MSGE vs LYV vs LBTYA Stock Comparison

Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Live Nation Entertainment and Liberty Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LBTYA Liberty Global Ltd.
$7.82 -17.2% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.88B
Div. yield
–
Broadband and Cable Communication Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Madison Square Garden Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Entertainment 6, Live Nation Entertainment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSGELYVLBTYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.19B $40.55B $2.66B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.6x -160.5x -0.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.5% +10.8% +5.4% MSGE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% -0.9% -62.1% MSGE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 4.7% -0.5% MSGE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.1x 5.8x LYV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.5% +12.3% -28.5% MSGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.4%/yr -11.9%/yr LYV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 31.0% 35.0% MSGE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 33/100 46/100 MSGE

Percentile Scorecard

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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

AxisMSGELYVLBTYA
Valuation 83 #3 of 13 33 #9 of 13 67 #17 of 49
Growth 70 #4 of 11 10 #10 of 11 18 #37 of 45
Profitability 90 #2 of 11 40 #7 of 11 18 #37 of 45
Financial Health 42 #8 of 13 50 #7 of 13 58 #21 of 49
Shareholder Returns – – 69 #12 of 37
Overall 71 33 46
  • MSGE ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • LYV 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

PeriodMSGELYVLBTYASPY
1 month -0.1%+0.7%-17.2% -0.2%
3 months +2.2%-4.9%-23.5% +3.9%
6 months +21.6%+11.2%-32.1% +8.2%
Year to date +46.4%+20.8%-29.8% +12.9%
1 year +74.5%+12.3%-28.5% +12.3%
3 years +165.4%+123.5%+0.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.5%+30.8%+0.2% +23.3%
5 years —+71.3%-47.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+11.4%-11.9% +10.9%
10 years —+535.9%-52.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+20.3%-7.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSGELYVLBTYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%31.0%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%31.1%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.710.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.430.40-0.81 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-48.2%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-8.7%-40.0% -1.2%
52-week high $88.66$188.46$13.03 $779.14
52-week low $43.84$125.61$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.

MultipleMSGELYVLBTYA
P/E now vs peer median 56.6xmedian 50.4x -160.5xmedian 50.4x -0.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 18.0x 28.2xmedian 18.0x 8.4xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 17.5x 29.3xmedian 17.5x -10.4xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 69.7xmedian 2.4x 53.7xmedian 2.4x 0.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -28.21median 0.26 3.55median 0.26 0.39median 0.24

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 monthsMSGELYVLBTYA
Revenue $1.06B $26.27B $4.88B
Gross profit $478.49M $6.77B $3.28B
Operating income $141.54M $801.20M -$86.80M
Net income $66.19M $355.48M -$3.01B
Free cash flow $323.09M $1.38B -$254.80M
EPS (diluted) $1.38 $-1.02 $-8.64
Cash & equivalents $294.16M $9.07B $2.42B
Total debt $570.80M $9.20B $8.35B
Shares (diluted) 48.00M 244.04M 351.13M
Enterprise value $2.38B $9.61B -$5.18B

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
MetricMSGELYVLBTYA
P/E 56.6x -160.5x -0.9x
P/FCF 9.9x 29.3x -10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 15.5x 2.1x
P/S 3.0x 1.5x 0.5x
P/B 69.7x 53.7x 0.3x
P/Tangible book -177.0x -90.0x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 28.2x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 50.8x -99.0x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.5x 1.8x
EV/FCF 10.7x 29.4x -33.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 15.6x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -28.21 3.55 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSGELYVLBTYA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.5% 10.8% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 11.0% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.5% 14.1% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 11.4% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.9% -20.0% -215.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -3.4% -58.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 76.8% -69.0% 8.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% -13.2% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.0% -142.7% 10.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -45.3% -2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 204.8% 39.6% -16.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 10.5% -19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 247.1% 23.3% -158.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.9% -3.0% -29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSGELYVLBTYA
Gross margin 45.1% 25.8% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 18.8% 5.5% 21.0%
Operating margin 13.3% 3.0% -1.8%
Pretax margin 10.1% 2.5% -57.5%
Net margin 6.2% -0.9% -62.1%
FCF margin 30.5% 5.3% -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 33.1% 9.9% 26.0%
Return on equity 141.1% 58.9% -31.2%
Return on assets 3.4% 1.3% -13.8%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 4.7% -0.5%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 8.4% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 7.3x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 0.6% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSGELYVLBTYA
Debt / assets 29.5% 32.7% 38.8%
Debt / equity 12.5x 12.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 0.1x 5.8x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 6.7x -32.8x
Liabilities / assets 97.6% 97.3% 56.1%
Equity / assets 2.4% 2.7% 43.9%
Interest coverage 3.5x 2.3x -0.2x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.82 1.75 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSGELYVLBTYA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.0% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 0.0% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusMSGELYVLBTYA
Forward P/E 30.5xFY2027 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2027 $-0.36FY2026 $-1.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +87.7%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2027 $27.09BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2027 +7.5%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.2% +6.7% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSGELYVLBTYA
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.4% 50.2%
Institutions holding 278 848 293
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +0.7% +0.6%
Institutions buying 154 443 145
Institutions selling 73 286 95
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.55 1.53

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.

MSGELYVLBTYA
MSGE 1.00 0.40 0.25
LYV 0.40 1.00 0.15
LBTYA 0.25 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSGE, LYV and LBTYA?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) $3.19B, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $40.55B, Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.66B.

Which company is growing faster?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +12.5%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) has the highest net margin (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 6.2%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%). On return on invested capital, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) leads (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 14.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) returned the most: Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +74.5%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +12.3%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -28.5%. Over five years, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) compounded fastest (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.4%/yr, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) has been the steadiest (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 30.7%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.0%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSGE, LYV 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, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 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.