Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV)Communication Services | Entertainment | Beverly Hills, United States | NYSE
181.65 USD
+1.01
(0.559%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 181.50 -0.15 (-0.150%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:54 a.m. EDT
Live Nation offers a compelling growth story backed by a decade of price appreciation, yet the financial foundation remains precarious. The company carries a heavy debt load relative to equity and generates minimal profit margins, making the current valuation of over 90 times forward earnings difficult to justify without significant margin expansion. While short-term momentum is positive and options traders are leaning bullish, the absence of a dividend and the fragile balance sheet suggest this is a speculative play rather than a core holding. Investors should weigh the impressive historical trajectory against the high risk of capital structure stress. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.031570 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.047554 |
| AutoETS | 0.049477 |
| MSTL | 0.050719 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 58% |
| H-stat | 0.75 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.166 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.03 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 620.214 |
| Revenue per Share | 113.055 |
| Market Cap | 42,317,090,816 |
| Forward P/E | 96.21 |
| Beta | 1.12 |
| Profit Margins | 0.51% |
| Website | https://www.livenationentertainment.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with heavy call open interest at strikes above current price (190, 200), while put writers establish floors at significantly lower levels (105, 160). Implied volatility remains elevated at deep strikes, suggesting a bifurcated view where traders expect continued appreciation but hedge against a sharp correction.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.09167826 |
| Address1 | 9,348 Civic Center Drive |
| All Time High | 189.25 |
| All Time Low | 2.47 |
| Ask | 180.97 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,573,110 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,242,998 |
| Average Volume | 2,242,998 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,573,110 |
| Beta | 1.116 |
| Bid | 177.11 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 0.357 |
| City | Beverly Hills |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 181.65 |
| Current Ratio | 0.852 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 181.71 |
| Day Low | 177.75 |
| Debt To Equity | 620.214 |
| Display Name | Live Nation Entertainment |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,445,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,445,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.562 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.21 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | 1,550,790,016 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.05903 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 29.833 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.761 |
| Enterprise Value | 46,264,692,736 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.44231 |
| Eps Forward | 1.8881 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.11 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 180.753 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.8969879 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0049625062 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 9.167826 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 189.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.600006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.04015855 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 125.34 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 56.309998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.449258 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 125.34 - 189.25 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,135,175,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 157,131,186 |
| Forward Eps | 1.8881 |
| Forward P E | 96.207825 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,695,030,656 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 17,700 |
| Fullday Change | 1.00999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.55912 |
| Fullday Price | 181.5 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.25777 |
| Gross Profits | 6,772,197,888 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.32414 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.85595 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 232,959,505 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company worldwide. The company operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. Its Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues. This segment 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 consumers with marketplace for tickets and event information through mobile apps, other websites, and retail outlets, as well as its websites, such as livenation.com and ticketmaster.com; and provides ticket resale services. This segment offers ticketing services for arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, music clubs, concert promoters, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters. Its Sponsorship & Advertising segment sells international, national, and local sponsorships and placement of advertising, including signage, online advertising, and promotional programs; rich media offering, including advertising related with live streaming and music-related content; and ads through 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. It owns, operates, or leases entertainment venues. 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. |
| Long Name | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 42,317,090,816 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_384687 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -258,028,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 42,081,804,983 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 24 |
| Open | 180.73 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,608,701,952 |
| Operating Margins | 0.06696 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 17.9 |
| Phone | 310 867 7000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.1499939 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.08257303 |
| Post Market Price | 181.5 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,400 |
| Previous Close | 180.64 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -410.68478 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 508.82352 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.6106969 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00513 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.681 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.64 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.00999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.55912 |
| Regular Market Day High | 181.71 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 177.75 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 177.75 - 181.71 |
| Regular Market Open | 180.73 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 180.64 |
| Regular Market Price | 181.65 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,203 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,279,067 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02101 |
| Return On Equity | 0.17677 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.094 |
| Revenue Per Share | 113.055 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 9 |
| Shares Outstanding | 232,959,505 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.105299994 |
| Shares Short | 24,522,553 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 25,270,606 |
| Short Name | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1559 |
| Short Ratio | 12.14 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | LYV |
| Target High Price | 222.0 |
| Target Low Price | 145.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 201.95833 |
| Target Median Price | 209.0 |
| Total Cash | 9,071,948,800 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 38.942 |
| Total Debt | 11,282,711,552 |
| Total Revenue | 26,272,534,528 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.11 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 17.898 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 159.24844 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 22.40155 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.14067045 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,279,067 |
| Website | https://www.livenationentertainment.com |
| Zip | 90,210 |