Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Cost of Revenue (2011 - 2026)
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) posted Cost of Revenue of $5.72 billion for Q2 2026, up 9.9% from $5.21 billion a year earlier and up 131.0% from the prior quarter.
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Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Cost of Revenue (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Cost of Revenue at Live Nation Entertainment was $19.5 billion, up 9.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $18.76 billion, up 8.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Cost of Revenue has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 68.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Live Nation Entertainment's Cost of Revenue was $17.38 billion in FY2024 (+0.5%), $17.29 billion in FY2023 (+40.0%), $12.35 billion in FY2022 (+183.5%) and $4.36 billion in FY2021 (+210.6%).
- Quarterly Cost of Revenue has run from a low of $1.07 billion in Q1 2022 to a high of $6.44 billion in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cost of Revenue has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 3.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cost of Revenue in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 888.3%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 15.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue for the three prior quarters was $2.48 billion (Q1 2026), $4.86 billion (Q4 2025) and $6.44 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.78 Bn | 8.85 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 5.72 Bn |
| 2 | TKO Group Holdings | 33.44 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 556.12 Mn |
| 3 | Liberty Media | 18.71 Bn | 14.03 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 605.00 Mn |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.81 Bn | 6.86 Bn | 30.26 Mn | 116.80 Mn |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.18 Bn | 797.64 Mn | - | - |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.23 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 75.84 Mn | 120.48 Mn |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 1.99 Bn | 80.86 Mn | 1.05 Bn | 548.00 Mn |
| 8 | Emerald Holding | 997.46 Mn | 523.66 Mn | 99.50 Mn | 55.90 Mn |
| 9 | Marcus | 831.33 Mn | 762.92 Mn | 106.56 Mn | 125.19 Mn |
| 10 | Reading International | 41.78 Mn | 12.09 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 52.79 Mn |
Historic Data
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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 |
API Access
Live Nation Entertainment Cost of Revenue API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=LYV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "ticker": "LYV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=LYV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();