Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) reported Return on Capital Employed of 8.44% for Q1 2026, down 220.0% on a YoY basis from 7.03% in Q1 2025, and down 19.91% quarter-over-quarter from 10.54% in Q4 2025.

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Live Nation Entertainment has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 8.44% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 220.0% year-over-year to 8.44%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.44% (down 220.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.21%, up 395.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 8.44%, down from 10.54% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.92% in Q4 2023, with the low at 1.27% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.05% across 5 years, with a median of 9.61% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 2534 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 394 bps.
  • Live Nation Entertainment's Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.23% in 2022, then rose by 29 bps to 11.92% in 2023, then sank by 33 bps to 7.98% in 2024, then jumped by 32 bps to 10.54% in 2025, then retreated by 20 bps to 8.44% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 8.44% (Q1 2026), 10.54% (Q4 2025), and 10.75% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Netflix 344.35 Bn 332.06 Bn 11.41 Bn 30.18%
2 Walt Disney 176.45 Bn 183.06 Bn 23.68 Bn -1.85%
3 Warner Bros. Discovery 66.21 Bn 64.08 Bn 4.25 Bn -2.04%
4 Brera Holdings 48.63 Bn 48.63 Bn - -
5 Live Nation Entertainment 37.70 Bn 29.24 Bn 1.31 Bn 8.44%
6 Fox 26.48 Bn 22.99 Bn - 12.17%
7 Liberty Media 20.47 Bn 21.15 Bn 298.00 Mn 4.99%
8 Roku 17.84 Bn 15.46 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.21%
9 News 17.22 Bn 15.75 Bn - 7.02%
10 TKO Group Holdings 15.79 Bn 14.10 Bn 862.52 Mn 6.90%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.44%
Dec 31, 2025 10.54%
Sep 30, 2025 10.75%
Jun 30, 2025 11.09%
Mar 31, 2025 10.64%
Dec 31, 2024 7.98%
Sep 30, 2024 9.43%
Jun 30, 2024 11.57%
Mar 31, 2024 11.12%
Dec 31, 2023 11.92%
Sep 30, 2023 9.61%
Jun 30, 2023 9.48%
Mar 31, 2023 9.96%
Dec 31, 2022 9.23%
Sep 30, 2022 8.59%
Jun 30, 2022 4.73%
Mar 31, 2022 -1.27%
Dec 31, 2021 -5.96%
Sep 30, 2021 -9.42%
Jun 30, 2021 -20.61%