OMC vs. WMG: Omnicom vs. Warner Music Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Omnicom (OMC) and Warner Music (WMG) both fall under the Media & Entertainment industry group, but OMC is classified in Media while WMG is classified in Entertainment.

Omnicom (OMC) has more than two decades of public-market history since March 17, 1980, whereas Warner Music (WMG) listed on June 3, 2020 and has a much shorter record to draw on.

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Risk Metrics

Warner Music (WMG) has an aggressive beta of 1.31, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Omnicom (OMC) is defensive at 0.69 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

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Profitability

Warner Music (WMG) at 70.07% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than Omnicom (OMC) at 9.94%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

Both Omnicom (OMC) at 2.85% and Warner Music (WMG) at 9.20% keep about the typical share of revenue as profit for their industries — neither bottom line stands out from peers.

Both Omnicom (OMC) at 15.73% and Warner Music (WMG) at 16.74% run core operations about as efficiently as their industries’ norm — neither stands out on operating profitability.

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Growth

Both Omnicom (OMC) at 10.09% and Warner Music (WMG) at 4.37% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Warner Music (WMG) at -16.87% is around its peer norm for EPS growth, while Omnicom (OMC) at -103.62% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker earnings momentum.

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Financial Strength

Both Omnicom (OMC) at 0.92 and Warner Music (WMG) at 0.73 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

Omnicom (OMC) at 1.07 is near its industry mid-range for debt-to-equity ratio, while Warner Music (WMG) at 4.53 sits above its benchmark range, pointing to a heavier debt load relative to equity.

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Dividends

Both Omnicom (OMC) at 3.67% and Warner Music (WMG) at 2.38% yield above their industries’ entire benchmark ranges — high enough that dividend safety, not income, becomes the first question.

Omnicom (OMC) reports payout ratio above 100% at 323.23%, meaning dividends exceeded current-period earnings and sustainability needs extra context. Meanwhile Warner Music (WMG) reports 60.80%, ranking against industry peers normally.

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Valuation

Warner Music (WMG) at 25.04 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Omnicom (OMC) at 87.24 sits above its peer range — an unusually expensive price for OMC’s trailing earnings.

On P/S ratio, both Omnicom (OMC) at 0.96 and Warner Music (WMG) at 2.24 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

Omnicom (OMC) at 2.37 sits near its industry’s typical P/B ratio, while Warner Music (WMG) at 19.17 prices above its benchmark range — WMG looks rich relative to book.

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