Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. LYV SPX

Communication Services · Entertainment · United States

https://www.livenationentertainment.com

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company worldwide. The company operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. Its Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues. This segment operates and manages music venues; produces music festivals; creates associated content; and offers management and other services to artists. The Ticketing segment manages the ticketing operations, including the provision of ticketing software and services to consumers with marketplace for tickets and event information through mobile apps, other websites, and retail outlets, as well as its websites, such as livenation.com and ticketmaster.com; and provides ticket resale services. This segment offers ticketing services for arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, music clubs, concert promoters, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters. Its Sponsorship & Advertising segment sells international, national, and local sponsorships and placement of advertising, including signage, online advertising, and promotional programs; rich media offering, including advertising related with live streaming and music-related content; and ads through distribution network of venues, events, and websites. This segment also manages the development of strategic sponsorship programs, as well as develops, books, and produces custom events or programs for specific brands. It owns, operates, or leases entertainment venues. The company was formerly known as Live Nation, Inc. and changed its name to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. in January 2010. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

Market & Price

Market Cap

$39.19B

Current Price

$168.41

High / Low (52W)

$174.06 / $125.61

Beta

1.11

Valuation

Stock P/E

Industry PE

23.46

Forward P/E

78.37

PEG Ratio

16.14

Book Value

$-0.60

Price to Book

-278.82

P/S

1.53

EV/EBITDA

28.30

Dividend Yield

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

11.33%

ROE

14.93%

ROA

2.18%

Profit Margin

0.33%

Op Margin

-9.93%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$-1.85

EPS (TTM)

$-1.77

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

7.38

Quick Ratio

0.72

Current Ratio

0.89

Debt

$10.58B

Total Assets

$22.91B

Current Assets

$10.97B

Working Capital

$-54.46M

Ownership

Promoter Holding

32.46%

Chg in Prom Hold

FII / Inst Holding

85.84%

Chg in FII Hold

0.00%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$42.27B

Total Revenue (TTM)

$25.61B

EBITDA

$1.49B

Free Cash Flow

$2.12B

Operating Cash Flow

$2.41B

Shares Outstanding

232.71M

Gross Margin

25.87%

Payout Ratio

0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

14.74%

Profit 5Y

23.01%

Revenue (YoY)

12.20%

Earnings (YoY)

PROS

Compounding revenue at 14.7% over 5 years.
Profit CAGR of 23.0% over 5 years.
Generates positive free cash flow.
In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

No notable concerns flagged.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Period: Metric:

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#	Name	CMP $	P/E	Mkt Cap	Div Yld %	ROCE %	ROE %	Rev CAGR 5Y %	Profit CAGR 5Y %
1	LYV Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. SPX	168.41	-	$39.19B	-	11.33%	14.93%	14.74%	23.01%
2	GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXAI	380.34	28.99	$4.61T	0.23%	32.40%	38.88%	12.51%	30.14%
3	META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXAI	632.51	22.99	$1.61T	0.33%	26.87%	32.93%	19.89%	37.61%
4	NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXAI	86.02	27.75	$362.21B	-	30.26%	48.49%	12.64%	34.71%
5	APP AppLovin Corporation NDXSPXAI	613.09	53.17	$205.96B	-	70.20%	-	24.84%	609.87%
6	TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPX	187.53	19.93	$202.95B	2.18%	9.27%	18.02%	3.53%	61.90%
7	VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPX	47.81	11.66	$199.63B	5.92%	8.59%	17.20%	0.33%	-6.86%
8	DIS The Walt Disney Company SPX	101.83	16.29	$176.83B	1.47%	8.46%	11.01%	4.51%	58.00%
9	T AT&T Inc. SPX	24.80	8.16	$172.32B	4.48%	9.23%	18.37%	1.34%	119.18%

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric	Jun 2015	Sep 2015	Dec 2015	Mar 2016	Jun 2016	Sep 2016	Dec 2016	Mar 2017	Jun 2017	Sep 2017	Dec 2017	Mar 2018	Jun 2018	Sep 2018	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	Dec 2019	Mar 2020	Jun 2020	Sep 2020	Mar 2021	Jun 2021	Sep 2021	Mar 2022	Jun 2022	Sep 2022	Mar 2023	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026
Revenue	1.77B	2.62B	1.74B	1.21B	2.18B	3.17B	1.80B	1.24B	2.68B	3.44B	2.32B	1.48B	2.87B	3.84B	2.60B	1.73B	3.16B	3.77B	2.89B	1.37B	74.08M	184.02M	290.61M	575.95M	2.70B	1.80B	4.43B	6.15B	3.12B	5.63B	8.15B	3.80B	6.02B	-	-	3.38B	7.01B	8.50B	6.31B	3.79B
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.25B	5.21B	6.44B	4.86B	2.48B
Gross Profit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.13B	1.80B	2.06B	1.45B	1.31B
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.01B	1.31B	1.28B	1.60B	1.69B
Operating Income	42.24M	153.51M	-40.45M	-33.29M	74.16M	191.29M	-37.22M	-21.37M	113.43M	201.35M	-202.02M	-6.03M	134.72M	234.22M	-90.38M	-23.86M	171.59M	260.04M	-82.92M	-172.67M	-588.07M	-504.44M	-303.17M	-127.28M	137.15M	27.06M	318.70M	506.25M	131.15M	381.60M	653.66M	-41.39M	465.82M	-	-	112.57M	485.80M	777.60M	-143.28M	-376.54M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	295.81M	651.46M	975.71M	62.45M	-152.28M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	80.34M	72.05M	80.29M	83.35M	90.52M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	66.01M	420.39M	729.82M	-185.69M	-412.10M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19.71M	117.64M	251.84M	-49.41M	-32.09M
Net Income	15.06M	89.05M	-78.33M	-44.52M	37.74M	111.08M	-101.36M	-32.99M	81.48M	136.39M	-190.89M	-33.91M	69.36M	172.68M	-147.89M	-52.44M	103.36M	178.93M	-159.95M	-184.78M	-567.52M	-528.90M	-307.19M	-195.66M	46.88M	-50.18M	187.80M	361.40M	-1.67M	270.02M	521.48M	-54.48M	297.97M	-	-	23.20M	243.41M	431.46M	-202.10M	-389.10M
Diluted EPS	0.06	0.38	-0.47	-0.29	0.13	0.49	-0.58	-0.22	0.29	0.53	-1.12	-0.24	0.24	0.70	-0.82	-0.31	0.41	0.71	-0.88	-	-2.67	-2.45	-1.44	-0.90	0.19	-0.39	0.66	1.39	-0.25	0.92	1.93	-0.56	1.03	1.66	-	-0.32	0.41	0.73	-	-1.85

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Revenue	4.18B	5.06B	5.38B	5.82B	6.48B	6.87B	7.25B	7.83B	9.69B	10.79B	11.55B	1.86B	-	16.68B	22.73B	23.16B	25.20B
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12.35B	17.29B	17.38B	18.76B
Gross Profit	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.33B	5.44B	5.77B	6.44B
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.64B	4.36B	4.96B	5.21B
Operating Income	-52.36M	-63.70M	18.34M	-21.64M	139.66M	7.16M	131.37M	194.94M	91.40M	272.54M	324.84M	-1.65B	-	689.95M	1.07B	813.50M	1.23B
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.22B	1.78B	1.62B	1.99B
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	278.48M	350.24M	325.97M	316.03M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	490.52M	913.27M	739.43M	1.03B
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	115.94M	209.48M	-391.70M	339.79M
Net Income	-60.18M	-228.39M	-83.02M	-163.23M	-43.38M	-90.81M	-32.51M	2.94M	-6.01M	60.25M	69.89M	-1.72B	-	266.44M	556.89M	896.29M	495.97M
Diluted EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-8.12	-	0.64	1.34	2.74	-0.24

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:	14.74%
1 Year:	12.20%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	23.01%
1 Year:	-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	+22.76%
6 Months:	+29.99%
3 Months:	+3.87%
1 Month:	+9.98%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Total Assets	-	-	5.20B	5.08B	5.29B	5.68B	5.97B	6.16B	6.76B	7.50B	8.50B	10.98B	10.59B	-	16.46B	19.03B	19.64B	22.91B
Current Assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.16B	9.53B	9.29B	10.97B
Cash & Equivalents	199.66M	236.96M	892.76M	844.25M	1.00B	1.30B	1.38B	1.30B	1.53B	1.83B	2.37B	2.47B	2.54B	-	5.61B	6.23B	6.10B	7.09B
Inventory	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	38.73M	45.14M	50.15M	56.58M
Receivables	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.47B	2.02B	1.75B	2.01B
Total Liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15.70B	17.62B	17.69B	21.09B
Current Liabilities	-	-	1.47B	1.49B	1.77B	2.26B	2.01B	2.10B	2.46B	3.58B	3.75B	4.11B	3.80B	-	8.30B	9.98B	9.36B	11.03B
Long Term Debt	-	-	1.73B	1.72B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.28B	5.46B	6.18B	7.61B
Total Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.70B	8.44B	8.27B	10.40B
Total Equity	-	-	1.36B	1.46B	1.36B	1.41B	1.30B	1.24B	1.13B	1.18B	1.10B	1.15B	-471.77M	-	-367.57M	-52.30M	173.26M	271.01M
Shares Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	231.67M	233.71M	234.77M	236.00M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow	57.27M	158.52M	135.71M	367.10M	431.36M	292.17M	307.85M	598.74M	623.52M	941.59M	469.78M	-1.08B	-	1.84B	1.36B	1.73B	1.40B
Investing Cash Flow	77.48M	452.99M	-152.02M	-203.79M	-157.55M	-392.16M	-290.99M	-426.48M	-327.59M	-496.91M	-691.00M	-224.06M	-	-784.69M	-695.80M	-854.28M	-1.23B
Financing Cash Flow	-124.36M	49.09M	-44.38M	-19.89M	32.98M	225.97M	-44.12M	99.21M	-127.08M	188.78M	328.89M	1.35B	-	-143.34M	-87.28M	-658.55M	406.51M
Capital Expenditure	-64.27M	-75.58M	-107.50M	-123.81M	-134.87M	-139.59M	-142.49M	-173.83M	-238.44M	-239.83M	-323.57M	-213.75M	-	-353.29M	-475.26M	-675.16M	-1.09B
Free Cash Flow	-6.99M	82.94M	28.20M	243.29M	296.49M	152.58M	165.36M	424.91M	385.09M	701.75M	146.22M	-1.30B	-	1.48B	887.72M	1.05B	304.98M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	907.02M	579.89M	212.34M	575.37M
Share Buybacks	5.80M	1.57M	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	23.53M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26.0%	23.9%	24.9%	25.5%
Operating Margin %	-1.3%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.4%	2.2%	0.1%	1.8%	2.5%	0.9%	2.5%	2.8%	-88.8%	-	4.1%	4.7%	3.5%	4.9%
Net Margin %	-1.4%	-4.5%	-1.5%	-2.8%	-0.7%	-1.3%	-0.4%	0.0%	-0.1%	0.6%	0.6%	-92.7%	-	1.6%	2.5%	3.9%	2.0%
ROE %	-	-16.7%	-5.7%	-12.0%	-3.1%	-7.0%	-2.6%	0.3%	-0.5%	5.5%	6.1%	365.5%	-	-72.5%	-1,064.7%	517.3%	183.0%
ROCE %	-	-1.7%	0.5%	-0.6%	4.1%	0.2%	3.2%	4.5%	2.3%	5.7%	4.7%	-24.3%	-	8.5%	11.8%	7.9%	10.4%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders

32.46%

Institutions

85.84%

Public Float

127.10%

Top Institutional Holders

#	Holder	% Held	Shares	Value
1	Blackrock Inc.	5.72%	13.48M	$2.27B
2	State Street Corporation	5.39%	12.70M	$2.14B
3	Principal Financial Group, Inc.	4.71%	11.10M	$1.87B
4	Vanguard Capital Management LLC	4.45%	10.47M	$1.76B
5	Canada Pension Plan Investment Board	3.74%	8.80M	$1.48B
6	Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	3.55%	8.36M	$1.41B
7	FMR, LLC	3.35%	7.90M	$1.33B
8	Capital International Investors	3.02%	7.11M	$1.20B
9	Bank of America Corporation	2.79%	6.56M	$1.11B
10	Independent Franchise Partners, LLP	2.49%	5.86M	$987.68M

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