TKO vs LYV vs FWONA Stock Comparison

TKO Group Holdings, Live Nation Entertainment and Liberty Media Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$178.77 +0.6% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.50B
P/E
58.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
4 wins
FWONA Liberty Media Corp
$85.62 +0.3% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.32B
P/E
52.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.34B
Div. yield
–
Live Entertainment Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Liberty Media leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Liberty Media 4, TKO Group Holdings 4, Live Nation Entertainment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTKOLYVFWONALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.50B $41.40B $21.32B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.8x -165.9x 52.2x FWONA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.8x — 46.3x TKO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +10.8% +12.2% FWONA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% -0.9% 9.4% FWONA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 4.7% 2.9% TKO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.1x 3.5x LYV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.2% +19.2% -2.5% LYV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr +11.9%/yr +10.4%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 31.0% 24.6% FWONA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 37/100 65/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

TKOLYVFWONA

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

AxisTKOLYVFWONA
Valuation 42 #8 of 13 33 #9 of 13 50 #7 of 13
Growth 100 #1 of 11 10 #10 of 11 70 #4 of 11
Profitability 100 #1 of 11 50 #6 of 11 60 #5 of 11
Financial Health 91 #2 of 12 55 #6 of 12 82 #3 of 12
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 83 37 65
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • LYV ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • FWONA ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTKOLYVFWONASPY
1 month +0.6%+3.9%+0.3% +0.7%
3 months -2.7%-3.2%-6.9% +3.7%
6 months -3.9%+12.6%+8.1% +7.1%
Year to date -14.5%+24.8%-4.2% +12.8%
1 year -4.2%+19.2%-2.5% +11.9%
3 years +115.6%+126.2%+49.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.2%+31.3%+14.2% +22.8%
5 years +192.6%+75.8%+64.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +24.0%+11.9%+10.4% +10.9%
10 years +889.3%+548.4%+214.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +25.8%+20.6%+12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTKOLYVFWONASPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%31.0%24.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.2%31.2%22.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.710.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.62-0.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-48.2%-25.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-5.7%-12.8% -1.2%
52-week high $224.96$188.46$98.18 $779.14
52-week low $171.25$125.61$74.51 $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.

MultipleTKOLYVFWONA
P/E now vs peer median 58.2xmedian 52.7x -165.9xmedian 52.7x 52.7xmedian 52.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 4.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 18.6x 29.2xmedian 18.6x 23.2xmedian 18.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 17.7x 30.3xmedian 17.7x 23.3xmedian 17.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.5x 55.4xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.28 3.66median 0.28 -10.27median 0.28

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 monthsTKOLYVFWONA
Revenue $5.30B $26.27B $4.34B
Gross profit $3.15B $6.77B $1.22B
Operating income $997.63M $801.20M $516.00M
Net income $661.36M $355.48M $407.00M
Free cash flow $1.67B $1.38B $823.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.03 $-1.02 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $592.49M $9.07B $1.47B
Total debt $4.63B $9.20B $4.92B
Shares (diluted) 75.87M 244.04M 252.00M
Enterprise value $10.43B $9.40B $15.88B

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
MetricTKOLYVFWONA
P/E 58.2x -165.9x 52.7x
P/FCF 20.4x 30.3x 23.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 16.1x 20.2x
P/S 6.4x 1.6x 4.4x
P/B 4.1x 55.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 6.6x -93.0x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 24.9x 29.2x 23.2x
EV/EBIT 38.2x 52.5x 43.9x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 1.6x 5.2x
EV/FCF 22.8x 30.4x 27.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 16.1x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.66 -10.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTKOLYVFWONA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 10.8% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 63.0% 11.0% 75.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.4% 14.1% 1,012%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 11.4% 29.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 43.5% -20.0% 49.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -3.4% 37.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 73.5% -69.0% 113.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -13.2% -34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 155.3% -142.7% 122.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -45.3% -5.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 126.3% 39.6% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% 19.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.4% 23.3% 15.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% 73.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTKOLYVFWONA
Gross margin 59.5% 25.8% 28.2%
EBITDA margin 28.8% 5.5% 22.5%
Operating margin 18.8% 3.0% 11.9%
Pretax margin 14.2% 2.5% 14.3%
Net margin 4.3% -0.9% 9.4%
FCF margin 31.5% 5.3% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 33.9% 9.9% 21.9%
Return on equity 7.9% 58.9% 5.3%
Return on assets 4.1% 1.3% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 4.7% 2.9%
Return on capital employed 7.3% 8.4% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 7.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 0.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTKOLYVFWONA
Debt / assets 28.5% 32.7% 31.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 12.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.1x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 6.7x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 48.8% 97.3% 52.0%
Equity / assets 51.2% 2.7% 48.0%
Interest coverage 4.1x 2.3x 1.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.03 1.78 2.49

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusTKOLYVFWONA
Forward P/E 39.8xFY2026 – 46.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $-0.36FY2026 $1.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +98.7%FY2026 – -16.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% – +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.09BFY2026 $27.09BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.5%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +10.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +6.7% -0.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTKOLYVFWONA
Held by institutions 38.3% 83.4% 9.3%
Institutions holding 657 849 301
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +0.7% +10.2%
Institutions buying 316 444 154
Institutions selling 241 286 77
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.55 2.00

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.

TKOLYVFWONA
TKO 1.00 0.26 0.31
LYV 0.26 1.00 0.29
FWONA 0.31 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TKO, LYV and FWONA?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $13.50B, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $41.40B, Liberty Media (FWONA) $21.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, TKO, LYV and FWONA?

Liberty Media (FWONA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 58.8x, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -165.9x, Liberty Media (FWONA) 52.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) is cheapest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 39.8x, Liberty Media (FWONA) 46.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Liberty Media (FWONA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%, Liberty Media (FWONA) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Liberty Media (FWONA) has the highest net margin (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) leads (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) returned the most: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -4.2%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +19.2%, Liberty Media (FWONA) -2.5%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +24.0%/yr, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.9%/yr, Liberty Media (FWONA) +10.4%/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%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 0.00%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 0.00%. Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) and Liberty Media (FWONA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Liberty Media (FWONA) has been the steadiest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.9%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.0%, Liberty Media (FWONA) 24.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TKO, LYV and FWONA?

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