IHRT vs LYV vs MANU Stock Comparison

iHeartMedia, Live Nation Entertainment and Manchester United Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
$1.81 -6.7% 1M -39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$355.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services
1 win
MANU Manchester United plc
$21.40 +6.4% 1M +28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.81B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Live Nation Entertainment leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Live Nation Entertainment 7, Manchester United 1, iHeartMedia 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHRTLYVMANULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $355.63M $42.36B $3.81B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x -169.7x -65.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +10.8% +5.5% LYV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% -0.9% -6.4% LYV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% 4.7% 2.6% LYV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 0.1x 2.4x LYV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.1% +18.4% +28.7% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -37.8%/yr +11.0%/yr +6.0%/yr LYV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 88.7% 31.1% 33.0% LYV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 38/100 46/100 IHRT

Percentile Scorecard

IHRTLYVMANU

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

AxisIHRTLYVMANU
Valuation 60 #22 of 53 42 #8 of 13 30 #32 of 45
Growth 67 #15 of 44 10 #10 of 11 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 44 #24 of 42 50 #6 of 11 51 #21 of 42
Financial Health 12 #54 of 61 50 #7 of 13 26 #36 of 48
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 46 38 46
  • IHRT ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • LYV ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIHRTLYVMANUSPY
1 month -6.7%+4.9%+6.4% -2.3%
3 months -54.5%-2.5%-5.3% -0.7%
6 months -70.6%+12.4%+17.4% +4.8%
Year to date -56.5%+24.3%+34.4% +10.3%
1 year -39.1%+18.4%+28.7% +10.3%
3 years -27.6%+107.5%+14.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year -10.2%+27.6%+4.6% +20.1%
5 years -90.7%+68.2%+34.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -37.8%+11.0%+6.0% +10.1%
10 years —+562.6%+42.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+20.8%+3.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIHRTLYVMANUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 88.7%31.1%33.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.1%31.2%31.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.230.690.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.440.590.87 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.3%-48.2%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.4%-6.0%-11.5% -3.5%
52-week high $6.33$188.46$24.19 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$125.61$15.20 $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.

MultipleIHRTLYVMANU
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 19.8x -165.2xmedian 53.4x -63.7xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 4.1xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 10.5x 29.0xmedian 18.0x 13.3xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 8.7x 30.2xmedian 17.2x 10.2xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.6x 55.2xmedian 2.6x 18.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.49 3.65median 0.37 3.77median 0.56

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 monthsIHRTLYVMANU
Revenue $3.99B $26.27B $909.31M
Gross profit $2.34B $6.77B -$21.12M
Operating income $6.41M $801.20M $30.28M
Net income -$286.32M $355.48M -$57.81M
Free cash flow $36.26M $1.38B $363.93M
EPS (diluted) $-1.81 $-1.02 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $174.44M $9.07B $89.13M
Total debt $5.04B $9.20B $913.14M
Shares (diluted) 157.71M 244.04M 172.43M
Enterprise value -$417.07M $10.36B $3.48B

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
MetricIHRTLYVMANU
P/E -1.0x -165.2x -63.7x
P/FCF 6.9x 30.2x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 16.0x 14.7x
P/S 0.1x 1.6x 4.1x
P/B -0.1x 55.2x 18.7x
P/Tangible book -0.1x -92.6x 18.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 29.0x 13.3x
EV/EBIT 798.0x 52.2x 150.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.6x 5.0x
EV/FCF 141.2x 30.3x 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.0x 16.0x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 3.65 3.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHRTLYVMANU
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 10.8% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 11.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 14.1% 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 11.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.6% -20.0% 223.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% -3.4% 62.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% -69.0% -36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% -13.2% -19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% -142.7% -35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% -45.3% -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 138.8% 39.6% 128.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% 10.5% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.1% 23.3% 141.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.4% -3.0% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHRTLYVMANU
Gross margin 58.8% 25.8% -2.3%
EBITDA margin 8.7% 5.5% 37.6%
Operating margin 0.2% 3.0% 3.3%
Pretax margin -10.5% 2.5% -7.0%
Net margin -7.2% -0.9% -6.4%
FCF margin 0.9% 5.3% 40.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 9.9% 27.8%
Return on equity – 58.9% -26.5%
Return on assets -5.9% 1.3% -2.8%
Return on invested capital 0.1% 4.7% 2.6%
Return on capital employed 0.2% 8.4% 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 7.3x -4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.6% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHRTLYVMANU
Debt / assets 103.9% 32.7% 44.5%
Debt / equity -2.5x 12.2x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 0.1x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 139.1x 6.7x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 141.4% 97.3% 90.3%
Equity / assets -41.4% 2.7% 9.7%
Interest coverage – 2.3x 0.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.9x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.50 1.77 1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHRTLYVMANU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 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.

ConsensusIHRTLYVMANU
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 $-0.36FY2026 $-0.18FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $27.09BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +6.7% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHRTLYVMANU
Held by institutions 72.1% 83.4% 17.1%
Institutions holding 136 850 125
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +0.7% +5.0%
Institutions buying 73 445 63
Institutions selling 50 286 30
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.56 2.10

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.

IHRTLYVMANU
IHRT 1.00 0.11 0.18
LYV 0.11 1.00 0.31
MANU 0.18 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHRT, LYV and MANU?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: iHeartMedia (IHRT) $355.63M, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $42.36B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.81B.

Which company is growing faster?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) has the highest net margin (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%). On return on invested capital, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) leads (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: iHeartMedia (IHRT) -39.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +18.4%, Manchester United (MANU) +28.7%. Over five years, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) compounded fastest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -37.8%/yr, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.0%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +6.0%/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) 88.7%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.1%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.