Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.2 billion for Q2 2026, up 7.79% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q2 2025, and down 18.47% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q1 2026.
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Live Nation Entertainment's Operating Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.2 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 7.79% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $5.3 billion (up 21.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.6 billion, up 3.52% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 stood at $1.2 billion, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $602.6 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.1 billion (2023), against an average of $1.0 billion.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses surged 105.18% in 2022, then retreated 18.2% in 2025.
- Live Nation Entertainment's Operating Expenses stood at $987.0 million in 2022, then grew by 8.45% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 16.11% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then climbed by 15.21% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then declined by 13.35% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LYV's Operating Expenses at $1.2 billion in Q2 2026, $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.4 billion in Q4 2025.
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| 1 | Netflix | 325.80 Bn | 316.67 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 865.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 950.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 753.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 987.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 872.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 731.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 602.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 716.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 491.58 Mn |