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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

LYV Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$170.87

▼ -0.19 (-0.1%)

52w hi$188.46
52w lo$125.61
Vol1.15M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.12

Short-0.10
Medium-0.11
Long-0.18

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

Communication Services · Entertainment

Market cap$39.81B
Enterprise value$43.75B
Forward P/E90.50x
EV / EBITDA28.21x
P / S (ttm)1.52x
Profit margin0.5%
Return on equity17.7%
Revenue growth+9.4%
Earnings growth+156.2%
Debt / equity620.21

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.13
Sector+0.03
Technical-0.10
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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.

United States · www.livenationentertainment.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.90
Corr SPX0.48
Annual vol30.3%
Annual ret+29.6%
Sharpe0.98
Max DD-27.8%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$184.35
High / Low$206.00 / $145.00
Median$190.00
Analysts23
Strong Buy3
Buy17
Hold3
Sell1
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-05-06Wells Fargo→ Overweight
2026-05-06JP Morgan→ Overweight
2026-05-06Guggenheim→ Buy
2026-04-06Guggenheim→ Buy
2026-04-02Wells Fargo→ Overweight
2026-03-30Citizens→ Market Outperform

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-07-30Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-06-12Shareholder Vote, Exhibitsread
2026-05-08Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2026-05-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-02-19Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-11-04Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-10-24Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2025-10-10Material Agreement, Material Obligation…read
2025-08-29Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2025-08-07Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-06-13Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote…read
2025-05-20Officer / Director Change, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-08-06Rapino MichaelPresident & CEOWithheld for tax16.25K$2.95M
2026-08-06Berchtold JoePresident & CFOWithheld for tax10.83K$1.97M
2026-08-06Hopmans JohnEVP, M&A and Strategic FiWithheld for tax3.97K$721.63K
2026-08-06Rowles MichaelEVP & General CounselWithheld for tax1.08K$197.04K
2026-07-11Hopmans JohnEVP, M&A and Strategic FiWithheld for tax6.08K$1.09M
2026-06-15HINSON JEFFREY T.Sell2.12K$370.12K
2026-06-11Watkins LatrieceGrant1.21K—
2026-06-11VOGEL CARL EGrant1.21K—
2026-06-11Paul Richard A.Grant1.21K—
2026-06-11MAYS RANDALL THOMASGrant2.29K—

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$370.12K
Insider buys / sells0 / 1
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders0
Top-5 share0.0%
HHI0 (—)

Connections

Subsidiarys: ACEL, Ticketmaster

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-074view
2026-08-074view
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2026-07-3010-Qview
2026-07-308-Kview
2026-07-144view
2026-06-164view
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The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$25.20B+20.6%
Operating income$1.25B+64.3%
Net income$896.29M+52.4%
Cash from ops$1.36B+21.6%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$170.59$171.38$168.73$170.871.15M
Sep 24$168.11$171.41$166.11$171.061.94M
Sep 23$168.93$171.68$167.82$169.032.07M
Sep 22$170.97$171.23$167.47$169.841.81M
Sep 21$168.75$170.22$167.67$169.181.87M

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