What are the investment strengths of Live Nation Entertainment Inc (LYV)?

Dominant live events platform with 24.6B TTM revenue (7x industry median) creates pricing power and artist lock-in that competitors cannot replicate. FCF of 1.6B TTM (vs industry median of -22M) with 6.8B cash provides optionality for M&A or debt reduction despite leverage.

What are the investment risks for Live Nation Entertainment Inc (LYV)?

P/E of 87x (4x industry median of 22x) leaves no margin for error; any revenue miss triggers multiple compression. Debt of 9.4B at 18x equity with negative tangible book (-3.8B) creates existential risk if live events face disruption.

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As of 2025-12-12

Snapshot

Debt/equity of 18x with tangible book value -3.8B signals extreme leverage; equity is essentially goodwill (2.8B) and intangibles.[Debt to Equity]
5Y revenue CAGR of 115% (vs industry 20%) reflects post-COVID recovery and market consolidation, but P/E of 87x prices in perfection.[Total Revenue 5Y Growth]
ROE of 222% TTM is misleading - driven by near-zero equity base (521M), not operational excellence.[Return on Equity]

Watch Triggers

Interest Expense: Exceeds 400M TTM or >25% of operating income — At 310M TTM (27% of op income), rising rates could squeeze margins given leverage.
Free Cash Flow TTM: Falls below 1B or FCF/debt ratio drops under 15% — Current 17% FCF/debt ratio is minimum threshold for deleveraging thesis.
Working Capital: Negative balance exceeds -1.5B — Current -968M reflects advance ticket sales; deeper deficit signals demand strength.

Bull Case

Dominant live events platform with 24.6B TTM revenue (7x industry median) creates pricing power and artist lock-in that competitors cannot replicate.

Total Revenue TTMAsset Turnover TTM

FCF of 1.6B TTM (vs industry median of -22M) with 6.8B cash provides optionality for M&A or debt reduction despite leverage.

Free Cash Flow TTMCash and Equivalents

Bear Case

P/E of 87x (4x industry median of 22x) leaves no margin for error; any revenue miss triggers multiple compression.

PE RatioPS Ratio

Debt of 9.4B at 18x equity with negative tangible book (-3.8B) creates existential risk if live events face disruption.

Total DebtDebt to EquityTangible Book Value

Bull vs Bear Balance

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Forward Thesis

FCF generation will fund deleveraging, reducing interest burden from 310M TTM over 1-3 years.

1-3ymed

FCF of 1.6B TTM covers interest 5x
Operating cash flow 2.5B provides cushion
Asset-light model limits capex needs

FCF TTM 1.6B vs capex 914MInterest expense 310M TTMCash position 6.8B vs current debt 1.3B

Valuation Context

Caveats

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LYV Fundamentals

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation → Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

Metric	Value	YoY Growth	Industry Percentile
Market Cap	$35.42B		—
Enterprise Value	$38.73B		—
P/E Ratio	0.00		—
Total Revenue - TTM	$25.2B	+8.8%	—
Earnings Per Share (diluted) - TTM	$-0.24		—
Operating Margin - TTM	4.89%	+1.4%	—
Net Margin - TTM	1.97%	-1.9%	—
Free Cash Flow - TTM	$304.98M	-71.0%	—
Return on Common Equity - TTM	223%		—
Beta 5Y (Monthly)	unknown		—

LYV Dividend History

No dividends

LYV Stock Splits

No stock splits

LYV SEC Filings

Filing Date	Report Date	Report Type	Filing Link
02/19/26	12/31/25	10-K	0001335258-26-000009
11/04/25	09/30/25	10-Q	0001335258-25-000151
08/07/25	06/30/25	10-Q	0001335258-25-000129
05/01/25	03/31/25	10-Q	0001335258-25-000055
02/21/25	12/31/24	Unknown	0001335258-25-000028
11/12/24	09/30/24	10-Q	0001335258-24-000156
07/30/24	06/30/24	10-Q	0001335258-24-000125
05/02/24	03/31/24	10-Q	0001335258-24-000071
02/22/24	12/31/23	10-K	0001335258-24-000017
11/02/23	09/30/23	10-Q	0001335258-23-000102
07/27/23	06/30/23	10-Q	0001335258-23-000085
05/04/23	03/31/23	10-Q	0001335258-23-000055
02/23/23	12/31/22	10-K	0001335258-23-000014
11/03/22	09/30/22	10-Q	0001335258-22-000144
08/04/22	06/30/22	10-Q	0001335258-22-000123
05/05/22	03/31/22	10-Q	0001335258-22-000068
02/23/22	12/31/21	10-K	0001335258-22-000019
11/04/21	09/30/21	10-Q	0001335258-21-000136
08/03/21	06/30/21	10-Q	0001335258-21-000105
05/06/21	03/31/21	10-Q	0001335258-21-000058
03/01/21	12/31/20	10-K	0001335258-21-000009
11/05/20	09/30/20	10-Q	0001335258-20-000163
08/05/20	06/30/20	10-Q	0001335258-20-000150
05/07/20	03/31/20	10-Q	0001335258-20-000081
02/27/20	12/31/19	10-K	0001335258-20-000028
10/31/19	09/30/19	10-Q	0001335258-19-000141
07/25/19	06/30/19	10-Q	0001335258-19-000102
05/02/19	03/31/19	10-Q	0001335258-19-000044
02/28/19	12/31/18	10-K	0001335258-19-000024
11/01/18	09/30/18	10-Q	0001335258-18-000148
07/26/18	06/30/18	10-Q	0001335258-18-000113
05/03/18	03/31/18	10-Q	0001335258-18-000064
02/27/18	12/31/17	10-K	0001335258-18-000023
11/02/17	09/30/17	10-Q	0001335258-17-000131
08/09/17	06/30/17	10-Q	0001335258-17-000116
05/04/17	03/31/17	10-Q	0001335258-17-000068
02/23/17	12/31/16	10-K	0001335258-17-000031
11/07/16	09/30/16	10-Q	0001335258-16-000248
07/28/16	06/30/16	10-Q	0001335258-16-000235
05/03/16	03/31/16	10-Q	0001335258-16-000187
02/25/16	12/31/15	10-K	0001335258-16-000167
10/29/15	09/30/15	10-Q	0001335258-15-000127
08/10/15	06/30/15	10-Q	0001335258-15-000114
04/30/15	03/31/15	10-Q	0001335258-15-000047
02/26/15	12/31/14	10-K	0001335258-15-000026
10/30/14	09/30/14	10-Q	0001335258-14-000123
07/31/14	06/30/14	10-Q	0001335258-14-000106
05/06/14	03/31/14	10-Q	0001335258-14-000049
02/24/14	12/31/13	10-K	0001335258-14-000027
11/05/13	09/30/13	10-Q	0001335258-13-000032
08/06/13	06/30/13	10-Q	0001335258-13-000021
05/07/13	03/31/13	10-Q	0001335258-13-000007
02/26/13	12/31/12	10-K	0001193125-13-077102
11/05/12	09/30/12	10-Q	0001193125-12-451958
08/07/12	06/30/12	10-Q	0001193125-12-341040
05/10/12	03/31/12	10-Q	0001193125-12-223061
02/24/12	12/31/11	10-K	0001193125-12-075895
11/03/11	09/30/11	10-Q	0001193125-11-295230
08/08/11	06/30/11	10-Q	0001193125-11-214277
05/05/11	03/31/11	10-Q	0001193125-11-128635
02/28/11	12/31/10	10-K	0001193125-11-050243
11/04/10	09/30/10	10-Q	0001193125-10-248245
08/05/10	06/30/10	10-Q	0001193125-10-179526
05/10/10	03/31/10	10-Q	0001193125-10-114828
02/25/10	12/31/09	10-K	0001193125-10-040804
11/09/09	09/30/09	10-Q	0001193125-09-229585
08/06/09	06/30/09	10-Q	0001193125-09-167262
05/07/09	03/31/09	10-Q	0001193125-09-103490
03/05/09	12/31/08	4	0001179110-09-000322
11/07/08	09/30/08	10-Q	0001193125-08-229812
08/07/08	06/30/08	10-Q	0001193125-08-170244
05/08/08	03/30/08	Unknown	--
02/29/08	12/31/07	10-K	0001193125-08-043193
11/08/07	09/30/07	10-Q	0001193125-07-240473
08/09/07	06/30/07	10-Q	0001193125-07-177474
05/10/07	03/30/07	Unknown	--
03/01/07	12/31/06	10-K	0000950129-07-001097
11/14/06	09/30/06	10-Q	0000950129-06-009663
08/11/06	06/30/06	8-K	0000950129-06-007048
05/10/06	03/30/06	Unknown	--
03/21/06	12/31/05	10-K	0000950129-06-002894
11/14/06	09/30/05	10-Q	0000950129-06-009663
08/11/06	06/30/05	10-Q	0000950129-06-007810
05/10/06	03/30/05	10-Q	0000950129-06-005265