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 4.9 times as much as Live Nation Entertainment ($205B against $42.0B).
Live Nation Entertainment grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.5% 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 0.54% at Live Nation Entertainment.
Walt Disney pays a dividend yielding 1.3%; Live Nation Entertainment does not pay one.
Walt Disney scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 8 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 | $205B | $42.0B |
| Share price | $118.97 | $178.45 |
| Change, 1 year | 2.0% | 27.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −22.7% | 58.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.06 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 231K | 18K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.5× | – |
| P/S | 2.1× | 1.5× (better) |
| P/B | 1.9× (better) | 92.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.6× (better) | 27.6× |
| P/FCF | 24.8× (better) | 47.1× |
| PEG | 0.42 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.0% (better) | 2.1% |
| Fair value | $147.56 | $82.77 |
| Margin of safety | 19.4% (better) | −116% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.6% | 13.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.6% | 68.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −25.5% (better) | −83.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −24.0% (better) | −116% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 18.4% (better) | 3.2% |
| Net margin | 8.7% (better) | 0.54% |
| FCF margin | 8.4% (better) | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 7.8% | 30.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.9% | 35.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.42 (better) | 21.34 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.72 | 0.93 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.71 | 0.95 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.56 (better) | 1.98 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | – |
| Buyback yield | 4.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.8% | 83.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.05% | 32.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.3M (better) | −$27.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 9 (better) | 5 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.2% | 15.8% |
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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