LION vs WBD Stock Comparison

Lionsgate Studios and Warner Bros. Discovery Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.51 +12.2% 1M +95.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
5 wins
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
$30.98 +9.7% 1M +62.4% 1Y
Market cap
$77.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$36.12B
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionLIONWBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.55B $77.70B WBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.0x -24.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% -6.1% LION
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% -8.8% LION
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% -1.6% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.5x 7.5x WBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +95.2% +62.4% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.2%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.1% 26.7% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 31/100 LION

Percentile Scorecard

LIONWBD

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

AxisLIONWBD
Valuation 35 #81 of 124 23 #42 of 54
Growth 98 #3 of 109 25 #34 of 45
Profitability 41 #64 of 107 36 #28 of 43
Financial Health 11 #119 of 133 41 #37 of 62
Shareholder Returns 13 #64 of 73 –
Overall 39 31
  • LION ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • WBD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIONWBDSPY
1 month +12.2%+9.7% -1.0%
3 months -6.2%+18.6% +2.9%
6 months +9.4%+13.2% +6.4%
Year to date +37.0%+7.5% +11.4%
1 year +95.2%+62.4% +13.1%
3 years +19.5%+201.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.1%+44.5% +21.5%
5 years —+17.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+3.2% +10.9%
10 years —+11.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+1.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLIONWBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.1%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.3%18.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.800.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.942.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-78.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.7%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $16.40$30.98 $779.14
52-week low $6.23$17.10 $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.

MultipleLIONWBD
P/E now vs peer median -30.8xmedian 17.2x -24.6xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 2.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.5xmedian 9.5x 28.0xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 9.5x 35.6xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median -3.1xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 -1.04median 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 monthsLIONWBD
Revenue $2.88B $36.12B
Gross profit – $17.06B
Operating income $133.20M -$1.27B
Net income -$118.80M -$3.15B
Free cash flow $97.40M $2.18B
EPS (diluted) $-0.41 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $425.80M $3.37B
Total debt $1.90B $32.02B
Shares (diluted) 291.60M 2.58B
Enterprise value $2.40B $63.36B

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
MetricLIONWBD
P/E -30.8x -24.6x
P/FCF 38.2x 35.6x
P/Operating cash flow 33.8x 22.7x
P/S 1.3x 2.2x
P/B -3.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -3.0x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 33.5x 28.0x
EV/EBIT 39.0x -83.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.9x
EV/FCF 53.4x 48.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.2x 31.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIONWBD
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% -6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,284% -675.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 38.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.9% -595.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.1% -500.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.3% -32.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 234.0% -46.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIONWBD
Gross margin – 47.2%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 10.5%
Operating margin 4.6% -3.5%
Pretax margin -3.3% -10.4%
Net margin -4.1% -8.8%
FCF margin 3.4% 6.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 9.5%
Return on equity – -9.3%
Return on assets -2.2% -3.2%
Return on invested capital 18.4% -1.6%
Return on capital employed 6.6% -1.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIONWBD
Debt / assets 35.7% 32.9%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.5x 7.5x
Debt / FCF 19.5x 14.7x
Liabilities / assets 122.5% 65.0%
Equity / assets -22.5% 35.0%
Interest coverage 0.5x -0.6x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.44 0.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIONWBD
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% –
Shareholder yield -0.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusLIONWBD
EPS, next fiscal year – $-1.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -472.4%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $34.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIONWBD
Held by institutions 89.1% 77.8%
Institutions holding 291 1,319
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +10.9%
Institutions buying 155 628
Institutions selling 85 436
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.44

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.

LIONWBD
LION 1.00 0.14
WBD 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LION and WBD?

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.55B, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) has the highest net margin (Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -8.8%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +95.2%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been the steadiest (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.1%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LION and WBD move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.14, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LION and WBD?

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 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.