LBTYA vs LYV vs MSGE Stock Comparison

Liberty Global, Live Nation Entertainment and Madison Square Garden Entertainment Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.82 -17.2% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Madison Square Garden Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Entertainment 6, Live Nation Entertainment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBTYALYVMSGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.66B $40.55B $3.19B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x -160.5x 56.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 30.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +10.8% +12.5% MSGE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -62.1% -0.9% 6.2% MSGE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.5% 4.7% 14.1% MSGE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 0.1x 1.4x LYV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.5% +12.3% +74.5% MSGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.9%/yr +11.4%/yr — LYV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 31.0% 30.7% MSGE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 33/100 71/100 MSGE

Percentile Scorecard

LBTYALYVMSGE

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

AxisLBTYALYVMSGE
Valuation 67 #17 of 49 33 #9 of 13 83 #3 of 13
Growth 18 #37 of 45 10 #10 of 11 70 #4 of 11
Profitability 18 #37 of 45 40 #7 of 11 90 #2 of 11
Financial Health 58 #21 of 49 50 #7 of 13 42 #8 of 13
Shareholder Returns 69 #12 of 37 – –
Overall 46 33 71
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LYV ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • MSGE ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLBTYALYVMSGESPY
1 month -17.2%+0.7%-0.1% -0.2%
3 months -23.5%-4.9%+2.2% +3.9%
6 months -32.1%+11.2%+21.6% +8.2%
Year to date -29.8%+20.8%+46.4% +12.9%
1 year -28.5%+12.3%+74.5% +12.3%
3 years +0.5%+123.5%+165.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.2%+30.8%+38.5% +23.3%
5 years -47.0%+71.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.9%+11.4%— +10.9%
10 years -52.2%+535.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.1%+20.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLBTYALYVMSGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%31.0%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%31.1%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.710.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.810.402.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-48.2%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.0%-8.7%-11.0% -1.2%
52-week high $13.03$188.46$88.66 $779.14
52-week low $7.50$125.61$43.84 $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.

MultipleLBTYALYVMSGE
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 11.8x -160.5xmedian 50.4x 56.6xmedian 50.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 3.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 6.8x 28.2xmedian 18.0x 17.4xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.4xmedian 5.9x 29.3xmedian 17.5x 9.9xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.2x 53.7xmedian 2.4x 69.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.24 3.55median 0.26 -28.21median 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 monthsLBTYALYVMSGE
Revenue $4.88B $26.27B $1.06B
Gross profit $3.28B $6.77B $478.49M
Operating income -$86.80M $801.20M $141.54M
Net income -$3.01B $355.48M $66.19M
Free cash flow -$254.80M $1.38B $323.09M
EPS (diluted) $-8.64 $-1.02 $1.38
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $9.07B $294.16M
Total debt $8.35B $9.20B $570.80M
Shares (diluted) 351.13M 244.04M 48.00M
Enterprise value -$5.18B $9.61B $2.38B

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
MetricLBTYALYVMSGE
P/E -0.9x -160.5x 56.6x
P/FCF -10.4x 29.3x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 15.5x 9.1x
P/S 0.5x 1.5x 3.0x
P/B 0.3x 53.7x 69.7x
P/Tangible book 0.3x -90.0x -177.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 28.2x 17.4x
EV/EBIT -99.0x 50.8x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.5x 3.3x
EV/FCF -33.7x 29.4x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x 15.6x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 3.55 -28.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBTYALYVMSGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 10.8% 12.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 11.0% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% 14.1% 17.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 11.4% 10.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -215.0% -20.0% 15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% -3.4% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.5% -69.0% 76.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -13.2% -4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.2% -142.7% 78.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -45.3% -2.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% 39.6% 204.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 10.5% 37.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -158.0% 23.3% 247.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% -3.0% 38.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBTYALYVMSGE
Gross margin 67.2% 25.8% 45.1%
EBITDA margin 21.0% 5.5% 18.8%
Operating margin -1.8% 3.0% 13.3%
Pretax margin -57.5% 2.5% 10.1%
Net margin -62.1% -0.9% 6.2%
FCF margin -5.2% 5.3% 30.5%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 9.9% 33.1%
Return on equity -31.2% 58.9% 141.1%
Return on assets -13.8% 1.3% 3.4%
Return on invested capital -0.5% 4.7% 14.1%
Return on capital employed -0.5% 8.4% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 7.3x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.6% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBTYALYVMSGE
Debt / assets 38.8% 32.7% 29.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 12.2x 12.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 0.1x 1.4x
Debt / FCF -32.8x 6.7x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 97.3% 97.6%
Equity / assets 43.9% 2.7% 2.4%
Interest coverage -0.2x 2.3x 3.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.72 1.75 1.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBTYALYVMSGE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.4% 0.0% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 0.0% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusLBTYALYVMSGE
Forward P/E – – 30.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.51FY2026 $-0.36FY2026 $2.59FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +87.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $27.09BFY2026 $1.05BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 -0.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% +6.7% +19.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBTYALYVMSGE
Held by institutions 50.2% 83.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 293 848 278
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +0.7% +1.1%
Institutions buying 145 443 154
Institutions selling 95 286 73
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.55 2.11

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.

LBTYALYVMSGE
LBTYA 1.00 0.15 0.25
LYV 0.15 1.00 0.40
MSGE 0.25 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBTYA, LYV and MSGE?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.66B, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $40.55B, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) $3.19B.

Which company is growing faster?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +12.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) has the highest net margin (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) leads (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) returned the most: Liberty Global (LBTYA) -28.5%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +12.3%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +74.5%. Over five years, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) compounded fastest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -11.9%/yr, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) has been the steadiest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.0%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.0%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBTYA, LYV and MSGE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 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.