Communication Services
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(LYV)
Live Price
Offline$172.51
+0.10% today
1Y Change
+20.29%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $36.77B
- Revenue Growth
- +8.8%
- EPS Growth
- -108.7%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 244 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $36.77B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $172.51 and up 20.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +8.8%, EPS growth of -108.7%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +8.8%, EPS -108.7%, free cash flow -68.2% with operating margin 5.4% and ROIC 7.3%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 75.1 and price/sales 1.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines LYV price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+8.8% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+5.4% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 7, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +8.8% and EPS is at -108.7%, with operating margin around 5.4%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -1.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 7, 2026 | โ | -1.5% | +2.6% | -3.4% |
2026 Feb 19, 2026 | -3.9% | +3.3% | +0.3% | -2.1% |
2025 Nov 4, 2025 | -44.3% | -10.6% | -5.9% | -9.8% |
Benchmark Edge
LYV vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
LYV Max Drawdown
-27.84%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for LYV and SPY.
Company Overview
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company. It operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. The Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues; 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 clients for tickets and event information through its primary websites livenation.com and ticketmaster.com, as well as provides ticket resale services. This segment sells tickets for its events, as well as for third-party clients in various live event categories, such as arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, music clubs, concert promoters, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters through websites, mobile apps, and ticket outlets. The Sponsorship & Advertising segment sells international, national, and local sponsorships and placement of advertising, including signage, promotional programs, rich media offering that comprise advertising related with live streaming and music-related content; and ads across its 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. As of December 31, 2021, it owned, operated, or leased 165 entertainment venues in North America and 94 entertainment venues internationally. 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.
- Leadership
- Michael Rapino
- IPO Date
- Dec 21, 2005
- Employees
- 16.2k
- Street Address
- 9348 Civic Center Drive
- Mailing
- Beverly Hills, CA, 90210
- Region
- Beverly Hills, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 310 867 7000
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 75.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 20.9
- Price/Sales
- 1.5
- Price/Book
- 137.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +8.8%
- EPS
- -108.7%
- Free Cash Flow
- -68.2%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 45.4%
- Operating Margin
- 5.4%
- Net Margin
- 2.0%
- ROE
- 157.7%
- ROIC
- 7.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 45.91
- Current Ratio
- 1.00
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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