“31 Table of Contents Investing Activities Cash used in investing activities increased $200.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the same period of the prior year primarily due to higher purchases of property, plant and equipment…”10-Q · May 5, 2026 ↗
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
LYV
Market read
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 2 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 12.1% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating income moved from a profit to a loss in the comparable period.
- Reported total capital expenditures for Q1 2026 rose to $249,257 (thousands), driven by higher revenue-generating spend and acquisitions.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if LYV's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 2 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 12.1% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating income moved from a profit to a loss in the comparable period.
- Net margin fell 10.9 percentage points.
- Reported total capital expenditures for Q1 2026 rose to $249,257 (thousands), driven by higher revenue-generating spend and acquisitions.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Latest annual revenue changed +8.8% year over year.
- Operating margin changed +1.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.81x in the latest annual period.
- Capital investment and capacity has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
- Net margin changed -1.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
170.03Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“Financing Activities Cash used in financing activities decreased $369.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to the same period of the prior year primarily due to the draw down of $775.0 million from our revolving credit facility a…”10-Q · Nov 4, 2025 ↗
“Any gain or loss resulting from the remeasurement to fair value is recorded as a component of other expense (income), net in the statements of operations.”10-K · Feb 19, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Peer-relative valuation withheld
Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for LYV. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment · baseline
The latest filing shows material pressure
10-Q filed 2026-05-05 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-01.
What improved
- Revenue increased 12.1% versus the comparable filing period.
What weakened
- Operating income moved from a profit to a loss in the comparable period.
- Net margin fell 10.9 percentage points.
Filing receipts
“Our capital expenditures, including accruals for amounts incurred but not yet paid for, but net of expenditures funded by outside parties such as landlords and noncontrolling interest partners or expenditures funded by insurance proceeds, consisted of the following: Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 (in thousands) Revenue generating $ 219,300 $ 126,000 Maintenance 29,957 14,880 Total capital expenditures $ 249,257 $ 140,880 Revenue generating capital expenditures during the first three months of 2026 increased from the same period of the prior year primarily due to venue expansion and enhancements across the United States, Latin America and Europe.”
“31 Table of Contents Investing Activities Cash used in investing activities increased $200.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the same period of the prior year primarily due to higher purchases of property, plant and equipment for revenue generating capital expenditures as well as an increase in acquisitions.”
“26 Table of Contents Ticketing Our Ticketing segment operating results were, and discussions of significant variances are, as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, % Change 2026 2025 (in thousands) Revenue $ 765,016 $ 694,672 10% Direct operating expenses 275,527 234,440 18% Selling, general and administrative expenses 272,931 238,953 14% Depreciation and amortization 28,095 25,437 10% Gain on disposal of operating assets (7) (4) 75% Operating income $ 188,470 $ 195,846 (4)% Operating margin 24.6% 28.2% AOI $ 255,599 $ 253,059 1% AOI margin 33.4% 36.4% Three Months Revenue Ticketing revenue increased $70.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the same period o...”
Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind LYV
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.lenderFeb 19, 2026 ▾
“8-K 001-32601 10.1 10/13/2023 10.19 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement entered into as of October 21, 2015, among Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Letter of Credit Issuer, the Other L…”
Depended on by
PENNPENN Entertainment, Inc.partnerApr 29, 2026 ▾
“We seek to grow our customer database and PENN Play loyalty program through our iCasino and OSB businesses, the development of new properties, the expansion of existing properties and other business lines, and through partnerships with third-party partners, s…”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
LYV is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Live Entertainment. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.