SKYD vs WBD vs VSNT Stock Comparison

Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery and Versant Media Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SKYD Skydance Corp
$7.76 -22.1% 1M -52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
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
4 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionSKYDWBDVSNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.24B $77.70B $4.31B WBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -24.6x 21.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 7.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -6.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -8.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.9% +62.4% — WBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.0%/yr +3.2%/yr — WBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.6% 26.7% 41.5% WBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 31/100 66/100 VSNT

Percentile Scorecard

SKYDWBDVSNT

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

AxisSKYDWBDVSNT
Valuation – 23 #42 of 54 79 #12 of 54
Growth – 25 #34 of 45 –
Profitability – 36 #28 of 43 –
Financial Health 59 #26 of 62 41 #37 of 62 84 #11 of 62
Shareholder Returns – – 36 #17 of 26
Overall – 31 66
  • SKYD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • WBD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • VSNT 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

PeriodSKYDWBDVSNTSPY
1 month -22.1%+9.7%-4.9% -1.0%
3 months -5.5%+18.6%-11.2% +2.9%
6 months -29.3%+13.2%-18.9% +6.4%
Year to date -42.1%+7.5%-30.2% +11.4%
1 year -52.9%+62.4%— +13.1%
3 years -30.4%+201.4%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -11.4%+44.5%— +21.5%
5 years -79.3%+17.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -27.0%+3.2%— +10.9%
10 years -86.5%+11.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -18.2%+1.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSKYDWBDVSNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.6%26.7%41.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.3%18.6%46.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.500.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.902.34— 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-78.5%-42.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%0.0%-33.8% -2.5%
52-week high $16.74$30.98$47.45 $779.14
52-week low $6.80$17.10$27.42 $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.

MultipleSKYDWBDVSNT
P/E now vs peer median —median 18.8x -24.6xmedian 18.8x 21.0xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 2.2xmedian 0.7x 2.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.1x 28.0xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 9.4x 35.6xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 -1.04median 0.44 —median 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 monthsSKYDWBDVSNT
Revenue – $36.12B –
Gross profit – $17.06B –
Operating income – -$1.27B –
Net income – -$3.15B –
Free cash flow – $2.18B –
EPS (diluted) – $-1.23 –
Cash & equivalents $3.27B $3.37B $1.48B
Total debt $13.66B $32.02B $2.95B
Shares (diluted) 1.10B 2.58B 141.30M
Enterprise value $8.24B $63.36B $4.31B

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
MetricSKYDWBDVSNT
P/E – -24.6x 21.0x
P/FCF – 35.6x –
P/Operating cash flow – 22.7x –
P/S – 2.2x 2.7x
P/B 0.7x 2.3x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 9.6x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – 28.0x –
EV/EBIT – -83.6x –
EV/Revenue – 2.9x –
EV/FCF – 48.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 31.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYDWBDVSNT
Revenue growth (1Y) – -6.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -675.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -595.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -500.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 23.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -32.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -46.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYDWBDVSNT
Gross margin – 47.2% –
EBITDA margin – 10.5% –
Operating margin – -3.5% –
Pretax margin – -10.4% –
Net margin – -8.8% –
FCF margin – 6.0% –
Operating cash flow margin – 9.5% –
Return on equity – -9.3% –
Return on assets – -3.2% –
Return on invested capital – -1.6% –
Return on capital employed – -1.6% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 2.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYDWBDVSNT
Debt / assets 31.5% 32.9% 23.2%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.9x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.5x –
Debt / FCF – 14.7x –
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 65.0% 35.4%
Equity / assets 29.7% 35.0% 64.6%
Interest coverage – -0.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYDWBDVSNT
Dividend yield – – 3.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusSKYDWBDVSNT
Forward P/E – – 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-1.08FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -472.4%FY2026 -24.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +64.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $34.48BFY2026 $6.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -7.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.6% -3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYDWBDVSNT
Held by institutions – 77.8% –
Institutions holding – 1,319 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +10.9% –
Institutions buying – 628 –
Institutions selling – 436 –
Buyers to sellers – 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.

SKYDWBDVSNT
SKYD 1.00 0.12 0.22
WBD 0.12 1.00 0.04
VSNT 0.22 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKYD, WBD and VSNT?

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Skydance (SKYD) $8.24B, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) $77.70B, Versant Media (VSNT) $4.31B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) returned the most: Skydance (SKYD) -52.9%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +62.4%. Over five years, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) compounded fastest (Skydance (SKYD) -27.0%/yr, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has been the steadiest (Skydance (SKYD) 58.6%, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 26.7%, Versant Media (VSNT) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SKYD, WBD and VSNT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) leads on 4. 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.