TKO vs LLYVA vs IHRT Stock Comparison

TKO Group Holdings, Liberty Live Holdings and iHeartMedia Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$173.12 -8.5% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.82B
P/E
55.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
5 wins
IHRT iHeartMedia, Inc.
$1.87 -20.4% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$275.99M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.99B
Div. yield
–
Radio Broadcasting Communication Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

TKO Group Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (TKO Group Holdings 5, Liberty Live Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTKOLLYVAIHRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.82B $8.85B $275.99M TKO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.8x -20.1x -1.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +14.9% +3.1% LLYVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% -108.1% -7.2% TKO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% -2.6% 0.1% TKO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -68.6x 14.0x LLYVA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +7.7% -43.8% LLYVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr — -38.7%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 31.8% 87.2% LLYVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 31/100 45/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

TKOLLYVAIHRT

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

AxisTKOLLYVAIHRT
Valuation 33 #9 of 13 8 #12 of 13 59 #23 of 54
Growth 100 #1 of 11 90 #2 of 11 66 #16 of 45
Profitability 100 #1 of 11 10 #10 of 11 45 #24 of 43
Financial Health 83 #3 of 13 17 #11 of 13 12 #55 of 62
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 79 31 45
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • LLYVA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • IHRT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTKOLLYVAIHRTSPY
1 month -8.5%+1.5%-20.4% -1.0%
3 months -4.2%+0.8%-47.2% +2.9%
6 months -7.2%+5.9%-65.5% +6.4%
Year to date -17.2%+18.2%-55.0% +11.4%
1 year -7.3%+7.7%-43.8% +13.1%
3 years +115.1%+220.4%-21.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +29.1%+47.5%-7.9% +21.5%
5 years +188.3%—-91.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +23.6%—-38.7% +10.9%
10 years +776.6%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +24.2%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTKOLLYVAIHRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%31.8%87.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%33.6%79.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.641.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.24-0.50 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-24.4%-96.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-8.2%-70.5% -2.5%
52-week high $224.96$104.99$6.33 $779.14
52-week low $172.46$74.85$1.50 $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.

MultipleTKOLLYVAIHRT
P/E now vs peer median 56.4xmedian 50.6x -20.2xmedian 50.6x -1.0xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 1.4x 21.8xmedian 1.4x 0.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 18.0x -448.0xmedian 18.0x 14.8xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 17.6x -1,210xmedian 17.6x 7.1xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.4x -14.2xmedian 2.4x -0.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.26 —median 0.26 -0.02median 0.44

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 monthsTKOLLYVAIHRT
Revenue $5.30B $406.97M $3.99B
Gross profit $3.15B $75.92M $2.34B
Operating income $997.63M -$49.43M $6.41M
Net income $661.36M -$440.14M -$286.32M
Free cash flow $1.67B -$7.33M $36.26M
EPS (diluted) $3.03 $-4.75 $-1.81
Cash & equivalents $592.49M $523.35M $174.44M
Total debt $16.77B $7.48B $5.04B
Shares (diluted) 75.87M 92.60M 157.71M
Enterprise value $9.75B $6.88B -$496.71M

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
MetricTKOLLYVAIHRT
P/E 56.4x -20.2x -1.0x
P/FCF 19.7x -1,210x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.4x -1,210x 2.2x
P/S 6.2x 21.8x 0.1x
P/B 4.0x -14.2x -0.1x
P/Tangible book 6.4x -12.1x -0.1x
EV/EBITDA 24.2x -448.0x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 37.1x -211.8x 799.3x
EV/Revenue 7.0x 25.7x 1.3x
EV/FCF 22.1x -1,428x 141.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x -1,428x 43.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTKOLLYVAIHRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 14.9% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 63.0% – 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.4% – 4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.5% – -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 43.5% 57.4% -96.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% – 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 73.5% -20.5% 23.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% – 40.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 155.3% – 25.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 126.3% – 138.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -24.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.4% – 181.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -34.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTKOLLYVAIHRT
Gross margin 59.5% 18.7% 58.8%
EBITDA margin 28.8% -5.7% 8.7%
Operating margin 18.8% -12.1% 0.2%
Pretax margin 14.2% -137.3% -10.5%
Net margin 4.3% -108.1% -7.2%
FCF margin 31.5% -1.8% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 33.9% -1.8% 3.0%
Return on equity 7.9% – –
Return on assets 4.1% -22.6% -5.9%
Return on invested capital 6.7% -2.6% 0.1%
Return on capital employed 7.3% – 0.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 0.0x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 2.1% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTKOLLYVAIHRT
Debt / assets 28.5% 105.6% 103.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x -3.4x -2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -68.6x 14.0x
Debt / FCF 2.8x -290.0x 139.1x
Liabilities / assets 48.8% 131.1% 141.4%
Equity / assets 51.2% -31.1% -41.4%
Interest coverage 4.1x -1.7x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.95 0.28 -0.50

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusTKOLLYVAIHRT
Forward P/E 39.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.44FY2026 – $-0.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +15.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.09BFY2026 – $3.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.5%FY2026 – +0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% – +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTKOLLYVAIHRT
Held by institutions 98.3% 100.0% 62.5%
Institutions holding 656 250 136
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +0.9% +6.6%
Institutions buying 316 105 73
Institutions selling 240 70 50
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.50 1.46

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.

TKOLLYVAIHRT
TKO 1.00 0.27 0.08
LLYVA 0.27 1.00 0.14
IHRT 0.08 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TKO, LLYVA and IHRT?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) is the largest by market capitalisation: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $12.82B, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) $8.85B, iHeartMedia (IHRT) $275.99M.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +14.9%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) has the highest net margin (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -108.1%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) -7.2%). On return on invested capital, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) leads (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) -2.6%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) returned the most: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -7.3%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) +7.7%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) -43.8%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.6%/yr, iHeartMedia (IHRT) -38.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 0.02%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) 0.00%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) 0.00%. Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) and iHeartMedia (IHRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) has been the steadiest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%, Liberty Live Holdings (LLYVA) 31.8%, iHeartMedia (IHRT) 87.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TKO, LLYVA and IHRT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) leads on 5. 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.