Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) stock
LYVNYSEServices-Amusement & Recreation ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 8/30116% above fair value
$178.45−1.69 (-0.94%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $42.05BP/E –Yield –
Live Nation Entertainment statistics
94 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 18, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 20.54
- 11.78
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.59
- 2.47
- EV / EBIT
- 49.15
- 19.86
- EV / FCF
- 49.58
- 31.07
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.92%
- 1.07%
- Float
- 160M
- 42M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 32.0%
- 18.9%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 83.4%
- 46.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 25M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 4.93%
- -3.86%
- Short % of Float
- 15.8%
- 7.16%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 10.8%
- 4.51%
- Days to Cover
- 14.97
- 5.30
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $189.25
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $125.34
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $176.50
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $172.76
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $168.37
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $4.92
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.83%
- -0.21%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 3.44%
- -1.19%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -3.25%
- -19.3%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 5.67%
- -3.38%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 25.2%
- -12.4%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 27.0%
- -11.1%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 100.5%
- -12.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 58.9%
- -35.3%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 526.8%
- 94.1%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.70
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 55.0
- 49.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 29.0%
- 54.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.15
- 0.99
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 2.67%
- 0.91%
- EBITDA Margin
- 5.76%
- 5.76%
- FCF Margin
- 3.20%
- 4.13%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 30.9%
- -12.7%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 0.59%
- -3.98%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 35.7%
- 3.03%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 6.98%
- 2.58%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.95
- 0.73
- Quick Ratio
- 0.77
- 0.39
- Debt / Equity
- 21.34
- 0.72
- Debt / EBITDA
- 6.07
- 4.30
- Debt / FCF
- 10.92
- 10.45
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.93
- 2.67
- Interest Coverage
- 2.41
- 0.96
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 13.5%
- 9.00%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -83.2%
- 12.7%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -116.1%
- 17.6%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -45.2%
- -38.6%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 14.7%
- 9.22%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 68.4%
- 24.7%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.10
- 0.50
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.58M
- $391.49K
- Profits Per Employee
- $8.54K
- -$41.33K
- Employee Count
- 17,700
- 245
- WACC
- 9.41%
- 9.01%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $745.73M
- -$1.17M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.49B
- $5.69K
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$6.33
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $456.82M
- $13.60M
- Book Value Per Share
- $1.94
- $0.42
- Tangible Book Value
- -$4.16B
- -$468.64K
- Working Capital
- -$727.02M
- -$1.52M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$1.15B
- -$1.79M
- FCF Per Share
- $3.79
- $0.14
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 0.36%
- -1.39%
- FCF Yield
- 2.12%
- 1.15%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $373.22M
- $8.45M
- Income Tax
- $292.27M
- $877.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 39.2%
- 26.7%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.98
- 1.51
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | LYV | S&P 500 | Difference | LYV per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +4.2% | -3.0% | +7.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -4.1% | -2.8% | −1.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | +25.2% | +11.5% | +13.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +30.4% | +13.5% | +17.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +103.6% | +77.7% | +25.9 pts | +26.7% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +58.9% | +72.6% | −13.7 pts | +9.7% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +524.8% | +308.2% | +216.7 pts | +20.1% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
25M LYV shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 4.9% from the previous report, or 15.85% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 15.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 64.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 25,384,822 | +4.9% | 1,696,127 | 15.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 24,193,189 | +1.3% | 1,905,345 | 12.7 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 23,891,774 | +3.3% | 2,005,393 | 11.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 23,126,081 | -4.2% | 1,958,761 | 11.8 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 24,139,003 | -1.6% | 1,603,447 | 15.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 24,522,553 | -0.2% | 2,007,569 | 12.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 24,575,848 | -2.7% | 2,111,330 | 11.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 25,270,606 | +5.5% | 2,044,719 | 12.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 23,957,755 | +5.6% | 3,328,509 | 7.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22,691,496 | +6.3% | 2,305,179 | 9.8 |
| May 29, 2026 | 21,337,360 | -1.0% | 2,450,474 | 8.7 |
| May 15, 2026 | 21,544,706 | +0.6% | 3,056,270 | 7.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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