GETY vs WMG vs SE Stock Comparison

Getty Images Holdings, Warner Music and Sea 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
7 wins
SE Sea Ltd
$74.01 -25.7% 1M -52.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.51B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.55B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Warner Music leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Warner Music 7, Sea 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGETYWMGSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.63M $11.37B $44.51B SE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x 16.9x 26.5x WMG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.9x 19.5x SE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% +12.9% +43.5% SE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.2% 9.2% 6.3% WMG
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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -98.6% -7.7% -52.1% WMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -68.6%/yr -9.0%/yr -26.3%/yr WMG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 272.3% 35.4% 52.3% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 55/100 71/100 SE

Percentile Scorecard

GETYWMGSE

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

AxisGETYWMGSE
Valuation 49 #85 of 167 41 #74 of 124 78 #37 of 167
Growth 11 #137 of 153 81 #21 of 108 68 #49 of 153
Profitability 42 #89 of 153 87 #15 of 106 68 #50 of 153
Financial Health 9 #163 of 179 27 #97 of 132 70 #54 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 40 #45 of 74 –
Overall 28 55 71
  • GETY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • WMG ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • SE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGETYWMGSESPY
1 month -86.4%+11.6%-25.7% -0.8%
3 months -93.2%+9.7%-29.1% +3.5%
6 months -96.6%+5.7%-13.4% +7.0%
Year to date -97.8%-1.2%-42.0% +12.2%
1 year -98.6%-7.7%-52.1% +13.0%
3 years -99.3%-1.8%+85.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -81.2%-0.6%+22.8% +23.1%
5 years -99.7%-37.5%-78.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -68.6%-9.0%-26.3% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureGETYWMGSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 272.3%35.4%52.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 304.7%36.2%54.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.390.461.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.22-1.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-54.9%-90.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.6%-12.8%-53.8% -1.8%
52-week high $2.16$34.72$160.10 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$23.65$74.01 $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.

MultipleGETYWMGSE
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 17.5x 16.9xmedian 16.7x 26.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 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 8.7xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.7x 16.6xmedian 1.6x —median 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.41 1.07median 0.29 0.36median 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 monthsGETYWMGSE
Revenue $978.00M $7.30B $26.55B
Gross profit $708.07M $3.34B $12.29B
Operating income $84.94M $1.00B $2.28B
Net income -$159.46M $672.00M $3.91B
Free cash flow -$83.03M $836.00M $5.22B
R&D – – $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $-0.38 $1.28 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $51.62M $618.00M $3.53B
Total debt $2.03B $4.71B $2.37B
Shares (diluted) 419.60M 524.42M 638.23M
Enterprise value -$287.10M $8.73B $4.39B

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
MetricGETYWMGSE
P/E -0.1x 16.9x 26.2x
P/FCF -0.2x 19.0x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow -0.5x 16.9x 8.7x
P/S 0.0x 2.2x 1.7x
P/B 0.0x 16.6x –
P/Tangible book 0.1x -7.4x –
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 14.0x –
EV/EBIT 23.5x 19.9x 16.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF -24.0x 23.8x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -78.5x 21.2x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 1.07 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGETYWMGSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% 12.9% 43.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 7.1% 27.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 10.8% 41.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 5.9% -83.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.6% 44.1% 57.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 10.5% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -39.0% 126.3% -97.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 16.4% 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.7% 62.0% 31.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 15.8% 73.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -135.2% 25.0% 14.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.3% 7.5% 56.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -746.4% 37.7% 14.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.7% 10.0% 56.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGETYWMGSE
Gross margin 72.4% 45.8% 46.3%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 19.5% –
Operating margin 8.7% 13.7% 8.6%
Pretax margin -8.3% 12.0% 11.6%
Net margin -16.2% 9.2% 6.3%
FCF margin -8.5% 11.4% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin -2.6% 12.9% 19.6%
Return on equity -29.4% 74.2% –
Return on assets -5.1% 6.2% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 3.3% 13.6% –
Return on capital employed 4.3% 16.1% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGETYWMGSE
Debt / assets 66.6% 43.9% 1.0%
Debt / equity 4.1x 4.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 12.6x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF -24.5x 5.6x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 83.7% 91.1% 59.2%
Equity / assets 16.3% 8.9% –
Interest coverage 0.4x – 123.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.38 1.69 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusGETYWMGSE
Forward P/E – 20.9xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.15FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $3.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +110.1%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.9% +14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $880.49MFY2026 $7.63BFY2026 $30.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +34.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% -1.1% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGETYWMGSE
Held by institutions 38.1% 100.0% 63.6%
Institutions holding 112 339 773
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.3% +3.2% +0.6%
Institutions buying 56 202 436
Institutions selling 34 103 223
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.96 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.

GETYWMGSE
GETY 1.00 0.10 -0.05
WMG 0.10 1.00 0.22
SE -0.05 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GETY, WMG and SE?

Sea (SE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) $12.63M, Warner Music (WMG) $11.37B, Sea (SE) $44.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, GETY, WMG and SE?

Warner Music (WMG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -0.1x, Warner Music (WMG) 16.9x, Sea (SE) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sea (SE) is cheapest (Warner Music (WMG) 20.9x, Sea (SE) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sea (SE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Getty Images Holdings (GETY) +3.3%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%, Sea (SE) +43.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warner Music (WMG) has the highest net margin (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -16.2%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%, Sea (SE) 6.3%). 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%, Warner Music (WMG) -7.7%, Sea (SE) -52.1%. Over five years, Warner Music (WMG) compounded fastest (Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -68.6%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -9.0%/yr, Sea (SE) -26.3%/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%, Sea (SE) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.