LION vs RSVR vs DIS Stock Comparison

Lionsgate Studios, Reservoir Media and Walt Disney Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.22 +11.3% 1M +91.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins
RSVR Reservoir Media, Inc.
$9.56 +0.1% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$630.30M
P/E
71.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$179.98M
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
3 wins
DIS Walt Disney Co
$109.07 +3.2% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$188.33B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
1.38%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, Reservoir Media 3, Lionsgate Studios 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIONRSVRDISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.64B $630.30M $188.33B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.1x 71.7x 22.0x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 79.7x 14.8x DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +11.4% +4.6% RSVR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% 4.9% 8.7% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% 3.2% -18.0% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.5x 6.5x -1.2x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.38% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +91.8% +30.6% -2.3% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.2%/yr -8.4%/yr RSVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.1% 30.0% 27.2% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 56/100 56/100 RSVR

Percentile Scorecard

LIONRSVRDIS

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

AxisLIONRSVRDIS
Valuation 37 #78 of 123 36 #79 of 123 41 #73 of 123
Growth 98 #3 of 107 79 #23 of 107 59 #44 of 107
Profitability 40 #63 of 105 61 #42 of 105 39 #65 of 105
Financial Health 11 #117 of 131 50 #66 of 131 63 #49 of 131
Shareholder Returns 14 #64 of 74 – 80 #16 of 74
Overall 40 56 56
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • RSVR ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • DIS ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIONRSVRDISSPY
1 month +11.3%+0.1%+3.2% +0.9%
3 months -6.4%-13.5%+10.8% +5.9%
6 months +0.2%-2.5%+7.7% +8.5%
Year to date +33.8%+26.3%-4.1% +13.3%
1 year +91.8%+30.6%-2.3% +12.4%
3 years +16.6%+80.0%+37.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.3%+21.7%+11.2% +23.5%
5 years —+11.4%-35.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+2.2%-8.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+16.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+1.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLIONRSVRDISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.1%30.0%27.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%23.7%27.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.310.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.871.02-0.08 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-55.1%-55.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.5%-13.9%-6.5% -0.9%
52-week high $16.40$11.10$116.65 $779.14
52-week low $6.23$7.22$92.42 $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.

MultipleLIONRSVRDIS
P/E now vs peer median -30.1xmedian 17.0x 71.7xmedian 17.0x 22.0xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 3.5xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 9.6x 15.6xmedian 9.6x -6.5xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 9.3x 14.9xmedian 9.3x 22.7xmedian 9.3x
P/B now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 1.53median 0.32 0.37median 0.32

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 monthsLIONRSVRDIS
Revenue $2.88B $179.98M $98.86B
Gross profit – $116.40M $43.29B
Operating income $133.20M $38.16M -$40.54B
Net income -$118.80M $7.96M $9.24B
Free cash flow $97.40M $42.19M $8.29B
EPS (diluted) $-0.41 $0.13 $4.93
Cash & equivalents $425.80M $13.66M $5.19B
Total debt $1.90B $462.15M $46.04B
Shares (diluted) 291.60M 65.75M 1.74B
Enterprise value $2.60B $542.61M $172.90B

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
MetricLIONRSVRDIS
P/E -30.1x 71.7x 22.0x
P/FCF 37.3x 14.9x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 33.0x 14.8x 11.1x
P/S 1.3x 3.5x 1.9x
P/B -3.0x 1.7x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -3.0x -1.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 33.0x 15.6x -6.5x
EV/EBIT 38.4x 28.3x -5.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 6.0x 2.3x
EV/FCF 52.5x 25.6x 27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.4x 25.3x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.53 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIONRSVRDIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 11.4% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.5% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.7% -6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 14.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,284% 7.4% -18.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 18.6% 7.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.9% 5.6% -26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.6% 46.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.1% 15.6% -22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 46.8% 58.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.3% 0.0% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 30.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 234.0% -1.1% -28.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% 42.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIONRSVRDIS
Gross margin – 64.7% 43.8%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 38.5% -35.4%
Operating margin 4.6% 21.2% -41.0%
Pretax margin -3.3% 6.3% 12.9%
Net margin -4.1% 4.9% 8.7%
FCF margin 3.4% 23.4% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 23.7% 17.2%
Return on equity – 2.1% 8.0%
Return on assets -2.2% 0.8% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 18.4% 3.2% -18.0%
Return on capital employed 6.6% 4.3% -23.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 5.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 2.8% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIONRSVRDIS
Debt / assets 35.7% 48.7% 22.5%
Debt / equity -1.6x 1.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.5x 6.5x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 19.5x 11.0x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 122.5% 60.1% 42.9%
Equity / assets -22.5% 39.9% 57.1%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.45 1.05 1.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIONRSVRDIS
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 4.4%
Shareholder yield -0.2% – 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 109.9%
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.

ConsensusLIONRSVRDIS
Forward P/E – 79.7xFY2026 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.12FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -7.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +33.3% -2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $200.33MFY2026 $95.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.0%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.3% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIONRSVRDIS
Held by institutions 89.1% 24.8% 75.9%
Institutions holding 291 82 2,943
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -2.5% +1.8%
Institutions buying 155 31 1,212
Institutions selling 85 24 1,369
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.29 0.89

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.

LIONRSVRDIS
LION 1.00 0.14 0.19
RSVR 0.14 1.00 0.22
DIS 0.19 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LION, RSVR and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.64B, Reservoir Media (RSVR) $630.30M, Walt Disney (DIS) $188.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, LION, RSVR and DIS?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lionsgate Studios (LION) -30.1x, Reservoir Media (RSVR) 71.7x, Walt Disney (DIS) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 79.7x, Walt Disney (DIS) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Reservoir Media (RSVR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Reservoir Media (RSVR) +11.4%, Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Reservoir Media (RSVR) 4.9%, Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Reservoir Media (RSVR) 3.2%, Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +91.8%, Reservoir Media (RSVR) +30.6%, Walt Disney (DIS) -2.3%. Over five years, Reservoir Media (RSVR) compounded fastest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) +2.2%/yr, Walt Disney (DIS) -8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Walt Disney (DIS) 1.38%. Lionsgate Studios (LION) and Reservoir Media (RSVR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.1%, Reservoir Media (RSVR) 30.0%, Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LION, RSVR and DIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Walt Disney (DIS) leads on 6. 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.