LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
LYV has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over LYV overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
LYV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
LYV's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
LYV PE Valuation
LYV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
META PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $624 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $613 | -1.7% |
| Current | 21x | $624 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $803 | +29% |
| Expensive | 32x | $934 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
META's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
LYV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
LYV has the edge over META on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
META Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for META, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
LYV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.39 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.17 | -112% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.13 | -148% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.77 | -159% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.24 | -109% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.43 | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.36 | +115% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.98 | +173% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.77 | +102% |
LYV has swung to a loss: it lost $0.17 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
META Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $32.16 | +9.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $29.32 | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.54 | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.50 | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.49 | -1.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.58 | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.56 | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $25.58 | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.86 | +60% |
META has the edge over LYV on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LYV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.1B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.7B | +9.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.5B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $7B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.4B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | -2.7% |
LYV's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $10.1B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.8% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.8% | -13 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.3% | +2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.4% | +4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.2% | -2.8 points |
LYV's operating margin was 8.8% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
META Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.6B | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $60.8B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $56.3B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.9B | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $51.2B | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.5B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.3B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.4B | +21% |
META has the edge over LYV on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | -7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 43% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 48% | +7.4 points |
META has the edge over LYV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LYV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$861M | -$489.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $129.7M | +$169.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +76% |
| Q4 2025 | -$405.6M | -146% |
| Q3 2025 | -$371.3M | +$507.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$39.9M | -119% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +35% |
| Q4 2024 | $890.2M | +88% |
LYV has the edge over META on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
META Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.2B | -110% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -81% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.8B | +9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.2B | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.1B | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.6B | +16% |
META usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$1.2B, but it generated $28.6B over the past year.
LYV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.1% | +12.3M shares |
| 1 year | +9.2% | +21.6M shares |
| 3 years | +5% | +12.2M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +32.6M shares |
| Available history | +22% | +46.3M shares |
LYV has 256M diluted shares, up 9.2% from a year ago.
META Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +7M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +1M shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -68M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -286M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -303M shares |
META has the edge over LYV on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2B |
| Q1 2025 | $12.8B |
| Q4 2024 | — |
META hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
LYV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
LYV's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
META Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
META has the edge over LYV on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LYV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.0 | Neutral |
LYV's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (neutral).
META Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
META's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
LYV PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | LYV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
LYV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META is trading at 21x earnings, a 29% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
LYV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $173.4 | 3.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $176.4 | 2.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $163.8 | 9.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $153.8 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $122.8 | 47% above |
LYV has the edge over META on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
META Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $674.9 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $634.5 | 1.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $630.8 | 1.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $647.8 | 3.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $517.5 | 21% above |
META has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 21% above its 200-week average.
LYV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $71.7 | $71.6 | 0% |
| 2021 | $71.6 | $118.5 | +65% |
| 2022 | $118.5 | $70.7 | -40% |
| 2023 | $70.7 | $93.6 | +32% |
| 2024 | $93.6 | $131.9 | +41% |
| 2025 | $131.9 | $145.8 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $145.8 | $180.1 | +24% |
LYV has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
META Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $208.1 | $267.4 | +28% |
| 2021 | $267.4 | $335.2 | +25% |
| 2022 | $335.2 | $118.0 | -65% |
| 2023 | $118.0 | $354.0 | +200% |
| 2024 | $354.0 | $599.8 | +69% |
| 2025 | $599.8 | $663.3 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $663.3 | $623.6 | -6% |
META's yearly returns have swung widely, from +200% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's down 6% so far in 2026.