LIVE

LYV

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

LYV

NYSE·Communication Services·Entertainment·Mkt cap $42.8B

$186.59

+1.42%

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52-Week Range

$125.34 - $187.64

P/E

-106.02

Fwd P/E

88.43

Beta

1.12

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

2.8M

Shares Out

232.7M

Mkt Cap

$42.8B

Price action

Price chart

Up 23.4% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Largest global live entertainment platform
  • Comprehensive ticketing infrastructure
  • Extensive venue network
  • Strong artist and brand relationships

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Extreme premium - high expectations embedded

Growth

Turning profitable

Live event recovery post-pandemic

Value

Extreme premium - high expectations embedded

Momentum

Strong

+18.1% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 29, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 5, 2026

Reported EPS of -$1.85 vs -$0.35 consensus (-427.3% surprise). Revenue of $3.8B vs $3.6B expected (+6.2%).

EPS miss
Rev beat +6.2%

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-427.3%

Next: Apr 29, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-3%

-11%

+16%

+11%

+11%

+12%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$6.0B

$7.7B

$5.7B

$3.4B

$7.0B

$8.5B

$6.3B

$3.8B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

30.2%

Operating

3.8%

Profit

-10.3%

Wall Street consensus

10 analysts · 90% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

9

90%

Hold

1

10%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$197.00

+5.6% vs $186.59

Low $197.00
Median $197.00
High $197.00

Latest: Morgan Stanley · Jun 10, 2026

1 analyst covering

vs Industry

How LYV stacks vs Entertainment

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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