Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) EBITDA Margin (2011 - 2026)
Live Nation Entertainment's EBITDA Margin was 9.27% in Q2 2026, up 0.05 percentage points from 9.22% a year earlier and up 14.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) EBITDA Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Live Nation Entertainment's EBITDA Margin was 5.40% through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 6.45%, up 0.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of +69.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBITDA Margin was 5.94% in FY2024 (-1.11 pp), 7.05% in FY2023 (+0.02 pp), 7.03% in FY2022 (+7.05 pp) and -0.03% in FY2021 (+62.74 pp).
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin has moved between -5.30% (Q1 2026) and 11.27% (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBITDA Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.06 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 217.77 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2026 (a drop of 13.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LYV's EBITDA Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -5.30% (Q1 2026), -0.78% (Q4 2025) and 11.27% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.51 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 9.27% |
| 2 | TKO Group Holdings | 34.58 Bn | 31.54 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 34.15% |
| 3 | Liberty Media | 19.43 Bn | 14.75 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 21.41% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.93 Bn | 6.98 Bn | 30.26 Mn | 3.77% |
| 5 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.31 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 75.84 Mn | 2.84% |
| 6 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 2.37 Bn | 456.31 Mn | 1.05 Bn | 19.68% |
| 7 | Emerald Holding | 997.46 Mn | 523.66 Mn | 99.50 Mn | 17.76% |
| 8 | Marcus | 882.04 Mn | 813.63 Mn | 106.56 Mn | 19.17% |
| 9 | Reading International | 41.78 Mn | 12.09 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 15.92% |
| 10 | Nip | 31.30 Mn | -28,742.19 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.81% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.62% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.84% |
Live Nation Entertainment EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "LYV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();