TME vs CAST vs LVO Stock Comparison

Tencent Music Entertainment, FreeCast and LiveOne Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAST FreeCast, Inc.
$1.24 +5.1% 1M
Market cap
$48.85M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$729.33K
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
LVO LiveOne, Inc.
$3.16 +37.4% 1M -40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.48M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$77.29M
Div. yield
–
Streaming Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 7, LiveOne 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTMECASTLVOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.75B $48.85M $44.48M TME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x -3.7x -2.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +200.4% — -23.1% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 835.7% -1,832.2% -27.1% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.3x 0.4x 0.4x TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -63.8% — -40.5% LVO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr — -32.7%/yr TME
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.3% 280.8% 84.2% TME
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 10/100 11/100 TME

Percentile Scorecard

TMECASTLVO

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

AxisTMECASTLVO
Valuation 75 #42 of 166 1 #164 of 166 15 #141 of 166
Growth 52 #74 of 152 – 5 #145 of 152
Profitability 87 #20 of 152 5 #144 of 152 17 #126 of 152
Financial Health 78 #41 of 179 26 #132 of 179 12 #158 of 179
Shareholder Returns 45 #52 of 94 5 #89 of 94 4 #90 of 94
Overall 67 10 11
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • CAST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • LVO ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTMECASTLVOSPY
1 month -0.6%+5.1%+37.4% +0.9%
3 months -14.1%+3.3%-28.0% +5.9%
6 months -7.6%-43.6%-38.4% +8.5%
Year to date -52.5%—-33.1% +13.3%
1 year -63.8%—-40.5% +12.4%
3 years +16.8%—-68.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.3%—-31.9% +23.5%
5 years +6.0%—-86.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.2%—-32.7% +11.0%
10 years ——-98.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-33.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTMECASTLVOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.3%280.8%84.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.4%206.7%86.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.873.321.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.29—-0.48 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.6%-93.5%-90.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.0%-87.4%-55.0% -0.9%
52-week high $23.15$9.84$7.02 $779.14
52-week low $7.74$0.59$2.24 $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.

MultipleTMECASTLVO
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 16.8x -3.7xmedian 16.8x -2.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 85.9xmedian 1.4x 79.8xmedian 1.4x 0.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 13.9x -4.1xmedian 13.9x -3.1xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 11.4x -5.5xmedian 11.4x -3.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 25.8xmedian 1.8x -3.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.36 —median 0.36 0.10median 0.36

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 monthsTMECASTLVO
Revenue $152.71M $729.33K $77.29M
Gross profit $2.15B $577.20K $13.84M
Operating income $1.61B -$12.92M -$15.12M
Net income $1.31B -$13.36M -$20.51M
Free cash flow $1.61B -$10.49M -$12.60M
R&D – – $2.44M
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $-0.34 $-2.41
Cash & equivalents $3.49B $8.92M $8.63M
Total debt $1.93B $10.11M $3.25M
Shares (diluted) 1.55B 39.52M 8.69M
Enterprise value -$9.98B $38.83M $10.15M

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
MetricTMECASTLVO
P/E 10.0x -3.7x -2.0x
P/FCF 8.1x -5.5x -3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x -5.6x -4.5x
P/S 85.9x 79.8x 0.6x
P/B 1.1x 25.8x -3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 25.8x -2.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x -4.1x -3.1x
EV/EBIT 5.4x -4.1x -2.5x
EV/Revenue 57.2x 72.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF 5.4x -5.0x -3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.4x -5.1x -3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 – 0.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTMECASTLVO
Revenue growth (1Y) 200.4% – -23.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – -9.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% – -41.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – -25.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.1% – 29.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% – -78.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.7% – 9.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% – -20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.3% – 6.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.2% – -20.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.8% – -585.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – -54.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.8% – -828.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – -37.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTMECASTLVO
Gross margin 1,408% 79.1% 17.9%
EBITDA margin 1,262% -1,769% -15.9%
Operating margin 1,052% -1,772% -19.6%
Pretax margin 1,042% -1,834% -26.5%
Net margin 835.7% -1,832% -27.1%
FCF margin 1,054% -1,438% -16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 1,054% -1,435% -12.4%
Return on equity 11.6% – –
Return on assets 8.3% -243.0% -42.9%
Return on invested capital 12.8% – –
Return on capital employed 12.9% – -117.7%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 157.9% 20.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTMECASTLVO
Debt / assets 11.2% 37.2% 6.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.6x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.2x -0.4x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 33.1% 77.2% 128.1%
Equity / assets 66.9% 22.8% -28.1%
Interest coverage 79.1x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 0.6x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.9x 1.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.25 -30.57 -7.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTMECASTLVO
Dividend yield 2.9% – –
Net buyback yield – -16.7% -30.1%
Shareholder yield 2.9% -16.7% -30.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
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.

ConsensusTMECASTLVO
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $-0.22FY2027 $-1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -1.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.49BFY2026 $2.82MFY2027 $87.06MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +296.6%FY2027 +12.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +1,697.5% +23.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTMECASTLVO
Held by institutions 27.5% – –
Institutions holding 312 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% – –
Institutions buying 172 – –
Institutions selling 99 – –
Buyers to sellers 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.

TMECASTLVO
TME 1.00 -0.04 0.03
CAST -0.04 1.00 -0.01
LVO 0.03 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TME, CAST and LVO?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $12.75B, FreeCast (CAST) $48.85M, LiveOne (LVO) $44.48M.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%, LiveOne (LVO) -23.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%, FreeCast (CAST) -1,832.2%, LiveOne (LVO) -27.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LiveOne (LVO) returned the most: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.8%, LiveOne (LVO) -40.5%. Over five years, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) compounded fastest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +1.2%/yr, LiveOne (LVO) -32.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has been the steadiest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.3%, FreeCast (CAST) 280.8%, LiveOne (LVO) 84.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TME, CAST and LVO?

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 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.