LYV Stock Analysis: Live Nation Entertainment | NYSE
Entertainment | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 39.440m USD | 12M Return: 7.7% | US5380341090 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 333M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 88.1%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is a global live entertainment company operating through three integrated segments: Concerts, which promotes live music events in owned, operated, and third-party venues, produces festivals, and provides artist management services; Ticketing, which runs the Ticketmaster platform and offers ticketing software, resale services, and event distribution through apps, websites, and retail outlets for a wide range of clients including arenas, stadiums, sports leagues, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters; and Sponsorship & Advertising, which sells international, national, and local sponsorships, signage, online advertising, and custom branded events across its venue and event network. The company owns, operates, or leases entertainment venues and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, having been incorporated in 2005 and renamed from Live Nation, Inc. in January 2010. Within the Communication Services sector (Movies & Entertainment sub-industry), LYV is notable for its vertically integrated model that combines concert promotion with the dominant North American ticketing platform, giving it significant control over both event production and ticket distribution.
- Concert ticket sales and attendance drive revenue growth
- Ticketmaster faces antitrust scrutiny over ticketing monopoly
- Sponsorship revenue scales as live event advertising rebounds
| Net Income: 134.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.25 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -9.93% < 20% (prev -6.89%; Δ -3.03% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 2.61b > Net Income 134.7m |
| Net Debt (4.29b) to EBITDA (1.72b): 2.50 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.85 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (244.0m) vs 12m ago 4.10% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 44.82% > 18% (prev 25.24%; Δ 19.58% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 102.4% > 50% (prev 102.5%; Δ -0.10% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.85 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1.00b / Interest Expense TTM 351.4m) |
| A: -0.09 (Total Current Assets 15.0b - Total Current Liabilities 17.6b) / Total Assets 28.2b |
| B: -0.04 (Retained Earnings -1.14b / Total Assets 28.2b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 1.00b / Avg Total Assets 25.7b) |
| D: 0.00 (Book Value of Equity 82.3m / Total Liabilities 26.4b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -0.47 = B |
| DSRI: 1.06 (Receivables 2.89b/2.46b, Revenue 26.3b/23.7b) |
| GMI: 0.56 (GM 25.24% / 44.82%) |
| AQI: 0.91 (AQ_t 0.26 / AQ_t-1 0.29) |
| SGI: 1.11 (Revenue 26.3b / 23.7b) |
| TATA: -0.09 (NI 134.7m - CFO 2.61b) / TA 28.2b) |
| Beneish M = -3.36 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of October 05, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 168.77 with a total of 2,068,689 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.23%, over one month by -6.02%, over three months by -9.55% and over the past year by +7.72%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 163.40 (which is 3.2% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
Live Nation Entertainment has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.39. Therefore, it is recommended to buy LYV.
- StrongBuy: 15
- Buy: 4
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 202 | 19.7% |
P/E Forward = 119.0476
P/S = 1.5012
P/B = 478.2843
P/EG = 4.4087
Revenue TTM = 26.3b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.00b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.72b USD
Long Term Debt = 6.23b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.97b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 13.4b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 2.08b
Net Debt = 4.29b USD (calculated: Debt 13.4b - CCE 9.07b)
Enterprise Value = 43.7b USD (39.4b + Debt 13.4b - CCE 9.07b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.85 (Ebit TTM 1.00b / Interest Expense TTM 351.4m)
EV/FCF = 31.81x (Enterprise Value 43.7b / FCF TTM 1.37b)
FCF Yield = 3.14% (FCF TTM 1.37b / Enterprise Value 43.7b)
FCF Margin = 5.23% (FCF TTM 1.37b / Revenue TTM 26.3b)
Net Margin = 0.51% (Net Income TTM 134.7m / Revenue TTM 26.3b)
Gross Margin = 44.82% ((Revenue TTM 26.3b - Cost of Revenue TTM 14.5b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 25.34% (prev 34.66%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.55 (Enterprise Value 43.7b / Total Assets 28.2b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.63% (Interest Expense 351.4m / Debt 13.4b)
Taxrate = 43.97% (286.1m / 650.6m)
NOPAT = 561.5m (EBIT 1.00b * (1 - 43.97%))
Current Ratio = 0.85 (Total Current Assets 15.0b / Total Current Liabilities 17.6b)
Debt / Equity = 162.3 (Debt 13.4b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 82.3m)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.50 (Net Debt 4.29b / EBITDA 1.72b)
Debt / FCF = 3.12 (Net Debt 4.29b / FCF TTM 1.37b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 935.8m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.52% (Net Income 134.7m / Total Assets 28.2b)
RoE = 14.39% (Net Income TTM 134.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 935.8m)
RoCE = 13.98% (EBIT 1.00b / Capital Employed (Equity 935.8m + L.T.Debt 6.23b))
RoIC = 4.57% (NOPAT 561.5m / Invested Capital 12.3b)
WACC = 7.10% (E(39.4b)/V(52.8b) * Re(9.0%) + D(13.4b)/V(52.8b) * Rd(2.63%) * (1-Tc(0.44)))
Discount Rate = 9.0% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -2.58 | Cagr: 2.77%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈1.25b ; Y1≈1.44b ; Y5≈2.12b
[DCF] Fair Price = 118.2 (EV 31.8b - Net Debt 4.29b = Equity 27.5b / Shares 233.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.40 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 88.10 | Revenue CAGR: 5.94% | SUE: 0.97 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.53 | Chg30d=-1.25% | Revisions=-55% | Analysts=13
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.46 | Chg30d=-3.19% | Revisions=+53% | GrowthEPS=-90.2% | GrowthRev=+11.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.95 | Chg30d=+3.34% | Revisions=-21% | GrowthEPS=+527.5% | GrowthRev=+9.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -5% (up=17, down=19)