TKO vs LYV vs MSGE Stock Comparison

TKO Group Holdings, Live Nation Entertainment and Madison Square Garden Entertainment Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$171.25 -6.3% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.86B
P/E
56.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Madison Square Garden Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Entertainment 6, TKO Group Holdings 3, Live Nation Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTKOLYVMSGELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.86B $40.13B $3.74B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.0x -160.8x 56.5x TKO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.1x — 29.6x MSGE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +10.8% +12.5% MSGE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% -0.9% 6.2% MSGE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 4.7% 14.1% MSGE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.1x 1.4x LYV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.3% +13.0% +67.7% MSGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.4%/yr +11.4%/yr — TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 31.0% 30.7% MSGE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 35/100 71/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

TKOLYVMSGE

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

AxisTKOLYVMSGE
Valuation 33 #9 of 13 42 #8 of 13 83 #3 of 13
Growth 100 #1 of 11 10 #10 of 11 70 #4 of 11
Profitability 100 #1 of 11 40 #7 of 11 90 #2 of 11
Financial Health 83 #3 of 13 50 #7 of 13 42 #8 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 79 35 71
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • LYV ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • MSGE ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTKOLYVMSGESPY
1 month -6.3%+1.0%-2.9% -0.8%
3 months -6.4%-3.7%-0.8% +3.5%
6 months -8.0%+10.3%+19.4% +7.0%
Year to date -18.1%+21.2%+42.3% +12.2%
1 year -8.3%+13.0%+67.7% +13.0%
3 years +108.9%+124.3%+158.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.9%+30.9%+37.2% +23.1%
5 years +186.1%+71.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.4%+11.4%— +11.0%
10 years +795.2%+524.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +24.5%+20.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTKOLYVMSGESPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%31.0%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%31.2%25.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.720.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.422.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-48.2%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.9%-8.4%-13.5% -1.8%
52-week high $224.96$188.46$88.66 $779.14
52-week low $171.25$125.61$43.84 $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.

MultipleTKOLYVMSGE
P/E now vs peer median 55.8xmedian 50.6x -161.1xmedian 50.6x 55.0xmedian 50.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 17.8x 28.3xmedian 17.8x 16.9xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 17.3x 29.4xmedian 17.3x 9.6xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.4x 53.9xmedian 2.4x 67.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.26 3.56median 0.26 -27.43median 0.26

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 monthsTKOLYVMSGE
Revenue $5.30B $26.27B $1.06B
Gross profit $3.15B $6.77B $478.49M
Operating income $997.63M $801.20M $141.54M
Net income $661.36M $355.48M $66.19M
Free cash flow $1.67B $1.38B $323.09M
EPS (diluted) $3.03 $-1.02 $1.38
Cash & equivalents $592.49M $9.07B $294.16M
Total debt $4.63B $9.20B $570.80M
Shares (diluted) 75.87M 244.04M 48.00M
Enterprise value $9.79B $8.14B $2.94B

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
MetricTKOLYVMSGE
P/E 55.8x -161.1x 55.0x
P/FCF 19.5x 29.4x 9.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 15.6x 8.8x
P/S 6.2x 1.5x 2.9x
P/B 3.9x 53.9x 67.7x
P/Tangible book 6.3x -90.3x -172.1x
EV/EBITDA 24.0x 28.3x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 36.7x 50.9x 23.9x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 1.6x 3.2x
EV/FCF 21.9x 29.5x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.4x 15.6x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.56 -27.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTKOLYVMSGE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 10.8% 12.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 63.0% 11.0% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.4% 14.1% 17.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 11.4% 10.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 43.5% -20.0% 15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -3.4% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 73.5% -69.0% 76.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -13.2% -4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 155.3% -142.7% 78.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -45.3% -2.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 126.3% 39.6% 204.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% 37.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.4% 23.3% 247.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% 38.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTKOLYVMSGE
Gross margin 59.5% 25.8% 45.1%
EBITDA margin 28.8% 5.5% 18.8%
Operating margin 18.8% 3.0% 13.3%
Pretax margin 14.2% 2.5% 10.1%
Net margin 4.3% -0.9% 6.2%
FCF margin 31.5% 5.3% 30.5%
Operating cash flow margin 33.9% 9.9% 33.1%
Return on equity 7.9% 58.9% 141.1%
Return on assets 4.1% 1.3% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 4.7% 14.1%
Return on capital employed 7.3% 8.4% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 7.3x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 0.6% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTKOLYVMSGE
Debt / assets 28.5% 32.7% 29.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 12.2x 12.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.1x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 6.7x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 48.8% 97.3% 97.6%
Equity / assets 51.2% 2.7% 2.4%
Interest coverage 4.1x 2.3x 3.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.93 1.75 1.79

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusTKOLYVMSGE
Forward P/E 38.1xFY2026 – 29.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $-0.36FY2026 $2.59FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +98.7%FY2026 – +87.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% – +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.09BFY2026 $27.09BFY2026 $1.05BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +28.5%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 -0.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +6.7% +19.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTKOLYVMSGE
Held by institutions 98.3% 83.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 656 848 278
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +0.7% +1.1%
Institutions buying 316 443 154
Institutions selling 240 286 73
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.55 2.11

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.

TKOLYVMSGE
TKO 1.00 0.25 0.32
LYV 0.25 1.00 0.40
MSGE 0.32 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TKO, LYV and MSGE?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $12.86B, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $40.13B, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) $3.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, TKO, LYV and MSGE?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 56.0x, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -160.8x, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 56.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) is cheapest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 38.1x, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 29.6x). 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: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +12.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) has the highest net margin (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) leads (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) returned the most: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -8.3%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +13.0%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +67.7%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.4%/yr, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.4%/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%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 0.00%. Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) and Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) has been the steadiest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.0%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.