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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

$LYV·$40B·Entertainment·Communication Services
$170.51-1.2%YTD+20.3%1Y+12.4%
Price updated 1d ago·X counts updated 6d ago
LYLYV
$LYVLive Nation Entertainment, Inc.
$170.51-1.16%83 posts1×
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On X

The complete picture of $LYV on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

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How loud $LYV's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 70% of tracked names.

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $LYV — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Live Nation is the live-events monopoly quietly up 17% YTD — Nov 3 earnings tests whether concert demand still carries ticketing.

Live Nation Entertainment is the dominant global live-events company — Ticketmaster, promotion, venues, and sponsorship. The business is a near-monopoly on US large-venue ticketing with its concert and sponsorship divisions driving top-line.

  • The business is stable: Q1 revenue +9.4% YoY at a 3.4% operating margin — modest profitability by design (concert economics are thin) with ROIC of 3.7%, so EPS swings on sponsorship and ticketing mix.
  • At 1.67x sales for a near-monopoly in live events the valuation is reasonable — PE -171x reflects a TTM loss from timing items rather than operating weakness.
  • 52-week range position is 65% with vol multiplier 1.42 — upper range on above-average volume, which is accumulation ahead of the Nov 3 print and consistent with the concert-pipeline strength.

Nov 3 Q3 is the gate — any confirmed concert-count growth plus Ticketmaster volume updates extends the move. A soft concert-demand print or regulatory commentary and the stock gives back some YTD gain.

What to watch: Nov 3 Q3 — concert count and attendance, Ticketmaster volume, operating-margin trajectory, and any FY27 guide. A regulatory ruling or concert-demand softness is the clear invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

World's largest live entertainment company owning Ticketmaster, concert venues, and festival promotions across 40+ countries.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Entertainment sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LYV.

Entertainment · Communication Services

No material change from last week — NFLX -4.

What this means for $LYV

Neutral — World's largest live entertainment company owning Ticketmaster, concert venues, and festival promotions across 40+ countries.

Industry benchmark

13-name peer basket
+13.1%YTD
+13.0%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-171.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
3.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
3.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
73.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
44.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
137.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 30, 2026$1.05$0.66+58.9%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$-1.85$-0.35-427.2%
Q4 2025Feb 19, 2026$-1.06$-1.02-3.9%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$0.73$1.31-44.3%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $1.54

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$7.7B+9.4%25.3%6.7%$1.06$129.7M
Q1 FY26$3.8B+12.1%34.7%-9.9%$-1.85$2.0B
Q4 FY25$6.3B+11.1%20.4%-0.4%$-1.05$-413.5M
Q3 FY25$8.5B+11.1%85.1%9.3%$0.74$-371.3M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 19 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$28.1B$27.6B – $28.6B-$0.35-$0.99 – $0.1818
FY27$30.7B$30.1B – $31.2B$1.87$0.45 – $2.9719
FY28$33.6B$32.4B – $36.3B$2.88$0.93 – $4.2917
FY29$36.9B$36.0B – $38.1B$4.06$3.94 – $4.2313
FY30$43.4B$42.4B – $44.8B$3.98$3.86 – $4.158

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.68%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-3.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+2.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 157.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.9% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.175-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 24Brian CapoChief Accounting Officer2.9K sh$534KSellJun 15Jeffrey T. HinsonDirector2.1K sh$370KSellMay 8Michael RowlesEVP & General Counsel63.8K sh$10.5MSellMay 7John HopmansEVP, M&A and Strategic Finance93.1K sh$15.5M
+ 25 other (12 awards · 11 inkinds · 2 exempts) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeOct 28-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KOfficer or director changeSep 258-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. disclosed that Michael Rowles, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, entered into a First Amendment to his Employment Agreement as a compensatory arrangement update under Item 5.02. The amendment modifies the terms of Rowles' existing employment agreement, though specific changes were not detailed in the filing body. Live Nation also furnished an Other Events disclosure (Item 8.01) alongside this compensation update. The amendment was effective as of the filing date.

8-KShareholder voteJun 128-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KMaterial agreementMay 88-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
+ 11 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Live Nation Entertainment Announces Pricing of Private Senior Notes Offeringgurufocus.com·10d agoLive Nation Entertainment Announces Pricing of Private Senior Notes Offeringprnewswire.com·10d agoLive Nation Entertainment Announces Launch of Private Senior Notes Offeringprnewswire.com·12d agoForget Inflation: Funflation Is Here and These ETFs Are Riding on Itzacks.com·20d agoLive Nation Makes Show Day Easier for Fans With Salesforce's Agentforcebusinesswire.com·32d ago

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