Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. NWS scored 50.2, WMG scored 72.7 — WMG leads.
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NWS
News Corporation
Entertainment · Quality-Growth
50.2
$32.01 · $17.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
22.5
WMG leads
WMG
Warner Music Group Corp.
Entertainment · Quality-Growth
72.7
$28.72 · $15.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestWMG23.0x
Fastest growthWMG+12.9%
Strongest balance sheetNWS0.32
Highest qualityWMG74 / 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)
NWS
stronger →← stronger
WMG
63
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
74
56
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
85
35
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
61
WMG is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
NWS
WMG
$811mC+
FCF
$836mC+
+6.8%C+
Rev
+12.9%B+
0.32A-
D/E
4.53D
31.1xC+
P/E
23.0xB
2.87C
PEG
0.52A-
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
NWS
WMG
31% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
37% above
~12%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~16%/yr
-27%
1-yr DCF upside
-33%
-24%
5-yr DCF upside
-27%
-19%
10-yr DCF upside
-18%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
NWS
Why this score
Buying back stock
WMG
Why this score
Raising its dividend
The companies
NWSNews Corporation
Entertainment · $32.01 · beta 0.98
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $17.2b. 10% off the 52-week high of $35.76.
Moat
FCF converts 142% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Trailing P/E 31x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. ROE 7% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
WMGWarner Music Group Corp.
Entertainment · $28.72 · beta 1.40
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $15.0b. 19% off the 52-week high of $35.42. Revenue growing +13%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.52 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 16 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $37.81 (implying +32% 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.
Risk
D/E 4.53 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where NWS and WMG diverge
On the headline score the gap is 22.5 points in favor of WMG. The widest single difference is Growth, where WMG leads by 28.1 points.
GrowthNWS 56.5 · WMG 84.6WMG +28.1
ValueNWS 35.3 · WMG 61.1WMG +25.8
QualityNWS 63.5 · WMG 74.4WMG +10.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value 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.
Common questions
Is WMG or NWS the better stock?
WMG scores higher: WMG 72.7, NWS 50.2 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do WMG and NWS differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where WMG leads by 28 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. WMG leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are WMG and NWS scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.