Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Live Nation Entertainment has reported Operating Expenses for 16 years, with the latest figure at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 22.19% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.7 billion (up 11.99% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.5 billion, up 2.82% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $1.1 billion, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $620.9 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $990.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.0 billion in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses soared 91.66% — and 2025, when it slipped 17.47%.
• Live Nation Entertainment's Operating Expenses stood at $970.4 million in 2022, then grew by 8.91% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then advanced by 14.37% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then gained by 15.39% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then retreated by 23.92% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.