DIS vs LYV
Walt Disney Co. and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DIS | LYV |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $94.4B | $25.2B |
| Net income | $12.4B | $496.0M |
| Gross margin | · | 25.5% |
| Net margin | 14.2% | 2.7% |
| Return on equity | 11.8% | 223.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.85 | −$0.24 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 14.5% | · |
| Free cash flow | $10.1B | $333.6M |
| Equity | $109.9B | $271.0M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.33× | 1.91× |
| Current ratio | 0.71× | 1.00× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.6% | 68.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
DIS bills 3.7× the revenue of LYV, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (14.2% against 2.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | DIS | LYV |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $94.4B | $25.2B |
| FY2024 | $91.4B | $23.2B |
| FY2023 | $88.9B | $22.7B |
| FY2022 | $82.7B | $16.7B |
| FY2021 | $67.4B | $6.3B |
| FY2020 | $65.4B | $1.9B |
| FY2019 | $69.6B | $11.5B |
| FY2018 | $59.4B | $10.8B |
| FY2017 | $55.1B | $9.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DIS | LYV |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.4B | $496.0M |
| FY2024 | $5.0B | $896.3M |
| FY2023 | $2.4B | $556.9M |
| FY2022 | $3.1B | $266.4M |
| FY2021 | $2.0B | $-650.9M |
| FY2020 | $-2.9B | $-1.7B |
| FY2019 | $11.1B | $69.9M |
| FY2018 | $12.6B | $60.2M |
| FY2017 | $9.0B | $-6.0M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$69,223,594,000 | DIS |
| FY2024 | +$68,205,375,000 | DIS |
| FY2023 | +$66,171,683,000 | DIS |
| FY2022 | +$66,040,746,000 | DIS |
| FY2021 | +$61,149,553,000 | DIS |
| FY2020 | +$63,526,822,000 | DIS |
| FY2019 | +$58,059,031,000 | DIS |
| FY2018 | +$48,646,200,000 | DIS |
| FY2017 | +$45,449,778,000 | DIS |
DIS has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +11.5 pp | DIS |
| FY2024 | +1.4 pp | DIS |
| FY2023 | +0.7 pp | DIS |
| FY2022 | +2.0 pp | DIS |
| FY2021 | +13.4 pp | DIS |
| FY2020 | +94.4 pp | DIS |
| FY2019 | +15.6 pp | DIS |
| FY2018 | +21.1 pp | DIS |
| FY2017 | +16.9 pp | DIS |
DIS has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 9 fiscal years.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LYV's net margin has been more volatile than DIS's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 31.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.9.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
DIS led in net margin in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LYV's return on equity has been more volatile than DIS's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 102.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.9.
3 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between DIS and LYV over these 3 fiscal years — DIS led in 2 and LYV in 1.
3 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.