DIS vs TKO vs LION Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, TKO Group Holdings and Lionsgate Studios Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$112.50 +8.7% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.02B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
6 wins
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$173.12 -8.5% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.82B
P/E
55.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
3 wins
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.51 +12.2% 1M +95.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 6, Lionsgate Studios 3, TKO Group Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISTKOLIONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $192.02B $12.82B $3.55B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 55.8x -30.0x DIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 39.0x — DIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +5.1% +9.9% LION
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 4.3% -4.1% DIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 6.7% 18.4% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.6x 9.5x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% TKO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.5% -7.3% +95.2% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr +23.6%/yr — TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 31.8% 49.1% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 79/100 39/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

DISTKOLION

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDISTKOLION
Valuation 42 #73 of 124 33 #9 of 13 35 #81 of 124
Growth 61 #43 of 109 100 #1 of 11 98 #3 of 109
Profitability 39 #66 of 107 100 #1 of 11 41 #64 of 107
Financial Health 64 #49 of 133 83 #3 of 13 11 #119 of 133
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 73 – 13 #64 of 73
Overall 57 79 39
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • LION ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDISTKOLIONSPY
1 month +8.7%-8.5%+12.2% -1.0%
3 months +18.6%-4.2%-6.2% +2.9%
6 months +9.6%-7.2%+9.4% +6.4%
Year to date -1.1%-17.2%+37.0% +11.4%
1 year -0.5%-7.3%+95.2% +13.1%
3 years +36.3%+115.1%+19.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.9%+29.1%+6.1% +21.5%
5 years -33.6%+188.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%+23.6%— +10.9%
10 years +20.9%+776.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.9%+24.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDISTKOLIONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%31.8%49.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%31.0%39.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.470.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-0.231.94 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-37.2%-55.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-23.0%-23.7% -2.5%
52-week high $116.65$224.96$16.40 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$172.46$6.23 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDISTKOLION
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 17.2x 56.4xmedian 50.6x -30.8xmedian 17.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 6.2xmedian 1.4x 1.3xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 9.5x 24.2xmedian 18.0x 33.5xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 9.5x 19.7xmedian 17.6x 38.2xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 4.0xmedian 2.4x -3.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.29 —median 0.26 —median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDISTKOLION
Revenue $98.86B $5.30B $2.88B
Gross profit $43.29B $3.15B –
Operating income -$40.54B $997.63M $133.20M
Net income $9.24B $661.36M -$118.80M
Free cash flow $8.29B $1.67B $97.40M
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $3.03 $-0.41
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $592.49M $425.80M
Total debt $182.30B $16.77B $1.90B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 75.87M 291.60M
Enterprise value $169.78B $9.75B $2.40B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDISTKOLION
P/E 22.7x 56.4x -30.8x
P/FCF 23.4x 19.7x 38.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 18.4x 33.8x
P/S 2.0x 6.2x 1.3x
P/B 1.7x 4.0x -3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 6.4x -3.0x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x 24.2x 33.5x
EV/EBIT -5.8x 37.1x 39.0x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 7.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 28.4x 22.1x 53.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 20.6x 47.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISTKOLION
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 5.1% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 63.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 22.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 53.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 43.5% 2,284%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 19.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 73.5% 71.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 21.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% 155.3% 73.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 126.3% 284.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 142.4% 234.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISTKOLION
Gross margin 43.8% 59.5% –
EBITDA margin -35.4% 28.8% 5.4%
Operating margin -41.0% 18.8% 4.6%
Pretax margin 12.9% 14.2% -3.3%
Net margin 8.7% 4.3% -4.1%
FCF margin 8.4% 31.5% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 33.9% 3.8%
Return on equity 8.0% 7.9% –
Return on assets 4.5% 4.1% -2.2%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 6.7% 18.4%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 7.3% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.7x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 2.5% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISTKOLION
Debt / assets 22.5% 28.5% 35.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x -1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.6x 9.5x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.8x 19.5x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 48.8% 122.5%
Equity / assets 57.1% 51.2% -22.5%
Interest coverage – 4.1x 0.5x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.54 2.95 -0.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISTKOLION
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 4.2% 0.0% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 1.8% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% 36.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% 14.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDISTKOLION
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 39.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $4.44FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +96.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +15.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $6.09BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -5.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISTKOLION
Held by institutions 75.9% 98.3% 89.1%
Institutions holding 2,940 656 291
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -2.9% +1.3%
Institutions buying 1,209 316 155
Institutions selling 1,369 240 85
Buyers to sellers 0.88 1.32 1.82

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DISTKOLION
DIS 1.00 0.35 0.19
TKO 0.35 1.00 0.20
LION 0.19 0.20 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, TKO and LION?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $12.82B, Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, TKO and LION?

Walt Disney (DIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 55.8x, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Walt Disney (DIS) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.2x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 39.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Walt Disney (DIS) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -7.3%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) +95.2%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 0.02%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 0.00%. Lionsgate Studios (LION) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%, Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, TKO and LION?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Walt Disney (DIS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.