LYV vs LLYVA vs TME Stock Comparison

Live Nation Entertainment, Liberty Live Holdings and Tencent Music Entertainment Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Live Nation Entertainment leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Live Nation Entertainment 4, Tencent Music Entertainment 4, Liberty Live Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLYVLLYVATMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.26B $8.85B $13.01B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -161.3x -20.1x 10.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 9.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +14.9% +200.4% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.9% -108.1% 835.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% -2.6% 12.8% TME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -68.6x -2.3x LLYVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.1% +7.7% -62.7% LYV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr — +0.0%/yr LYV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 31.8% 49.5% LYV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 31/100 67/100 TME

Percentile Scorecard

LYVLLYVATME

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

AxisLYVLLYVATME
Valuation 42 #8 of 13 8 #12 of 13 77 #39 of 167
Growth 10 #10 of 11 90 #2 of 11 53 #72 of 153
Profitability 40 #7 of 11 10 #10 of 11 86 #23 of 153
Financial Health 50 #7 of 13 17 #11 of 13 78 #41 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 41 #56 of 94
Overall 35 31 67
  • LYV ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • LLYVA 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

PeriodLYVLLYVATMESPY
1 month +2.6%+1.5%+3.5% -1.0%
3 months -2.1%+0.8%-4.0% +2.9%
6 months +10.7%+5.9%-8.9% +6.4%
Year to date +21.7%+18.2%-51.5% +11.4%
1 year +13.1%+7.7%-62.7% +13.1%
3 years +120.7%+220.4%+19.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.2%+47.5%+6.0% +21.5%
5 years +72.2%—+0.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.5%—+0.0% +10.9%
10 years +528.5%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.2%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLYVLLYVATMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%31.8%49.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%33.6%58.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.640.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.420.24-1.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-24.4%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-8.2%-64.1% -2.5%
52-week high $188.46$104.99$23.71 $779.14
52-week low $125.61$74.85$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.

MultipleLYVLLYVATME
P/E now vs peer median -161.8xmedian 50.6x -20.2xmedian 50.6x 10.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 21.8xmedian 1.4x 87.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 18.0x -448.0xmedian 18.0x 4.7xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 17.6x -1,210xmedian 17.6x 8.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 54.1xmedian 2.4x -14.2xmedian 2.4x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.58median 0.26 —median 0.26 0.44median 0.42

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 monthsLYVLLYVATME
Revenue $26.27B $406.97M $152.71M
Gross profit $6.77B $75.92M $2.15B
Operating income $801.20M -$49.43M $1.61B
Net income $355.48M -$440.14M $1.31B
Free cash flow $1.38B -$7.33M $1.61B
EPS (diluted) $-1.02 $-4.75 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $9.07B $523.35M $3.49B
Total debt $33.27B $7.48B $1.93B
Shares (diluted) 244.04M 92.60M 1.55B
Enterprise value $8.27B $6.88B -$9.72B

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
MetricLYVLLYVATME
P/E -161.8x -20.2x 10.2x
P/FCF 29.6x -1,210x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x -1,210x 8.3x
P/S 1.6x 21.8x 87.7x
P/B 54.1x -14.2x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -90.7x -12.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 28.5x -448.0x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 51.2x -211.8x 5.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 25.7x 59.1x
EV/FCF 29.7x -1,428x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x -1,428x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.58 – 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLYVLLYVATME
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 14.9% 200.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% – 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.0% 57.4% -6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% – 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -69.0% -20.5% -10.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.2% – 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -142.7% – -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.3% – 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% – 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – 13.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% – 31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% – 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLYVLLYVATME
Gross margin 25.8% 18.7% 1,408%
EBITDA margin 5.5% -5.7% 1,262%
Operating margin 3.0% -12.1% 1,052%
Pretax margin 2.5% -137.3% 1,042%
Net margin -0.9% -108.1% 835.7%
FCF margin 5.3% -1.8% 1,054%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% -1.8% 1,054%
Return on equity 58.9% – 11.6%
Return on assets 1.3% -22.6% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 4.7% -2.6% 12.8%
Return on capital employed 8.4% – 12.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.3x 0.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLYVLLYVATME
Debt / assets 32.7% 105.6% 11.2%
Debt / equity 12.2x -3.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -68.6x -2.3x
Debt / FCF 6.7x -290.0x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 97.3% 131.1% 33.1%
Equity / assets 2.7% -31.1% 66.9%
Interest coverage 2.3x -1.7x 79.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 1.75 0.28 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLYVLLYVATME
Dividend yield – – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 2.8%
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.

ConsensusLYVLLYVATME
Forward P/E – – 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.34FY2026 – $0.89FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -12.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.05BFY2026 – $5.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 – +16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% – -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLYVLLYVATME
Held by institutions 83.4% 100.0% 27.5%
Institutions holding 848 250 312
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.9% +1.6%
Institutions buying 443 105 172
Institutions selling 286 70 99
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.50 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.

LYVLLYVATME
LYV 1.00 0.88 0.19
LLYVA 0.88 1.00 0.15
TME 0.19 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LYV, LLYVA and TME?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $40.26B, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) $8.85B, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $13.01B.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +14.9%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -108.1%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%). On return on invested capital, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) leads (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -2.6%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) returned the most: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +13.1%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +7.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -62.7%. Over five years, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) compounded fastest (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.5%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) has been the steadiest (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.0%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) 31.8%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LYV, LLYVA 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, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) leads on 4. 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.