LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
LYV lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover, though they disagree widely on how much.
LYV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
LYV's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
LYV PE Valuation
LYV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LYV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LYV, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
LYV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.39 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.17 | -112% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.13 | -148% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.77 | -159% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.24 | -109% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.43 | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.36 | +115% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.98 | +173% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.77 | +102% |
LYV has swung to a loss: it lost $0.17 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
LYV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.1B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.7B | +9.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.5B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $7B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.4B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | -2.7% |
LYV's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $10.1B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.8% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.8% | -13 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.3% | +2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.3% | +1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.4% | +4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4.2% | -2.8 points |
LYV's operating margin was 8.8% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
LYV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$861M | -$489.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $129.7M | +$169.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +76% |
| Q4 2025 | -$405.6M | -146% |
| Q3 2025 | -$371.3M | +$507.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$39.9M | -119% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +35% |
| Q4 2024 | $890.2M | +88% |
LYV usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$861M, but it generated $893M over the past year.
LYV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.1% | +12.3M shares |
| 1 year | +9.2% | +21.6M shares |
| 3 years | +5% | +12.2M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +32.6M shares |
| Available history | +22% | +46.3M shares |
LYV has 256M diluted shares, up 9.2% from a year ago.
LYV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
LYV's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
LYV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.0 | Neutral |
LYV's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (neutral).
LYV PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | LYV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
LYV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LYV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $173.4 | 3.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $176.4 | 2.1% above |
| 50 week MA | $163.8 | 9.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $153.8 | 17% above |
| 200 week MA | $122.8 | 47% above |
LYV is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 47% above its 200-week average.
LYV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $71.7 | $71.6 | 0% |
| 2021 | $71.6 | $118.5 | +65% |
| 2022 | $118.5 | $70.7 | -40% |
| 2023 | $70.7 | $93.6 | +32% |
| 2024 | $93.6 | $131.9 | +41% |
| 2025 | $131.9 | $145.8 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $145.8 | $180.1 | +24% |
LYV has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 24% so far in 2026.