MSGE vs LLYVA vs LBTYA Stock Comparison

Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Liberty Live Holdings and Liberty Global Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$9.71 +6.2% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.60B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionMSGELLYVALBTYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.52B $9.19B $3.27B LLYVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.4x -182.5x -1.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +28.3% +17.4% LLYVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% -11.2% -44.4% MSGE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.6% -2.3% -0.3% MSGE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x -80.7x 14.2x LLYVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.4% +29.7% -10.1% MSGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -7.9%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.1% 30.4% 37.5% LLYVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 14/100 36/100 MSGE

Percentile Scorecard

MSGELLYVALBTYA

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

AxisMSGELLYVALBTYA
Valuation 75 #4 of 13 0 #13 of 13 48 #26 of 49
Growth 70 #4 of 11 30 #8 of 11 41 #28 of 47
Profitability 90 #2 of 11 10 #10 of 11 13 #40 of 46
Financial Health 42 #8 of 13 17 #11 of 13 25 #37 of 49
Shareholder Returns – – 54 #17 of 36
Overall 69 14 36
  • MSGE ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • LLYVA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • LBTYA ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSGELLYVALBTYASPY
1 month -5.7%+7.9%+6.2% -5.9%
3 months -1.6%+4.3%-9.9% -4.6%
6 months +13.1%+8.9%-20.9% +0.2%
Year to date +40.0%+27.4%-12.8% +7.5%
1 year +69.4%+29.7%-10.1% +8.2%
3 years +147.2%+203.8%+15.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +35.2%+44.9%+4.9% +19.0%
5 years ——-33.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year ——-7.9% +9.4%
10 years ——-40.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——-5.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMSGELLYVALBTYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.1%30.4%37.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%30.4%32.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.660.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.230.98-0.27 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-24.4%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-2.4%-25.5% -5.9%
52-week high $88.66$106.37$13.03 $779.14
52-week low $44.27$74.85$7.50 $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.

MultipleMSGELLYVALBTYA
P/E now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 41.0x -189.6xmedian 41.0x -1.3xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.3x 21.2xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 16.5x -607.1xmedian 16.5x 16.8xmedian 6.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 18.5x -410.0xmedian 18.5x -113.6xmedian 4.7x
P/B now vs peer median 256.9xmedian 2.8x -32.5xmedian 2.8x 0.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.14median 0.48 —median 0.48 -0.08median 0.27

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 monthsMSGELLYVALBTYA
Revenue $1.12B $451.16M $5.60B
Gross profit $512.97M $75.03M $3.78B
Operating income $181.00M -$44.25M -$96.90M
Net income $96.75M -$50.56M -$2.37B
Free cash flow $271.06M -$23.31M -$28.90M
EPS (diluted) $2.02 $-0.54 $-7.16
Cash & equivalents $194.21M $492.91M $2.05B
Total debt $563.69M $1.96B $20.59B
Shares (diluted) 48.00M 92.69M 347.12M
Enterprise value $2.55B $7.11B -$5.19B

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
MetricMSGELLYVALBTYA
P/E 37.1x -189.6x -1.3x
P/FCF 11.3x -410.0x -113.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x -410.0x 2.1x
P/S 2.7x 21.2x 0.6x
P/B 256.9x -32.5x 0.3x
P/Tangible book -59.0x -23.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x -607.1x 16.8x
EV/EBIT 19.0x -249.0x -225.2x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 24.4x 3.9x
EV/FCF 12.7x -472.8x -755.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x -472.8x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.14 – -0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSGELLYVALBTYA
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 28.3% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.7% – 9.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.6% – 21.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.9% – 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 63.3% 62.6% -384.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.7% – 24.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 175.7% 88.4% -22.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.2% – 22.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 172.7% – -23.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.4% – 16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 88.0% -22.8% 14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – -10.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.3% -22.8% -117.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – -26.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSGELLYVALBTYA
Gross margin 45.8% 16.6% 67.5%
EBITDA margin 21.3% -4.0% 23.3%
Operating margin 16.2% -9.8% -1.7%
Pretax margin 13.4% -13.6% -49.7%
Net margin 8.6% -11.2% -44.4%
FCF margin 24.2% -5.2% -0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% -5.2% 28.1%
Return on equity 335.4% – -23.8%
Return on assets 5.1% -2.5% -7.9%
Return on invested capital 19.6% -2.3% -0.3%
Return on capital employed 15.3% – -0.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 0.5x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 2.1% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSGELLYVALBTYA
Debt / assets 30.4% 95.7% 54.0%
Debt / equity 47.3x -6.6x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x -80.7x 14.2x
Debt / FCF 2.1x -84.0x -712.4x
Liabilities / assets 99.4% 114.4% 72.7%
Equity / assets 0.6% -14.4% 27.3%
Interest coverage 4.8x -1.5x -0.2x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.92 1.18 0.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSGELLYVALBTYA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% – 4.1%
Shareholder yield 0.8% – 4.1%
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.

ConsensusMSGELLYVALBTYA
Forward P/E 29.4xFY2027 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.57FY2027 – $-1.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +86.2%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2027 – $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2027 – +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.2% – -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSGELLYVALBTYA
Held by institutions 86.8% 100.0% 97.0%
Institutions holding 278 250 294
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +0.9% +0.6%
Institutions buying 154 104 144
Institutions selling 73 70 95
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.49 1.52

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.

MSGELLYVALBTYA
MSGE 1.00 0.46 0.20
LLYVA 0.46 1.00 0.24
LBTYA 0.20 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSGE, LLYVA and LBTYA?

Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) $3.52B, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) $9.19B, Liberty Global (LBTYA) $3.27B.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +16.4%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +28.3%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) has the highest net margin (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 8.6%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -11.2%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -44.4%). On return on invested capital, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) leads (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 19.6%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -2.3%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) returned the most: Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +69.4%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +29.7%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -10.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) has been the steadiest (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 31.1%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) 30.4%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 37.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSGE, LLYVA and LBTYA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) 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.