live nation entertainment inc. - LYV

LYV

Close Chg Chg %
152.73 2.16 1.41%

Closed Market

154.89

+2.16 (1.41%)

Volume: 2.14M

Last Updated:

Mar 25, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: live nation entertainment inc. - LYV

LYV Key Data

Open

$153.50

Day Range

152.32 - 156.06

52 Week Range

113.20 - 175.25

Market Cap

$35.48B

Shares Outstanding

232.37M

Public Float

156.18M

Beta

1.12

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$0.22

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

3.27M

 

LYV Performance

1 Week
 
2.59%
 
1 Month
 
-5.82%
 
3 Months
 
4.73%
 
1 Year
 
22.13%
 
5 Years
 
81.70%
 

LYV Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 27
Full Ratings ➔

About live nation entertainment inc. - LYV

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as an entertainment company. The firm engages in producing, marketing, and selling live concerts for artists via its global concert pipe. It operates through the following segments: Concerts, Sponsorship and Advertising, and Ticketing. The Concerts segment is involved in the promotion of live music events in owned or operated venues and in rented third-party venues. The Sponsorship and Advertising segment manages the development of strategic sponsorship programs in addition to the sale of international, national, and local sponsorships and placement of advertising such as signage, promotional programs, rich media offerings, including advertising associated with live streaming and music-related content, and ads across its distribution network of venues, events, and websites. The Ticketing segment is involved in the management of the global ticketing operations, including providing ticketing software and services to clients, and consumers with a marketplace, both online and mobile, for tickets and event information. The Ticketing segment is an agency business that sells tickets for events on behalf of its clients and retains a portion of the service charge as its fee. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

LYV At a Glance

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
9348 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
Phone 1-310-867-7000 Revenue 25.20B
Industry Movies/Entertainment Net Income -54,829,000.00
Sector Consumer Services 2025 Sales Growth 8.835%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 17,700
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LYV Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 1.311
Price to Book Ratio 123.788
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 23.68
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 17.132
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.503
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.275

LYV Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 1,423,808.249
Income Per Employee -3,097.684
Receivables Turnover 12.105
Total Asset Turnover 1.185

LYV Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.995
Quick Ratio 0.99
Cash Ratio 0.644

LYV Profitability

Gross Margin 23.011
Operating Margin 5.888
Pretax Margin 4.089
Net Margin -0.218
Return on Assets -0.258
Return on Equity -24.683
Return on Total Capital -0.514
Return on Invested Capital -0.611

LYV Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 3,839.158
Total Debt to Total Capital 97.461
Total Debt to Total Assets 45.409
Long-Term Debt to Equity 3,560.422
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 90.385
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Annual Financials for Live Nation Entertainment Inc. - LYV

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
16.68B 22.75B 23.16B 25.20B
Sales Growth
+166.11% +36.38% +1.79% +8.83%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
12.79B 17.81B 17.88B 19.40B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
529.02M 600.49M 638.64M 727.26M
Depreciation
225.77M 266.59M 300.00M 374.30M
Amortization of Intangibles
303.25M 333.90M 338.64M 352.96M
COGS Growth
+167.95% +39.27% +0.39% +8.53%
Gross Income
3.89B 4.94B 5.28B 5.80B
Gross Income Growth
+160.25% +26.88% +6.83% +9.88%
Gross Profit Margin
+23.34% +21.72% +22.79% +23.01%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.19B 3.89B 3.88B 4.32B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
3.19B 3.89B 3.88B 4.32B
SGA Growth
+66.75% +21.74% -0.19% +11.20%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- 18.50M 585.98M 252.01M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
700.04M 1.03B 810.93M 1.23B
Non Operating Income/Expense
83.89M 211.02M 254.47M 114.65M
Non-Operating Interest Income
77.62M 237.82M 156.25M 150.44M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
10.57M (5.46M) (16.68M) 3.21M
Interest Expense
278.48M 350.24M 325.97M 316.03M
Interest Expense Growth
-1.40% +25.77% -6.93% -3.05%
Gross Interest Expense
278.48M 350.24M 325.97M 316.03M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
505.45M 894.54M 739.43M 1.03B
Pretax Income Growth
+182.69% +76.98% -17.34% +39.37%
Pretax Margin
+3.03% +3.93% +3.19% +4.09%
Income Tax
96.25M 160.23M (391.70M) 339.79M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
5.42M 24.42M 63.43M 14.83M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
83.63M 179.82M 253.44M 345.46M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
7.60M 7.19M (582.15M) 47.70M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(397.00K) (51.21M) (126.42M) (68.21M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
10.57M (5.46M) (16.68M) 3.21M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
(146.77M) (247.44M) (258.08M) (550.80M)
Consolidated Net Income
262.42M 486.88M 873.05M 139.94M
Minority Interest Expense
113.21M 171.04M 234.84M 194.77M
Net Income
149.22M 315.84M 638.21M (54.83M)
Net Income Growth
+122.25% +111.67% +102.07% -108.59%
Net Margin Growth
+0.89% +1.39% +2.76% -0.22%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
149.22M 315.84M 638.21M (54.83M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
149.22M 315.84M 638.21M (54.83M)
EPS (Basic)
0.6637 1.3815 2.7733 -0.2365
EPS (Basic) Growth
+121.49% +108.15% +100.75% -108.53%
Basic Shares Outstanding
224.81M 228.63M 230.12M 231.84M
EPS (Diluted)
0.6444 1.3674 2.7391 -0.2365
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+120.87% +112.20% +100.31% -108.63%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
231.56M 230.98M 236.35M 231.84M
EBITDA
1.23B 1.65B 2.04B 2.21B
EBITDA Growth
+1,616.22% +34.47% +23.16% +8.63%
EBITDA Margin
+7.37% +7.27% +8.79% +8.77%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 184.409
Number of Ratings 27 Current Quarters Estimate -0.365
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 1.558
Last Quarter’s Earnings -1.06 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -0.24 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.451
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 17 17 20 20
Mean Estimate -0.37 1.06 1.56 2.45
High Estimates -0.06 1.44 2.40 3.57
Low Estimate -0.98 0.67 0.50 0.81
Coefficient of Variance -63.76 21.65 36.33 31.72

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 19 19 20
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 1
HOLD 4 5 4
UNDERWEIGHT 1 0 0
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Live Nation Entertainment Inc. - LYV

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Dec 12, 2025 Jeffrey T. Hinson Director 49,724 Bona fide gift 0.00
May 21, 2025 John Hopmans EVP, M&A and Strategic Finance 189,456 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $147.38 per share 27,922,025.28

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