Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
LYV Communication Services Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $25.2 billion, up 8.83% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 9.42%, EPS fell 18.8%, free cash flow grew 751.8% and total debt rose 42.1%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; revenue growth for five consecutive years.
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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) Operating margin
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 3.05%, down 1.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.96%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −88.8% (fiscal 2020) to 4.96% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Entertainment industry median of 2.34% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.35%.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.96% | 1.40 |
| FY2024 | 3.56% | (1.21) |
| FY2023 | 4.77% | 0.44 |
| FY2022 | 4.33% | 11.00 |
| FY2021 | −6.67% | 82.16 |
| FY2020 | −88.8% | (91.64) |
| FY2019 | 2.81% | 0.28 |
| FY2018 | 2.53% | 1.59 |
| FY2017 | 0.94% | (1.55) |
| FY2016 | 2.49% | 0.68 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 6.81% | 16.58 |
| Mar 2026 | −9.77% | (7.51) |
| Dec 2025 | −2.26% | (11.58) |
| Sep 2025 | 9.32% | 2.37 |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| FOXA Fox Corporation compare | 20.4% |
| FOX Fox Corporation compare | 20.4% |
| TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc. compare | 18.8% |
| NWSA News Corporation compare | 12.7% |
| NWS News Corporation compare | 12.7% |
| ROKU Roku, Inc. compare | 5.25% |
| LYV Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | 3.05% |
| FWONK Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C compare | 0.00% |
| FWONA Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A compare | 0.00% |
| Entertainment industry median | 2.34% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.35% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
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EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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