Leisure Sector

Best Leisure Stocks in 2026

Focused on how people spend their free time, the Leisure & Streaming sector spans entertainment, travel, gaming, music and online media. It brings together platforms for digital content, video games, hospitality, ticketing, live events and global booking services, shaping consumer experiences both online and offline. Driven by long-term trends in digital engagement and the global need for “experiences”, the sector offers growth potential, while remaining sensitive to economic conditions.

Top picks20
Total market cap$1.93T
Avg YTD-13.2%
Avg 3-Year+70.7%
Avg net margin13.5%

Sector Highlights

Top picks by key criteria across the sector

Top YTD Performer
Live Nation

Live Nation

LYV

+6.0%

Year-to-date return

Strongest Fundamentals
Netflix

Netflix

NFLX
ProfitabilityExcellent
LiquidityGood
LeverageGood
Cash FlowExcellent
ValuationAverage

Proprietary section scores

Market Leader
Tencent

Tencent

0700.HK

$592.42B

Market cap (USD equivalent)

Sector Performance

Compare returns and net margin across our picks — toggle between periods

Live NationLive Nation
+6.0%
MarriottMarriott
+3.4%
NetflixNetflix
+1.6%
Electronic ArtsElectronic Arts
-1.5%
AirbnbAirbnb
-1.7%
Royal CaribbeanRoyal Caribbean
-2.7%
Match GroupMatch Group
-3.7%
DeltaDelta
-3.9%
EvolutionEvolution
-6.7%
PoolPool
-11.5%
DisneyDisney
-13.1%
SpotifySpotify
-14.1%
NintendoNintendo
-15.6%
RyanairRyanair
-17.2%
ExpediaExpedia
-17.4%
TencentTencent
-17.5%
BookingBooking
-18.7%
easyJeteasyJet
-31.4%
UbisoftUbisoft
-39.1%
UnityUnity
-59.0%

Our Top 20 Leisure Picks

Sorted by market cap — our best-in-class selection for long-term investors

Tencent

Tencent

0700.HK
HKSE
514.00HKD+3.13%
YTD -17.5%
Netflix

Netflix

NFLX
NASDAQ
92.48USD-0.96%
YTD +1.6%
Disney

Disney

DIS
NYSE
97.21USD-0.76%
YTD -13.1%
Booking

Booking

BKNG
NASDAQ
4,329.03USD-1.54%
YTD -18.7%
Spotify

Spotify

SPOT
NYSE
494.00USD+0.33%
YTD -14.1%
Marriott

Marriott

MAR
NASDAQ
324.17USD-0.72%
YTD +3.4%
Airbnb

Airbnb

ABNB
NASDAQ
130.71USD-1.42%
YTD -1.7%
Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean

RCL
NYSE
275.58USD-1.21%
YTD -2.7%
Nintendo

Nintendo

7974.T
JPX
8,984.00JPY-4.75%
YTD -15.6%
Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts

EA
NASDAQ
201.37USD+0.12%
YTD -1.5%
Delta

Delta

DAL
NYSE
66.40USD+1.94%
YTD -3.9%
Live Nation

Live Nation

LYV
NYSE
154.10USD+1.50%
YTD +6.0%
Ryanair

Ryanair

RYA.IR
DUB
24.60EUR+0.41%
YTD -17.2%
Expedia

Expedia

EXPE
NASDAQ
233.61USD-1.28%
YTD -17.4%
Evolution

Evolution

EVO.ST
STO
582.40SEK-0.68%
YTD -6.7%
Unity

Unity

U
NYSE
18.16USD-2.65%
YTD -59.0%
Pool

Pool

POOL
NASDAQ
203.40USD-0.91%
YTD -11.5%
Match Group

Match Group

MTCH
NASDAQ
30.56USD-2.07%
YTD -3.7%
easyJet

easyJet

EZJ.L
LSE
352.30GBP-2.73%
YTD -31.4%
Ubisoft

Ubisoft

UBI.PA
PAR
3.87EUR-3.80%
YTD -39.1%

Fundamental Analysis Comparison

Side-by-side view of all 5 proprietary section scores — hover a cell to see the exact score

CompanyProf.Liq.Lev.CFVal.
Tencent

Tencent

0700.HK

E
G
E
G
G
Netflix

Netflix

NFLX

E
G
G
E
A
Disney

Disney

DIS

A
W
E
E
G
Booking

Booking

BKNG

E
E
P
G
G
Spotify

Spotify

SPOT

G
G
E
E
A
Marriott

Marriott

MAR

A
P
P
E
A
Airbnb

Airbnb

ABNB

E
G
E
G
A
Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean

RCL

E
P
P
G
G
Nintendo

Nintendo

7974.T

G
E
E
E
G
Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts

EA

A
G
E
G
P
Delta

Delta

DAL

A
P
G
E
E
Live Nation

Live Nation

LYV

W
G
P
E
P
Ryanair

Ryanair

RYA.IR

G
W
E
E
G
Expedia

Expedia

EXPE

G
A
W
E
G
Evolution

Evolution

EVO.ST

E
G
E
A
G
Unity

Unity

U

P
E
G
E
P
Pool

Pool

POOL

G
A
E
E
G
Match Group

Match Group

MTCH

G
E
P
G
G
easyJet

easyJet

EZJ.L

W
A
G
E
E
Ubisoft

Ubisoft

UBI.PA

P
G
W
G
P
Excellent(4.2–5.0)
Good(3.4–4.2)
Average(2.6–3.4)
Weak(1.8–2.6)
Poor(1.0–1.8)
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