TKO
TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
TKO has the edge over VZ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
TKO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
TKO's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
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.
TKO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 26x | $194 | — |
| Current | 52x | $194 | — |
| Cheap | 65x | $243 | +25% |
| Fair | 78x | $290 | +49% |
| Expensive | 88x | $325 | +68% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TKO has the edge over VZ in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
TKO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
TKO has the edge over VZ on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
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.
TKO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.51 | +102% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.71 | +42% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.85 | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.68 | +36% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.25 | +11150% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.61 | +$3.26 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.42 | +$3.61 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.97 | +$3.21 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.02 | -98% |
TKO has the edge over VZ on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $3.93 over the past year, against $5.34 in late 2021.
TKO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.4B | +21% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +62% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +64% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +54% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B | +101% |
| Q4 2024 | $642.2M | +4.6% |
TKO has the edge over VZ on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | 28% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 21% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5% | -10 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | -4.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 28% | -1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | +52 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +5.6 points |
TKO has the edge over VZ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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's operating margin was 25% last quarter, up 1.3 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
TKO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $472.2M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $373.9M | -5.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $694.5M | +327% |
| Q4 2025 | $309.9M | +445% |
| Q3 2025 | $416.8M | +76% |
| Q2 2025 | $396.2M | +72% |
| Q1 2025 | $162.8M | +174% |
| Q4 2024 | $56.8M | -74% |
TKO has the edge over VZ on cash flow, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $39B over the past year, up 1.5% from the year before.
TKO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.3% | -1.7M shares |
| 1 year | -63% | -125M shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -9M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -10.1M shares |
TKO has the edge over VZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $156.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $129.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $838.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $40.7M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
TKO spent $1.2B buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 4.2B diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
TKO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 3.3x | Elevated |
TKO 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.
TKO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.1 | Neutral |
TKO's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (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).
TKO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TKO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 52x | 16x | 217% above |
| PE % | 7 | 24 | 17 pts below |
TKO is trading at 52x earnings, a 217% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ has the edge over TKO on valuation relative to its sector.
TKO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $181.3 | 7% above |
| 20 week MA | $185.4 | 4.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $195.0 | 0.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $181.5 | 6.9% above |
VZ has stronger trend alignment. TKO is above 3 of 4 weekly averages versus VZ above 5 of 5.
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.
TKO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $98.1 | $81.6 | -17% |
| 2024 | $81.6 | $144.0 | +77% |
| 2025 | $144.0 | $217.4 | +51% |
| 2026 YTD | $217.4 | $194.1 | -11% |
TKO has finished higher in two of the last three years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 11% so far in 2026.
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 the edge over TKO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.