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.

Revenue
+18.9%
EPS
+135.1%
Free cash flow
−131.9%
Total debt
+32.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

175.92 5.33 −2.94%
Market cap
$42.7B
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
−358×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
4/9
Altman Z
2.11
Beneish M
−2.51
Dividend safety
26/100

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) Return on equity

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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, up 6.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−6.40%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −259.1% (fiscal 2020) to 416.3% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is below the Entertainment industry median of 2.72% and in line with the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 −6.40% (99.50)
FY2024 93.1% (2.74)
FY2023 95.8% 348.69
FY2022 −252.9% (669.15)
FY2021 416.3% 675.41
FY2020 −259.1% (258.76)
FY2019 −0.35% 0.93
FY2018 −1.28% 5.78
FY2017 −7.06% (3.70)
FY2016 −3.36% 1.12

Against its own ten years

Low −259.1% High 416.3%
Ten-year median −3.36%
Current reading's percentile 36

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
ROKU Roku, Inc. compare 18.2%
FOXA Fox Corporation compare 16.3%
FOX Fox Corporation compare 16.3%
FWONK Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C compare 7.74%
FWONA Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A compare 7.74%
NWS News Corporation compare 6.69%
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc. compare 2.46%
LYV Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 0.00%
SKYD Skydance Corporation compare −4.15%
Entertainment industry median 2.72%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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