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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

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Communication ServicesEntertainmentLive Events and Sports Operators
AboutLive Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company. It operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. The Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues; operates and manages music venues; produces music festivals; creates associated content; and offers management and other services to artists. The Ticketing segment manages the ticketing operations, including the provision of ticketing software and services to clients for tickets and event information through its primary websites livenation.com and ticketmaster.com, as well as provides ticket resale services. This segment sells tickets for its events, as well as for third-party clients in various live event categories, such as arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, music clubs, concert promoters, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters through websites, mobile apps, and ticket outlets. The Sponsorship & Advertising segment sells international, national, and local sponsorships and placement of advertising, including signage, promotional programs, rich media offering that comprise advertising related with live streaming and music-related content; and ads across its distribution network of venues, events, and websites. This segment also manages the development of strategic sponsorship programs, as well as develops, books, and produces custom events or programs for specific brands. As of December 31, 2021, it owned, operated, or leased 165 entertainment venues in North America and 94 entertainment venues internationally. The company was formerly known as Live Nation, Inc. and changed its name to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. in January 2010. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.Show more
  • Revenue $25.2B +8.8%
  • EBITDA $1.89B +37.5%
  • Net Income $496M -44.7%
  • EPS (Diluted) -0.24 -108.8%
  • Gross Margin -
  • EBITDA Margin 7.5% +26.4%
  • Operating Margin 4.96% +39.4%
  • Net Margin 1.97% -49.2%
  • ROE 34.93% -33.2%
  • ROIC 343.5% +2068.7%
  • Debt/Equity 2.93 -31.0%
  • Interest Coverage 3.96 +56.5%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 45.6%
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 68.4%
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.1x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.9x
  • ✗Expensive at 42.0x book value

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y13.28%
5Y68.39%
3Y14.74%
TTM5.39%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y23.01%
TTM85.54%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM52.49%

ROCE

10Y Avg3.03%
5Y Avg7.14%
3Y Avg10.79%
Latest11.29%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+7.83B9.69B10.79B11.55B1.86B6.27B16.68B22.73B23.16B25.2B
Revenue Growth %8.01%23.78%11.36%7.05%-83.88%236.8%166.11%36.24%1.89%8.83%
Cost of Goods Sold+5.64B7.18B7.97B8.47B1.4B4.36B12.35B17.25B17.33B0
COGS % of Revenue72.05%74.14%73.86%73.32%75.35%69.49%74.02%75.91%74.83%-
Gross Profit+2.19B2.51B2.82B3.08B458.78M1.91B4.33B5.48B5.83B0
Gross Margin %27.95%25.86%26.14%26.68%24.65%30.51%25.98%24.09%25.17%-
Gross Profit Growth %6.73%14.55%12.55%9.25%-85.11%316.86%126.6%26.36%6.42%-100%
Operating Expenses+1.99B2.41B2.55B2.76B2.11B2.33B3.61B4.39B5B18.76B
OpEx % of Revenue25.46%24.92%23.61%23.87%113.47%37.18%21.65%19.32%21.61%74.45%
Selling, General & Admin1.55B1.91B2B2.15B1.52B1.75B2.96B3.56B4.1B4.09B
SG&A % of Revenue19.79%19.69%18.51%18.58%81.9%27.85%17.72%15.65%17.69%16.24%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses443.77M506.2M550.3M610.46M587.63M584.49M655.73M833.69M906.54M14.67B
Operating Income+194.94M91.4M272.54M324.84M-1.65B-417.86M722.03M1.08B824.51M1.25B
Operating Margin %2.49%0.94%2.53%2.81%-88.83%-6.67%4.33%4.77%3.56%4.96%
Operating Income Growth %48.39%-53.12%198.19%19.19%-608.92%74.72%272.79%50.26%-24%51.75%
EBITDA+513.52M463.6M659.07M768.84M-1.17B-1.58M1.17B1.6B1.37B1.89B
EBITDA Margin %6.56%4.79%6.11%6.66%-62.76%-0.03%7.03%7.05%5.94%7.5%
EBITDA Growth %-2.85%-9.72%42.16%16.66%-251.94%99.86%74230.74%36.67%-14.19%37.52%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)318.58M372.2M386.53M443.99M485.02M416.28M449.98M516.8M549.92M638.87M
EBIT154.83M98.39M272.08M342.63M-1.63B-328.83M769.01M1.26B1.07B0
Net Interest Income+-103.93M-102.05M-132.01M-143.12M-215.09M-275.81M-200.86M-112.43M-169.72M0
Interest Income2.57M5.72M8.96M14.41M11.74M6.63M77.62M237.82M156.25M-150.44M
Interest Expense106.51M107.77M140.98M157.52M226.83M282.44M278.48M350.24M325.97M316.03M
Other Income/Expense-146.61M-100.78M-141.43M-139.74M-203.47M-193.41M-231.51M-171.66M-85.08M-220.69M
Pretax Income+48.33M-9.38M131.1M185.1M-1.86B-611.27M490.52M913.27M739.43M1.03B
Pretax Margin %0.62%-0.1%1.22%1.6%-99.76%-9.75%2.94%4.02%3.19%4.09%
Income Tax+28.03M-17.15M40.77M66.89M-28.88M-2.48M115.94M209.48M-391.7M339.79M
Effective Tax Rate %6.09%64.13%45.95%37.76%92.88%106.48%54.32%60.98%121.21%48.13%
Net Income+2.94M-6.01M60.25M69.89M-1.72B-650.9M266.44M556.89M896.29M495.97M
Net Margin %0.04%-0.06%0.56%0.61%-92.66%-10.38%1.6%2.45%3.87%1.97%
Net Income Growth %109.05%-304.45%1101.65%16%-2567.53%62.26%140.93%109.01%60.94%-44.66%
Net Income (Continuing)20.3M7.77M90.34M118.21M-1.83B-608.79M374.58M703.8M1.13B495.97M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest570.57M481.68M573.12M767.63M610.47M946.12M1.13B1.5B1.77B924.47M
EPS (Diluted)+-0.23-0.48-0.09-0.02-8.12-3.090.641.342.74-0.24
EPS Growth %30.3%-108.7%81.25%77.78%-40500%61.95%120.71%109.38%104.48%-108.76%
EPS (Basic)-0.23-0.48-0.09-0.02-8.12-3.090.661.352.77-0.24
Diluted Shares Outstanding202.08M204.92M207.44M210.08M212.27M217.19M231.56M230.98M236.35M231.84M
Basic Shares Outstanding202.08M204.92M207.44M210.08M212.27M217.19M224.81M228.63M230.12M231.84M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+2.67B3.15B3.85B4.19B3.65B6.68B8.16B9.53B9.29B10.97B
Cash & Short-Term Investments1.53B1.83B2.37B2.47B2.54B4.88B5.61B6.23B6.1B7.09B
Cash Only1.53B1.83B2.37B2.47B2.54B4.88B5.61B6.23B6.1B7.09B
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable568.94M746.58M844.52M1.03B501.29M1.09B1.5B2.07B1.78B2.01B
Days Sales Outstanding26.5328.1328.5732.5498.3163.2232.8133.2228.0529.1
Inventory15.11M17.47M12.57M16.11M22M33.83M38.73M45.14M50.15M0
Days Inventory Outstanding0.980.890.580.695.732.831.140.961.06-
Other Current Assets34.66M16.66M21.57M9.94M11.56M24.86M64.9M40.27M118.05M1.87B
Total Non-Current Assets+4.09B4.35B4.65B6.78B6.94B7.72B8.3B9.5B10.35B11.94B
Property, Plant & Equipment751.54M885.94M946.59M2.52B2.53B2.63B3.06B3.71B4.06B5.29B
Fixed Asset Turnover10.41x10.93x11.40x4.58x0.74x2.38x5.45x6.13x5.70x4.77x
Goodwill1.75B1.75B1.82B2B2.13B2.59B2.53B2.69B2.62B2.89B
Intangible Assets1.18B1.1B1.03B1.24B1.22B1.4B1.42B1.54B1.37B1.08B
Long-Term Investments82.03M105.27M137.21M167.6M170.49M293.64M408.79M447.49M504.19M0
Other Non-Current Assets329.26M507.44M711.76M857.57M889.54M807.5M884.76M1.07B1.22B2.68B
Total Assets+6.76B7.5B8.5B10.98B10.59B14.4B16.46B19.07B19.64B22.91B
Asset Turnover1.16x1.29x1.27x1.05x0.18x0.44x1.01x1.19x1.18x1.10x
Asset Growth %9.88%10.94%13.23%29.17%-3.52%36.01%14.29%15.88%2.96%16.67%
Total Current Liabilities+2.46B3.58B3.75B4.11B3.8B6.86B8.3B9.96B9.36B11.03B
Accounts Payable781.5M1.03B1.13B1.11B830.45M1.64B1.97B2.13B2.1B1.94B
Days Payables Outstanding50.5852.5751.6547.68216.14137.6758.2745.1644.29-
Short-Term Debt53.32M347.59M82.14M37.8M53.41M585.25M620.03M1.13B260.9M587.63M
Deferred Revenue (Current)804.97M925.22M1.23B1.39B1.84B2.77B3.13B3.4B3.72B4.46B
Other Current Liabilities231.22M394.1M332.12M335.63M162.15M370.17M608.73M658.42M575.42M5.98B
Current Ratio1.09x0.88x1.03x1.02x0.96x0.97x0.98x0.96x0.99x1.00x
Quick Ratio1.08x0.88x1.02x1.02x0.96x0.97x0.98x0.95x0.99x1.00x
Cash Conversion Cycle-23.07-23.55-22.5-14.45-112.11-71.61-24.31-10.98-15.19-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+2.61B2.26B3.07B4.95B6.65B7.18B7.39B7.63B8.34B10.99B
Long-Term Debt2.26B1.95B2.73B3.27B4.86B5.15B5.28B5.45B6.18B2.04B
Capital Lease Obligations0001.37B1.45B1.61B1.65B1.69B1.68B0
Deferred Tax Liabilities197.81M137.63M137.07M178.17M170.76M236.55M305.52M324.7M140.15M0
Other Non-Current Liabilities144.28M164.82M177.47M96.26M93.87M78.35M93.49M102.91M217.55M8.95B
Total Liabilities5.07B5.84B6.82B9.06B10.45B14.04B15.7B17.59B17.69B22.02B
Total Debt+2.31B2.3B2.82B4.81B6.46B7.46B7.7B8.44B8.27B2.62B
Net Debt786.46M474.64M443.48M2.34B3.92B2.58B2.09B2.21B2.18B-4.47B
Debt / Equity1.36x1.38x1.68x2.51x46.59x20.53x10.08x5.70x4.25x2.93x
Debt / EBITDA4.50x4.96x4.27x6.25x--6.57x5.27x6.02x1.39x
Net Debt / EBITDA1.53x1.02x0.67x3.04x--1.78x1.38x1.58x-2.36x
Interest Coverage1.83x0.85x1.93x2.06x-7.29x-1.48x2.59x3.10x2.53x3.96x
Total Equity+1.7B1.66B1.67B1.91B138.7M363.47M763.56M1.48B1.95B894.38M
Equity Growth %-0.82%-1.99%0.55%14.43%-92.75%162.06%110.08%93.94%31.36%-54.02%
Book Value per Share8.408.118.069.110.651.673.306.418.233.86
Total Shareholders' Equity1.13B1.18B1.1B1.15B-471.77M-582.65M-367.57M-17.15M173.26M271.01M
Common Stock2.03M2.07M2.09M2.11M2.15M2.22M2.29M2.3M2.31M2.33M
Retained Earnings-1.07B-1.08B-1.02B-949.33M-2.68B-3.33B-2.97B-2.41B-1.55B-1.04B
Treasury Stock-6.87M-6.87M-6.87M-6.87M-6.87M-6.87M-6.87M-6.87M-6.87M0
Accumulated OCI-176.71M-108.54M-145.23M-145.71M-177.01M-147.96M-90.08M27.45M-335.11M-114.87M
Minority Interest570.57M481.68M573.12M767.63M610.47M946.12M1.13B1.5B1.77B924.47M

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+598.74M623.52M941.59M469.78M-1.08B1.78B1.84B1.36B1.73B1.4B
Operating CF Margin %7.65%6.44%8.73%4.07%-58.21%28.41%11%6%7.45%5.54%
Operating CF Growth %94.49%4.14%51.01%-50.11%-330.61%264.35%3.06%-25.73%26.57%-19.12%
Net Income20.3M7.77M90.34M118.21M-1.83B-608.79M409.19M703.8M1.13B690.74M
Depreciation & Amortization403.65M455.53M386.53M443.99M485.02M416.28M449.98M516.8M549.92M638.87M
Stock-Based Compensation32.72M42.76M45.58M48.78M116.89M209.34M110.05M115.96M110.35M155.22M
Deferred Taxes-7.89M-71.54M-6.25M-465K-37.88M-9.64M7.2M-44.02M-708.57M-20.5M
Other Non-Cash Items66.52M59.49M159.05M147.17M101.66M-614K217.79M207.72M-8.76M-69.01M
Working Capital Changes82.19M128.99M266.33M-287.91M79.46M1.77B637.85M-137.29M651.11M0
Change in Receivables-146.13M-133.02M-135.43M-159.79M490.59M-485.21M-463.98M-525.74M181.43M30.78M
Change in Inventory-129.75M-239.06M-266.24M-170.49M000000
Change in Payables193.78M474.3M323.46M-45.92M-1.38B1.32B1B450.37M13.78M-138.41M
Cash from Investing+-426.48M-327.59M-496.91M-691M-224.06M-566.96M-784.69M-695.8M-854.28M-1.23B
Capital Expenditures-173.83M-238.44M-239.83M-323.57M-213.75M-152.73M-347.21M-438.6M-666.63M-1.06B
CapEx % of Revenue2.22%2.46%2.22%2.8%11.48%2.44%2.08%1.93%2.88%4.21%
Acquisitions-240.55M-73.12M-166.72M-290.9M-33.32M-404.41M-344.51M-70.93M-124.4M-80.01M
Investments----------
Other Investing-12.1M-16.04M-90.35M-76.54M23.01M-9.82M-92.97M-186.27M-63.25M-83.38M
Cash from Financing+99.21M-127.08M188.78M328.89M1.35B1.17B-143.34M-87.28M-658.55M406.51M
Debt Issued (Net)237.62M-49.94M458.27M500.13M1.58B794.12M76.46M330.38M-287.88M0
Equity Issued (Net)000001000K001000K0
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases000000000-23.53M
Other Financing-138.41M-77.14M-269.49M-171.24M-226.3M-72.42M-219.8M-417.66M-396.72M406.51M
Net Change in Cash223.47M298.73M549.38M96.04M72.2M2.34B732.4M618.76M-132.85M1B
Free Cash Flow+418.68M374.11M666.12M103.96M-1.31B1.62B1.48B887.72M1.05B333.61M
FCF Margin %5.35%3.86%6.17%0.9%-70.17%25.86%8.88%3.91%4.53%1.32%
FCF Growth %173.47%-10.64%78.06%-84.39%-1356.3%224.1%-8.57%-40.09%18.28%-68.23%
FCF per Share2.071.833.210.49-6.157.466.403.844.441.44
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)203.51x-103.66x15.63x6.72x0.63x-2.74x6.89x2.45x1.92x2.81x
Interest Paid96.68M87.11M100.28M103.92M166.4M224.4M180.88M57.37M131.23M0
Taxes Paid30.31M44.87M60.02M66.94M26.15M15.91M43.86M175.15M253.65M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)0.17%-0.36%3.61%3.9%-168.07%-259.24%47.28%49.62%52.32%34.93%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)5.92%2.97%9.61%7.66%-29.84%-8.95%18.69%24.88%15.84%343.5%
Gross Margin27.95%25.86%26.14%26.68%24.65%30.51%25.98%24.09%25.17%-
Net Margin0.04%-0.06%0.56%0.61%-92.66%-10.38%1.6%2.45%3.87%1.97%
Debt / Equity1.36x1.38x1.68x2.51x46.59x20.53x10.08x5.70x4.25x2.93x
Interest Coverage1.83x0.85x1.93x2.06x-7.29x-1.48x2.59x3.10x2.53x3.96x
FCF Conversion203.51x-103.66x15.63x6.72x0.63x-2.74x6.89x2.45x1.92x2.81x
Revenue Growth8.01%23.78%11.36%7.05%-83.88%236.8%166.11%36.24%1.89%8.83%

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