WMG vs BKNG vs ABNB Stock Comparison

Warner Music, Booking Holdings and Airbnb Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$32.55 +17.8% 1M +7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.96B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
1 win
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$170.97 +8.0% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$126.33B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.13B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$176.37 +7.5% 1M +44.2% 1Y
Market cap
$101.27B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 8, Airbnb 2, Warner Music 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWMGBKNGABNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.96B $126.33B $101.27B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.8x 17.6x 37.6x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x 15.7x 31.7x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.9% +8.0% +13.6% ABNB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 25.5% 20.4% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 75.1% 21.5% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.4x — BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.2% -14.4% +44.2% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr +10.3%/yr -2.6%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 39.4% 36.4% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 59/100 54/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

WMGBKNGABNB

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

AxisWMGBKNGABNB
Valuation 37 #78 of 123 63 #62 of 166 23 #128 of 166
Growth 81 #22 of 109 34 #102 of 154 44 #87 of 154
Profitability 82 #20 of 107 99 #3 of 154 90 #16 of 154
Financial Health 28 #95 of 131 43 #103 of 179 54 #83 of 179
Shareholder Returns 38 #48 of 77 55 #44 of 97 58 #41 of 97
Overall 53 59 54
  • WMG ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWMGBKNGABNBSPY
1 month +17.8%+8.0%+7.5% -1.0%
3 months +25.2%-17.4%+15.7% -0.4%
6 months +7.2%+1.6%+26.1% +4.5%
Year to date +6.1%-20.2%+30.0% +12.4%
1 year +7.2%-14.4%+44.2% +13.6%
3 years -1.1%+49.5%+43.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year -0.4%+14.4%+12.9% +20.8%
5 years -32.5%+63.2%-12.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -7.6%+10.3%-2.6% +10.4%
10 years —+200.1%— +267.7%
10 years, per year —+11.6%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureWMGBKNGABNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%39.4%36.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%38.4%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.911.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.20-0.371.21 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-39.5%-60.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-22.2%-7.4% -1.6%
52-week high $34.72$219.68$190.50 $779.14
52-week low $23.65$147.94$111.54 $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.

MultipleWMGBKNGABNB
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 15.1x 17.9xmedian 18.2x 38.8xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.0x 4.5xmedian 1.5x 7.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 9.8x 13.4xmedian 15.3x —median 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 9.4x 13.8xmedian 12.2x 21.4xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 1.7x -12.2xmedian 1.8x 13.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 0.33 -0.30median 0.38 4.20median 0.38

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 monthsWMGBKNGABNB
Revenue $7.30B $28.13B $13.16B
Gross profit $3.34B – $10.91B
Operating income $1.00B $9.22B $2.74B
Net income $672.00M $7.18B $2.69B
Free cash flow $836.00M $9.24B $4.86B
R&D – – $2.49B
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $9.53 $4.51
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $15.81B $6.82B
Total debt $4.71B $20.06B $2.48B
Shares (diluted) 524.42M 753.00M 597.00M
Enterprise value $9.31B $60.08B $54.50B

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
MetricWMGBKNGABNB
P/E 18.2x 17.9x 38.8x
P/FCF 20.4x 13.8x 21.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.1x 13.3x 21.4x
P/S 2.3x 4.5x 7.9x
P/B 17.9x -12.2x 13.3x
P/Tangible book -7.9x -11.4x 13.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 13.4x –
EV/EBIT 21.1x 14.3x 34.5x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.7x 7.2x
EV/FCF 25.3x 14.2x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.5x 13.7x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 -0.30 4.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWMGBKNGABNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.9% 8.0% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 10.9% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% – 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.1% 8.2% 5.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 11.9% 11.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.3% 42.3% 2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 10.6% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.0% -93.8% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.8% -59.9% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% 10.7% 12.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 5.4% 7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.7% 11.1% 12.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 5.6% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWMGBKNGABNB
Gross margin 45.8% – 82.9%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 34.9% –
Operating margin 13.7% 32.8% 20.8%
Pretax margin 12.0% 32.9% 25.6%
Net margin 9.2% 25.5% 20.4%
FCF margin 11.4% 32.8% 36.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 34.0% 36.9%
Return on equity 74.2% – 34.9%
Return on assets 6.2% 24.8% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 75.1% 21.5%
Return on capital employed 16.1% 96.0% 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.1% 13.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWMGBKNGABNB
Debt / assets 43.9% 71.0% 8.6%
Debt / equity 4.9x -1.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.2x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 136.8% 72.9%
Equity / assets 8.9% -36.8% 27.1%
Interest coverage – 8.3x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.76 6.39 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWMGBKNGABNB
Dividend yield 2.4% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 9.5% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 10.2% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusWMGBKNGABNB
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 31.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 $10.90FY2026 $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +110.1%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +38.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% +16.7% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.63BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% +11.4% +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWMGBKNGABNB
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.9% 60.2%
Institutions holding 341 1,920 1,311
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -9.6% +5.9%
Institutions buying 204 894 648
Institutions selling 103 830 495
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.08 1.31

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.

WMGBKNGABNB
WMG 1.00 0.31 0.31
BKNG 0.31 1.00 0.65
ABNB 0.31 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WMG, BKNG and ABNB?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warner Music (WMG) $11.96B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $126.33B, Airbnb (ABNB) $101.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, WMG, BKNG and ABNB?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warner Music (WMG) 17.8x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 17.6x, Airbnb (ABNB) 37.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Warner Music (WMG) 22.4x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 15.7x, Airbnb (ABNB) 31.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Airbnb (ABNB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +8.0%, Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%, Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.1%, Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Warner Music (WMG) +7.2%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -14.4%, Airbnb (ABNB) +44.2%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Warner Music (WMG) -7.6%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +10.3%/yr, Airbnb (ABNB) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Music (WMG) has been the steadiest (Warner Music (WMG) 35.5%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 39.4%, Airbnb (ABNB) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WMG, BKNG and ABNB?

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