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) Return on invested capital
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 56.6%, up 17.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (39.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.4% (fiscal 2020) to 117.2% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Entertainment industry median of 0.00% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 39.1% | (5.26) |
| FY2024 | 44.4% | (30.45) |
| FY2023 | 74.8% | (42.43) |
| FY2022 | 117.2% | 157.14 |
| FY2021 | −39.9% | 6.47 |
| FY2020 | −46.4% | (55.20) |
| FY2019 | 8.83% | (0.74) |
| FY2018 | 9.57% | 6.55 |
| FY2017 | 3.02% | (2.68) |
| FY2016 | 5.70% | 1.95 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| ROKU Roku, Inc. compare | 64.2% |
| LYV Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | 56.6% |
| FOXA Fox Corporation compare | 15.5% |
| FOX Fox Corporation compare | 15.5% |
| NWSA News Corporation compare | 7.82% |
| NWS News Corporation compare | 7.82% |
| TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc. compare | 5.35% |
| 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 | 0.00% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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