Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 9.77% for Q1 2026, down 1316.0% year-over-year from 0.8% in Q1 2025, and down 332.32% on a QoQ basis from 2.26% in Q4 2025.
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) has reported Operating Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 9.77% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 1316.0% year-over-year to 9.77%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.99% (down 132.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.96%, up 140.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 9.77% for Q1 2026 at Live Nation Entertainment, 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.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 2.94%, with a median of 4.2% recorded in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 10582 bps in 2022 and sank 1316 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 3.03% in 2022, then soared by 54 bps to 1.4% in 2023, then slumped by 201 bps to 4.21% in 2024, then soared by 46 bps to 2.26% in 2025, then tumbled by 332 bps to 9.77% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 9.77%, 2.26%, and 9.32% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leifras | 65,924.76 Bn | 65,924.74 Bn | 5.99 Mn | 5.19% |
| 2 | Netflix | 313.29 Bn | 301.00 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 32.30% |
| 3 | Walt Disney | 169.09 Bn | 170.02 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 9.16% |
| 4 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 66.81 Bn | 64.68 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -27.76% |
| 5 | Live Nation Entertainment | 42.77 Bn | 34.31 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -9.77% |
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| 7 | Fox | 20.53 Bn | 17.04 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Paramount Skydance | 11.21 Bn | 9.13 Bn | - | -92.99% |
| 9 | Warner Music | 10.40 Bn | 9.76 Bn | 802.00 Mn | 15.24% |
| 10 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.06 Bn | 9.99 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 21.71% |
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% |