Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) EBT Margin (2011 - 2026)
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) reported EBT Margin of 6.76% for Q2 2026, up 0.76 percentage points from 6.00% a year earlier and up 17.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) EBT Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Live Nation Entertainment's EBT Margin came in at 2.48%, down 0.77 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.09%, up 0.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has a five-year change of +103.85 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBT Margin came in at 3.19% in FY2024 (-0.83 pp), 4.02% in FY2023 (+1.08 pp), 2.94% in FY2022 (+12.69 pp) and -9.75% in FY2021 (+90.01 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBT Margin spans a low of -10.86% in Q1 2026 and a high of 8.59% in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, EBT Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.41 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 307.43 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 12.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -10.86% (Q1 2026), -2.94% (Q4 2025) and 8.59% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.88 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 8.16% |
| 2 | Liberty Media | 25.35 Bn | 19.15 Bn | 494.00 Mn | 19.90% |
| 3 | TKO Group Holdings | 13.90 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 871.13 Mn | 23.32% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 9.40 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 20.12 Mn | 402.38% |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.46 Bn | 870.56 Mn | - | 33.04% |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.67 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 90.38 Mn | 1.07% |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 2.79 Bn | 494.56 Mn | 1.13 Bn | 6.94% |
| 8 | Marcus | 821.34 Mn | 700.09 Mn | 113.63 Mn | 11.72% |
| 9 | Reading International | 39.37 Mn | 9.48 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 5.70% |
| 10 | Nip | 10.27 Mn | -30,357.31 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.16% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.66% |
Live Nation Entertainment EBT Margin API
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