VERI vs WMG vs ABNB Stock Comparison

Veritone, Warner Music and Airbnb Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VERI Veritone, Inc.
$0.56 -23.3% 1M -90.9% 1Y
Market cap
$55.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$91.06M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$32.55 +17.8% 1M +7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.03B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
2.37%
Music Communication Services
3 wins
ABNB Airbnb, Inc.
$176.37 +7.5% 1M +44.2% 1Y
Market cap
$104.06B
P/E
38.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.16B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Airbnb leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Airbnb 7, Warner Music 3, Veritone 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVERIWMGABNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.48M $17.03B $104.06B ABNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 18.2x 38.8x WMG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.4x 31.7x WMG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.1% +12.9% +13.6% ABNB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -117.5% 9.2% 20.4% ABNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -91.0% 13.6% 21.5% ABNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 2.9x — VERI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.37% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.9% +7.2% +44.2% ABNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -55.4%/yr -7.6%/yr -2.6%/yr ABNB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.8% 35.5% 36.4% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 53/100 54/100 ABNB

Percentile Scorecard

VERIWMGABNB

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

AxisVERIWMGABNB
Valuation 17 #103 of 124 37 #78 of 123 23 #128 of 166
Growth 12 #100 of 114 81 #22 of 109 44 #87 of 154
Profitability 27 #81 of 111 82 #20 of 107 90 #16 of 154
Financial Health 9 #116 of 128 28 #95 of 131 54 #83 of 179
Shareholder Returns 29 #52 of 73 38 #48 of 77 58 #41 of 97
Overall 19 53 54
  • VERI ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • WMG ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • ABNB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVERIWMGABNBSPY
1 month -23.3%+17.8%+7.5% -1.0%
3 months -53.3%+25.2%+15.7% -0.4%
6 months -74.1%+7.2%+26.1% +4.5%
Year to date -88.0%+6.1%+30.0% +12.4%
1 year -90.9%+7.2%+44.2% +13.6%
3 years -78.5%-1.1%+43.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year -40.1%-0.4%+12.9% +20.8%
5 years -98.2%-32.5%-12.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -55.4%-7.6%-2.6% +10.4%

Risk

MeasureVERIWMGABNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.8%35.5%36.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 126.0%36.2%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.070.481.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.860.201.21 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.4%-54.0%-60.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -91.6%-6.3%-7.4% -1.6%
52-week high $6.69$34.72$190.50 $779.14
52-week low $0.53$23.65$111.54 $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.

MultipleVERIWMGABNB
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 41.0x 18.2xmedian 15.1x 38.8xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 4.4x 2.3xmedian 1.0x 7.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 28.9x 14.8xmedian 9.8x —median 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 23.9x 20.4xmedian 9.4x 21.4xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.1x 17.9xmedian 1.7x 13.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.15median 1.36 1.15median 0.33 4.20median 0.38

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 monthsVERIWMGABNB
Revenue $91.06M $7.30B $13.16B
Gross profit $60.28M $3.34B $10.91B
Operating income -$82.17M $1.00B $2.74B
Net income -$107.03M $672.00M $2.69B
Free cash flow -$54.75M $836.00M $4.86B
R&D $22.20M – $2.49B
EPS (diluted) $-1.14 $1.28 $4.51
Cash & equivalents $12.42M $618.00M $6.82B
Total debt $45.47M $4.71B $2.48B
Shares (diluted) 94.03M 524.42M 597.00M
Enterprise value -$35.69M $14.52B $57.29B

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
MetricVERIWMGABNB
P/E -0.5x 18.2x 38.8x
P/FCF -1.0x 20.4x 21.4x
P/Operating cash flow -1.1x 18.1x 21.4x
P/S 0.6x 2.3x 7.9x
P/B 1.5x 17.9x 13.3x
P/Tangible book 6.8x -7.9x 13.3x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x 14.8x –
EV/EBIT -1.1x 21.1x 34.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.9x 7.2x
EV/FCF -1.6x 25.3x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.8x 22.5x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.15 1.15 4.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVERIWMGABNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.1% 12.9% 13.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 7.1% 13.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.7% 10.8% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -18.4% 5.9% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 44.1% 5.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 10.5% 11.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -194.7% 126.3% 2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.1% 16.4% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -55.5% 62.0% 7.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 15.8% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 25.0% 12.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 7.5% 7.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.3% 37.7% 12.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 10.0% 7.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVERIWMGABNB
Gross margin 66.2% 45.8% 82.9%
EBITDA margin -63.2% 19.5% –
Operating margin -90.2% 13.7% 20.8%
Pretax margin -119.4% 12.0% 25.6%
Net margin -117.5% 9.2% 20.4%
FCF margin -60.1% 11.4% 36.9%
Operating cash flow margin -55.0% 12.9% 36.9%
Return on equity -246.4% 74.2% 34.9%
Return on assets -70.5% 6.2% 9.7%
Return on invested capital -91.0% 13.6% 21.5%
Return on capital employed -160.1% 16.1% 28.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 6.6% 0.6% 13.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVERIWMGABNB
Debt / assets 30.6% 43.9% 8.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x 4.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF -0.8x 5.6x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.5% 91.1% 72.9%
Equity / assets 25.5% 8.9% 27.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -7.19 1.76 3.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVERIWMGABNB
Dividend yield – 2.4% –
Net buyback yield -1.0% 0.4% 3.8%
Shareholder yield -1.0% 2.7% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusVERIWMGABNB
Forward P/E – 22.4xFY2026 31.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.31FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +110.1%FY2026 +38.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.9% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.75MFY2026 $7.63BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.5% -1.1% +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVERIWMGABNB
Held by institutions 27.8% 100.0% 60.2%
Institutions holding 92 341 1,311
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.9% +3.2% +5.9%
Institutions buying 60 204 648
Institutions selling 15 103 495
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.98 1.31

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.

VERIWMGABNB
VERI 1.00 0.07 0.16
WMG 0.07 1.00 0.31
ABNB 0.16 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VERI, WMG and ABNB?

Airbnb (ABNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Veritone (VERI) $55.48M, Warner Music (WMG) $17.03B, Airbnb (ABNB) $104.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, VERI, WMG and ABNB?

Warner Music (WMG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Veritone (VERI) -0.5x, Warner Music (WMG) 18.2x, Airbnb (ABNB) 38.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Warner Music (WMG) is cheapest (Warner Music (WMG) 22.4x, Airbnb (ABNB) 31.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Airbnb (ABNB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Veritone (VERI) +1.1%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%, Airbnb (ABNB) +13.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Airbnb (ABNB) has the highest net margin (Veritone (VERI) -117.5%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%, Airbnb (ABNB) 20.4%). On return on invested capital, Airbnb (ABNB) leads (Veritone (VERI) -91.0%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%, Airbnb (ABNB) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Airbnb (ABNB) returned the most: Veritone (VERI) -90.9%, Warner Music (WMG) +7.2%, Airbnb (ABNB) +44.2%. Over five years, Airbnb (ABNB) compounded fastest (Veritone (VERI) -55.4%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -7.6%/yr, Airbnb (ABNB) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Warner Music (WMG) 2.37%. Veritone (VERI) and Airbnb (ABNB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Music (WMG) has been the steadiest (Veritone (VERI) 105.8%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.5%, Airbnb (ABNB) 36.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VERI, WMG and ABNB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Airbnb (ABNB) leads on 7. 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.