COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
META vs WMG
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. META scored 79.1, WMG scored 77.3 — META leads.
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META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
79.1
$559.02 · $1.4T
fundamentals as of
Score gap
1.8
META leads
WMG
Warner Music Group Corp.
77.3
$27.76 · $14.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestMETA21.0x
- Fastest growthMETA+27.7%
- Strongest balance sheetMETA0.43
- Highest qualityMETA87 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
META
stronger →← stronger
WMG
87
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
74
92
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
85
62
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
73
META is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
META
WMG
$41.0bA
FCF
$836mC+
+27.7%A-
Rev
+12.9%B+
0.43B+
D/E
4.53D
21.0xB
P/E
22.2xB
0.82B+
PEG
0.49A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
META
WMG
134% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
23% above
~30%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~13%/yr
-62%
1-yr DCF upside
-26%
-57%
5-yr DCF upside
-19%
-51%
10-yr DCF upside
-7%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
META
Why this score
- Durable high returns
WMG
Why this score
- Raising its dividend
The companies
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.
Why now
Internet Content & Information · market cap $1.4T. Down 29% from 52-week high of $790.80 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +28% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.82 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 57 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $754.14 (implying +35% upside).
Moat
Net margin 30% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 26% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. $1.4T market cap places it among the largest companies in the sector — distribution, R&D, and customer-acquisition costs amortize across a base peers can't replicate.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
WMGWarner Music Group Corp.
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $14.5b. Down 22% from 52-week high of $35.42 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +13%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.49 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 17 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $36.88 (implying +33% upside).
Moat
ROE 79% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 124% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
D/E 4.53 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
The model favors META with an 81 quality-growth score, primarily due to its superior Quality pillar of 88 compared to WMG's 75. However, a contrarian could prefer WMG, which trades at just 28% of its DCF fair value, offering a significant margin of safety versus META's 101%.
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Where META and WMG diverge
On the headline score the gap is 1.8 points in favor of META. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
- QualityMETA 86.5 · WMG 74.5META +12.0
- ValueMETA 62.0 · WMG 73.2WMG +11.2
- GrowthMETA 92.4 · WMG 84.6META +7.8
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.