Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Cost of Revenue (2011 - 2026)
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) posted Cost of Revenue of $5.7 billion for Q2 2026, up 130.96% on a QoQ basis from $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, and up 9.85% year-over-year from $5.2 billion in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Cost of Revenue (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Live Nation Entertainment has reported Cost of Revenue for 16 years, with the latest figure at $5.7 billion in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Cost of Revenue rose 9.85% year-over-year to $5.7 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $19.5 billion, a 9.63% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $18.8 billion, up 7.95% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue was $5.7 billion for Q2 2026 at Live Nation Entertainment, up from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Cost of Revenue was $6.4 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at $1.1 billion in Q1 2022.
- Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $4.1 billion, with a median of $4.5 billion recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Cost of Revenue soared 1243.79% in 2022, then slipped 14.95% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $3.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 42.38% to $4.7 billion in 2023, then slipped by 3.4% to $4.5 billion in 2024, then grew by 7.02% to $4.9 billion in 2025, then rose by 17.78% to $5.7 billion in 2026.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $5.7 billion (Q2 2026), $2.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $4.9 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.85 Bn | 30.78 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 5.72 Bn |
| 2 | Liberty Media | 21.86 Bn | 20.23 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 605.00 Mn |
| 3 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.58 Bn | 13.03 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 556.12 Mn |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.69 Bn | 8.17 Bn | 30.26 Mn | 116.80 Mn |
| 5 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 75.84 Mn | 120.48 Mn |
| 6 | Emerald Holding | 997.46 Mn | 876.36 Mn | 99.50 Mn | 55.90 Mn |
| 7 | TEN Holdings | 39.99 Mn | 34.06 Mn | 627,000.00 | 104,000.00 |
| 8 | Nip | 37.24 Mn | -10,346.86 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Lingerie Fighting Championships | 128,025.52 | 108,697.52 | -1,246.00 | 31,710.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.97 Bn |