LBTYA vs LYV vs TME Stock Comparison

Liberty Global, Live Nation Entertainment and Tencent Music Entertainment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.64 -19.0% 1M -30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionLBTYALYVTMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.62B $40.91B $12.76B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x -163.9x 10.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 9.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +10.8% +200.4% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -62.1% -0.9% 835.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.5% 4.7% 12.8% TME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 0.1x -2.3x TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.2% +14.2% -63.8% LYV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.4%/yr +11.3%/yr +1.2%/yr LYV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 30.9% 49.3% LYV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 35/100 67/100 TME

Percentile Scorecard

LBTYALYVTME

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

AxisLBTYALYVTME
Valuation 67 #17 of 49 42 #8 of 13 75 #42 of 166
Growth 18 #37 of 45 10 #10 of 11 52 #74 of 152
Profitability 18 #37 of 45 40 #7 of 11 87 #20 of 152
Financial Health 58 #21 of 49 50 #7 of 13 78 #41 of 179
Shareholder Returns 69 #12 of 37 – 45 #52 of 94
Overall 46 35 67
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • LYV ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLBTYALYVTMESPY
1 month -19.0%+0.4%-0.6% +0.9%
3 months -27.4%-6.4%-14.1% +5.9%
6 months -33.0%+12.7%-7.6% +8.5%
Year to date -31.4%+21.1%-52.5% +13.3%
1 year -30.2%+14.2%-63.8% +12.4%
3 years -1.8%+124.1%+16.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.6%+30.9%+5.3% +23.5%
5 years -48.4%+70.6%+6.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -12.4%+11.3%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years -53.8%+529.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -7.4%+20.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLBTYALYVTMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%30.9%49.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%31.1%58.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.720.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.860.46-1.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-48.2%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-8.4%-64.0% -0.9%
52-week high $13.03$188.46$23.15 $779.14
52-week low $7.50$125.61$7.74 $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.

MultipleLBTYALYVTME
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 11.6x -161.0xmedian 51.6x 10.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 1.5xmedian 1.5x 85.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 6.8x 28.3xmedian 18.1x 4.5xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.2xmedian 6.3x 29.4xmedian 17.3x 8.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.2x 53.8xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.24 3.56median 0.26 0.43median 0.36

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 monthsLBTYALYVTME
Revenue $4.88B $26.27B $152.71M
Gross profit $3.28B $6.77B $2.15B
Operating income -$86.80M $801.20M $1.61B
Net income -$3.01B $355.48M $1.31B
Free cash flow -$254.80M $1.38B $1.61B
EPS (diluted) $-8.64 $-1.02 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $9.07B $3.49B
Total debt $8.35B $9.20B $1.93B
Shares (diluted) 351.13M 244.04M 1.55B
Enterprise value -$5.46B $8.92B -$9.97B

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
MetricLBTYALYVTME
P/E -0.9x -161.0x 10.0x
P/FCF -10.2x 29.4x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x 15.6x 8.1x
P/S 0.5x 1.5x 85.9x
P/B 0.3x 53.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.3x -90.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 28.3x 4.5x
EV/EBIT -98.3x 50.9x 5.4x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.6x 57.2x
EV/FCF -33.5x 29.5x 5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 15.6x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 3.56 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBTYALYVTME
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 10.8% 200.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 11.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% 14.1% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 11.4% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -215.0% -20.0% -6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% -3.4% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.5% -69.0% -10.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -13.2% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.2% -142.7% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -45.3% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% 39.6% 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 10.5% 13.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -158.0% 23.3% 31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% -3.0% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBTYALYVTME
Gross margin 67.2% 25.8% 1,408%
EBITDA margin 21.0% 5.5% 1,262%
Operating margin -1.8% 3.0% 1,052%
Pretax margin -57.5% 2.5% 1,042%
Net margin -62.1% -0.9% 835.7%
FCF margin -5.2% 5.3% 1,054%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 9.9% 1,054%
Return on equity -31.2% 58.9% 11.6%
Return on assets -13.8% 1.3% 8.3%
Return on invested capital -0.5% 4.7% 12.8%
Return on capital employed -0.5% 8.4% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 7.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBTYALYVTME
Debt / assets 38.8% 32.7% 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 12.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 0.1x -2.3x
Debt / FCF -32.8x 6.7x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 97.3% 33.1%
Equity / assets 43.9% 2.7% 66.9%
Interest coverage -0.2x 2.3x 79.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.5x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 0.71 1.75 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBTYALYVTME
Dividend yield – – 2.9%
Net buyback yield 3.5% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 0.0% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusLBTYALYVTME
Forward P/E – – 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.51FY2026 $-0.36FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $27.09BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% +6.7% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBTYALYVTME
Held by institutions 50.2% 83.4% 27.5%
Institutions holding 293 848 312
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +0.7% +1.6%
Institutions buying 145 443 172
Institutions selling 95 286 99
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.55 1.74

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.

LBTYALYVTME
LBTYA 1.00 0.15 0.08
LYV 0.15 1.00 0.19
TME 0.08 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBTYA, LYV and TME?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.62B, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $40.91B, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $12.76B.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%). On return on invested capital, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) leads (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) returned the most: Liberty Global (LBTYA) -30.2%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +14.2%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.8%. Over five years, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) compounded fastest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -12.4%/yr, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.3%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) has been the steadiest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 30.9%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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