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    Live Nation Entertainment Inc (LYV)

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    COMMUNICATION SERVICES • ENTERTAINMENT • NYSE

    $172.55
    +3.71 (+2.20%)

    Market Cap: $39.33B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    64%(25/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +25.52%
    Streak
    1 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.53
    Range$1.30 - $1.87
    13 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    7
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.83-16.2%
    60d ago$1.55-1.0%
    30d ago$1.55-1.0%
    7d ago$1.53+0.3%
    Current$1.53
    Revenue Consensus
    $9.6B
    Range$9.3B - $9.8B
    22 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$-2.23
    Range$-2.97 - $-1.93
    15 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $7.4B
    Range$7.0B - $7.8B
    24 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$-2.23---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$1.53---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.05$0.59+77.97%Beat+156.1%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 5
    		$-1.85$-0.32-478.13%Miss-478.1%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 19
    		$-1.06$-0.98-8.70%Miss-176.2%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.73N/A-51.01%Miss-56.0%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 7
    		$0.41N/A-59.41%Miss-73.2%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 1
    		$-0.32$-0.16-100.00%Miss-153.3%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 20
    		$1.39$-1.05+232.41%Beat+211.2%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 11
    		$1.66$1.61+3.11%Beat-24.2%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.53$1.08+41.67%Beat+61.1%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 2
    		$0.60$-0.14+528.57%Beat+328.6%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 22
    		$-1.25$-1.04-20.19%Miss-43.7%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 2
    		$2.19$1.15+90.43%Beat+57.6%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.95$0.68+39.71%Beat+43.9%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$0.14N/A+129.79%Beat+135.9%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 23
    		$-0.87$-0.92+5.43%Beat-1.2%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 3
    		$1.39$1.05+32.38%Beat+631.6%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.66$0.52+26.92%Beat+173.3%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 5
    		$-0.39$-0.77+49.35%Beat+72.9%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 23
    		$-0.86$-0.54-59.26%Miss+57.8%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.19$-0.06+416.67%Beat+107.8%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 3
    		$-0.90$-1.20+25.00%Beat+66.3%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 6
    		$-1.44$-1.52+5.26%Beat-53.2%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 25
    		$-2.04$-2.30+11.30%Beat-145.8%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 5
    		$-2.45$-2.15-13.95%Miss-445.1%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 5
    		$-2.67$-2.09-27.75%Miss-751.2%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 7
    		$-0.94$-0.97+3.09%Beat-203.2%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 27
    		$-0.83$-0.68-22.06%Miss-3.7%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.71$0.76-6.58%Miss+1.4%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.41$0.38+7.89%Beat+70.8%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 2
    		$-0.31$-0.34+8.82%Beat-29.2%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 28
    		$-0.80$-0.74-8.11%Miss+38.0%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.70$0.64+9.38%Beat+32.1%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.24$0.19+26.32%Beat-17.2%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 3
    		$-0.24$-0.28+14.29%Beat-9.1%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 27
    		$-1.29$-1.08-19.44%Miss-126.3%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.53$0.55-3.64%Miss-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 9
    		$0.29$0.19+52.63%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$-0.22$-0.33+33.33%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 23
    		$-0.57$-0.58+1.72%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio-152.70EV/EBITDA24.37x
    Price/FCF29.06xFCF Yield3.44%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin0.51%Operating Margin6.70%
    ROE17.70%ROIC5.96%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity111.76xInterest Coverage2.42x
    Current Ratio0.85xQuick Ratio0.85x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.17Avg Volume1.96M
    52-Week High$189.2552-Week Low$125.34

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$170.61
    SMA 20$170.12
    SMA 50$175.41
    SMA 200$165.10
    EMA 10$170.63
    EMA 20$171.00
    EMA 50$173.15
    EMA 200$166.70

    MACD

    Line: -0.91Signal: -1.41Hist: 0.50

    ADX

    ADX: 8.7+DI: 23.8-DI: 19.8

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up16.0
    Aroon Down60.0
    PSAR$165.57

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$173.17
    Lower Band$167.06
    %B Position359%(Upper)
    Band Width0.90

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    52.2

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K63.3
    Stoch %D58.3
    Williams %R-19.6
    ROC (10d)3.4%
    Momentum5.70
    CCI (20d)111.0
    MFI (14d)61.4

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$3.88(2.2%)
    StdDev (20d)1.53
    Hist Vol15.9%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$172.11
    OBV36.3M
    AD Line17.5M
    CMF (20d)-0.067

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)2.0M
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$169.86

    Pivot Points

    R3$173.37
    R2$172.36
    R1$170.60
    Pivot Point$169.59
    S1$167.83
    S2$166.82
    S3$165.06

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-8.51
    Ultimate Osc43.7
    KST-26.24

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$7.67B$3.79B$6.31B$8.50B$7.01B$3.38B$5.68B$7.65B$6.02B$3.80B$5.81B$8.15B
    Cost of Revenue$5.72B$2.48B$4.86B$6.44B$5.21B$2.25B$4.54B$5.78B$4.41B$2.65B$4.71B$6.30B
    Gross Profit$1.94B$1.31B$1.45B$2.06B$1.80B$1.13B$1.14B$1.87B$1.62B$1.15B$1.10B$1.86B
    Operating Expenses$1.42B$1.69B$1.60B$1.27B$1.31B$1.01B$1.38B$1.23B$1.15B$1.19B$1.20B$1.20B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$1.24B$1.52B$1.43B$1.12B$1.15B$865.16M$1.24B$1.10B$1.01B$1.06B$1.07B$1.07B
    Operating Income$521.92M$-370,516,000$-142,656,000$792.45M$486.65M$114.77M$-239,444,000$639.52M$465.82M$-41,390,000$-97,872,000$653.66M
    Interest Income$38.25M$36.58M$45.50M$31.45M$42.16M$34.54M$24.36M$22.08M$49.80M$43.34M$42.44M$83.49M
    Interest Expense$97.23M$90.52M$84.13M$80.29M$72.05M$80.34M$79.92M$87.96M$79.97M$80.69M$111.32M$86.22M
    Income Before Tax$518.60M$-412,103,000$-185,690,000$729.82M$420.39M$66.01M$-301,192,000$585.91M$456.39M$-1,686,000$-159,424,000$631.68M
    Income Tax Expense$115.72M$-32,085,000$-49,409,000$251.84M$117.64M$19.71M$-583,110,000$70.23M$80.16M$41.02M$93.72M$50.27M
    Net Income$402.88M$-380,018,000$-136,281,000$477.98M$302.74M$46.30M$281.92M$515.68M$376.23M$-42,705,000$-253,143,000$581.41M
    EBITDA$794.40M$-157,699,000$51.00M$966.05M$634.47M$289.68M$-71,929,000$811.08M$649.39M$196.28M$260.95M$598.04M
    EBIT$577.58M$-358,165,000$-147,059,000$778.66M$450.27M$111.82M$-245,634,000$651.79M$486.56M$35.66M$-90,545,000$634.41M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $59792
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    1
    New Awards (TTM)
    1
    Avg Remaining Term
    4.9 mo

    Top agency: National Endowment for the Humanities at 100.0% of trailing twelve month obligations across 1 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    43310126P00045National Endowment for the HumanitiesNational Endowment for the Humanities$59792Sep 29, 2026

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Sep 30, 2026.

    News

    Bernstein raises target for Live Nation stock to USD 220.00

    Bernstein has increased its price target for Live Nation stock from USD 215.00 to USD 220.00, citing venue activity and international arenas as growth drivers. This revised target is 27.54 percent above the stock's...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Bullish

    Recent report finds public money subsidizing concert business including at Concord’s Toyota Pavilion, Shoreline Amphitheatre

    A report by the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator reveals that state and local governments subsidize Live Nation's live events business by over $420 million...

    Contra Costa Herald•10/15/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    Shakira plays to more than 700,000 fans during Madrid residency

    Shakira's European residency in Madrid drew over 700,000 fans across 13 shows at the purpose-built Macondo Park. Produced by Live Nation Spain...

    Live Nation Newsroom•10/15/26•Bullish

    Class action accuses Live Nation of negligence in data breach

    A class action lawsuit has been filed against Live Nation Entertainment Inc., accusing the company of negligence in protecting consumers' personally identifiable information during a recent data breach. Plaintiff Isiah...

    Top Class Actions•10/15/26•Bearish

    The show must go on (independently): Live Nation's acquisition of Pukkelpop and behavioral commitments under the Towercast doctrine

    The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) concluded its investigation into Live Nation's acquisition of Pukkelpop...

    Wolters Kluwer•10/15/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    LYV Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    -152.7x
    Forward P/E
    119.0x
    EV/EBITDA
    24.4x
    P/FCF
    29.1x
    PEG
    4.4x
    P/B
    488.0x
    See GNG's fair value

    LYV Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    25.8%
    Operating margin
    6.7%
    Net margin
    0.5%
    ROIC
    6.0%
    ROE
    17.7%
    FCF margin
    5.3%
    FCF yield
    3.4%

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    Sector: Communication Services

    LYV Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    25
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    17
    Hold
    3
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    1

    LYV Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • 80.0% of LYV's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    Bear case

    • LYV beat EPS estimates in 37.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • LYV has a debt-to-equity ratio of 111.8x.

    LYV Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    3 of 8 quarters (37.5%)
    Average surprise
    -48.0%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $1.53
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    1 up, 7 down

    Frequently Asked Questions About LYV

    Does LYV pay dividends?

    Live Nation Entertainment Inc (LYV) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is LYV's market cap?

    Live Nation Entertainment Inc (LYV) has a market capitalization of $39.33B with a current stock price of $172.55.

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