Live Nation Entertainment vs TKO
LYV and TKO side by side, both in amusement and recreation services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LYV and TKO compare
Live Nation Entertainment is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as TKO ($41.9B against $34.2B).
Live Nation Entertainment grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.8% versus 5.1% for TKO).
TKO keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.3% compared with 0.51% at Live Nation Entertainment.
TKO pays a dividend yielding 1.7%; Live Nation Entertainment does not pay one.
TKO scores higher on the StockData Score (10 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 | LYV | TKO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $41.9B | $34.2B |
| Share price | $177.89 | $180.68 |
| Change, 1 year | 19.2% | −3.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 43.7% | 208% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.16 | 0.66 |
| Employees | 18K | 4,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 63.4× |
| P/S | 1.6× (better) | 6.5× |
| P/B | 509× | 10.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 28.7× | 25.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 30.3× | – |
| FCF yield | 3.3% | – |
| Fair value | $82.95 | $96.54 |
| Margin of safety | −114% | −87.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 10.8% (better) | 5.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 68.4% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −85.3% | 8.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −151% | 17.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 18.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 0.51% | 4.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.3% | – |
| Return on equity | 60.9% (better) | 6.0% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 12.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 111.76 | 1.36 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.09 (better) | 2.65 |
| Interest coverage | 2.3× | 4.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.85 | 1.28 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.78 | 3.06 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.7% |
| Payout ratio | – | 105% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 83.4% | 38.8% |
| Held by insiders | 32.0% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$27.0M (better) | −$61.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 14.9% | – |
Go deeper
- LYV stock overview
- LYV income statement
- LYV valuation and score
- TKO stock overview
- TKO income statement
- TKO valuation and score
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