LBTYA vs MANU vs TKO Stock Comparison

Liberty Global, Manchester United and TKO Group Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.64 -19.0% 1M -30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.78 +1.5% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$173.97 -4.2% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.32B
P/E
58.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

TKO Group Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (TKO Group Holdings 6, Manchester United 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBTYAMANUTKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.63B $3.61B $13.32B TKO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.9x -62.3x 58.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 38.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +5.5% +5.1% MANU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -62.1% -6.4% 4.3% TKO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.5% 2.6% 6.7% TKO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 2.4x 2.6x MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.2% +16.2% -7.2% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.4%/yr +5.0%/yr +23.3%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 33.5% 31.8% TKO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 46/100 79/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

LBTYAMANUTKO

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

AxisLBTYAMANUTKO
Valuation 67 #17 of 49 30 #31 of 44 33 #9 of 13
Growth 18 #37 of 45 76 #11 of 43 100 #1 of 11
Profitability 18 #37 of 45 51 #21 of 42 100 #1 of 11
Financial Health 58 #21 of 49 26 #35 of 47 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns 69 #12 of 37 – –
Overall 46 46 79
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • 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

PeriodLBTYAMANUTKOSPY
1 month -19.0%+1.5%-4.2% +0.9%
3 months -27.4%-11.1%-7.2% +5.9%
6 months -33.0%+18.7%-5.3% +8.5%
Year to date -31.4%+30.5%-16.8% +13.3%
1 year -30.2%+16.2%-7.2% +12.4%
3 years -1.8%+17.5%+112.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.6%+5.5%+28.5% +23.5%
5 years -48.4%+27.6%+184.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -12.4%+5.0%+23.3% +11.0%
10 years -53.8%+36.3%+862.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -7.4%+3.1%+25.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLBTYAMANUTKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%33.5%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%32.0%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.680.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.860.48-0.23 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-54.5%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-14.1%-22.7% -0.9%
52-week high $13.03$24.19$224.96 $779.14
52-week low $7.50$15.20$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.

MultipleLBTYAMANUTKO
P/E now vs peer median -0.9xmedian 11.6x -61.9xmedian 16.8x 56.7xmedian 51.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 6.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 6.8x 13.0xmedian 10.2x 24.3xmedian 18.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.2xmedian 6.3x 9.9xmedian 11.2x 19.8xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.2x 18.2xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.24 3.66median 0.44 —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 monthsLBTYAMANUTKO
Revenue $4.88B $909.31M $5.30B
Gross profit $3.28B -$21.12M $3.15B
Operating income -$86.80M $30.28M $997.63M
Net income -$3.01B -$57.81M $661.36M
Free cash flow -$254.80M $363.93M $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $-8.64 $-0.34 $3.03
Cash & equivalents $2.42B $89.13M $592.49M
Total debt $8.35B $3.96B $4.63B
Shares (diluted) 351.13M 172.43M 75.87M
Enterprise value -$5.45B $3.27B $10.25B

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
MetricLBTYAMANUTKO
P/E -0.9x -61.9x 56.7x
P/FCF -10.2x 9.9x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x 14.3x 18.5x
P/S 0.5x 4.0x 6.3x
P/B 0.3x 18.2x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 18.2x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 13.0x 24.3x
EV/EBIT -98.3x 146.8x 37.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 4.9x 7.0x
EV/FCF -33.5x 12.2x 22.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 17.5x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 3.66 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBTYAMANUTKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 5.5% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 5.2% 63.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% 24.6% 22.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% – 53.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -215.0% 223.3% 43.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -58.3% 62.2% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.5% -36.0% 73.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.7% -19.1% 21.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.2% -35.3% 155.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -16.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% 128.3% 126.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.4% 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -158.0% 141.3% 142.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% 34.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBTYAMANUTKO
Gross margin 67.2% -2.3% 59.5%
EBITDA margin 21.0% 37.6% 28.8%
Operating margin -1.8% 3.3% 18.8%
Pretax margin -57.5% -7.0% 14.2%
Net margin -62.1% -6.4% 4.3%
FCF margin -5.2% 40.0% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 27.8% 33.9%
Return on equity -31.2% -26.5% 7.9%
Return on assets -13.8% -2.8% 4.1%
Return on invested capital -0.5% 2.6% 6.7%
Return on capital employed -0.5% 2.5% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x -4.4x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 0.0% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBTYAMANUTKO
Debt / assets 38.8% 44.5% 28.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 4.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 2.4x 2.6x
Debt / FCF -32.8x 2.5x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.1% 90.3% 48.8%
Equity / assets 43.9% 9.7% 51.2%
Interest coverage -0.2x 0.5x 4.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.71 0.97 2.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBTYAMANUTKO
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 3.5% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.5% 0.0% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 36.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.4%
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.

ConsensusLBTYAMANUTKO
Forward P/E – – 38.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.51FY2026 $-0.18FY2027 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +98.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.97BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027 $6.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.8%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027 +28.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% -6.0% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBTYAMANUTKO
Held by institutions 50.2% 17.1% 38.3%
Institutions holding 293 125 656
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +5.0% -2.9%
Institutions buying 145 63 316
Institutions selling 95 30 240
Buyers to sellers 1.53 2.10 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.

LBTYAMANUTKO
LBTYA 1.00 0.23 0.25
MANU 0.23 1.00 0.25
TKO 0.25 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBTYA, MANU and TKO?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.63B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.61B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $13.32B.

Which company is growing faster?

Manchester United (MANU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) has the highest net margin (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) leads (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Liberty Global (LBTYA) -30.2%, Manchester United (MANU) +16.2%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -7.2%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) -12.4%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.0%/yr, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Liberty Global (LBTYA) 0.00%, Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 0.02%. Liberty Global (LBTYA) and Manchester United (MANU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) has been the steadiest (Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.1%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.5%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBTYA, MANU 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, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 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.