Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Cost of Revenue (2011 - 2026)
Live Nation Entertainment posted quarterly Cost of Revenue of $2.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 9.91% year-on-year from $2.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 118.46% on a QoQ basis from -$13.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) has 16 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue rose 9.91% year-over-year to $2.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $698.3 million (down 97.08% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $474.7 million, down 97.27% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 stood at $2.5 billion, up from -$13.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $17.1 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$13.4 billion in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $2.7 billion (2024), against an average of $3.5 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Cost of Revenue soared 21353.65%; it then tumbled 178.41% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $79.5 million in 2022, then jumped by 21353.65% to $17.0 billion in 2023, then climbed by 0.46% to $17.1 billion in 2024, then sank by 178.41% to -$13.4 billion in 2025, then soared by 118.46% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $2.5 billion (Q1 2026), -$13.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 842.22 Mn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 4.64 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 413.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 221.22 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 734.36 Mn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 92.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 92.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 79.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 79.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 66.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 66.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 27.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 27.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 27.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 27.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 21.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 21.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 130.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 130.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 20.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 20.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 873.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 873.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -5.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -5.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.92 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 2.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 32.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 32.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 33.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 33.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -5.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -5.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 39.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 39.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 32.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 32.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 25.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 25.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 39.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 39.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 29.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 29.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 784.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 784.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 24.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 24.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 731.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 731.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 576.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 576.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 30.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 30.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 27.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 27.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 23.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 23.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 39.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 39.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 27.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 27.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 24.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 24.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 547.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 547.12 Mn |