RSVR vs WMG vs SONY Stock Comparison

Reservoir Media, Warner Music and Sony Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RSVR Reservoir Media, Inc.
$9.56 +0.1% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$630.30M
P/E
71.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$179.98M
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
3 wins
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$29.58 +9.0% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.47B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
2.60%
Music Communication Services
5 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.23 +8.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$155.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
0.32%
Gaming Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Warner Music leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Warner Music 5, Sony 4, Reservoir Media 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRSVRWMGSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $630.30M $15.47B $155.16B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 71.7x 16.5x -29.5x WMG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 79.7x 20.4x 19.1x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +12.9% +2.1% WMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 9.2% -6.2% WMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% 13.6% 12.2% WMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.9x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.60% 0.32% WMG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.6% -7.8% -13.0% RSVR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.2%/yr -9.8%/yr +1.7%/yr RSVR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 35.4% 29.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 55/100 56/100 RSVR

Percentile Scorecard

RSVRWMGSONY

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

AxisRSVRWMGSONY
Valuation 36 #79 of 123 40 #74 of 123 81 #22 of 111
Growth 79 #23 of 107 81 #21 of 107 22 #85 of 108
Profitability 61 #42 of 105 85 #17 of 105 62 #40 of 104
Financial Health 50 #66 of 131 28 #95 of 131 48 #60 of 115
Shareholder Returns – 40 #45 of 74 69 #25 of 78
Overall 56 55 56
  • RSVR ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • WMG ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRSVRWMGSONYSPY
1 month +0.1%+9.0%+8.1% +0.9%
3 months -13.5%+1.3%+8.4% +5.9%
6 months -2.5%+5.9%+27.6% +8.5%
Year to date +26.3%-3.6%-1.4% +13.3%
1 year +30.6%-7.8%-13.0% +12.4%
3 years +80.0%-4.1%+57.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.7%-1.4%+16.4% +23.5%
5 years +11.4%-40.2%+8.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.2%-9.8%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years ——+300.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+14.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRSVRWMGSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%35.4%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.7%36.4%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.310.460.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.02-0.22-0.44 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.1%-54.8%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-14.8%-16.6% -0.9%
52-week high $11.10$34.72$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $7.22$23.65$19.32 $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.

MultipleRSVRWMGSONY
P/E now vs peer median 71.7xmedian 17.0x 16.5xmedian 17.0x -29.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.1x 2.1xmedian 1.1x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 9.6x 13.7xmedian 9.6x 8.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 9.3x 18.5xmedian 9.3x 14.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 16.2xmedian 1.6x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.53median 0.32 1.05median 0.32 0.73median 1.10

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 monthsRSVRWMGSONY
Revenue $179.98M $7.30B $82.39B
Gross profit $116.40M $3.34B $26.19B
Operating income $38.16M $1.00B $10.29B
Net income $7.96M $672.00M -$5.01B
Free cash flow $42.19M $836.00M $10.78B
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $1.28 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $13.66M $618.00M $13.40B
Total debt $462.15M $4.71B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 65.75M 524.42M 6.01B
Enterprise value $542.61M $12.96B $94.93B

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
MetricRSVRWMGSONY
P/E 71.7x 16.5x -29.5x
P/FCF 14.9x 18.5x 14.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 16.5x 11.4x
P/S 3.5x 2.1x 1.9x
P/B 1.7x 16.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book -1.5x -7.2x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 13.7x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 28.3x 19.6x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 2.7x 1.8x
EV/FCF 25.6x 23.4x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 20.8x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.53 1.05 0.73

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRSVRWMGSONY
Debt / assets 48.7% 43.9% 7.5%
Debt / equity 1.2x 4.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.9x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 11.0x 5.6x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 60.1% 91.1% 45.3%
Equity / assets 39.9% 8.9% 54.7%
Interest coverage – – 12.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.05 1.67 3.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRSVRWMGSONY
Dividend yield – 2.6% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.4% 2.0%
Shareholder yield – 3.0% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusRSVRWMGSONY
Forward P/E 79.7xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.12FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.7%FY2026 +110.1%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.3% +17.9% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $200.33MFY2026 $7.63BFY2026 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.0%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% -1.1% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

RSVRWMGSONY
RSVR 1.00 0.29 0.25
WMG 0.29 1.00 0.31
SONY 0.25 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RSVR, WMG and SONY?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Reservoir Media (RSVR) $630.30M, Warner Music (WMG) $15.47B, Sony (SONY) $155.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, RSVR, WMG and SONY?

Warner Music (WMG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 71.7x, Warner Music (WMG) 16.5x, Sony (SONY) -29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sony (SONY) is cheapest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 79.7x, Warner Music (WMG) 20.4x, Sony (SONY) 19.1x). 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%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Reservoir Media (RSVR) returned the most: Reservoir Media (RSVR) +30.6%, Warner Music (WMG) -7.8%, Sony (SONY) -13.0%. Over five years, Reservoir Media (RSVR) compounded fastest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) +2.2%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -9.8%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Warner Music (WMG) has the highest dividend yield: Warner Music (WMG) 2.60%, Sony (SONY) 0.32%. Reservoir Media (RSVR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Reservoir Media (RSVR) 30.0%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.4%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.