Growth Metrics

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) has 14 years of Operating Expenses data on record, last reported at $1.4 billion in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 15.39% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $4.5 billion, up 2.82%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $4.5 billion, 2.82% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $1.4 billion in Q4 2025 per LYV's latest filing, up from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.4 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $379.8 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $880.4 million, with a median of $954.5 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: plummeted 33.58% in 2021, then soared 91.66% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $567.2 million in 2021, then soared by 71.09% to $970.4 million in 2022, then increased by 8.91% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then rose by 14.37% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 15.39% to $1.4 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Operating Expenses were $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, $1.1 billion in Q3 2025, and $1.1 billion in Q2 2025.