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WMG vs LYV // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ) VS. Live Nation Entertainment Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WMG 5
— LYV 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $30.47 (+3.01%) • MKT CAP: $15.94B
gross-margins
45.80%
LAST: $177.83 (+3.09%) • MKT CAP: $41.90B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WMG VS. LYV)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WMG | LYV | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 45.80% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 14.30% | 29.50% | -15.20 | LYV | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 23.4x | 18.3x | +5.10 | LYV | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.38% | 0.80% | +2.58 | WMG | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.30% | 5.00% | +5.30 | WMG | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.40% | 2.00% | +3.40 | WMG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.40% | 8.80% | -4.40 | LYV | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.40% | 0.00% | +2.40 | WMG | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.61 | 3.50 | -1.89 | LYV | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.3 | 62.2 | -4.90 | LYV | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.95 | 1.15 | -0.20 | LYV | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 40.6x | 78.6x | -38.00 | WMG | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $15.94B | $41.90B | -$25.96B | LYV | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WMG REV | LYV REV | WMG GROSS % | LYV GROSS % | WMG FCF | LYV FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.71B | $25.20B | 45.8% | — | $539.0M | $333.6M |
| FY 2024 | $6.43B | $23.16B | 47.8% | — | $638.0M | $1.08B |
| FY 2023 | $6.04B | $22.73B | — | — | $415.3M | $340.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WMG // BETA 0.95
LYV // BETA 1.15