Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) posted Operating Margin of 6.81% for Q2 2026, up 169.69% on a QoQ basis from 9.77% in Q1 2026, and down 14.0% year-over-year from 7.92% in Q2 2025.
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Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Live Nation Entertainment has reported Operating Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 6.81% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 14.0% year-over-year to 6.81% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 3.05%, a 117.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.96%, up 140.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 6.81% for Q2 2026 at Live Nation Entertainment, up from 9.77% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 9.32% in Q3 2025, with the low at 9.77% in Q1 2026.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 3.15%, with a median of 5.49% recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Margin soared 10582 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1316 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 3.03% in 2022, then jumped by 54 bps to 1.4% in 2023, then plunged by 201 bps to 4.21% in 2024, then jumped by 46 bps to 2.26% in 2025, then soared by 401 bps to 6.81% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 6.81% (Q2 2026), 9.77% (Q1 2026), and 2.26% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.85 Bn | 30.78 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 6.81% |
| 2 | Liberty Media | 21.86 Bn | 20.23 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 9.42% |
| 3 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.58 Bn | 13.03 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 27.78% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.69 Bn | 8.17 Bn | 30.26 Mn | -0.64% |
| 5 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.63 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 75.84 Mn | -4.40% |
| 6 | Emerald Holding | 997.46 Mn | 876.36 Mn | 99.50 Mn | 12.55% |
| 7 | TEN Holdings | 39.99 Mn | 34.06 Mn | 627,000.00 | -409.44% |
| 8 | Nip | 37.24 Mn | -10,346.86 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Lingerie Fighting Championships | 128,025.52 | 108,697.52 | -1,246.00 | -279.56% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.95% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.20% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.08% |