LYV vs RHP vs FWONA Stock Comparison

Live Nation Entertainment, Ryman Hospitality Properties and Liberty Media Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FWONA Liberty Media Corp
$85.62 +0.3% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.32B
P/E
52.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.34B
Div. yield
–
Live Entertainment Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ryman Hospitality Properties leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ryman Hospitality Properties 7, Live Nation Entertainment 3, Liberty Media 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLYVRHPFWONALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.40B $8.37B $21.32B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -165.9x 30.8x 52.2x RHP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 34.3x 46.3x RHP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +12.2% +12.2% RHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.9% 9.9% 9.4% RHP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 10.9% 2.9% RHP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 4.2x 3.5x LYV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.2% +55.5% -2.5% RHP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.9%/yr +9.5%/yr +10.4%/yr LYV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 23.7% 24.6% RHP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 58/100 65/100 FWONA

Percentile Scorecard

LYVRHPFWONA

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

AxisLYVRHPFWONA
Valuation 33 #9 of 13 49 #75 of 145 50 #7 of 13
Growth 10 #10 of 11 69 #45 of 143 70 #4 of 11
Profitability 50 #6 of 11 80 #28 of 136 60 #5 of 11
Financial Health 55 #6 of 12 27 #101 of 138 82 #3 of 12
Shareholder Returns – 67 #44 of 131 –
Overall 37 58 65
  • LYV ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • RHP ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodLYVRHPFWONASPY
1 month +3.9%+10.4%+0.3% +0.7%
3 months -3.2%+0.9%-6.9% +3.7%
6 months +12.6%+28.2%+8.1% +7.1%
Year to date +24.8%+42.4%-4.2% +12.8%
1 year +19.2%+55.5%-2.5% +11.9%
3 years +126.2%+59.3%+49.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +31.3%+16.8%+14.2% +22.8%
5 years +75.8%+57.5%+64.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.9%+9.5%+10.4% +10.9%
10 years +548.4%+172.4%+214.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.6%+10.5%+12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLYVRHPFWONASPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%23.7%24.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%22.3%22.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.520.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.622.35-0.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-34.8%-25.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%-0.9%-12.8% -1.2%
52-week high $188.46$136.00$98.18 $779.14
52-week low $125.61$85.91$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.

MultipleLYVRHPFWONA
P/E now vs peer median -165.9xmedian 52.7x 31.3xmedian 25.7x 52.7xmedian 52.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.5x 3.1xmedian 4.1x 4.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 18.6x 14.1xmedian 14.3x 23.2xmedian 18.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 17.7x 31.0xmedian 23.5x 23.3xmedian 17.7x
P/B now vs peer median 55.4xmedian 2.5x 10.8xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.66median 0.28 21.58median 1.86 -10.27median 0.28

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 monthsLYVRHPFWONA
Revenue $26.27B $2.74B $4.34B
Gross profit $6.77B $1.20B $1.22B
Operating income $801.20M $543.81M $516.00M
Net income $355.48M $279.90M $407.00M
Free cash flow $1.38B $274.66M $823.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.02 $3.99 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $9.07B $366.13M $1.47B
Total debt $9.20B $3.97B $4.92B
Shares (diluted) 244.04M 68.14M 252.00M
Enterprise value $9.40B $6.63B $15.88B

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
MetricLYVRHPFWONA
P/E -165.9x 31.3x 52.7x
P/FCF 30.3x 31.0x 23.3x
P/Operating cash flow 16.1x 12.3x 20.2x
P/S 1.6x 3.1x 4.4x
P/B 55.4x 10.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -93.0x 10.8x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 29.2x 14.1x 23.2x
EV/EBIT 52.5x 22.3x 43.9x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 4.4x 5.2x
EV/FCF 30.4x 44.1x 27.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 17.5x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.66 21.58 -10.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLYVRHPFWONA
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 12.2% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 10.5% 75.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 10.7% 1,012%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 10.4% 29.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.0% 12.8% 49.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 7.2% 37.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -69.0% 3.1% 113.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 5.3% -34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -142.7% -0.1% 122.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.3% 1.4% -5.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% 14.3% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 10.9% 19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 37.2% 15.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% -9.0% 73.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLYVRHPFWONA
Gross margin 25.8% 43.8% 28.2%
EBITDA margin 5.5% 31.2% 22.5%
Operating margin 3.0% 19.8% 11.9%
Pretax margin 2.5% 10.7% 14.3%
Net margin -0.9% 9.9% 9.4%
FCF margin 5.3% 10.0% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 25.2% 21.9%
Return on equity 58.9% 35.9% 5.3%
Return on assets 1.3% 4.5% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 10.9% 2.9%
Return on capital employed 8.4% – 3.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.3x 2.5x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLYVRHPFWONA
Debt / assets 32.7% 64.1% 31.0%
Debt / equity 12.2x 5.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 4.2x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 14.5x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 97.3% 87.2% 52.0%
Equity / assets 2.7% 12.8% 48.0%
Interest coverage 2.3x 2.1x 1.9x
Current ratio 0.9x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.78 – 2.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLYVRHPFWONA
Dividend yield – 3.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 107.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 109.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 69.7% –

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.

ConsensusLYVRHPFWONA
Forward P/E – 34.3xFY2026 46.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.36FY2026 $3.93FY2026 $1.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.2%FY2026 -16.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.6% +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.09BFY2026 $2.84BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% +7.0% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLYVRHPFWONA
Held by institutions 83.4% 100.0% 9.3%
Institutions holding 849 435 301
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.2% +10.2%
Institutions buying 444 233 154
Institutions selling 286 137 77
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.70 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.

LYVRHPFWONA
LYV 1.00 0.20 0.29
RHP 0.20 1.00 0.13
FWONA 0.29 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LYV, RHP and FWONA?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $41.40B, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) $8.37B, Liberty Media (FWONA) $21.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, LYV, RHP and FWONA?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -165.9x, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 30.8x, Liberty Media (FWONA) 52.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) is cheapest (Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 34.3x, Liberty Media (FWONA) 46.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +12.2%, Liberty Media (FWONA) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) has the highest net margin (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 9.9%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 10.9%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) returned the most: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +19.2%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +55.5%, Liberty Media (FWONA) -2.5%. Over five years, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) compounded fastest (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.9%/yr, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) +9.5%/yr, Liberty Media (FWONA) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 0.00%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 0.04%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 0.00%. Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) and Liberty Media (FWONA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) has been the steadiest (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.0%, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 23.7%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 24.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LYV, RHP 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, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) leads on 7. 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.