit $708.07M $3.34B $57.45B
Operating income $84.94M $1.00B $4.39B
Net income -$159.46M $672.00M $10.08B
Free cash flow -$83.03M $836.00M $33.19B
R&D – – $10.68B
EPS (diluted) $-0.38 $1.28 $4.38
Cash & equivalents $51.62M $618.00M $21.06B
Total debt $2.03B $4.71B $83.76B
Shares (diluted) 419.60M 524.42M 2.40B
Enterprise value -$287.10M $8.73B $46.32B

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
MetricGETYWMGBABA
P/E -0.1x 16.9x 22.1x
P/FCF -0.2x 19.0x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 16.9x 20.6x
P/S 0.0x 2.2x 1.5x
P/B 0.0x 16.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.1x -7.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 14.0x –
EV/EBIT 23.5x 19.9x 48.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF -24.0x 23.8x 6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -78.5x 21.2x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 1.07 -15.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGETYWMGBABA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% 12.9% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 7.1% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 10.8% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 5.9% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.6% 44.1% -77.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 10.5% -35.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -39.0% 126.3% -50.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 16.4% -3.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% 62.0% -47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 15.8% -1.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.2% 25.0% -45.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% 7.5% -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -746.4% 37.7% -8.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.7% 10.0% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGETYWMGBABA
Gross margin 72.4% 45.8% 38.2%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 19.5% –
Operating margin 8.7% 13.7% 2.9%
Pretax margin -8.3% 12.0% 9.7%
Net margin -16.2% 9.2% 7.0%
FCF margin -8.5% 11.4% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin -2.6% 12.9% 7.5%
Return on equity -29.4% 74.2% 6.2%
Return on assets -5.1% 6.2% 3.6%
Return on invested capital 3.3% 13.6% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 4.3% 16.1% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGETYWMGBABA
Debt / assets 66.6% 43.9% 7.5%
Debt / equity 4.1x 4.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.6x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF -24.5x 5.6x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 83.7% 91.1% 43.6%
Equity / assets 16.3% 8.9% 56.4%
Interest coverage 0.4x – 3.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.38 1.69 2.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGETYWMGBABA
Dividend yield – 2.5% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% –
Shareholder yield – 2.9% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusGETYWMGBABA
Forward P/E – 20.9xFY2026 14.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.15FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $7.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +110.1%FY2026 +80.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.9% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $880.49MFY2026 $7.63BFY2026 $174.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% -1.1% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGETYWMGBABA
Held by institutions 38.1% 100.0% 10.1%
Institutions holding 112 339 1,218
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.3% +3.2% -5.4%
Institutions buying 56 202 555
Institutions selling 34 103 421
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.96 1.32

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.

GETYWMGBABA
GETY 1.00 0.10 -0.01
WMG 0.10 1.00 0.10
BABA -0.01 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GETY, WMG and BABA?

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) $12.63M, Warner Music (WMG) $11.37B, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) $232.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, GETY, WMG and BABA?

Warner Music (WMG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -0.1x, Warner Music (WMG) 16.9x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) is cheapest (Warner Music (WMG) 20.9x, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 14.3x). 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: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) +3.3%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warner Music (WMG) has the highest net margin (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -16.2%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Warner Music (WMG) leads (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 3.3%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Music (WMG) returned the most: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -98.6%, Warner Music (WMG) -7.7%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -42.6%. Over five years, Warner Music (WMG) compounded fastest (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -68.6%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -9.0%/yr, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Music (WMG) has been the steadiest (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 272.3%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.4%, Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GETY, WMG and BABA?

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