VERI vs WMG vs BBAI Stock Comparison

Veritone, Warner Music and BigBear.ai Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VERI Veritone, Inc.
$0.67 -47.7% 1M -90.0% 1Y
Market cap
$61.06M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$93.99M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win
WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$29.58 +9.0% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.19B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Warner Music leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Warner Music 8, Veritone 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVERIWMGBBAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $61.06M $11.19B $1.23B WMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 16.7x -6.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +12.9% -1.5% WMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -121.3% 9.2% -126.8% WMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -67.4% 13.6% -28.0% WMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 2.9x 1.3x VERI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.0% -7.8% -63.7% WMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -53.2%/yr -9.8%/yr — WMG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 106.1% 35.4% 77.5% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 55/100 37/100 WMG

Percentile Scorecard

VERIWMGBBAI

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

AxisVERIWMGBBAI
Valuation 44 #70 of 124 40 #74 of 123 24 #95 of 124
Growth 10 #102 of 113 81 #21 of 107 11 #101 of 113
Profitability 27 #80 of 109 85 #17 of 105 21 #86 of 109
Financial Health 12 #112 of 127 28 #95 of 131 83 #23 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 40 #45 of 74 45 #35 of 63
Overall 23 55 37
  • VERI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • WMG ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • BBAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVERIWMGBBAISPY
1 month -47.7%+9.0%-7.9% +0.9%
3 months -33.0%+1.3%-5.7% +5.9%
6 months -67.2%+5.9%-35.6% +8.5%
Year to date -85.6%-3.6%-54.4% +13.3%
1 year -90.0%-7.8%-63.7% +12.4%
3 years -71.4%-4.1%+96.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -34.1%-1.4%+25.3% +23.5%
5 years -97.8%-40.2%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -53.2%-9.8%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureVERIWMGBBAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 106.1%35.4%77.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 125.9%36.4%72.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.180.463.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-0.22-0.82 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.4%-54.8%-95.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -90.0%-14.8%-65.7% -0.9%
52-week high $6.72$34.72$7.17 $779.14
52-week low $0.53$23.65$2.12 $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.

MultipleVERIWMGBBAI
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 37.9x 16.5xmedian 17.0x -6.6xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 4.4x 2.1xmedian 1.1x 8.3xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.8xmedian 34.5x 13.7xmedian 9.6x -4.4xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 26.6x 18.5xmedian 9.3x -16.3xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.4x 16.2xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.43median 1.24 1.05median 0.32 -1.69median 1.24

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 monthsVERIWMGBBAI
Revenue $93.99M $7.30B $142.07M
Gross profit $63.41M $3.34B $42.91M
Operating income -$81.76M $1.00B -$233.30M
Net income -$114.02M $672.00M -$180.20M
Free cash flow – $836.00M -$72.72M
R&D $21.38M – $23.30M
EPS (diluted) $-1.21 $1.28 $-0.38
Cash & equivalents $12.42M $618.00M $77.11M
Total debt $188.16M $4.71B $16.69M
Shares (diluted) 94.03M 524.42M 480.32M
Enterprise value -$28.59M $8.55B -$9.92M

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
MetricVERIWMGBBAI
P/E -0.6x 16.5x -6.6x
P/FCF – 18.5x -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.5x -16.5x
P/S 0.7x 2.1x 8.3x
P/B 1.8x 16.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 8.1x -7.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA -1.8x 13.7x -4.4x
EV/EBIT -1.2x 19.6x -3.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.7x 6.4x
EV/FCF – 23.4x -12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.8x -12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.43 1.05 -1.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVERIWMGBBAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 12.9% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.3% 7.1% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 10.8% 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -17.0% 5.9% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.9% 44.1% -64.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 10.5% -60.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -213.9% 126.3% 57.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.9% 16.4% -39.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -65.7% 62.0% 60.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 15.8% 3.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 25.0% -105.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% -35.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 37.7% -105.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% -36.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVERIWMGBBAI
Gross margin 67.5% 45.8% 30.2%
EBITDA margin -59.3% 19.5% -145.2%
Operating margin -87.0% 13.7% -164.2%
Pretax margin -121.5% 12.0% -142.6%
Net margin -121.3% 9.2% -126.8%
FCF margin – 11.4% -51.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.9% -50.4%
Return on equity -215.7% 74.2% -24.8%
Return on assets -69.1% 6.2% -22.5%
Return on invested capital -67.4% 13.6% -28.0%
Return on capital employed -126.1% 16.1% -32.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.0% 0.6% 13.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVERIWMGBBAI
Debt / assets 30.6% 43.9% 2.2%
Debt / equity 1.2x 4.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x 2.9x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 5.6x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 74.5% 91.1% 10.1%
Equity / assets 25.5% 8.9% 89.9%
Interest coverage – – -47.5x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.7x 4.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 4.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 4.0x
Altman Z-score -7.10 1.67 6.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVERIWMGBBAI
Dividend yield – 2.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.4% -0.3%
Shareholder yield – 3.0% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusVERIWMGBBAI
Forward P/E – 20.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.31FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $-0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +110.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +17.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $96.75MFY2026 $7.63BFY2026 $108.97MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 -14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.5% -1.1% +23.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVERIWMGBBAI
Held by institutions 27.8% 100.0% 39.1%
Institutions holding 91 339 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.9% +3.2% +1.0%
Institutions buying 59 202 185
Institutions selling 15 103 90
Buyers to sellers 3.93 1.96 2.06

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.

VERIWMGBBAI
VERI 1.00 0.05 0.37
WMG 0.05 1.00 0.04
BBAI 0.37 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VERI, WMG and BBAI?

Warner Music (WMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Veritone (VERI) $61.06M, Warner Music (WMG) $11.19B, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) $1.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

Warner Music (WMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Veritone (VERI) +4.3%, Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warner Music (WMG) has the highest net margin (Veritone (VERI) -121.3%, Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -126.8%). On return on invested capital, Warner Music (WMG) leads (Veritone (VERI) -67.4%, Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -28.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Music (WMG) returned the most: Veritone (VERI) -90.0%, Warner Music (WMG) -7.8%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -63.7%. Over five years, Warner Music (WMG) compounded fastest (Veritone (VERI) -53.2%/yr, Warner Music (WMG) -9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Music (WMG) has been the steadiest (Veritone (VERI) 106.1%, Warner Music (WMG) 35.4%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) 77.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.