LLYVA vs LYV vs MANU Stock Comparison

Liberty Live Holdings, Live Nation Entertainment and Manchester United Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.68 +1.5% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Live Nation Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Live Nation Entertainment 5, Liberty Live Holdings 2, Manchester United 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLLYVALYVMANULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.91B $40.16B $3.59B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.3x -160.9x -62.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.9% +10.8% +5.5% LLYVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -108.1% -0.9% -6.4% LYV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.6% 4.7% 2.6% LYV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -68.6x 0.1x 2.4x LLYVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.7% +12.3% +13.4% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.4%/yr +4.9%/yr LYV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 31.0% 33.6% LYV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 33/100 46/100 MANU

Percentile Scorecard

LLYVALYVMANU

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

AxisLLYVALYVMANU
Valuation 8 #12 of 13 33 #9 of 13 30 #31 of 44
Growth 90 #2 of 11 10 #10 of 11 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 10 #10 of 11 40 #7 of 11 53 #20 of 41
Financial Health 17 #11 of 13 50 #7 of 13 24 #36 of 47
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 31 33 46
  • LLYVA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • 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

PeriodLLYVALYVMANUSPY
1 month +0.3%+0.7%+1.5% -0.2%
3 months -2.9%-4.9%-11.5% +3.9%
6 months +6.5%+11.2%+18.3% +8.2%
Year to date +18.5%+20.8%+29.9% +12.9%
1 year +6.7%+12.3%+13.4% +12.3%
3 years +221.7%+123.5%+16.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.7%+30.8%+5.3% +23.3%
5 years —+71.3%+26.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+11.4%+4.9% +10.9%
10 years —+535.9%+34.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+20.3%+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLLYVALYVMANUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%31.0%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%31.1%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.710.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.400.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.4%-48.2%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-8.7%-14.5% -1.2%
52-week high $104.99$188.46$24.19 $779.14
52-week low $74.85$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.

MultipleLLYVALYVMANU
P/E now vs peer median -20.2xmedian 50.4x -160.5xmedian 50.4x -61.6xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -448.9xmedian 18.0x 28.2xmedian 18.0x 12.9xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,213xmedian 17.5x 29.3xmedian 17.5x 9.9xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -14.2xmedian 2.4x 53.7xmedian 2.4x 18.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.26 3.55median 0.26 3.64median 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 monthsLLYVALYVMANU
Revenue $406.97M $26.27B $909.31M
Gross profit $75.92M $6.77B -$21.12M
Operating income -$49.43M $801.20M $30.28M
Net income -$440.14M $355.48M -$57.81M
Free cash flow -$7.33M $1.38B $363.93M
EPS (diluted) $-4.75 $-1.02 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $523.35M $9.07B $89.13M
Total debt $7.48B $9.20B $3.96B
Shares (diluted) 92.60M 244.04M 172.43M
Enterprise value $6.94B $8.17B $3.25B

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
MetricLLYVALYVMANU
P/E -20.2x -160.5x -61.6x
P/FCF -1,213x 29.3x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow -1,213x 15.5x 14.2x
P/S 21.8x 1.5x 4.0x
P/B -14.2x 53.7x 18.1x
P/Tangible book -12.1x -90.0x 18.1x
EV/EBITDA -448.9x 28.2x 12.9x
EV/EBIT -212.2x 50.8x 146.2x
EV/Revenue 25.8x 1.5x 4.9x
EV/FCF -1,431x 29.4x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -1,431x 15.6x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.55 3.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLLYVALYVMANU
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.9% 10.8% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.1% 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.4% -20.0% 223.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% 62.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.5% -69.0% -36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -13.2% -19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -142.7% -35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -45.3% -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 39.6% 128.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.3% 141.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLLYVALYVMANU
Gross margin 18.7% 25.8% -2.3%
EBITDA margin -5.7% 5.5% 37.6%
Operating margin -12.1% 3.0% 3.3%
Pretax margin -137.3% 2.5% -7.0%
Net margin -108.1% -0.9% -6.4%
FCF margin -1.8% 5.3% 40.0%
Operating cash flow margin -1.8% 9.9% 27.8%
Return on equity – 58.9% -26.5%
Return on assets -22.6% 1.3% -2.8%
Return on invested capital -2.6% 4.7% 2.6%
Return on capital employed – 8.4% 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 7.3x -4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 0.6% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLLYVALYVMANU
Debt / assets 105.6% 32.7% 44.5%
Debt / equity -3.4x 12.2x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -68.6x 0.1x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -290.0x 6.7x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 131.1% 97.3% 90.3%
Equity / assets -31.1% 2.7% 9.7%
Interest coverage -1.7x 2.3x 0.5x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.29 1.75 0.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLLYVALYVMANU
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.

ConsensusLLYVALYVMANU
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.36FY2026 $-0.18FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year – $27.09BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.5%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +6.7% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLLYVALYVMANU
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.4% 17.1%
Institutions holding 250 848 125
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +0.7% +5.0%
Institutions buying 105 443 63
Institutions selling 70 286 30
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.55 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.

LLYVALYVMANU
LLYVA 1.00 0.88 0.27
LYV 0.88 1.00 0.30
MANU 0.27 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LLYVA, LYV and MANU?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) $8.91B, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $40.16B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.59B.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +14.9%, 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 (Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -108.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%). On return on invested capital, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) leads (Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -2.6%, 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: Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +6.7%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +12.3%, Manchester United (MANU) +13.4%. Over five years, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) compounded fastest (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.4%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +4.9%/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 Live Holdings (LLYVA) 31.8%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.0%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LLYVA, 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 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.