LYV vs TME vs TKO Stock Comparison

Live Nation Entertainment, Tencent Music Entertainment and TKO Group Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$172.21 -5.8% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.77B
P/E
55.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 6, Live Nation Entertainment 3, TKO Group Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLYVTMETKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $39.45B $12.75B $12.77B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -158.1x 10.0x 55.6x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.4x 38.4x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +200.4% +5.1% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.9% 835.7% 4.3% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.7% 12.8% 6.7% TME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -2.3x 2.6x TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.3% -64.2% -8.2% LYV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.4%/yr +0.7%/yr +23.0%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 49.4% 31.8% LYV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 68/100 81/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

LYVTMETKO

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

AxisLYVTMETKO
Valuation 33 #9 of 13 76 #41 of 167 42 #8 of 13
Growth 10 #10 of 11 53 #73 of 153 100 #1 of 11
Profitability 40 #7 of 11 86 #22 of 153 100 #1 of 11
Financial Health 50 #7 of 13 78 #41 of 179 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 46 #51 of 94 –
Overall 33 68 81
  • LYV ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • 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

PeriodLYVTMETKOSPY
1 month +0.7%+1.0%-5.8% -0.2%
3 months -4.9%-10.9%-7.5% +3.9%
6 months +11.2%-7.7%-6.7% +8.2%
Year to date +20.8%-51.6%-17.6% +12.9%
1 year +12.3%-64.2%-8.2% +12.3%
3 years +123.5%+18.9%+110.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +30.8%+6.0%+28.1% +23.3%
5 years +71.3%+3.7%+181.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.4%+0.7%+23.0% +10.9%
10 years +535.9%—+798.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +20.3%—+24.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLYVTMETKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%49.4%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.1%58.5%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.870.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.40-1.30-0.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.2%-70.6%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-64.2%-23.4% -1.2%
52-week high $188.46$23.71$224.96 $779.14
52-week low $125.61$7.74$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.

MultipleLYVTMETKO
P/E now vs peer median -160.5xmedian 50.4x 10.2xmedian 17.3x 56.1xmedian 50.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.4x 87.4xmedian 1.4x 6.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 18.0x 4.7xmedian 14.2x 24.1xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 17.5x 8.3xmedian 11.5x 19.6xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 53.7xmedian 2.4x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 3.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.55median 0.26 0.44median 0.40 —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 monthsLYVTMETKO
Revenue $26.27B $152.71M $5.30B
Gross profit $6.77B $2.15B $3.15B
Operating income $801.20M $1.61B $997.63M
Net income $355.48M $1.31B $661.36M
Free cash flow $1.38B $1.61B $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $-1.02 $0.82 $3.03
Cash & equivalents $9.07B $3.49B $592.49M
Total debt $9.20B $1.93B $4.63B
Shares (diluted) 244.04M 1.55B 75.87M
Enterprise value $7.46B -$9.98B $9.70B

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
MetricLYVTMETKO
P/E -160.5x 10.2x 56.1x
P/FCF 29.3x 8.3x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 8.3x 18.3x
P/S 1.5x 87.4x 6.2x
P/B 53.7x 1.2x 3.9x
P/Tangible book -90.0x 1.3x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 28.2x 4.7x 24.1x
EV/EBIT 50.8x 5.6x 36.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 58.8x 6.9x
EV/FCF 29.4x 5.6x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 5.6x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.55 0.44 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLYVTMETKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 200.4% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 5.2% 63.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 17.2% 22.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 15.7% 53.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.0% -6.1% 43.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 26.1% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -69.0% -10.7% 73.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 23.6% 21.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -142.7% -9.3% 155.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.3% 23.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% 31.8% 126.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 13.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.3% 31.8% 142.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 13.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLYVTMETKO
Gross margin 25.8% 1,408% 59.5%
EBITDA margin 5.5% 1,262% 28.8%
Operating margin 3.0% 1,052% 18.8%
Pretax margin 2.5% 1,042% 14.2%
Net margin -0.9% 835.7% 4.3%
FCF margin 5.3% 1,054% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 1,054% 33.9%
Return on equity 58.9% 11.6% 7.9%
Return on assets 1.3% 8.3% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 4.7% 12.8% 6.7%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 12.9% 7.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.3x 1.2x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLYVTMETKO
Debt / assets 32.7% 11.2% 28.5%
Debt / equity 12.2x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -2.3x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 1.2x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 97.3% 33.1% 48.8%
Equity / assets 2.7% 66.9% 51.2%
Interest coverage 2.3x 79.1x 4.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.75 2.27 2.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLYVTMETKO
Dividend yield – 2.8% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.8% 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.

ConsensusLYVTMETKO
Forward P/E – 9.4xFY2026 38.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.36FY2026 $0.90FY2026 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -11.8%FY2026 +98.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -1.1% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.09BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026 $6.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% -2.6% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLYVTMETKO
Held by institutions 83.4% 27.5% 38.3%
Institutions holding 848 312 656
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +1.6% -2.9%
Institutions buying 443 172 316
Institutions selling 286 99 240
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.74 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.

LYVTMETKO
LYV 1.00 0.19 0.25
TME 0.19 1.00 0.14
TKO 0.25 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LYV, TME and TKO?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $39.45B, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $12.75B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $12.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, LYV, TME and TKO?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -158.1x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.0x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 55.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.4x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 38.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) leads (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) returned the most: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +12.3%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -64.2%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -8.2%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.4%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +0.7%/yr, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.0%/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%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 0.00%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 0.02%. Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) and Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) has been the steadiest (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.0%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.4%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LYV, TME 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, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 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.