Lionsgate Studios vs TKO Group
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The short version
- TKO Group is the larger business, with $4.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.6B for Lionsgate Studios, about 1.8 times as much.
- Lionsgate Studios grew revenue faster (1.8%, against β3.1%).
- TKO Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (17.6% operating margin, against 3.7%).
- Lionsgate Studios earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (8.3%, against 5.9%).
| Latest fiscal year | LION Β· FY26 | TKO Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $13.1B |
| Revenue | $2.6B | $4.7B |
| Free cash flow | $11.4M | β |
| Net income | β$198M | $195M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 1.8% | β3.1% |
| 5-year growth | β | β |
| Share count change | 14.7% | 12.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 17.6% |
| Net margin | β7.5% | 4.1% |
| FCF margin | 0.4% | β |
| Return on capital | 8.3% | 5.9% |
| Return on equity | β | 5.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.6B | $3.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 13.9x | 2.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $1.1B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
Revenue
FY21
LION β
TKO $1.0B
FY22
LION β
TKO $1.1B
FY23
LION β
TKO $3.2B
FY24
LION $2.5B
TKO $4.9B
FY25
LION $2.6B
TKO $4.7B
FY26
LION $2.6B
TKO β
LION
TKO
Operating margin
FY21
LION β
TKO 37.9%
FY22
LION β
TKO 47.8%
FY23
LION β
TKO 11.7%
FY24
LION β0.6%
TKO 0.6%
FY25
LION β0.7%
TKO 17.6%
FY26
LION 3.7%
TKO β
LION
TKO
Free cash flow
FY21
LION β
TKO β
FY22
LION β
TKO β
FY23
LION β
TKO β
FY24
LION $387M
TKO β
FY25
LION β$180M
TKO β
FY26
LION $11.4M
TKO β
LION
TKO
Return on capital
FY21
LION β
TKO β
FY22
LION β
TKO β
FY23
LION β
TKO 3.4%
FY24
LION β
TKO 0.2%
FY25
LION β1.1%
TKO 5.9%
FY26
LION 8.3%
TKO β
LION
TKO
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.