MSGE vs TKO vs LBTYA Stock Comparison

Madison Square Garden Entertainment, TKO Group Holdings and Liberty Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$172.21 -5.8% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$32.80B
P/E
56.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
1.82%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
4 wins
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

11 decided of 12

Madison Square Garden Entertainment leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Entertainment 7, TKO Group Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSGETKOLBTYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.19B $32.80B $2.66B TKO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.6x 56.1x -0.9x TKO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.5x 38.4x — MSGE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.5% +5.1% +5.4% MSGE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 4.3% -62.1% MSGE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 6.7% -0.5% MSGE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.6x 5.8x MSGE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.82% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.5% -8.2% -28.5% MSGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +23.0%/yr -11.9%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 31.8% 35.0% MSGE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 81/100 46/100 TKO

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

AxisMSGETKOLBTYA
Valuation 83 #3 of 13 42 #8 of 13 67 #17 of 49
Growth 70 #4 of 11 100 #1 of 11 18 #37 of 45
Profitability 90 #2 of 11 100 #1 of 11 18 #37 of 45
Financial Health 42 #8 of 13 83 #3 of 13 58 #21 of 49
Shareholder Returns – – 69 #12 of 37
Overall 71 81 46
  • MSGE ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • TKO 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

PeriodMSGETKOLBTYASPY
1 month -0.1%-5.8%-17.2% -0.2%
3 months +2.2%-7.5%-23.5% +3.9%
6 months +21.6%-6.7%-32.1% +8.2%
Year to date +46.4%-17.6%-29.8% +12.9%
1 year +74.5%-8.2%-28.5% +12.3%
3 years +165.4%+110.1%+0.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.5%+28.1%+0.2% +23.3%
5 years —+181.1%-47.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+23.0%-11.9% +10.9%
10 years —+798.3%-52.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+24.6%-7.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSGETKOLBTYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%31.8%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%30.9%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.470.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.43-0.26-0.81 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.9%-37.2%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-23.4%-40.0% -1.2%
52-week high $88.66$224.96$13.03 $779.14
52-week low $43.84$171.25$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.

MultipleMSGETKOLBTYA
P/E now vs peer median 56.6xmedian 50.4x 56.1xmedian 50.4x -0.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.4x 6.2xmedian 1.4x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 18.0x 24.1xmedian 18.0x 8.4xmedian 6.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 17.5x 19.6xmedian 17.5x -10.4xmedian 5.9x
P/B now vs peer median 69.7xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x 0.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -28.21median 0.26 —median 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 monthsMSGETKOLBTYA
Revenue $1.06B $5.30B $4.88B
Gross profit $478.49M $3.15B $3.28B
Operating income $141.54M $997.63M -$86.80M
Net income $66.19M $661.36M -$3.01B
Free cash flow $323.09M $1.67B -$254.80M
EPS (diluted) $1.38 $3.03 $-8.64
Cash & equivalents $294.16M $592.49M $2.42B
Total debt $570.80M $4.63B $8.35B
Shares (diluted) 48.00M 75.87M 351.13M
Enterprise value $2.38B $29.76B -$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
MetricMSGETKOLBTYA
P/E 56.6x 56.1x -0.9x
P/FCF 9.9x 19.6x -10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 18.3x 2.1x
P/S 3.0x 6.2x 0.5x
P/B 69.7x 3.9x 0.3x
P/Tangible book -177.0x 6.3x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 24.1x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 36.9x -99.0x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 6.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF 10.7x 22.0x -33.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 20.5x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -28.21 – 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSGETKOLBTYA
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.5% 5.1% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 63.0% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.5% 22.4% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 53.5% 3.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.9% 43.5% -215.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 19.8% -58.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 76.8% 73.5% 8.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.6% 21.6% 4.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.0% 155.3% 10.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.0% – -2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 204.8% 126.3% -16.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.3% – -19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 247.1% 142.4% -158.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.9% – -29.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSGETKOLBTYA
Gross margin 45.1% 59.5% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 18.8% 28.8% 21.0%
Operating margin 13.3% 18.8% -1.8%
Pretax margin 10.1% 14.2% -57.5%
Net margin 6.2% 4.3% -62.1%
FCF margin 30.5% 31.5% -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 33.1% 33.9% 26.0%
Return on equity 141.1% 7.9% -31.2%
Return on assets 3.4% 4.1% -13.8%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 6.7% -0.5%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 7.3% -0.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 2.7x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.1% 2.5% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSGETKOLBTYA
Debt / assets 29.5% 28.5% 38.8%
Debt / equity 12.5x 0.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.6x 5.8x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.8x -32.8x
Liabilities / assets 97.6% 48.8% 56.1%
Equity / assets 2.4% 51.2% 43.9%
Interest coverage 3.5x 4.1x -0.2x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.82 2.94 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSGETKOLBTYA
Dividend yield – 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.0% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 1.8% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusMSGETKOLBTYA
Forward P/E 30.5xFY2027 38.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.59FY2027 $4.49FY2026 $-1.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +87.7%FY2027 +98.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +19.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2027 $6.09BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.7%FY2027 +28.5%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.2% -5.9% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSGETKOLBTYA
Held by institutions 100.0% 38.3% 50.2%
Institutions holding 278 656 293
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -2.9% +0.6%
Institutions buying 154 316 145
Institutions selling 73 240 95
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.32 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.

MSGETKOLBTYA
MSGE 1.00 0.32 0.25
TKO 0.32 1.00 0.25
LBTYA 0.25 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSGE, TKO and LBTYA?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) $3.19B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $32.80B, Liberty Global (LBTYA) $2.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSGE, TKO and LBTYA?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 56.6x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 56.1x, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) is cheapest (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 30.5x, 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?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +12.5%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%, 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%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -62.1%). On return on invested capital, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) leads (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 14.1%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%, 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%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -8.2%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -28.5%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.0%/yr, Liberty Global (LBTYA) -11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 1.82%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 0.00%. Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) and Liberty Global (LBTYA) pays no regular dividend.

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%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%, Liberty Global (LBTYA) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSGE, TKO 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 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.