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 and TKO are about the same size, with market caps of $42.0B and $37.0B.
TKO grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.8% versus 13.5% for Live Nation Entertainment).
TKO keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.2% compared with 0.54% at Live Nation Entertainment.
TKO pays a dividend yielding 1.6%; Live Nation Entertainment does not pay one.
TKO scores higher on the StockData Score (12 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 | LYV | TKO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $42.0B | $37.0B |
| Share price | $178.45 | $195.42 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.0% | 7.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 58.6% | 271% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.15 | 0.64 |
| Employees | 18K | 4,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 52.7× |
| P/S | 1.5× (better) | 6.7× |
| P/B | 92.0× | 11.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.6× | 24.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 47.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 2.1% | – |
| Fair value | $82.77 | $113.48 |
| Margin of safety | −116% | −72.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.5% | 19.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 68.4% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −83.2% | 25.6% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −116% | 42.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 21.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 0.54% | 5.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.2% | – |
| Return on equity | 30.9% (better) | 8.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 35.7% (better) | 15.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 21.34 | 1.37 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.93 (better) | 2.35 |
| Interest coverage | 2.4× | 4.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 1.35 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.98 | 3.35 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.6% |
| Payout ratio | – | 82.0% |
| Buyback yield | – | 3.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 4.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 83.4% | 38.8% |
| Held by insiders | 32.0% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$27.0M (better) | −$61.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 15.8% | – |
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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