IHRT vs RHP vs TKO Stock Comparison

iHeartMedia, Ryman Hospitality Properties and TKO Group Holdings 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
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$171.25 -6.3% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.86B
P/E
56.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ryman Hospitality Properties leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ryman Hospitality Properties 8, TKO Group Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIHRTRHPTKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $269.84M $8.35B $12.86B TKO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x 30.7x 56.0x RHP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 33.7x 38.1x RHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +12.2% +5.1% RHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.2% 9.9% 4.3% RHP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% 10.9% 6.7% RHP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 4.2x 2.6x TKO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.02% RHP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.8% +51.8% -8.3% RHP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -38.2%/yr +9.7%/yr +23.4%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.4% 23.7% 31.8% RHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 60/100 79/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

IHRTRHPTKO

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

AxisIHRTRHPTKO
Valuation 59 #23 of 54 54 #68 of 145 33 #9 of 13
Growth 66 #16 of 45 72 #41 of 142 100 #1 of 11
Profitability 45 #24 of 43 79 #29 of 136 100 #1 of 11
Financial Health 12 #55 of 62 28 #101 of 139 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 69 #41 of 131 –
Overall 45 60 79
  • IHRT ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media
  • RHP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIHRTRHPTKOSPY
1 month -22.7%+9.0%-6.3% -0.8%
3 months -51.1%-1.9%-6.4% +3.5%
6 months -66.3%+29.9%-8.0% +7.0%
Year to date -57.5%+39.8%-18.1% +12.2%
1 year -47.8%+51.8%-8.3% +13.0%
3 years -17.3%+60.4%+108.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.1%+17.1%+27.9% +23.1%
5 years -91.0%+58.5%+186.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -38.2%+9.7%+23.4% +11.0%
10 years —+169.9%+795.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.4%+24.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIHRTRHPTKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.4%23.7%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.0%22.4%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.340.530.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.552.19-0.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.3%-34.8%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.0%-2.7%-23.9% -1.8%
52-week high $6.33$136.00$224.96 $779.14
52-week low $1.50$85.91$171.25 $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.

MultipleIHRTRHPTKO
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 18.4x 30.7xmedian 27.4x 55.8xmedian 50.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.6x 3.0xmedian 4.2x 6.2xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 11.0x 14.0xmedian 14.2x 24.0xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 9.1x 30.4xmedian 23.2x 19.5xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 1.6x 10.6xmedian 1.3x 3.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.44 21.19median 2.11 —median 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 monthsIHRTRHPTKO
Revenue $3.99B $2.74B $5.30B
Gross profit $2.34B $1.20B $3.15B
Operating income $6.41M $543.81M $997.63M
Net income -$286.32M $279.90M $661.36M
Free cash flow $36.26M $274.66M $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $-1.81 $3.99 $3.03
Cash & equivalents $174.44M $366.13M $592.49M
Total debt $5.04B $3.97B $4.63B
Shares (diluted) 157.71M 68.14M 75.87M
Enterprise value -$502.87M $6.61B $9.79B

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
MetricIHRTRHPTKO
P/E -1.0x 30.7x 55.8x
P/FCF 6.7x 30.4x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 12.1x 18.2x
P/S 0.1x 3.0x 6.2x
P/B -0.1x 10.6x 3.9x
P/Tangible book -0.1x 10.6x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 14.0x 24.0x
EV/EBIT 797.2x 22.0x 36.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 4.4x 6.9x
EV/FCF 141.0x 43.5x 21.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 42.9x 17.3x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 21.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPTKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 12.2% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 10.5% 63.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.0% 10.7% 22.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 10.4% 53.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -96.6% 12.8% 43.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 7.2% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.7% 3.1% 73.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.2% 5.3% 21.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% -0.1% 155.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 1.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 138.8% 14.3% 126.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.7% 10.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.1% 37.2% 142.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.4% -9.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPTKO
Gross margin 58.8% 43.8% 59.5%
EBITDA margin 8.7% 31.2% 28.8%
Operating margin 0.2% 19.8% 18.8%
Pretax margin -10.5% 10.7% 14.2%
Net margin -7.2% 9.9% 4.3%
FCF margin 0.9% 10.0% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 25.2% 33.9%
Return on equity – 35.9% 7.9%
Return on assets -5.9% 4.5% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 0.1% 10.9% 6.7%
Return on capital employed 0.2% – 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 2.5x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPTKO
Debt / assets 103.9% 64.1% 28.5%
Debt / equity -2.5x 5.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 14.0x 4.2x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 139.1x 14.5x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 141.4% 87.2% 48.8%
Equity / assets -41.4% 12.8% 51.2%
Interest coverage – 2.1x 4.1x
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.50 – 2.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIHRTRHPTKO
Dividend yield – 3.6% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 3.6% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 107.0% 36.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 109.1% 14.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 69.7% –

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.

ConsensusIHRTRHPTKO
Forward P/E – 33.7xFY2026 38.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.48FY2026 $3.93FY2026 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.2%FY2026 +98.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.6% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.86BFY2026 $2.84BFY2026 $6.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +7.0% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIHRTRHPTKO
Held by institutions 62.5% 100.0% 98.3%
Institutions holding 136 434 656
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -0.2% -2.9%
Institutions buying 73 232 316
Institutions selling 50 137 240
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.69 1.32

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.

IHRTRHPTKO
IHRT 1.00 0.25 0.08
RHP 0.25 1.00 0.25
TKO 0.08 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IHRT, RHP and TKO?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) is the largest by market capitalisation: iHeartMedia (IHRT) $269.84M, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) $8.35B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $12.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, IHRT, RHP and TKO?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -0.9x, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 30.7x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 56.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) is cheapest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 33.7x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 38.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +12.2%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) has the highest net margin (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 9.9%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 10.9%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) returned the most: iHeartMedia (IHRT) -47.8%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +51.8%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -8.3%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) -38.2%/yr, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +9.7%/yr, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) has the highest dividend yield: iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.00%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 0.04%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 0.02%. iHeartMedia (IHRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) has been the steadiest (iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.4%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 23.7%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IHRT, RHP and TKO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads on 8. 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.