RSVR vs LION vs WMG Stock Comparison

Reservoir Media, Lionsgate Studios and Warner Music Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RSVR Reservoir Media, Inc.
$10.33 +7.9% 1M +37.7% 1Y
Market cap
$673.15M
P/E
59.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$184.46M
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
3 wins
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.54 +10.4% 1M +86.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.08B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$31.92 +15.6% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.75B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Warner Music leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Warner Music 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.

QuestionRSVRLIONWMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $673.15M $4.24B $11.75B WMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 59.9x -209.0x 17.5x WMG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 86.1x — 22.0x WMG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +23.3% +12.9% LION
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% -0.7% 9.2% WMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 0.0% 13.6% WMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 6.6x 2.9x WMG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.7% +86.1% +7.0% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.9%/yr — -7.9%/yr RSVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.9% 49.3% 35.5% RSVR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 40/100 52/100 RSVR

Percentile Scorecard

RSVRLIONWMG

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

AxisRSVRLIONWMG
Valuation 37 #78 of 123 40 #74 of 123 34 #82 of 123
Growth 78 #25 of 109 99 #2 of 109 81 #22 of 109
Profitability 63 #40 of 107 37 #68 of 107 81 #21 of 107
Financial Health 57 #57 of 131 12 #116 of 131 29 #93 of 131
Shareholder Returns – 15 #65 of 76 35 #50 of 76
Overall 59 40 52
  • RSVR ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • LION ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • WMG ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRSVRLIONWMGSPY
1 month +7.9%+10.4%+15.6% -5.9%
3 months +0.4%-3.2%+20.7% -4.6%
6 months +1.5%+1.3%+2.8% +0.2%
Year to date +36.5%+37.3%+4.1% +7.5%
1 year +37.7%+86.1%+7.0% +8.2%
3 years +82.2%+18.9%-2.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +22.2%+5.9%-0.7% +19.0%
5 years +4.6%—-33.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.9%—-7.9% +9.4%

Risk

MeasureRSVRLIONWMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.9%49.3%35.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.3%39.8%36.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.310.770.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.261.750.20 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.1%-55.4%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.9%-23.5%-8.1% -5.9%
52-week high $11.10$16.40$34.72 $779.14
52-week low $7.22$6.64$23.65 $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.

MultipleRSVRLIONWMG
P/E now vs peer median 60.7xmedian 14.9x -183.8xmedian 14.9x 17.8xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 2.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 8.5x 23.0xmedian 8.5x 14.6xmedian 8.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 8.7x 25.2xmedian 8.7x 20.0xmedian 8.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.6x -3.0xmedian 1.6x 17.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.43 —median 0.43 1.13median 0.43

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 monthsRSVRLIONWMG
Revenue $184.46M $3.08B $7.30B
Gross profit $119.65M – $3.34B
Operating income $39.74M $208.30M $1.00B
Net income $10.39M -$20.90M $672.00M
Free cash flow $45.91M $148.30M $836.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.17 $-0.07 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $24.78M $358.50M $618.00M
Total debt $458.60M $1.86B $4.71B
Shares (diluted) 66.80M 297.60M 524.42M
Enterprise value $588.20M $2.93B $9.11B

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
MetricRSVRLIONWMG
P/E 60.7x -183.8x 17.8x
P/FCF 14.9x 25.2x 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 23.1x 17.8x
P/S 3.7x 1.2x 2.3x
P/B 1.8x -3.0x 17.5x
P/Tangible book -1.6x -2.9x -7.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 23.0x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 28.1x 25.1x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 1.7x 2.8x
EV/FCF 24.3x 35.3x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 32.4x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 – 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRSVRLIONWMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 23.3% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% – 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 328.6% 44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.9% – 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.3% 94.2% 126.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 140.2% – 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 94.5% 62.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.2% – 15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 216.9% 25.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.4% 199.0% 37.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.5% – 10.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRSVRLIONWMG
Gross margin 64.9% – 45.8%
EBITDA margin 39.0% 7.4% 19.5%
Operating margin 21.5% 6.8% 13.7%
Pretax margin 7.7% 0.0% 12.0%
Net margin 6.1% -0.7% 9.2%
FCF margin 24.9% 4.8% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 5.2% 12.9%
Return on equity 2.7% – 74.2%
Return on assets 1.1% -0.3% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 0.0% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 4.5% 10.8% 16.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x -7.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 3.8% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRSVRLIONWMG
Debt / assets 47.9% 35.2% 43.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x -1.5x 4.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 6.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 10.0x 12.5x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 59.9% 123.6% 91.1%
Equity / assets 40.1% -23.6% 8.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x 0.9x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.12 -0.41 1.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRSVRLIONWMG
Dividend yield – – 2.4%
Net buyback yield – -0.2% 0.4%
Shareholder yield – -0.2% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusRSVRLIONWMG
Forward P/E 86.1xFY2026 – 22.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 – $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.7%FY2026 – +110.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.3% – +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $200.33MFY2026 – $7.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 – +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% – -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRSVRLIONWMG
Held by institutions 24.8% 89.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 82 291 341
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% +1.2% +3.2%
Institutions buying 31 155 204
Institutions selling 24 85 103
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.82 1.98

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.

RSVRLIONWMG
RSVR 1.00 0.14 0.31
LION 0.14 1.00 0.20
WMG 0.31 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RSVR, LION and WMG?

Warner Music (WMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Reservoir Media (RSVR) $673.15M, Lionsgate Studios (LION) $4.24B, Warner Music (WMG) $11.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, RSVR, LION and WMG?

Warner Music (WMG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 59.9x, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -209.0x, Warner Music (WMG) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Warner Music (WMG) is cheapest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 86.1x, Warner Music (WMG) 22.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Reservoir Media (RSVR) +10.9%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +23.3%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warner Music (WMG) has the highest net margin (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 6.1%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -0.7%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Warner Music (WMG) leads (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 3.4%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 0.0%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Reservoir Media (RSVR) +37.7%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +86.1%, Warner Music (WMG) +7.0%. Over five years, Reservoir Media (RSVR) compounded fastest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) +0.9%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Reservoir Media (RSVR) has been the steadiest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 29.9%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.3%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.