Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $41.68B
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Live Nation Entertainment
Services-Amusement & Recreation Services, SIC 7900
Live Nation Entertainment is a global live entertainment company that operates across three primary business segments: Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising. The company promotes live music concerts and tours, manages music artists across diverse genres, produces music festivals, and operates entertainment venues. Through Ticketmaster, it provides ticketing services, marketing, primary ticket distribution, and ticket resale platforms. The company also creates brand advertising campaigns, venue naming rights partnerships, and sponsorship programs. Its customer base includes fans and concertgoers, performing artists, corporate advertisers, and client organizations such as arenas, stadiums, professional sports leagues, collegiate athletic departments, and performing arts centers.
The company conducts business on a worldwide scale, with operations in 55 countries and corporate offices in 51 countries. Its venue footprint includes 460 facilities owned, operated, leased, or held via exclusive booking rights and equity interests, consisting of 333 locations in North America and 127 internationally. In addition, the organization staged 131 music festivals across the world. Live Nation Entertainment maintains its principal executive offices in Beverly Hills, California.
Summary of the business section of Live Nation Entertainment's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Beverly Hills, CA
- Address
- 9348 Civic Center Drive 90210
- Phone
- (310) 867-7200
- Website
- livenationentertainment.com
- Employees
- 17,700, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Amusement & Recreation Services
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, Los Angeles, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- LYV
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 236M, Jul 23, 2026
- Public float
- $24.10B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1335258
- CUSIP
- 538034109
- ISIN
- US5380341090
- LEI
- 5493007B9BM9ZXJINO78
- EIN
- 20-3247759
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Rapino | President & CEO, Director | 4,198,167 |
| Brian Capo | Chief Accounting Officer | 8,848 |
| Joe Berchtold | President & CFO | 901,617 |
| John Hopmans | EVP, M&A and Strategic Finance | 174,432 |
| Michael Rowles | EVP & General Counsel | 200,806 |
| Jeffrey T. Hinson | Director | 47,322 |
| Randall Thomas Mays | Director | 143,135 |
| Latriece Watkins | Director | 10,009 |
| Richard A. Paul | Director | 7,537 |
| Ping Fu | Director | 17,737 |
| James S. Kahan | Director | 14,839 |
| Carl E. Vogel | Director | 2,609 |
| Chad Hollingsworth | Director | 14,990 |
| Richard Allen Grenell | Director | 2,711 |
| Jimmy Iovine | Director | 53,700 |
| Maverick Carter | Director | 20,622 |
| Liberty Live Holdings, Inc. | Director | 69,645,033 |
| Media Corp Liberty | Director | 0 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Michael Rapino | $32.55M | $52.28M | $3.29M | $194 | $82 |
| FY2024 Michael Rapino | $32.96M | $94.27M | $3.28M | $176 | $80 |
| FY2023 Michael Rapino | $23.44M | $68.19M | $8.35M | $127 | $59 |
| FY2022 Michael Rapino | $139.01M | $35.62M | $16.43M | $95 | $35 |
| FY2021 Michael Rapino | $13.84M | $84.31M | $2.42M | $163 | $106 |
| FY2020 Michael Rapino | $4.78M | $5.43M | $1.30M | $103 | $147 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 17,700 full-time employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings