LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
LYV has the edge over VZ overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
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.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
LYV PE Valuation
LYV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
LYV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LYV, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ 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.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ's revenue has held roughly level: $34.3B last quarter, up 1.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ 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 usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$861M, but it generated $893M over the past year.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over LYV on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has the edge over LYV on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
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 has the edge over VZ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
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).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (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.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount 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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 47% above its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 12% 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 VZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 15% so far in 2026.