FWONA vs IHRT vs LYV Stock Comparison

Liberty Media, iHeartMedia and Live Nation Entertainment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FWONA Liberty Media Corp
$83.88 -3.2% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$21.38B
P/E
52.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.34B
Div. yield
–
Live Entertainment Communication Services
4 wins
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
$1.56 -29.7% 1M -51.2% 1Y
Market cap
$269.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Live Nation Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Live Nation Entertainment 5, Liberty Media 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFWONAIHRTLYVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.38B $269.68M $41.16B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.4x -0.9x -164.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +3.1% +10.8% FWONA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% -7.2% -0.9% FWONA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.9% 0.1% 4.7% LYV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 14.0x 0.1x LYV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.0% -51.2% +14.2% LYV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.0%/yr -39.6%/yr +11.3%/yr LYV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.5% 87.8% 30.9% FWONA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 46/100 35/100 FWONA

Percentile Scorecard

FWONAIHRTLYV

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

AxisFWONAIHRTLYV
Valuation 50 #7 of 13 62 #21 of 53 42 #8 of 13
Growth 80 #3 of 11 65 #16 of 44 10 #10 of 11
Profitability 70 #4 of 11 44 #24 of 42 40 #7 of 11
Financial Health 75 #4 of 13 12 #54 of 61 50 #7 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 69 46 35
  • FWONA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • IHRT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • LYV ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFWONAIHRTLYVSPY
1 month -3.2%-29.7%+0.4% +0.9%
3 months -10.3%-55.6%-6.4% +5.9%
6 months +7.0%-69.4%+12.7% +8.5%
Year to date -6.2%-62.5%+21.1% +13.3%
1 year -4.0%-51.2%+14.2% +12.4%
3 years +47.9%-27.1%+124.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.9%-10.0%+30.9% +23.5%
5 years +60.8%-92.0%+70.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.0%-39.6%+11.3% +11.0%
10 years +207.8%—+529.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.9%—+20.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFWONAIHRTLYVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.5%87.8%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%81.0%31.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.301.320.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.580.46 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -25.7%-96.3%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-75.4%-8.4% -0.9%
52-week high $98.18$6.33$188.46 $779.14
52-week low $74.51$1.50$125.61 $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.

MultipleFWONAIHRTLYV
P/E now vs peer median 51.6xmedian 51.6x -0.9xmedian 18.7x -161.0xmedian 51.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.5x 0.1xmedian 0.6x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 18.1x 14.7xmedian 10.6x 28.3xmedian 18.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 17.3x 5.9xmedian 8.9x 29.4xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x -0.1xmedian 1.6x 53.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -10.07median 0.26 -0.02median 0.49 3.56median 0.26

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 monthsFWONAIHRTLYV
Revenue $4.34B $3.99B $26.27B
Gross profit $1.22B $2.34B $6.77B
Operating income $516.00M $6.41M $801.20M
Net income $407.00M -$286.32M $355.48M
Free cash flow $823.00M $36.26M $1.38B
EPS (diluted) $1.62 $-1.81 $-1.02
Cash & equivalents $1.47B $174.44M $9.07B
Total debt $4.92B $5.04B $9.20B
Shares (diluted) 252.00M 157.71M 244.04M
Enterprise value $15.94B -$503.02M $9.17B

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
MetricFWONAIHRTLYV
P/E 51.6x -0.9x -161.0x
P/FCF 22.9x 5.9x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 1.8x 15.6x
P/S 4.3x 0.1x 1.5x
P/B 2.5x -0.1x 53.8x
P/Tangible book 6.8x -0.1x -90.3x
EV/EBITDA 22.8x 14.7x 28.3x
EV/EBIT 43.2x 792.7x 50.9x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 1.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF 27.1x 140.2x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x 42.7x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.07 -0.02 3.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFWONAIHRTLYV
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 3.1% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 75.9% 1.2% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,012% 4.0% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 29.5% -0.3% 11.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% -96.6% -20.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.8% 26.1% -3.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 113.5% 23.7% -69.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.0% 40.2% -13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.2% 25.3% -142.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 41.3% -45.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.7% 138.8% 39.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% -24.7% 10.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.6% 181.1% 23.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.7% -34.4% -3.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFWONAIHRTLYV
Gross margin 28.2% 58.8% 25.8%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 8.7% 5.5%
Operating margin 11.9% 0.2% 3.0%
Pretax margin 14.3% -10.5% 2.5%
Net margin 9.4% -7.2% -0.9%
FCF margin 19.0% 0.9% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 21.9% 3.0% 9.9%
Return on equity 5.3% – 58.9%
Return on assets 2.6% -5.9% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 2.9% 0.1% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 3.6% 0.2% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x -0.4x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFWONAIHRTLYV
Debt / assets 31.0% 103.9% 32.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x -2.5x 12.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 14.0x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 6.0x 139.1x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 141.4% 97.3%
Equity / assets 48.0% -41.4% 2.7%
Interest coverage 1.9x – 2.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.47 -0.50 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFWONAIHRTLYV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – – 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusFWONAIHRTLYV
Forward P/E 45.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.85FY2026 $-0.48FY2026 $-0.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -16.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $3.86BFY2026 $27.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.9%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.7% +0.4% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFWONAIHRTLYV
Held by institutions 9.3% 72.1% 83.4%
Institutions holding 300 136 848
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.2% +6.6% +0.7%
Institutions buying 154 73 443
Institutions selling 77 50 286
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.46 1.55

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.

FWONAIHRTLYV
FWONA 1.00 0.19 0.29
IHRT 0.19 1.00 0.09
LYV 0.29 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FWONA, IHRT and LYV?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Media (FWONA) $21.38B, iHeartMedia (IHRT) $269.68M, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $41.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Media (FWONA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Media (FWONA) +12.2%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Liberty Media (FWONA) has the highest net margin (Liberty Media (FWONA) 9.4%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%). On return on invested capital, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) leads (Liberty Media (FWONA) 2.9%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) returned the most: Liberty Media (FWONA) -4.0%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) -51.2%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +14.2%. Over five years, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) compounded fastest (Liberty Media (FWONA) +10.0%/yr, iHeartMedia (IHRT) -39.6%/yr, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Media (FWONA) has been the steadiest (Liberty Media (FWONA) 24.5%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.8%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FWONA, IHRT and LYV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) leads on 5. 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.