LION vs RSVR vs VERI Stock Comparison

Lionsgate Studios, Reservoir Media and Veritone Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.54 +10.4% 1M +86.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.08B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
RSVR Reservoir Media, Inc.
$10.33 +7.9% 1M +37.7% 1Y
Market cap
$681.90M
P/E
60.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$184.46M
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
5 wins
VERI Veritone, Inc.
$0.48 -36.0% 1M -92.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$91.06M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Reservoir Media leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Reservoir Media 5, Lionsgate Studios 3, Veritone 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIONRSVRVERILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.74B $681.90M $47.56M LION
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -183.8x 60.7x -0.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 86.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.3% +10.9% +1.1% LION
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.7% 6.1% -117.5% RSVR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 3.4% -91.0% RSVR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.6x 6.0x -0.6x VERI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +86.1% +37.7% -92.8% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +0.9%/yr -56.7%/yr RSVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.3% 29.9% 106.4% RSVR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 59/100 19/100 RSVR

Percentile Scorecard

LIONRSVRVERI

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

AxisLIONRSVRVERI
Valuation 40 #74 of 123 37 #78 of 123 19 #101 of 124
Growth 99 #2 of 109 78 #25 of 109 12 #100 of 114
Profitability 37 #68 of 107 63 #40 of 107 26 #82 of 111
Financial Health 12 #116 of 131 57 #57 of 131 9 #116 of 128
Shareholder Returns 15 #65 of 76 – 27 #54 of 74
Overall 40 59 19
  • LION ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • RSVR ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • VERI ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIONRSVRVERISPY
1 month +10.4%+7.9%-36.0% -5.9%
3 months -3.2%+0.4%-61.6% -4.6%
6 months +1.3%+1.5%-76.9% +0.2%
Year to date +37.3%+36.5%-89.7% +7.5%
1 year +86.1%+37.7%-92.8% +8.2%
3 years +18.9%+82.2%-81.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +5.9%+22.2%-42.9% +19.0%
5 years —+4.6%-98.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+0.9%-56.7% +9.4%

Risk

MeasureLIONRSVRVERISPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.3%29.9%106.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%23.3%127.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.313.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.751.26-0.87 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-55.1%-98.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-6.9%-92.8% -5.9%
52-week high $16.40$11.10$6.69 $779.14
52-week low $6.64$7.22$0.48 $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.

MultipleLIONRSVRVERI
P/E now vs peer median -183.8xmedian 14.9x 60.7xmedian 14.9x -0.4xmedian 39.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 8.5x 15.5xmedian 8.5x -1.4xmedian 34.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 8.7x 14.9xmedian 8.7x -0.9xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.43 0.50median 0.43 -0.13median 1.32

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 monthsLIONRSVRVERI
Revenue $3.08B $184.46M $91.06M
Gross profit – $119.65M $60.28M
Operating income $208.30M $39.74M -$82.17M
Net income -$20.90M $10.39M -$107.03M
Free cash flow $148.30M $45.91M -$54.75M
R&D – – $22.20M
EPS (diluted) $-0.07 $0.17 $-1.14
Cash & equivalents $358.50M $24.78M $12.42M
Total debt $1.86B $458.60M $45.47M
Shares (diluted) 297.60M 66.80M 94.03M
Enterprise value $2.45B $597.28M -$43.61M

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
MetricLIONRSVRVERI
P/E -183.8x 60.7x -0.4x
P/FCF 25.2x 14.9x -0.9x
P/Operating cash flow 23.1x 14.7x -1.0x
P/S 1.2x 3.7x 0.5x
P/B -3.0x 1.8x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -2.9x -1.6x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 23.0x 15.5x -1.4x
EV/EBIT 25.1x 28.1x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 6.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 35.3x 24.3x -1.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.4x 24.0x -1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.50 -0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIONRSVRVERI
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.3% 10.9% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% -13.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.5% -2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% -18.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 328.6% 10.0% 2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 20.9% -7.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 94.2% 8.3% -194.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 140.2% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.5% 15.9% -55.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 120.2% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 216.9% -4.8% 6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 199.0% -5.4% 6.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIONRSVRVERI
Gross margin – 64.9% 66.2%
EBITDA margin 7.4% 39.0% -63.2%
Operating margin 6.8% 21.5% -90.2%
Pretax margin 0.0% 7.7% -119.4%
Net margin -0.7% 6.1% -117.5%
FCF margin 4.8% 24.9% -60.1%
Operating cash flow margin 5.2% 25.2% -55.0%
Return on equity – 2.7% -246.4%
Return on assets -0.3% 1.1% -70.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 3.4% -91.0%
Return on capital employed 10.8% 4.5% -160.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.7x 4.5x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.8% 2.7% 6.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIONRSVRVERI
Debt / assets 35.2% 47.9% 30.6%
Debt / equity -1.5x 1.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.6x 6.0x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 12.5x 10.0x -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 123.6% 59.9% 74.5%
Equity / assets -23.6% 40.1% 25.5%
Interest coverage 0.9x 1.5x –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.3x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.41 1.12 -7.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIONRSVRVERI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – -1.2%
Shareholder yield -0.2% – -1.2%
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.

ConsensusLIONRSVRVERI
Forward P/E – 86.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.12FY2026 $-0.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -7.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +33.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $200.33MFY2026 $96.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.0%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.3% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIONRSVRVERI
Held by institutions 89.1% 24.8% 27.8%
Institutions holding 291 82 92
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -2.5% +17.9%
Institutions buying 155 31 60
Institutions selling 85 24 15
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.29 4.00

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.

LIONRSVRVERI
LION 1.00 0.14 0.12
RSVR 0.14 1.00 0.05
VERI 0.12 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LION, RSVR and VERI?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.74B, Reservoir Media (RSVR) $681.90M, Veritone (VERI) $47.56M.

Which company is growing faster?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +23.3%, Reservoir Media (RSVR) +10.9%, Veritone (VERI) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Reservoir Media (RSVR) has the highest net margin (Lionsgate Studios (LION) -0.7%, Reservoir Media (RSVR) 6.1%, Veritone (VERI) -117.5%). On return on invested capital, Reservoir Media (RSVR) leads (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 0.0%, Reservoir Media (RSVR) 3.4%, Veritone (VERI) -91.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +86.1%, Reservoir Media (RSVR) +37.7%, Veritone (VERI) -92.8%. Over five years, Reservoir Media (RSVR) compounded fastest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) +0.9%/yr, Veritone (VERI) -56.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Reservoir Media (RSVR) has been the steadiest (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.3%, Reservoir Media (RSVR) 29.9%, Veritone (VERI) 106.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Reservoir Media (RSVR) leads on 5. 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.