RSVR vs SONY vs WMG Stock Comparison

Reservoir Media, Sony and Warner Music 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
2 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
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$30.86 +13.6% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.36B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sony leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sony 5, Warner Music 4, Reservoir Media 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRSVRSONYWMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $628.60M $155.70B $11.36B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 71.7x -30.5x 16.9x WMG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 79.7x 19.9x 21.3x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +2.1% +12.9% WMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% -6.2% 9.2% WMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% 12.2% 13.6% WMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x -0.3x 2.9x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.6% -9.1% -7.5% RSVR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr +2.9%/yr -8.4%/yr SONY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 29.3% 35.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 54/100 54/100 RSVR

Percentile Scorecard

RSVRSONYWMG

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

AxisRSVRSONYWMG
Valuation 36 #80 of 124 79 #24 of 112 40 #75 of 124
Growth 80 #23 of 109 21 #86 of 109 82 #21 of 109
Profitability 60 #43 of 107 63 #40 of 105 85 #17 of 107
Financial Health 52 #64 of 133 49 #60 of 117 28 #96 of 133
Shareholder Returns – 59 #34 of 82 36 #47 of 73
Overall 57 54 54
  • RSVR ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WMG ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRSVRSONYWMGSPY
1 month +0.1%+12.5%+13.6% -1.0%
3 months -10.0%+24.3%+16.2% +2.9%
6 months -5.5%+28.6%+6.6% +6.4%
Year to date +26.4%+1.9%+0.6% +11.4%
1 year +27.6%-9.1%-7.5% +13.1%
3 years +67.3%+54.9%-4.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.7%+15.7%-1.5% +21.5%
5 years +9.2%+15.5%-35.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.8%+2.9%-8.4% +10.9%
10 years —+306.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+15.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRSVRSONYWMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%29.3%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.1%27.5%36.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.290.600.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.92-0.31-0.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.1%-50.9%-54.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-13.8%-11.1% -2.5%
52-week high $11.10$30.26$34.72 $779.14
52-week low $7.22$19.32$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.

MultipleRSVRSONYWMG
P/E now vs peer median 71.8xmedian 17.2x -30.5xmedian 31.3x 17.2xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.6x 2.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 9.5x 8.7xmedian 19.6x 14.2xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 9.5x 14.9xmedian 28.3x 19.3xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 2.9x 16.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.53median 0.29 0.76median 1.15 1.09median 0.29

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 monthsRSVRSONYWMG
Revenue $179.98M $82.39B $7.30B
Gross profit $116.40M $26.19B $3.34B
Operating income $38.16M $10.29B $1.00B
Net income $7.96M -$5.01B $672.00M
Free cash flow $42.19M $10.78B $836.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $-0.85 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $13.66M $13.40B $618.00M
Total debt $1.79B $36.06B $4.71B
Shares (diluted) 65.75M 6.01B 524.42M
Enterprise value $540.48M $92.96B $8.72B

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
MetricRSVRSONYWMG
P/E 71.8x -30.5x 17.2x
P/FCF 15.0x 14.9x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 11.8x 17.2x
P/S 3.5x 1.9x 2.2x
P/B 1.7x 3.0x 16.9x
P/Tangible book -1.5x 3.2x -7.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 8.7x 14.2x
EV/EBIT 28.3x 15.0x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 1.9x 2.8x
EV/FCF 25.6x 14.3x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 11.4x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.53 0.76 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRSVRSONYWMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 2.1% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.5% -1.2% 7.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 9.0% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -5.8% 5.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.4% 12.4% 44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 6.1% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% -168.9% 126.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.6% -40.0% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% -167.4% 62.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.8% -40.2% 15.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.0% -18.9% 25.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 28.4% 7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.1% -11.4% 37.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 82.7% 10.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRSVRSONYWMG
Gross margin 64.7% 31.8% 45.8%
EBITDA margin 38.5% 21.6% 19.5%
Operating margin 21.2% 12.5% 13.7%
Pretax margin 6.3% 12.2% 12.0%
Net margin 4.9% -6.2% 9.2%
FCF margin 23.4% 13.1% 11.4%
Operating cash flow margin 23.7% 16.4% 12.9%
Return on equity 2.1% -9.5% 74.2%
Return on assets 0.8% -5.1% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 3.2% 12.2% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 4.3% 15.1% 16.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.4x -2.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRSVRSONYWMG
Debt / assets 48.7% 7.5% 43.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.1x 4.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x -0.3x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 11.0x 0.7x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 60.1% 45.3% 91.1%
Equity / assets 39.9% 54.7% 8.9%
Interest coverage – 12.2x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.06 3.89 1.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRSVRSONYWMG
Dividend yield – 0.3% 2.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 0.4%
Shareholder yield – 2.2% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusRSVRSONYWMG
Forward P/E 79.7xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $1.31FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.7%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026 +110.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.3% +8.4% +17.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $200.33MFY2026 $84.09BFY2026 $7.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +0.2% -1.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRSVRSONYWMG
Held by institutions 24.8% 7.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 82 739 339
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.5% +2.1% +3.2%
Institutions buying 31 333 202
Institutions selling 24 268 103
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.24 1.96

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.

RSVRSONYWMG
RSVR 1.00 0.25 0.29
SONY 0.25 1.00 0.32
WMG 0.29 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RSVR, SONY and WMG?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Reservoir Media (RSVR) $628.60M, Sony (SONY) $155.70B, Warner Music (WMG) $11.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, RSVR, SONY and WMG?

Warner Music (WMG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 71.7x, Sony (SONY) -30.5x, Warner Music (WMG) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sony (SONY) is cheapest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 79.7x, Sony (SONY) 19.9x, Warner Music (WMG) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Warner Music (WMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Reservoir Media (RSVR) +11.4%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warner Music (WMG) has the highest net margin (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 4.9%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Warner Music (WMG) leads (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 3.2%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Reservoir Media (RSVR) returned the most: Reservoir Media (RSVR) +27.6%, Sony (SONY) -9.1%, Warner Music (WMG) -7.5%. Over five years, Sony (SONY) compounded fastest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) +1.8%/yr, Sony (SONY) +2.9%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -8.4%/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%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RSVR, SONY 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, 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.