TME vs TKO vs SPOT Stock Comparison

Tencent Music Entertainment, TKO Group Holdings and Spotify Technology 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
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 6, TKO Group Holdings 4, Spotify Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTMETKOSPOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.01B $12.82B $117.61B SPOT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 55.8x 34.2x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 39.0x 45.0x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +200.4% +5.1% +17.0% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 835.7% 4.3% 15.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 6.7% — TME
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.3x 2.6x — TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.7% -7.3% -13.3% TKO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.0%/yr +23.6%/yr +18.2%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.5% 31.8% 46.5% TKO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 79/100 62/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

TMETKOSPOT

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

AxisTMETKOSPOT
Valuation 77 #39 of 167 33 #9 of 13 32 #114 of 167
Growth 53 #72 of 153 100 #1 of 11 96 #7 of 153
Profitability 86 #23 of 153 100 #1 of 11 82 #28 of 153
Financial Health 78 #41 of 179 83 #3 of 13 84 #30 of 179
Shareholder Returns 41 #56 of 94 – 16 #79 of 94
Overall 67 79 62
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • SPOT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTMETKOSPOTSPY
1 month +3.5%-8.5%+14.4% -1.0%
3 months -4.0%-4.2%+20.9% +2.9%
6 months -8.9%-7.2%+12.7% +6.4%
Year to date -51.5%-17.2%+0.5% +11.4%
1 year -62.7%-7.3%-13.3% +13.1%
3 years +19.2%+115.1%+242.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.0%+29.1%+50.7% +21.5%
5 years +0.2%+188.3%+130.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.0%+23.6%+18.2% +10.9%
10 years —+776.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+24.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTMETKOSPOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.5%31.8%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.8%31.0%44.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.470.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.27-0.23-0.29 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.6%-37.2%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.1%-23.0%-13.3% -2.5%
52-week high $23.71$224.96$673.86 $779.14
52-week low $7.74$172.46$412.75 $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.

MultipleTMETKOSPOT
P/E now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 17.5x 56.4xmedian 50.6x 34.9xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 87.7xmedian 1.4x 6.2xmedian 1.4x 5.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 14.9x 24.2xmedian 18.0x 32.8xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 11.2x 19.7xmedian 17.6x 32.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.7x 4.0xmedian 2.4x 12.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.42 —median 0.26 0.42median 0.42

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 monthsTMETKOSPOT
Revenue $152.71M $5.30B $21.85B
Gross profit $2.15B $3.15B $7.24B
Operating income $1.61B $997.63M $3.19B
Net income $1.31B $661.36M $3.44B
Free cash flow $1.61B $1.67B $3.69B
R&D – – $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $0.82 $3.03 $16.34
Cash & equivalents $3.49B $592.49M $6.84B
Total debt $1.93B $16.77B –
Shares (diluted) 1.55B 75.87M 210.51M
Enterprise value -$9.72B $9.75B $74.53B

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
MetricTMETKOSPOT
P/E 10.2x 56.4x 34.9x
P/FCF 8.3x 19.7x 32.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 18.4x 31.8x
P/S 87.7x 6.2x 5.5x
P/B 1.2x 4.0x 12.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 6.4x 12.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 24.2x 32.8x
EV/EBIT 5.6x 37.1x 34.2x
EV/Revenue 59.1x 7.0x 5.0x
EV/FCF 5.6x 22.1x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.6x 20.6x 28.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 – 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTMETKOSPOT
Revenue growth (1Y) 200.4% 5.1% 17.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 63.0% 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 22.4% 22.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 53.5% 28.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -6.1% 43.5% 45.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 19.8% 91.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.7% 73.5% 117.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 21.6% 86.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.3% 155.3% 113.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.2% – 82.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.8% 126.3% 15.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – 152.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.8% 142.4% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% – 166.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTMETKOSPOT
Gross margin 1,408% 59.5% 33.1%
EBITDA margin 1,262% 28.8% 15.2%
Operating margin 1,052% 18.8% 14.6%
Pretax margin 1,042% 14.2% 18.0%
Net margin 835.7% 4.3% 15.7%
FCF margin 1,054% 31.5% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 1,054% 33.9% 17.3%
Return on equity 11.6% 7.9% 35.3%
Return on assets 8.3% 4.1% 21.5%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 6.7% –
Return on capital employed 12.9% 7.3% 20.0%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTMETKOSPOT
Debt / assets 11.2% 28.5% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.3x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 1.2x 2.8x –
Liabilities / assets 33.1% 48.8% 38.9%
Equity / assets 66.9% 51.2% 61.1%
Interest coverage 79.1x 4.1x 3.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.7x 223.0x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.2x 206.0x
Altman Z-score 2.27 2.95 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTMETKOSPOT
Dividend yield 2.8% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 1.8% -0.6%
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.

ConsensusTMETKOSPOT
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 39.0xFY2026 45.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.89FY2026 $4.44FY2026 $12.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.7%FY2026 +96.5%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +15.5% +37.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.48BFY2026 $6.09BFY2026 $21.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% -5.9% +27.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTMETKOSPOT
Held by institutions 27.5% 98.3% 65.9%
Institutions holding 312 656 1,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% -2.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 172 316 615
Institutions selling 99 240 480
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.32 1.28

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.

TMETKOSPOT
TME 1.00 0.14 0.24
TKO 0.14 1.00 0.22
SPOT 0.24 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TME, TKO and SPOT?

Spotify Technology (SPOT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $13.01B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $12.82B, Spotify Technology (SPOT) $117.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, TME, TKO and SPOT?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.2x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 55.8x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.6x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 39.0x, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 45.0x). 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: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +17.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 15.7%). On return on invested capital, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) leads (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TKO Group Holdings (TKO) returned the most: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -62.7%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -7.3%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) -13.3%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +0.0%/yr, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.6%/yr, Spotify Technology (SPOT) +18.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 0.00%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 0.02%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 0.00%. Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) and Spotify Technology (SPOT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) has been the steadiest (Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.5%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%, Spotify Technology (SPOT) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.