DRAFTKINGS INC. vs LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., two Entertainment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where DKNG and LYV diverge most: on operating margin, DKNG reads 0.4% and LYV reads 6.8%; on ev/ebitda, DKNG reads 337.0 and LYV reads 25.6. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What LYV's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | DKNG | LYV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $23.49 | $174.19 |
| Market cap | $12.0B | $41.0B |
| Sector | Entertainment | Entertainment |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/B | 19.82 | 54.32 |
| P/S | 1.91 | 1.56 |
| EV/EBITDA | 337.0 | 25.6 |
| Revenue growth | +25.3% | +10.9% |
| Operating margin | 0.4% | 6.8% |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Return on equity | 9.7% | 17.8% |
| Return on assets | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 1.5% | 8.9% |
| FCF yield | 6.0% | 3.4% |
| Debt / equity | 2.08 | 8.25 |
| Current ratio | 1.02 | 0.85 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.33 | 6.83 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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