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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

$LYV·$44B·Entertainment·Communication Services
$179.59+1.3%1Y+7.1%
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LYLYV
$LYVLive Nation Entertainment, Inc.
$179.59+1.35%23 posts
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AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-02

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

Live Nation Entertainment at 81% of 52w range — Q2 EPS beat 58.8% with 8/26 Goldman conference upcoming.

Live Nation Entertainment is the largest live-entertainment/concerts and ticketing (Ticketmaster) company — PE -171x reflects Q1 -$1.85 seasonal EPS loss (accounting artifact), PS 1.67x with 73% ROE. Up 7% t12m to 81% of the 52-week range with Q2 EPS of $1.05 beating estimate by 58.8%. Fresh 8/26 Goldman Sachs Communacopia participation plus 8/25 Capo officer S-Sale $534K at $184.

  • The Q2 print was substantial: EPS of $1.05 versus $0.66 estimate beat by 58.8% with revenue of $7.67B growing 9.4% YoY — a four-quarter beat streak reflecting the seasonal nature where Q1 is typically a loss and Q2/Q3 are strong.
  • The Ticketmaster plus concert-cycle positioning is the whole tape: 8/31 Forbes coverage on Live Nation Urban as "in the Black audience business" plus the Ticketmaster monopoly narrative — FY27 EPS consensus of $1.92 and FY28 at $2.91 show continued operational-leverage inflection.
  • The 8/25 Capo S-Sale is minor officer distribution: SVP and Chief Accounting Officer Brian Capo sold 2,900 shares at $184 for $534K — normal officer-level diversification at rising prices, doesn't break the operational-recovery narrative.

The coiling near the 50-day resolves at 11/3 Q3 — a beat plus tour-cycle strength and Ticketmaster revenue commentary extends the run. A concert-attendance slowdown or DOJ Ticketmaster ruling breaks it back to the 200-day.

What to watch: 11/3 Q3 earnings — beat plus tour-cycle strength and Ticketmaster revenue commentary. A concert-attendance slowdown or DOJ Ticketmaster ruling breaks the setup back to the 200-day.

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

Streaming subscriber economics are the central tension: pricing power improving as password-sharing crackdowns and ad-tier rollouts lift ARPU. Linear TV cord-cutting continues structurally — sports rights remain the last durable moat.

What this means for $LYV

Partial — fee-based midstream revenue has limited direct commodity price exposure but volume ties to upstream production activity.

Industry benchmark

10-name peer basket
+16.0%YTD
+2.9%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 $1.57

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 18 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$28.1B$27.7B – $28.4B-$0.34-$0.71 – -$0.0317
FY27$30.7B$29.6B – $31.7B$1.92$1.09 – $2.7418
FY28$33.6B$32.4B – $36.3B$2.91$0.91 – $4.1215
FY29$36.9B$36.0B – $38.2B$4.16$4.03 – $4.3510
FY30$43.4B$42.4B – $45.0B$3.99$3.86 – $4.177

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.0.8×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.81%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.-2.2%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.+10.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

β1.125-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$15.5MSellMar 10Jeffrey T. HinsonDirector944 sh$157K
+ 32 other (14 inkinds · 14 awards · 2 exempts · 1 return · 1 gift) 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-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 (4 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 Urban Says It's In The ‘Black Audience Business'forbes.com·2d agoLive Nation Entertainment To Participate In Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conferenceprnewswire.com·7d agoThe Morning Risk Report: The Trump Intervention That Got the DOJ Off Live Nation's Backwsj.com·10d agoThe Trump Intervention That Got the DOJ Off Live Nation's Backwsj.com·10d agoLive Nation Entertainment: Demand Remains Strongseekingalpha.com·21d ago

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