PLBY vs WBD
PLBY: A legacy consumer media and lifestyle brand leveraging the Playboy name across print, digital content, and licensed merchandise, struggling with declining revenues and profitability pressures. WBD: Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media giant housing iconic entertainment, sports, and news brands, currently navigating a major strategic shift in its content and corporate structure.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | PLBY | WBD | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $1.27 | $25.85 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $147M | $64.8B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | n/a | 89.13 | |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | -6.2% | -4.7% | WBD higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +70.9% | +45.5% | PLBY higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | -2.8% | +3.3% | WBD higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | -53.0% | -4.9% | WBD higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | -2.7% | -1.7% | WBD higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 4.70 | 1.00 | WBD lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | -18.4% | -3.0% | WBD higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | -13.3% | +3.3% | WBD higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 0 | n/a | |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 1.90 | 1.57 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | -33.9% | +101.2% | WBD higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.