WMG vs EXPE vs CART Stock Comparison

Warner Music, Expedia and Maplebear Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WMG Warner Music Group Corp.
$31.92 +15.6% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.89B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.30B
Div. yield
–
Music Communication Services
1 win
EXPE Expedia Group, Inc.
$272.48 +4.8% 1M +27.4% 1Y
Market cap
$31.40B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.70B
Div. yield
0.01%
Digital Marketplaces Technology
7 wins
CART Maplebear Inc.
$57.79 +27.1% 1M +58.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.52B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.15B
Div. yield
–
Digital Marketplaces Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionWMGEXPECARTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.89B $31.40B $13.52B EXPE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x 15.4x 28.0x EXPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.0x 13.4x 23.9x EXPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.9% +12.0% +14.2% CART
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% 13.0% 11.6% EXPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 29.5% — EXPE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -0.5x — EXPE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.0% +27.4% +58.8% CART
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +8.4%/yr — EXPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 54.4% 44.1% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 64/100 75/100 CART

Percentile Scorecard

WMGEXPECART

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

AxisWMGEXPECART
Valuation 34 #82 of 123 69 #53 of 166 52 #81 of 166
Growth 81 #22 of 109 75 #39 of 154 60 #62 of 154
Profitability 81 #21 of 107 97 #6 of 154 91 #15 of 154
Financial Health 29 #93 of 131 34 #119 of 179 81 #35 of 179
Shareholder Returns 35 #50 of 76 47 #52 of 97 91 #10 of 97
Overall 52 64 75
  • WMG ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • EXPE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CART ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWMGEXPECARTSPY
1 month +15.6%+4.8%+27.1% -5.9%
3 months +20.7%-11.1%+28.3% -4.6%
6 months +2.8%+7.8%+52.1% +0.2%
Year to date +4.1%-3.8%+28.5% +7.5%
1 year +7.0%+27.4%+58.8% +8.2%
3 years -2.1%+144.2%+111.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -0.7%+34.7%+28.4% +19.0%
5 years -33.8%+49.6%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -7.9%+8.4%— +9.4%
10 years —+117.6%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+8.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureWMGEXPECARTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%54.4%44.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%55.1%43.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.481.230.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.200.501.33 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-60.9%-38.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.1%-19.7%-5.1% -5.9%
52-week high $34.72$339.12$60.88 $779.14
52-week low $23.65$188.51$32.93 $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.

MultipleWMGEXPECART
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 14.9x 16.1xmedian 18.0x 27.9xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 1.3x 3.3xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 8.5x 8.7xmedian 15.5x 17.8xmedian 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 8.7x 7.0xmedian 11.4x 11.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 1.6x 12.6xmedian 1.7x 5.3xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.13median 0.43 0.39median 0.38 0.99median 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 monthsWMGEXPECART
Revenue $7.30B $15.70B $4.15B
Gross profit $3.34B $14.20B $2.99B
Operating income $1.00B $2.51B $596.00M
Net income $672.00M $2.04B $483.00M
Free cash flow $836.00M $4.46B $1.21B
R&D – $1.28B $731.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $16.61 $1.95
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $6.68B $830.00M
Total debt $4.71B $5.46B –
Shares (diluted) 524.42M 122.55M 247.59M
Enterprise value $9.25B $6.58B $10.36B

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
MetricWMGEXPECART
P/E 17.8x 16.1x 27.9x
P/FCF 20.0x 7.0x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.8x 6.0x 10.8x
P/S 2.3x 2.0x 3.3x
P/B 17.5x 12.6x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -7.8x 19.6x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.6x 8.7x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 11.8x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 1.9x 3.1x
EV/FCF 24.9x 6.6x 10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 5.7x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.13 0.39 0.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWMGEXPECART
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.9% 12.0% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 8.6% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% 13.0% 10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 10.3% 10.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.1% 80.0% 7.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 27.9% 31.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.3% 83.5% -6.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 31.4% 33.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.0% 98.2% 6.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 41.0% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% 87.8% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 18.6% 46.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.7% 123.3% 37.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 24.3% 49.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWMGEXPECART
Gross margin 45.8% 90.4% 72.1%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 21.7% 17.3%
Operating margin 13.7% 16.0% 14.4%
Pretax margin 12.0% 15.5% 15.1%
Net margin 9.2% 13.0% 11.6%
FCF margin 11.4% 28.4% 29.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 33.2% 30.6%
Return on equity 74.2% 94.7% 19.8%
Return on assets 6.2% 7.3% 13.7%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 29.5% –
Return on capital employed 16.1% 33.9% 23.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.6x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.6% 10.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWMGEXPECART
Debt / assets 43.9% 18.8% –
Debt / equity 4.9x 2.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -0.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.6x 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 91.5% 28.2%
Equity / assets 8.9% 8.5% 71.8%
Interest coverage – 7.1x –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.6x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.74 1.48 8.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWMGEXPECART
Dividend yield 2.4% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 6.0% 14.8%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 6.7% 14.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 10.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 109.8% –
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.

ConsensusWMGEXPECART
Forward P/E 22.0xFY2026 13.4xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 $20.37FY2026 $2.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +110.1%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 +51.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% +15.4% +16.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.63BFY2026 $16.58BFY2026 $4.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% +1.5% +25.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWMGEXPECART
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 82.5%
Institutions holding 341 1,120 502
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +7.8% +3.5%
Institutions buying 204 601 246
Institutions selling 103 363 181
Buyers to sellers 1.98 1.66 1.36

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.

WMGEXPECART
WMG 1.00 0.26 0.20
EXPE 0.26 1.00 0.20
CART 0.20 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WMG, EXPE and CART?

Expedia (EXPE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warner Music (WMG) $11.89B, Expedia (EXPE) $31.40B, Maplebear (CART) $13.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, WMG, EXPE and CART?

Expedia (EXPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Warner Music (WMG) 17.7x, Expedia (EXPE) 15.4x, Maplebear (CART) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Expedia (EXPE) is cheapest (Warner Music (WMG) 22.0x, Expedia (EXPE) 13.4x, Maplebear (CART) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Maplebear (CART) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%, Expedia (EXPE) +12.0%, Maplebear (CART) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expedia (EXPE) has the highest net margin (Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%, Expedia (EXPE) 13.0%, Maplebear (CART) 11.6%). On return on invested capital, Expedia (EXPE) leads (Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%, Expedia (EXPE) 29.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maplebear (CART) returned the most: Warner Music (WMG) +7.0%, Expedia (EXPE) +27.4%, Maplebear (CART) +58.8%. Over five years, Expedia (EXPE) compounded fastest (Warner Music (WMG) -7.9%/yr, Expedia (EXPE) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Warner Music (WMG) 0.00%, Expedia (EXPE) 0.01%, Maplebear (CART) 0.00%. Warner Music (WMG) and Maplebear (CART) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Music (WMG) has been the steadiest (Warner Music (WMG) 35.5%, Expedia (EXPE) 54.4%, Maplebear (CART) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WMG, EXPE and CART?

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