Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) reported Operating Margin of 9.77% for Q1 2026, down 1316.0% on a YoY basis from 0.8% in Q1 2025, and down 332.32% quarter-over-quarter from 2.26% in Q4 2025.
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 9.77% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 1316.0% year-over-year to 9.77%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.99% (down 132.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.96%, up 140.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 9.77%, down from 2.26% 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.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 2.94% across 5 years, with a median of 4.2% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin surged 10582 bps — and 2026, when it plunged 1316 bps.
- Live Nation Entertainment's Operating Margin stood at 3.03% in 2022, then surged by 54 bps to 1.4% in 2023, then plunged by 201 bps to 4.21% in 2024, then surged by 46 bps to 2.26% in 2025, then sank by 332 bps to 9.77% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 9.77% (Q1 2026), 2.26% (Q4 2025), and 9.32% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 349.58 Bn | 337.29 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 32.30% |
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| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 65.98 Bn | 63.84 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -27.76% |
| 4 | Brera Holdings | 47.91 Bn | 47.91 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 37.10 Bn | 28.65 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -9.77% |
| 6 | Fox | 26.20 Bn | 22.71 Bn | - | - |
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| 8 | Roku | 18.22 Bn | 15.84 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 4.15% |
| 9 | News | 17.17 Bn | 15.69 Bn | - | - |
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -22.10% |