Live Nation Entertainment Inc LYV Stock Analysis
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$175.25 down $6.00, 3.31% at close Nov 6
Last close · Previous close $181.25
- Market cap
- $41.29BAt the Nov 6 close
- P/E ratio
- n/mLoss over last 12 months
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.17Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- NoneLast 12 months
Price chart
$175.25down $6.00, 3.31%Fri, Nov 6 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$181.25Nov 5
- Volume5.81MNov 6 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume2.33MLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $125.34 to $189.25; now $175.25
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Nov 6 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
LYV beat the S&P 500 in 6 of 7 periods.
| Period | LYV and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | LYV: up 2.0% S&P 500: down 5.6% | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 7.6 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | LYV: down 3.6% S&P 500: down 4.1% | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 0.5 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | LYV: up 23.0% S&P 500: up 8.7% | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 14.3 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | LYV: up 27.2% S&P 500: up 10.9% | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 16.3 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | LYV: up 105.2% S&P 500: up 75.0% +27.1% vs +20.5% a year | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 30.2 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | LYV: up 41.6% S&P 500: up 67.8% +7.2% vs +10.9% a year | LYV trailed the S&P 500 by 26.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | LYV: up 553.7% S&P 500: up 313.1% +20.7% vs +15.2% a year | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 240.6 percentage points Beat |
$10,000 invested in LYV 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $65,367 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,313.
LYV beat the S&P 500 in 6 of 7 periods.
| Period | LYV and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | LYV: up 2.0% S&P 500: down 5.6% | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 7.6 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | LYV: down 3.6% S&P 500: down 4.3% | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 0.7 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | LYV: up 23.0% S&P 500: up 7.8% | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 15.2 percentage points Beat |
| 1Y | LYV: up 27.2% S&P 500: up 9.7% | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 17.5 percentage points Beat |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | LYV: up 105.2% S&P 500: up 68.8% +27.1% vs +19.1% a year | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 36.4 percentage points Beat |
| 5Y | LYV: up 41.6% S&P 500: up 56.9% +7.2% vs +9.4% a year | LYV trailed the S&P 500 by 15.3 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | LYV: up 553.7% S&P 500: up 252.6% +20.7% vs +13.4% a year | LYV beat the S&P 500 by 301.1 percentage points Beat |
$10,000 invested in LYV 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $65,367 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,257.
All-time high
$188.46
Closing high on . Now 7.0% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Dec 21, 2005.
Stock splits
LYV hasn’t split since its price history begins in 2005.
Valuation
The Nov 6 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Sep 30, 2026). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
n/mDiluted EPS of −$0.17 over the last 12 months
A P/E ratio isn’t meaningful while earnings over the last 12 months are negative. When LYV was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 40.0× to 162.8×, with a median of 84.1×. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 1.5×Last 12 months’ revenue
Market value divided by revenue over the last 12 months. Useful when earnings are small or negative.
P/S = Market cap ÷ Revenue (last 12 months)Price-to-sales ratio - 90.4×Book value as of Sep 30, 2026
Price relative to accounting equity (book value) per share on the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet. Asset-light companies often trade far above book value.
P/B = Price ÷ Book value per sharePrice-to-book ratio - 36.2×Last 12 months’ EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the last 12 months. It compares companies with different amounts of debt.
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA (last 12 months)EV/EBITDA explained - 2.05%Last 12 months’ free cash flow
Free cash flow over the last 12 months as a share of the company’s market value: the cash the business generated for each dollar of stock.
FCF yield = Free cash flow (last 12 months) ÷ Market capFree cash flow - $44.94BAt the Nov 6 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Nov 6 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet.
EV = Market cap + Debt − Cash and short-term investmentsEV/EBITDA explained
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Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q3 FY26, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Sep 30, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $27.88Bup 13.5%
- Net income
- $151.08Mdown 83.2%
- Diluted EPS
- −$0.17
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $5.68B | $200.99M | $0.56 |
| Q1 FY25 (Mar 31, 2025) | $3.38B | $23.20M | −$0.32 |
| Q2 FY25 (Jun 30, 2025) | $7.01B | $243.41M | $0.41 |
| Q3 FY25 (Sep 30, 2025) | $8.50B | $431.46M | $0.73 |
| Q4 FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $6.31B | −$202.10M | −$1.06 |
| Q1 FY26 (Mar 31, 2026) | $3.79B | −$389.10M | −$1.85 |
| Q2 FY26 (Jun 30, 2026) | $7.67B | $294.45M | $1.05 |
| Q3 FY26 (Sep 30, 2026) | $10.11B | $447.84M | $1.69 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY21 (Dec 31, 2021) | $6.27B | −$650.90M | −$3.09 |
| FY22 (Dec 31, 2022) | $16.68B | $266.44M | $0.52 |
| FY23 (Dec 31, 2023) | $22.73B | $556.89M | $1.34 |
| FY24 (Dec 31, 2024) | $23.16B | $896.29M | $2.74 |
| FY25 (Dec 31, 2025) | $25.20B | $495.97M | −$0.24 |
Margins
- Gross 25.4%
- Operating 3.5%
- Net 0.5%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- $845.40MLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow$2.05BLast 12 months
- Capital spending$1.20BLast 12 months
- 3.0%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $18.28MLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$0.00Last 12 months
- Total returned$18.28MLast 12 months
2% of free cash flow
Balance sheet
- $8.26BAs of Sep 30, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$11.91BAs of Sep 30, 2026
- Net debt$3.65BAs of Sep 30, 2026
- 0.95As of Sep 30, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 26.06As of Sep 30, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Sep 30, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 5 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✓Net income was positive: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✗Return on assets improved: not passed
- ✓Operating cash flow exceeded net income: passed
- ✗Long-term debt fell relative to assets: not passed
- ✓Current ratio improved: passed
- ✗Share count didn’t rise: not passed
- ✓Gross margin improved: passed
- ✗Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: not passed
- 90.1%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Live Nation Entertainment’s net income was 90.1% of its shareholders’ equity (averaged over the last four quarter-ends). It describes the past year, not an expected return. ROE can run this high when equity is small, for example after years of large share buybacks.
ROE = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average equityReturn on equity - 0.6%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Live Nation Entertainment’s net income was 0.6% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends): what the business earned on everything it owns.
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
About Live Nation Entertainment Inc
Live Nation Entertainment helps artists grow their careers through live music, promoting shows that connect them with fans around the world. Since 2005, we've connected artists with more than 1.5 billion fans across 55 countries. A live concert is more than a show — it's a moment fans wait all year for, travel for, and remember for a lifetime. Live Nation exists to make more of those moments possible, helping artists grow their careers and bringing more live music to more fans, everywhere.
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Entertainment
- Headquarters
- California, USA
- SEC filings
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- Exchange
- NYSE
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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LYV stock FAQ
What is LYV stock’s price today?
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) traded at $175.25 at the close on , down $6.00 (3.31%) from the previous close of $181.25. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $125.34 and $189.25.
If you invested $1,000 in LYV 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in LYV on would be worth about $6,537 at the close on , a total return of +553.7%. The same $1,000 would be worth $1,416 if invested five years ago, $1,272 if invested one year ago, and $8,032 if invested 20 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is Live Nation Entertainment’s market cap?
Live Nation Entertainment’s market capitalization is about $41.3 billion. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $175.25 (how market cap works). Live Nation Entertainment reported 235.63M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is LYV’s P/E ratio?
LYV’s P/E ratio isn’t meaningful right now because its earnings over the four quarters to are negative (diluted EPS of −$0.17). When it was profitable over the past five years, its P/E ranged from 40.0 to 162.8.
How much revenue does Live Nation Entertainment make?
Live Nation Entertainment reported $27.9 billion of revenue over the four quarters to , up 13.5% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q3 FY26, ended ) revenue was $10.1 billion, up 18.9% from a year earlier.
Is Live Nation Entertainment profitable?
Yes. Live Nation Entertainment earned $151.1 million of net income over the four quarters to , a net margin of 0.5%, and its operating margin was 3.5% (what margins tell you).
What are LYV’s earnings per share?
LYV’s diluted earnings per share were −$0.17 over the four quarters to , compared with $1.38 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q3 FY26) brought $1.69 per share, against $0.73 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does LYV pay a dividend?
Live Nation Entertainment hasn’t paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
What is LYV’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks LYV has traded as low as $125.34 and as high as $189.25. At $175.25 at the close on , it is 7.4% below that high and 39.8% above the low.
What is LYV’s all-time high?
LYV’s highest closing price was $188.46 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $175.25 at the close on , it is 7.0% below that record.
Has LYV stock ever split?
No. LYV hasn’t split since its price history begins in 2005.
How has LYV stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , LYV has returned +23.0% so far this year and +27.2% over the past year, and +41.6% over five years (+7.2% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +8.7%, +10.9% and +67.8%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Live Nation Entertainment in?
Live Nation Entertainment is in the Communication Services sector and the Entertainment industry, and is headquartered in California, USA.
What exchange does LYV trade on?
Live Nation Entertainment trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol LYV. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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