IHRT vs LLYVA vs LYV Stock Comparison

iHeartMedia, Liberty Live Holdings and Live Nation Entertainment Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
$1.77 -22.7% 1M -47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$269.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Live Nation Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Live Nation Entertainment 6, Liberty Live Holdings 2, iHeartMedia 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHRTLLYVALYVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $269.84M $8.89B $40.13B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x -20.2x -160.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +14.9% +10.8% LLYVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% -108.1% -0.9% LYV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% -2.6% 4.7% LYV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.0x -68.6x 0.1x LLYVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.8% +6.6% +13.0% LYV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.2%/yr — +11.4%/yr LYV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.4% 31.8% 31.0% LYV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 31/100 35/100 IHRT

Percentile Scorecard

IHRTLLYVALYV

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

AxisIHRTLLYVALYV
Valuation 59 #23 of 54 8 #12 of 13 42 #8 of 13
Growth 66 #16 of 45 90 #2 of 11 10 #10 of 11
Profitability 45 #24 of 43 10 #10 of 11 40 #7 of 11
Financial Health 12 #55 of 62 17 #11 of 13 50 #7 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 45 31 35
  • IHRT ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • LLYVA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • 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

PeriodIHRTLLYVALYVSPY
1 month -22.7%-0.3%+1.0% -0.8%
3 months -51.1%-2.9%-3.7% +3.5%
6 months -66.3%+5.1%+10.3% +7.0%
Year to date -57.5%+17.8%+21.2% +12.2%
1 year -47.8%+6.6%+13.0% +13.0%
3 years -17.3%+219.7%+124.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.1%+47.4%+30.9% +23.1%
5 years -91.0%—+71.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -38.2%—+11.4% +11.0%
10 years ——+524.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+20.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIHRTLLYVALYVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.4%31.8%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.0%33.4%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.340.640.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.210.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.3%-24.4%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.0%-8.6%-8.4% -1.8%
52-week high $6.33$104.99$188.46 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$74.85$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.

MultipleIHRTLLYVALYV
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 18.4x -20.1xmedian 50.6x -161.1xmedian 50.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 21.7xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 11.0x -446.5xmedian 17.8x 28.3xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 9.1x -1,205xmedian 17.3x 29.4xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.6x -14.1xmedian 2.4x 53.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.44 —median 0.26 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 monthsIHRTLLYVALYV
Revenue $3.99B $406.97M $26.27B
Gross profit $2.34B $75.92M $6.77B
Operating income $6.41M -$49.43M $801.20M
Net income -$286.32M -$440.14M $355.48M
Free cash flow $36.26M -$7.33M $1.38B
EPS (diluted) $-1.81 $-4.75 $-1.02
Cash & equivalents $174.44M $523.35M $9.07B
Total debt $5.04B $7.48B $9.20B
Shares (diluted) 157.71M 92.60M 244.04M
Enterprise value -$502.87M $6.93B $8.14B

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
MetricIHRTLLYVALYV
P/E -1.0x -20.1x -161.1x
P/FCF 6.7x -1,205x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x -1,205x 15.6x
P/S 0.1x 21.7x 1.5x
P/B -0.1x -14.1x 53.9x
P/Tangible book -0.1x -12.0x -90.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x -446.5x 28.3x
EV/EBIT 797.2x -211.1x 50.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 25.6x 1.6x
EV/FCF 141.0x -1,424x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 42.9x -1,424x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 – 3.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHRTLLYVALYV
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 14.9% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% – 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% – 11.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.6% 57.4% -20.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% – -3.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% -20.5% -69.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% – -13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% – -142.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% – -45.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 138.8% – 39.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% – 10.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.1% – 23.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.4% – -3.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHRTLLYVALYV
Gross margin 58.8% 18.7% 25.8%
EBITDA margin 8.7% -5.7% 5.5%
Operating margin 0.2% -12.1% 3.0%
Pretax margin -10.5% -137.3% 2.5%
Net margin -7.2% -108.1% -0.9%
FCF margin 0.9% -1.8% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% -1.8% 9.9%
Return on equity – – 58.9%
Return on assets -5.9% -22.6% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 0.1% -2.6% 4.7%
Return on capital employed 0.2% – 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 0.0x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 2.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHRTLLYVALYV
Debt / assets 103.9% 105.6% 32.7%
Debt / equity -2.5x -3.4x 12.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.0x -68.6x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 139.1x -290.0x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 141.4% 131.1% 97.3%
Equity / assets -41.4% -31.1% 2.7%
Interest coverage – -1.7x 2.3x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -0.50 0.28 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHRTLLYVALYV
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.

ConsensusIHRTLLYVALYV
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 – $-0.36FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 – $27.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 – +7.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% – +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHRTLLYVALYV
Held by institutions 62.5% 100.0% 83.4%
Institutions holding 136 250 848
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +0.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 73 105 443
Institutions selling 50 70 286
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.50 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.

IHRTLLYVALYV
IHRT 1.00 0.14 0.10
LLYVA 0.14 1.00 0.88
LYV 0.10 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHRT, LLYVA and LYV?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: iHeartMedia (IHRT) $269.84M, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) $8.89B, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $40.13B.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +14.9%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) has the highest net margin (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -108.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%). On return on invested capital, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) leads (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -2.6%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) returned the most: iHeartMedia (IHRT) -47.8%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +6.6%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +13.0%. Over five years, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) compounded fastest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -38.2%/yr, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) has been the steadiest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.4%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) 31.8%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHRT, LLYVA 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 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.