TKO vs LYV vs TME Stock Comparison

TKO Group Holdings, Live Nation Entertainment and Tencent Music Entertainment Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$172.21 -5.8% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.97B
P/E
56.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTKOLYVTMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.97B $40.10B $12.71B LYV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.5x -160.7x 10.0x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.4x — 9.4x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +10.8% +200.4% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% -0.9% 835.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.7% 4.7% 12.8% TME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.1x -2.3x TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.2% +12.3% -64.2% LYV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.0%/yr +11.4%/yr +0.7%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 31.0% 49.4% LYV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 33/100 68/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

TKOLYVTME

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

AxisTKOLYVTME
Valuation 42 #8 of 13 33 #9 of 13 76 #41 of 167
Growth 100 #1 of 11 10 #10 of 11 53 #73 of 153
Profitability 100 #1 of 11 40 #7 of 11 86 #22 of 153
Financial Health 83 #3 of 13 50 #7 of 13 78 #41 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 46 #51 of 94
Overall 81 33 68
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • LYV ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTKOLYVTMESPY
1 month -5.8%+0.7%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months -7.5%-4.9%-10.9% +3.9%
6 months -6.7%+11.2%-7.7% +8.2%
Year to date -17.6%+20.8%-51.6% +12.9%
1 year -8.2%+12.3%-64.2% +12.3%
3 years +110.1%+123.5%+18.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.1%+30.8%+6.0% +23.3%
5 years +181.1%+71.3%+3.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.0%+11.4%+0.7% +10.9%
10 years +798.3%+535.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.6%+20.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTKOLYVTMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%31.0%49.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%31.1%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.710.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.40-1.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.2%-48.2%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.4%-8.7%-64.2% -1.2%
52-week high $224.96$188.46$23.71 $779.14
52-week low $171.25$125.61$7.74 $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.

MultipleTKOLYVTME
P/E now vs peer median 56.1xmedian 50.4x -160.5xmedian 50.4x 10.2xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 87.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 18.0x 28.2xmedian 18.0x 4.7xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 17.5x 29.3xmedian 17.5x 8.3xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.4x 53.7xmedian 2.4x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.26 3.55median 0.26 0.44median 0.40

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 monthsTKOLYVTME
Revenue $5.30B $26.27B $152.71M
Gross profit $3.15B $6.77B $2.15B
Operating income $997.63M $801.20M $1.61B
Net income $661.36M $355.48M $1.31B
Free cash flow $1.67B $1.38B $1.61B
EPS (diluted) $3.03 $-1.02 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $592.49M $9.07B $3.49B
Total debt $4.63B $9.20B $1.93B
Shares (diluted) 75.87M 244.04M 1.55B
Enterprise value $9.90B $8.10B -$10.02B

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
MetricTKOLYVTME
P/E 56.1x -160.5x 10.2x
P/FCF 19.6x 29.3x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x 15.5x 8.3x
P/S 6.2x 1.5x 87.4x
P/B 3.9x 53.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 6.3x -90.0x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 24.1x 28.2x 4.7x
EV/EBIT 36.9x 50.8x 5.6x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 1.5x 58.8x
EV/FCF 22.0x 29.4x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.5x 15.6x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 3.55 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTKOLYVTME
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 10.8% 200.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 63.0% 11.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.4% 14.1% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 11.4% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 43.5% -20.0% -6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -3.4% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 73.5% -69.0% -10.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -13.2% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 155.3% -142.7% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -45.3% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 126.3% 39.6% 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% 13.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 142.4% 23.3% 31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTKOLYVTME
Gross margin 59.5% 25.8% 1,408%
EBITDA margin 28.8% 5.5% 1,262%
Operating margin 18.8% 3.0% 1,052%
Pretax margin 14.2% 2.5% 1,042%
Net margin 4.3% -0.9% 835.7%
FCF margin 31.5% 5.3% 1,054%
Operating cash flow margin 33.9% 9.9% 1,054%
Return on equity 7.9% 58.9% 11.6%
Return on assets 4.1% 1.3% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 6.7% 4.7% 12.8%
Return on capital employed 7.3% 8.4% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 7.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTKOLYVTME
Debt / assets 28.5% 32.7% 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 12.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.1x -2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 6.7x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 48.8% 97.3% 33.1%
Equity / assets 51.2% 2.7% 66.9%
Interest coverage 4.1x 2.3x 79.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 2.94 1.75 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTKOLYVTME
Dividend yield 1.8% – 2.8%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 0.0% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusTKOLYVTME
Forward P/E 38.4xFY2026 – 9.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $-0.36FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +98.7%FY2026 – -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.6% – -1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.09BFY2026 $27.09BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.5%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +6.7% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTKOLYVTME
Held by institutions 38.3% 83.4% 27.5%
Institutions holding 656 848 312
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +0.7% +1.6%
Institutions buying 316 443 172
Institutions selling 240 286 99
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.55 1.74

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.

TKOLYVTME
TKO 1.00 0.25 0.14
LYV 0.25 1.00 0.19
TME 0.14 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TKO, LYV and TME?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the largest by market capitalisation: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $12.97B, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) $40.10B, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $12.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, TKO, LYV and TME?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 56.5x, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -160.7x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 38.4x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +10.8%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) -0.9%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%). On return on invested capital, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) leads (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 4.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) returned the most: TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -8.2%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +12.3%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -64.2%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.0%/yr, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) +11.4%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +0.7%/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%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 0.00%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 0.00%. Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) and Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) has been the steadiest (TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 31.0%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 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.