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How Warner Music Group Corp. stacks up
WMG · against 60 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Valuation
41/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #43 of 61 · scores higher than 28% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score6 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including WMG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 41?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Its metrics sit close to the Communication Services norm.
- less free cash flow for the price paid: weaker than 77% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 1.8% vs peer median 7.4%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 8.0% vs peer median 8.6%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.0% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WMG, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WMG | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 57 reported | 4.0% | 4.6% | 38% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 60 reported | 8.0% | 10.5% | 32% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 38 reported | 1.8% | 7.2% | 5% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 57 reported | 5.2% | 38.6% | 7% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WMG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 165.2B HKD (≈$21.1B) | 97 | 58 | |
| 1 | 118.3B HKD (≈$15.1B) | 97 | 70 | |
| 3 | 10.3B USD | 95 | 65 | |
| 4 | 14.8B USD | 92 | 50 | |
| 4 | 8.4B USD | 92 | 77 | |
| 40 | 17.3B USD | 46 | 48 | |
| 40 | 192.8B SEK (≈$19.3B) | 46 | 37 | |
| 42 | 10.3B USD | 44 | 50 | |
| 43 | 10.4B GBP (≈$13.6B) | 41 | 50 | |
| 43 | 16.3B USD | 41 | 45 | |
| 45 | 1.62T JPY (≈$11.0B) | 39 | 79 | |
| 45 | 3.54T JPY (≈$24.1B) | 39 | 77 | |
| 45 | 18.5B USD | 39 | 81 | |
| 48 | 10.8B USD | 38 | 59 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score