Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. WBD scored 16.1, WMG scored 72.7 — WMG leads.
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WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Entertainment · Quality-Growth
16.1
$30.95 · $77.6B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
56.6
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
Fastest growthWMG+12.9%
Strongest balance sheetWBD0.94
Highest qualityWMG74 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
WBD
stronger →← stronger
WMG
27
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
74
14
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
85
11
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
61
WMG is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
WBD
WMG
$2.2bB
FCF
$836mC+
-6.1%D
Rev
+12.9%B+
0.94B
D/E
4.53D
2.1xB
P/S
—
55.18D
PEG
0.52A-
—
P/E
23.0xB
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
WBD
WMG
191% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
37% above
~37%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~16%/yr
-69%
1-yr DCF upside
-33%
-66%
5-yr DCF upside
-27%
-61%
10-yr DCF upside
-18%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
WBD
No notable signals flagged.
WMG
Why this score
Raising its dividend
The companies
WBDWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Entertainment · $30.95 · beta 1.54
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $77.6b. Trading near 52-week high of $30.99 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. Revenue -6% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $30.63 (implying -1% upside).
Moat
$77.6b market cap gives the company enough scale to absorb fixed costs that subscale competitors can't, without yet being so large that growth has to come from acquisition.
Risk
Revenue contracting -6% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Currently unprofitable (margin -8.8%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Trading within 0% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction.
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 WBD and WMG diverge
On the headline score the gap is 56.6 points in favor of WMG. The widest single difference is Growth, where WMG leads by 70.2 points.
GrowthWBD 14.4 · WMG 84.6WMG +70.2
ValueWBD 10.6 · WMG 61.1WMG +50.5
QualityWBD 27.2 · WMG 74.4WMG +47.2
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 WBD the better stock?
WMG scores higher: WMG 72.7, WBD 16.1 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 WBD differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where WMG leads by 70 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 WBD 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.