WMG vs GETY vs VERI Stock Comparison

Warner Music, Getty Images Holdings and Veritone Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
8 wins
VERI Veritone, Inc.
$0.67 -47.7% 1M -90.0% 1Y
Market cap
$66.38M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$93.99M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

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.

QuestionWMGGETYVERILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.47B $12.63M $66.38M WMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x -0.1x -0.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.9% +3.3% +4.3% WMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.2% -16.2% -121.3% WMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 3.3% -67.4% WMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 12.6x -0.6x VERI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.60% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% -98.6% -90.0% WMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr -68.6%/yr -53.2%/yr WMG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.4% 272.2% 106.1% WMG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 28/100 23/100 WMG

Percentile Scorecard

WMGGETYVERI

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

AxisWMGGETYVERI
Valuation 40 #74 of 123 49 #86 of 166 44 #70 of 124
Growth 81 #21 of 107 11 #136 of 152 10 #102 of 113
Profitability 85 #17 of 105 42 #88 of 152 27 #80 of 109
Financial Health 28 #95 of 131 10 #162 of 179 12 #112 of 127
Shareholder Returns 40 #45 of 74 – –
Overall 55 28 23
  • WMG ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • GETY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • VERI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWMGGETYVERISPY
1 month +9.0%-78.6%-47.7% +0.9%
3 months +1.3%-92.7%-33.0% +5.9%
6 months +5.9%-96.6%-67.2% +8.5%
Year to date -3.6%-97.8%-85.6% +13.3%
1 year -7.8%-98.6%-90.0% +12.4%
3 years -4.1%-99.3%-71.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.4%-80.6%-34.1% +23.5%
5 years -40.2%-99.7%-97.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.8%-68.6%-53.2% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureWMGGETYVERISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.4%272.2%106.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%305.8%125.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.393.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.36-0.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.8%-100.0%-98.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-98.6%-90.0% -0.9%
52-week high $34.72$2.15$6.72 $779.14
52-week low $23.65$0.01$0.53 $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.

MultipleWMGGETYVERI
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 17.0x -0.1xmedian 16.8x -0.6xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.1x 0.0xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 9.6x 12.7xmedian 13.9x -1.8xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 9.3x -0.2xmedian 11.4x —median 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 0.32 -0.02median 0.36 -0.43median 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 monthsWMGGETYVERI
Revenue $7.30B $978.00M $93.99M
Gross profit $3.34B $708.07M $63.41M
Operating income $1.00B $84.94M -$81.76M
Net income $672.00M -$159.46M -$114.02M
Free cash flow $836.00M -$83.03M –
R&D – – $21.38M
EPS (diluted) $1.28 $-0.38 $-1.21
Cash & equivalents $618.00M $51.62M $12.42M
Total debt $4.71B $2.03B $188.16M
Shares (diluted) 524.42M 419.60M 94.03M
Enterprise value $12.96B -$287.10M -$23.27M

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
MetricWMGGETYVERI
P/E 16.5x -0.1x -0.6x
P/FCF 18.5x -0.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x -0.5x –
P/S 2.1x 0.0x 0.7x
P/B 16.2x 0.0x 1.8x
P/Tangible book -7.2x 0.1x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 12.7x -1.8x
EV/EBIT 19.6x 23.5x -1.2x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 2.0x 1.1x
EV/FCF 23.4x -24.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x -78.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 -0.02 -0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWMGGETYVERI
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.9% 3.3% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 1.9% -12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% 2.4% 2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 1.9% -17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 44.1% -45.6% 2.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -23.4% -7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 126.3% -39.0% -213.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -3.8% -34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.0% -35.7% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 4.7% 1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% -135.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -29.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.7% -746.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -41.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWMGGETYVERI
Gross margin 45.8% 72.4% 67.5%
EBITDA margin 19.5% 16.1% -59.3%
Operating margin 13.7% 8.7% -87.0%
Pretax margin 12.0% -8.3% -121.5%
Net margin 9.2% -16.2% -121.3%
FCF margin 11.4% -8.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% -2.6% –
Return on equity 74.2% -29.4% -215.7%
Return on assets 6.2% -5.1% -69.1%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 3.3% -67.4%
Return on capital employed 16.1% 4.3% -126.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.5% 7.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWMGGETYVERI
Debt / assets 43.9% 66.6% 30.6%
Debt / equity 4.9x 4.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 12.6x -0.6x
Debt / FCF 5.6x -24.5x –
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 83.7% 74.5%
Equity / assets 8.9% 16.3% 25.5%
Interest coverage – 0.4x –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.67 -0.38 -7.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWMGGETYVERI
Dividend yield 2.6% – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% – –
Shareholder yield 3.0% – –
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.

ConsensusWMGGETYVERI
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 $-0.15FY2026 $-0.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +110.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +17.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.63BFY2026 $880.49MFY2026 $96.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.1% +15.2% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWMGGETYVERI
Held by institutions 100.0% 38.1% 27.8%
Institutions holding 339 112 91
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% -9.3% +17.9%
Institutions buying 202 56 59
Institutions selling 103 34 15
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.65 3.93

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.

WMGGETYVERI
WMG 1.00 0.10 0.05
GETY 0.10 1.00 -0.01
VERI 0.05 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WMG, GETY and VERI?

Warner Music (WMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Warner Music (WMG) $15.47B, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) $12.63M, Veritone (VERI) $66.38M.

Which company is growing faster?

Warner Music (WMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Warner Music (WMG) +12.9%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) +3.3%, Veritone (VERI) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Warner Music (WMG) has the highest net margin (Warner Music (WMG) 9.2%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -16.2%, Veritone (VERI) -121.3%). On return on invested capital, Warner Music (WMG) leads (Warner Music (WMG) 13.6%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 3.3%, Veritone (VERI) -67.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warner Music (WMG) returned the most: Warner Music (WMG) -7.8%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -98.6%, Veritone (VERI) -90.0%. Over five years, Warner Music (WMG) compounded fastest (Warner Music (WMG) -9.8%/yr, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) -68.6%/yr, Veritone (VERI) -53.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Warner Music (WMG) 2.60%. Getty Images Holdings (GETY) and Veritone (VERI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Warner Music (WMG) has been the steadiest (Warner Music (WMG) 35.4%, Getty Images Holdings (GETY) 272.2%, Veritone (VERI) 106.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.