Growth Metrics

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Live Nation Entertainment filings provide 15 years of Operating Expenses readings, the most recent being $1.4 billion for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 15.39% to $1.4 billion in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $4.5 billion, a 2.82% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $4.5 billion, up 2.82% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses hit $1.4 billion in Q4 2025 for Live Nation Entertainment, up from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $379.8 million in Q1 2021.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $954.5 million (2022), compared with a mean of $887.6 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 107.92% in 2021, down 33.58% in 2021.
  • Live Nation Entertainment's Operating Expenses stood at $711.8 million in 2021, then surged by 36.33% to $970.4 million in 2022, then rose by 8.91% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 14.37% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then rose by 15.39% to $1.4 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), $1.1 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.