LION vs SONY vs VSNT Stock Comparison

Lionsgate Studios, Sony and Versant Media Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.17 +12.4% 1M +87.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$150.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lionsgate Studios leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lionsgate Studios 4, Sony 3, Versant Media 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIONSONYVSNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.55B $150.42B $4.35B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.0x -29.4x 20.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.4x 7.2x VSNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +2.1% — LION
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% -6.2% — LION
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% 12.2% — LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -0.3x — SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +87.2% -10.7% — LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.2% 29.3% 41.4% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 54/100 65/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

LIONSONYVSNT

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

AxisLIONSONYVSNT
Valuation 36 #79 of 123 80 #23 of 112 81 #11 of 53
Growth 98 #3 of 107 20 #87 of 109 –
Profitability 40 #63 of 105 63 #39 of 104 –
Financial Health 11 #117 of 131 47 #62 of 116 83 #11 of 61
Shareholder Returns 14 #64 of 74 61 #32 of 81 32 #18 of 26
Overall 40 54 65
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VSNT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIONSONYVSNTSPY
1 month +12.4%+8.9%-5.9% -0.2%
3 months -8.2%+13.0%-17.2% +3.9%
6 months -0.4%+28.4%-21.2% +8.2%
Year to date +33.3%+0.2%-31.4% +12.9%
1 year +87.2%-10.7%— +12.3%
3 years +16.1%+60.1%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.1%+17.0%— +23.3%
5 years —+8.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —+1.6%— +10.9%
10 years —+306.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLIONSONYVSNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.2%29.3%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%27.5%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.600.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.77-0.36— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-50.9%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.8%-15.3%-35.0% -1.2%
52-week high $16.40$30.26$47.45 $779.14
52-week low $6.23$19.32$27.42 $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.

MultipleLIONSONYVSNT
P/E now vs peer median -30.0xmedian 16.8x -30.0xmedian 33.2x 20.6xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 9.7x 8.5xmedian 20.0x —median 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.2xmedian 9.2x 14.6xmedian 29.8x —median 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 3.0x 0.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 0.75median 1.17 —median 0.44

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 monthsLIONSONYVSNT
Revenue $2.88B $82.39B –
Gross profit – $26.19B –
Operating income $133.20M $10.29B –
Net income -$118.80M -$5.01B –
Free cash flow $97.40M $10.78B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.41 $-0.85 –
Cash & equivalents $425.80M $13.40B $1.48B
Total debt $1.90B $36.06B $2.95B
Shares (diluted) 291.60M 6.01B 141.30M
Enterprise value $2.40B $87.68B $4.35B

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
MetricLIONSONYVSNT
P/E -30.0x -30.0x 20.6x
P/FCF 37.2x 14.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 32.9x 11.6x –
P/S 1.3x 1.9x 2.6x
P/B -3.0x 2.9x 0.5x
P/Tangible book -3.0x 3.1x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 32.9x 8.5x –
EV/EBIT 38.3x 14.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.8x –
EV/FCF 52.3x 14.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 46.3x 11.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIONSONYVSNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 2.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,284% 12.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 71.9% -168.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -40.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 73.1% -167.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -40.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.3% -18.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 234.0% -11.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 82.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIONSONYVSNT
Gross margin – 31.8% –
EBITDA margin 5.4% 21.6% –
Operating margin 4.6% 12.5% –
Pretax margin -3.3% 12.2% –
Net margin -4.1% -6.2% –
FCF margin 3.4% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 16.4% –
Return on equity – -9.5% –
Return on assets -2.2% -5.1% –
Return on invested capital 18.4% 12.2% –
Return on capital employed 6.6% 15.1% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x -2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIONSONYVSNT
Debt / assets 35.7% 7.5% 23.2%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 19.5x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 122.5% 45.3% 35.4%
Equity / assets -22.5% 54.7% 64.6%
Interest coverage 0.5x 12.2x –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score -0.45 3.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIONSONYVSNT
Dividend yield – 0.3% 3.7%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 1.9% –
Shareholder yield -0.2% 2.3% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusLIONSONYVSNT
Forward P/E – 19.4xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.32FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.0%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.8% +64.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $84.17BFY2026 $6.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.3% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIONSONYVSNT
Held by institutions 89.1% 7.9% 86.7%
Institutions holding 291 739 792
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +2.1% +4.0%
Institutions buying 155 333 302
Institutions selling 85 268 311
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.24 0.97

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.

LIONSONYVSNT
LION 1.00 0.10 0.22
SONY 0.10 1.00 0.19
VSNT 0.22 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LION, SONY and VSNT?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.55B, Sony (SONY) $150.42B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.35B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) has the highest net margin (Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +87.2%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.2%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LION, SONY and VSNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads on 4. 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.