GETY vs WMG vs BKNG Stock Comparison

Getty Images Holdings, Warner Music and Booking Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$29.58 +9.0% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.47B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
2.60%
Music Communication Services
4 wins
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc.
$147.94 -9.7% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$111.16B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.24B
Div. yield
0.84%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Booking Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Booking Holdings 8, Warner Music 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGETYWMGBKNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.63M $15.47B $111.16B BKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x 16.5x 15.8x BKNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.4x 13.6x BKNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% +12.9% +12.9% WMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.2% 9.2% 25.5% BKNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% 13.6% 75.5% BKNG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.6x 2.9x 0.3x BKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.60% 0.84% WMG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -98.6% -7.8% -27.8% WMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -68.6%/yr -9.8%/yr +8.9%/yr BKNG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 272.2% 35.4% 37.9% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 55/100 60/100 BKNG

Percentile Scorecard

GETYWMGBKNG

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

AxisGETYWMGBKNG
Valuation 49 #86 of 166 40 #74 of 123 65 #59 of 166
Growth 11 #136 of 152 81 #21 of 107 38 #95 of 152
Profitability 42 #88 of 152 85 #17 of 105 100 #1 of 152
Financial Health 10 #162 of 179 28 #95 of 131 40 #107 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 40 #45 of 74 57 #41 of 94
Overall 28 55 60
  • GETY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • WMG ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • BKNG ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGETYWMGBKNGSPY
1 month -78.6%+9.0%-9.7% +0.9%
3 months -92.7%+1.3%-26.5% +5.9%
6 months -96.6%+5.9%-15.0% +8.5%
Year to date -97.8%-3.6%-30.9% +13.3%
1 year -98.6%-7.8%-27.8% +12.4%
3 years -99.3%-4.1%+34.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -80.6%-1.4%+10.4% +23.5%
5 years -99.7%-40.2%+52.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -68.6%-9.8%+8.9% +11.0%
10 years ——+150.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+9.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGETYWMGBKNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 272.2%35.4%37.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 305.8%36.4%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.390.460.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.22-0.73 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-54.8%-39.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.6%-14.8%-32.7% -0.9%
52-week high $2.15$34.72$219.68 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$23.65$147.94 $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.

MultipleGETYWMGBKNG
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 16.8x 16.5xmedian 17.0x 15.8xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.4x 2.1xmedian 1.1x 3.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 13.9x 13.7xmedian 9.6x 11.6xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 11.4x 18.5xmedian 9.3x 11.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.8x 16.2xmedian 1.6x -10.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.36 1.05median 0.32 -0.27median 0.36

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 monthsGETYWMGBKNG
Revenue $978.00M $7.30B $28.24B
Gross profit $708.07M $3.34B –
Operating income $84.94M $1.00B $9.28B
Net income -$159.46M $672.00M $7.21B
Free cash flow -$83.03M $836.00M $9.54B
EPS (diluted) $-0.38 $1.28 $9.36
Cash & equivalents $51.62M $618.00M $17.21B
Total debt $2.03B $4.71B $20.18B
Shares (diluted) 419.60M 524.42M 770.00M
Enterprise value -$287.10M $12.96B $44.21B

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
MetricGETYWMGBKNG
P/E -0.1x 16.5x 15.8x
P/FCF -0.2x 18.5x 11.7x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 16.5x 11.3x
P/S 0.0x 2.1x 3.9x
P/B 0.0x 16.2x -10.3x
P/Tangible book 0.1x -7.2x -9.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 13.7x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 19.6x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.7x 4.0x
EV/FCF -24.0x 23.4x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -78.5x 20.8x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 1.05 -0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGETYWMGBKNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% 12.9% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 7.1% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 10.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 5.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.6% 44.1% 12.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 10.5% 15.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -39.0% 126.3% 49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 16.4% 17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% 62.0% -93.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 15.8% -57.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.2% 25.0% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% 7.5% 13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -746.4% 37.7% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.7% 10.0% 13.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGETYWMGBKNG
Gross margin 72.4% 45.8% –
EBITDA margin 16.1% 19.5% 34.9%
Operating margin 8.7% 13.7% 32.9%
Pretax margin -8.3% 12.0% 32.9%
Net margin -16.2% 9.2% 25.5%
FCF margin -8.5% 11.4% 33.8%
Operating cash flow margin -2.6% 12.9% 34.9%
Return on equity -29.4% 74.2% –
Return on assets -5.1% 6.2% 25.1%
Return on invested capital 3.3% 13.6% 75.5%
Return on capital employed 4.3% 16.1% 121.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.6% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGETYWMGBKNG
Debt / assets 66.6% 43.9% 68.0%
Debt / equity 4.1x 4.9x -1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.6x 2.9x 0.3x
Debt / FCF -24.5x 5.6x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 83.7% 91.1% 136.3%
Equity / assets 16.3% 8.9% -36.3%
Interest coverage 0.4x – 8.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score -0.38 1.67 5.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGETYWMGBKNG
Dividend yield – 2.6% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 9.5%
Shareholder yield – 3.0% 10.3%
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.

ConsensusGETYWMGBKNG
Forward P/E – 20.4xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.15FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $10.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +110.1%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.9% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $880.49MFY2026 $7.63BFY2026 $27.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% -1.1% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGETYWMGBKNG
Held by institutions 38.1% 100.0% 92.9%
Institutions holding 112 339 1,916
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.3% +3.2% -9.6%
Institutions buying 56 202 892
Institutions selling 34 103 828
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.96 1.08

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.

GETYWMGBKNG
GETY 1.00 0.10 0.05
WMG 0.10 1.00 0.28
BKNG 0.05 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GETY, WMG and BKNG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) $12.63M, Warner Music (WMG) $15.47B, Booking Holdings (BKNG) $111.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, GETY, WMG and BKNG?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -0.1x, Warner Music (WMG) 16.5x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 15.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Booking Holdings (BKNG) is cheapest (Warner Music (WMG) 20.4x, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 13.6x). 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%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Booking Holdings (BKNG) has the highest net margin (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -16.2%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 25.5%). On return on invested capital, Booking Holdings (BKNG) leads (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 3.3%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 75.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Music (WMG) returned the most: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -98.6%, Warner Music (WMG) -7.8%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) -27.8%. Over five years, Booking Holdings (BKNG) compounded fastest (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -68.6%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -9.8%/yr, Booking Holdings (BKNG) +8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Warner Music (WMG) has the highest dividend yield: Warner Music (WMG) 2.60%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 0.84%. Getty Images Holdings (GETY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Music (WMG) has been the steadiest (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 272.2%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.4%, Booking Holdings (BKNG) 37.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.