Growth Metrics

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

Live Nation Entertainment's Operating Expenses history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at $1.4 billion for 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.
  • 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.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $887.6 million, with a median of $954.5 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 107.92% in 2021 against a maximum downside of 33.58% in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LYV's Operating Expenses are $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), $1.1 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q2 2025).