RSVR vs SONY vs VERI Stock Comparison

Reservoir Media, Sony and Veritone Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RSVR Reservoir Media, Inc.
$9.57 +0.1% 1M +27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$628.60M
P/E
71.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$179.98M
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
4 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$26.09 +12.5% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$155.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
5 wins
VERI Veritone, Inc.
$0.57 -55.8% 1M -90.7% 1Y
Market cap
$52.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$93.99M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sony leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sony 5, Reservoir Media 4, Veritone 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRSVRSONYVERILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $628.60M $155.70B $52.70M SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 71.7x -30.5x -0.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 79.7x 19.9x — SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +2.1% +4.3% RSVR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% -6.2% -121.3% RSVR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% 12.2% -67.4% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x -0.3x -0.6x VERI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.6% -9.1% -90.7% RSVR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr +2.9%/yr -54.4%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 29.3% 106.9% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 54/100 22/100 RSVR

Percentile Scorecard

RSVRSONYVERI

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

AxisRSVRSONYVERI
Valuation 36 #80 of 124 79 #24 of 112 44 #70 of 124
Growth 80 #23 of 109 21 #86 of 109 9 #103 of 113
Profitability 60 #43 of 107 63 #40 of 105 27 #81 of 110
Financial Health 52 #64 of 133 49 #60 of 117 10 #116 of 129
Shareholder Returns – 59 #34 of 82 –
Overall 57 54 22
  • RSVR ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • VERI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRSVRSONYVERISPY
1 month +0.1%+12.5%-55.8% -1.0%
3 months -10.0%+24.3%-45.2% +2.9%
6 months -5.5%+28.6%-74.4% +6.4%
Year to date +26.4%+1.9%-87.7% +11.4%
1 year +27.6%-9.1%-90.7% +13.1%
3 years +67.3%+54.9%-76.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.7%+15.7%-38.3% +21.5%
5 years +9.2%+15.5%-98.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.8%+2.9%-54.4% +10.9%
10 years —+306.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+15.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRSVRSONYVERISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%29.3%106.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%27.5%126.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.603.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.92-0.31-0.85 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.1%-50.9%-98.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-13.8%-92.2% -2.5%
52-week high $11.10$30.26$7.30 $779.14
52-week low $7.22$19.32$0.53 $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.

MultipleRSVRSONYVERI
P/E now vs peer median 71.8xmedian 17.2x -30.5xmedian 31.3x -0.5xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.6x 0.6xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 9.5x 8.7xmedian 19.6x -1.6xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 9.5x 14.9xmedian 28.3x —median 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.53median 0.29 0.76median 1.15 -0.37median 1.27

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 monthsRSVRSONYVERI
Revenue $179.98M $82.39B $93.99M
Gross profit $116.40M $26.19B $63.41M
Operating income $38.16M $10.29B -$81.76M
Net income $7.96M -$5.01B -$114.02M
Free cash flow $42.19M $10.78B –
R&D – – $21.38M
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $-0.85 $-1.21
Cash & equivalents $13.66M $13.40B $12.42M
Total debt $1.79B $36.06B $188.16M
Shares (diluted) 65.75M 6.01B 94.03M
Enterprise value $540.48M $92.96B -$36.95M

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
MetricRSVRSONYVERI
P/E 71.8x -30.5x -0.5x
P/FCF 15.0x 14.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 11.8x –
P/S 3.5x 1.9x 0.6x
P/B 1.7x 3.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book -1.5x 3.2x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 8.7x -1.6x
EV/EBIT 28.3x 15.0x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 1.9x 1.0x
EV/FCF 25.6x 14.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 11.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.53 0.76 -0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRSVRSONYVERI
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 2.1% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% -1.2% -12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 9.0% 2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -5.8% -17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.4% 12.4% 2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 6.1% -7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% -168.9% -213.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.6% -40.0% -34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% -167.4% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.8% -40.2% 1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.0% -18.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 28.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% -11.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 82.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRSVRSONYVERI
Gross margin 64.7% 31.8% 67.5%
EBITDA margin 38.5% 21.6% -59.3%
Operating margin 21.2% 12.5% -87.0%
Pretax margin 6.3% 12.2% -121.5%
Net margin 4.9% -6.2% -121.3%
FCF margin 23.4% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.7% 16.4% –
Return on equity 2.1% -9.5% -215.7%
Return on assets 0.8% -5.1% -69.1%
Return on invested capital 3.2% 12.2% -67.4%
Return on capital employed 4.3% 15.1% -126.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.4x -2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRSVRSONYVERI
Debt / assets 48.7% 7.5% 30.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x -0.3x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 11.0x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 60.1% 45.3% 74.5%
Equity / assets 39.9% 54.7% 25.5%
Interest coverage – 12.2x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.06 3.89 -7.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRSVRSONYVERI
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% –
Shareholder yield – 2.2% –
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.

ConsensusRSVRSONYVERI
Forward P/E 79.7xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $-0.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.7%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +33.3% +8.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $200.33MFY2026 $84.09BFY2026 $97.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +0.2% +25.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRSVRSONYVERI
Held by institutions 24.8% 7.9% 27.8%
Institutions holding 82 739 91
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% +2.1% +17.9%
Institutions buying 31 333 59
Institutions selling 24 268 15
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.24 3.93

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.

RSVRSONYVERI
RSVR 1.00 0.25 0.06
SONY 0.25 1.00 0.08
VERI 0.06 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RSVR, SONY and VERI?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Reservoir Media (RSVR) $628.60M, Sony (SONY) $155.70B, Veritone (VERI) $52.70M.

Which company is growing faster?

Reservoir Media (RSVR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Reservoir Media (RSVR) +11.4%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Veritone (VERI) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Reservoir Media (RSVR) has the highest net margin (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 4.9%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Veritone (VERI) -121.3%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 3.2%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%, Veritone (VERI) -67.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Reservoir Media (RSVR) returned the most: Reservoir Media (RSVR) +27.6%, Sony (SONY) -9.1%, Veritone (VERI) -90.7%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) +1.8%/yr, Sony (SONY) +2.9%/yr, Veritone (VERI) -54.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 30.1%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Veritone (VERI) 106.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RSVR, SONY 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, Sony (SONY) 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.