Walt Disney vs Live Nation Entertainment
DIS and LYV side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DIS and LYV compare
Walt Disney is the larger company, worth 4.6 times as much as Live Nation Entertainment ($192B against $41.9B).
Live Nation Entertainment grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.8% versus 4.6% for Walt Disney).
Walt Disney keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.7% compared with 0.51% at Live Nation Entertainment.
Walt Disney pays a dividend yielding 1.4%; Live Nation Entertainment does not pay one.
Walt Disney scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 7 for Live Nation Entertainment), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DIS | LYV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $192B | $41.9B |
| Share price | $110.94 | $177.89 |
| Change, 1 year | 0.63% | 19.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −36.8% | 43.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.08 | 1.16 |
| Employees | 231K | 18K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.9× | – |
| P/S | 1.9× | 1.6× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× (better) | 509× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.1× (better) | 28.7× |
| P/FCF | 23.1× (better) | 30.3× |
| PEG | 0.39 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.3% (better) | 3.3% |
| Fair value | $181.19 | $82.95 |
| Margin of safety | 38.8% (better) | −114% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.6% | 10.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.6% | 68.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −25.5% (better) | −85.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −24.0% (better) | −151% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 18.4% (better) | 3.0% |
| Net margin | 8.7% (better) | 0.51% |
| FCF margin | 8.4% (better) | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | 7.8% | 60.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.9% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.42 (better) | 111.76 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.72 | 0.09 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.3× |
| Current ratio | 0.71 | 0.85 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.47 (better) | 1.78 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | – |
| Buyback yield | 4.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.7% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.8% | 83.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.05% | 32.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $21.6K (better) | −$27.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 9 (better) | 5 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.1% | 14.9% |
Go deeper
- DIS stock overview
- DIS income statement
- DIS valuation and score
- LYV stock overview
- LYV income statement
- LYV valuation and score
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