AMC Entertainment vs Live Nation Entertainment
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I put AMC Entertainment and Live Nation Entertainment side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Live Nation Entertainment is the larger business, with $25.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $4.8B for AMC Entertainment, about 5.2 times as much.
- Live Nation Entertainment grew revenue faster (8.8%, against 4.6%).
- Live Nation Entertainment kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (5.0% operating margin, against β0.4%).
- Live Nation Entertainment turned more of its sales into free cash flow (1.3% FCF margin, against β7.6%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
AMC Entertainment
AMC
0/8
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
8/8
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | AMC FY25 | LYV FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.1B | $42.1B |
| Revenue | $4.8B | $25.2B |
| Free cash flow | β$366M | $334M |
| Net income | β$632M | $496M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.6% | 8.8% |
| 5-year growth | 31.3% | 68.4% |
| Share count change | 42.1% | β1.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | β0.4% | 5.0% |
| Net margin | β13.0% | 2.0% |
| FCF margin | β7.6% | 1.3% |
| Return on capital | β0.8% | β |
| Return on equity | β | β |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.6B | $1.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 12.3x | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $23.5M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 6 |
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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.