LYV vs MSGE vs FWONA Stock Comparison

Live Nation Entertainment, Madison Square Garden Entertainment and Liberty Media Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FWONA Liberty Media Corp
$82.23 -3.9% 1M -8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.65B
P/E
50.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.34B
Div. yield
–
Live Entertainment Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Madison Square Garden Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Entertainment 5, Live Nation Entertainment 3, Liberty Media 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLYVMSGEFWONALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.26B $3.65B $20.65B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -161.3x 55.2x 50.6x FWONA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.0x 44.4x MSGE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +12.5% +12.2% MSGE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.9% 6.2% 9.4% FWONA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 14.1% 2.9% MSGE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.4x 3.5x LYV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.1% +70.5% -8.4% MSGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr — +10.0%/yr LYV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 30.6% 24.5% FWONA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 71/100 69/100 MSGE

Percentile Scorecard

LYVMSGEFWONA

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

AxisLYVMSGEFWONA
Valuation 42 #8 of 13 83 #3 of 13 50 #7 of 13
Growth 10 #10 of 11 70 #4 of 11 80 #3 of 11
Profitability 40 #7 of 11 90 #2 of 11 70 #4 of 11
Financial Health 50 #7 of 13 42 #8 of 13 75 #4 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 35 71 69
  • LYV ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • MSGE ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • FWONA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLYVMSGEFWONASPY
1 month +2.6%-0.8%-3.9% -1.0%
3 months -2.1%+2.0%-7.7% +2.9%
6 months +10.7%+22.6%+1.0% +6.4%
Year to date +21.7%+44.4%-8.0% +11.4%
1 year +13.1%+70.5%-8.4% +13.1%
3 years +120.7%+153.0%+36.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.2%+36.3%+11.0% +21.5%
5 years +72.2%—+60.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.5%—+10.0% +10.9%
10 years +528.5%—+188.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.2%—+11.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLYVMSGEFWONASPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%30.6%24.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%25.6%22.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.720.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.422.31-0.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-33.9%-25.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-12.2%-16.2% -2.5%
52-week high $188.46$88.66$98.18 $779.14
52-week low $125.61$43.84$74.51 $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.

MultipleLYVMSGEFWONA
P/E now vs peer median -161.8xmedian 50.6x 55.8xmedian 50.6x 50.6xmedian 50.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.4x 3.0xmedian 1.4x 4.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 18.0x 17.1xmedian 18.0x 22.4xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 17.6x 9.7xmedian 17.6x 22.4xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 54.1xmedian 2.4x 68.7xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.58median 0.26 -27.83median 0.26 -9.87median 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 monthsLYVMSGEFWONA
Revenue $26.27B $1.06B $4.34B
Gross profit $6.77B $478.49M $1.22B
Operating income $801.20M $141.54M $516.00M
Net income $355.48M $66.19M $407.00M
Free cash flow $1.38B $323.09M $823.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.02 $1.38 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $9.07B $294.16M $1.47B
Total debt $33.27B $570.80M $22.08B
Shares (diluted) 244.04M 48.00M 252.00M
Enterprise value $8.27B $2.84B $15.21B

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
MetricLYVMSGEFWONA
P/E -161.8x 55.8x 50.6x
P/FCF 29.6x 9.7x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 9.0x 19.4x
P/S 1.6x 3.0x 4.3x
P/B 54.1x 68.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -90.7x -174.6x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 28.5x 17.1x 22.4x
EV/EBIT 51.2x 24.2x 42.5x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 3.2x 5.0x
EV/FCF 29.7x 10.6x 26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x 9.7x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.58 -27.83 -9.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLYVMSGEFWONA
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 12.5% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 7.6% 75.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 17.5% 1,012%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 10.8% 29.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.0% 15.9% 49.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 10.5% 37.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -69.0% 76.8% 113.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.2% -4.6% -34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -142.7% 78.0% 122.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.3% -2.0% -5.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% 204.8% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 37.3% 19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 247.1% 15.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 38.9% 73.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLYVMSGEFWONA
Gross margin 25.8% 45.1% 28.2%
EBITDA margin 5.5% 18.8% 22.5%
Operating margin 3.0% 13.3% 11.9%
Pretax margin 2.5% 10.1% 14.3%
Net margin -0.9% 6.2% 9.4%
FCF margin 5.3% 30.5% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 33.1% 21.9%
Return on equity 58.9% 141.1% 5.3%
Return on assets 1.3% 3.4% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 14.1% 2.9%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 11.8% 3.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.3x 5.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 3.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLYVMSGEFWONA
Debt / assets 32.7% 29.5% 31.0%
Debt / equity 12.2x 12.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.4x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 1.8x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 97.3% 97.6% 52.0%
Equity / assets 2.7% 2.4% 48.0%
Interest coverage 2.3x 3.5x 1.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.75 1.81 2.44

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusLYVMSGEFWONA
Forward P/E – 30.0xFY2027 44.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.34FY2026 $2.59FY2027 $1.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +87.7%FY2027 -16.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.1% +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.05BFY2026 $1.05BFY2027 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 -0.7%FY2027 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +19.2% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLYVMSGEFWONA
Held by institutions 83.4% 100.0% 9.3%
Institutions holding 848 278 300
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +1.1% +10.2%
Institutions buying 443 154 154
Institutions selling 286 73 77
Buyers to sellers 1.55 2.11 2.00

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.

LYVMSGEFWONA
LYV 1.00 0.40 0.28
MSGE 0.40 1.00 0.22
FWONA 0.28 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LYV, MSGE and FWONA?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $40.26B, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) $3.65B, Liberty Media (FWONA) $20.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, LYV, MSGE and FWONA?

Liberty Media (FWONA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -161.3x, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 55.2x, Liberty Media (FWONA) 50.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) is cheapest (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 30.0x, Liberty Media (FWONA) 44.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +12.5%, Liberty Media (FWONA) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Liberty Media (FWONA) has the highest net margin (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 6.2%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) leads (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 14.1%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) returned the most: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +13.1%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +70.5%, Liberty Media (FWONA) -8.4%. Over five years, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) compounded fastest (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.5%/yr, Liberty Media (FWONA) +10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Media (FWONA) has been the steadiest (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.0%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 30.6%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 24.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.