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Communication Services · S&P 500 · data as of 2026-10-05

LYV stock analysis: Live Nation

Live Nation (LYV) is an S&P 500 company in Movies & Entertainment. It grades weakest on value.

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What's happening with LYV · updated 2026-10-05 · from prices and SEC filings

LYV price performance

LYV against the S&P 500, one year
-20%+0%+20%S&P 500 +18%LYV +4%2025-09-292026-10-05
Year to date+19.8%S&P 500 +14.5% · ahead by 5.3 pts
1 year+9.2%S&P 500 +17.0% · behind by 7.8 pts
3 years+100.2%S&P 500 +89.3% · ahead by 11.0 pts
5 years+71.0%S&P 500 +91.3% · behind by 20.4 pts

Total returns with dividends reinvested.

LYV factor grades

Each grade compares LYV with the rest of its sector (A+ best, F worst); the numbers behind it are shown with the typical figure for its peers.

C-ValueFCF yield 3.4% (industry 4.6%)
C+GrowthRevenue growth +11% (industry +13%)EPS growth -149% (industry -82%)
B-ProfitabilityOperating margin 3.0% (industry 18.4%)ROIC 177.9% (industry 11.8%)
B-Momentum12-month change +9%From 52-wk high -9%

LYV in plain numbers

LYV key statistics

SectorCommunication Services
IndustryMovies & Entertainment
IndexS&P 500
Market value$40.2B
Revenue growth (y/y)+11%
Free-cash-flow yield3.4%
Dividend yieldn/a
Next earnings (expected)2026-11-03
Valuation measures
Market value$40.2B
Enterprise value$40.4B
Price / sales1.5x
Price / book488.5x
EV / revenue1.5x
EV / EBITDA27.1x
Financial highlights
Revenue, last 12 months$26.3B
Net income, last 12 months$134.7M
EPS, last 12 months (GAAP)$-1.13
Operating margin3.0%
Net margin0.5%
Return on equity60.9%
Return on invested capital177.9%
Cash$9.1B
Total debt$9.3B
Debt / equity112.75x
Free cash flow, last 12 months$1.4B
Interest cover2.3x
Current ratio0.85x

Company figures from its latest SEC filings; market value and returns from end-of-day prices.

LYV earnings trends

Revenue vs earnings
-$389.1M$1.8B$4.1B$6.3B$8.5BSep 2024 Revenue: $7.7BDec 2024 Revenue: $5.7BMar 2025 Revenue: $3.4BJun 2025 Revenue: $7.0BSep 2025 Revenue: $8.5BDec 2025 Revenue: $6.3BMar 2026 Revenue: $3.8BJun 2026 Revenue: $7.7BSep 2024 Net income: $451.8MDec 2024 Net income: $201.0MMar 2025 Net income: $23.2MJun 2025 Net income: $243.4MSep 2025 Net income: $431.5MDec 2025 Net income: -$202.1MMar 2026 Net income: -$389.1MJun 2026 Net income: $294.4MSep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Net margin: 5.9%Net margin: 3.5%Net margin: 0.7%Net margin: 3.5%Net margin: 5.1%Net margin: -3.2%Net margin: -10.3%Net margin: 3.8%-10%-2%6%■ Revenue ■ Net income ━ Net margin
Earnings per share$-1.9$-1.0$-0.1$0.8$1.7Sep 2024 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $1.7Dec 2024 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $0.6Mar 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $-0.3Jun 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $0.4Sep 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $0.7Dec 2025 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $-1.1Mar 2026 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $-1.9Jun 2026 EPS (GAAP, diluted): $1.1Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026■ EPS (GAAP, diluted) Change from a year earlier: Sep 2025 -56% · Dec 2025 -289% · Jun 2026 +156%

From the company's 10-Q and 10-K filings with the SEC.

Live Nation financials (from SEC filings)

Fiscal yearFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$6.3B$16.7B$22.7B$23.2B$25.2B
Net income-$650.9M$296.0M$563.3M$904.0M$496.0M
EPS (GAAP)$-3.11$0.57$1.33$2.72$-0.24
Free cash flow$1.6B$1.5B$932.2M$1.1B$333.6M

LYV earnings history

ReportedEPS (GAAP)EPS y/yRevenue y/yStock vs S&P 500, 2 days
2026-07-30$1.05+156%+9%-8.0%
2026-05-05$-1.85n/a+12%+4.3%
2026-02-19$-1.06-289%+11%+4.0%
2025-11-04$0.73-56%+11%-9.2%
2025-08-07$0.41-60%+16%+1.9%
2025-05-01$-0.32n/a-11%-1.2%

About Live Nation

HeadquartersBeverly Hills, CA
Industry (SEC code)Services-Amusement & Recreation Services
Fiscal year endsDecember 31
Incorporated inDE
Listed onNYSE
FormerlyLive Nation, Inc., CCE Spinco, Inc.

From the company's SEC registration record.

Companies similar to LYV

CompanyMarket valueP/ERevenue growthOperating margin12-month change
LYV Live Nation$40.2Bn/a+11%3.0%+9%
TKO TKO Group$13.4B62.1x+27%18.8%-9%compare
PSKY Paramount Skydance$10.9B51.4xn/a7.7%-48%compare
DIS Walt Disney$178.9B21.4x+5%18.4%-7%compare
NFLX Netflix$281.1Bn/a+16%29.7%-41%

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When does LYV report earnings next?

Based on its filing history, Torvanta expects Live Nation to report around 2026-11-03.

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Over the past year LYV returned +9.2%, against +17.0% for the S&P 500, dividends reinvested.

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