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

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

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

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 8.44% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 220.0% year-over-year to 8.44%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.44% (down 220.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.21%, up 395.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.44% for Q1 2026 at Live Nation Entertainment, 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.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 9.05%, with a median of 9.61% recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 2534 bps in 2022 and sank 394 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.23% in 2022, then grew by 29 bps to 11.92% in 2023, then tumbled by 33 bps to 7.98% in 2024, then surged by 32 bps to 10.54% in 2025, then declined by 20 bps to 8.44% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 8.44%, 10.54%, and 10.75% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Leifras 65,924.76 Bn 65,924.74 Bn 5.99 Mn 23.77%
2 Netflix 313.29 Bn 301.00 Bn 11.41 Bn 30.18%
3 Walt Disney 169.09 Bn 170.02 Bn 23.68 Bn -1.85%
4 Warner Bros. Discovery 66.81 Bn 64.68 Bn 4.25 Bn -2.04%
5 Live Nation Entertainment 42.77 Bn 34.31 Bn 1.31 Bn 8.44%
6 Roku 20.73 Bn 18.35 Bn 564.94 Mn 3.21%
7 Fox 20.53 Bn 17.04 Bn - 12.17%
8 Paramount Skydance 11.21 Bn 9.13 Bn - 0.10%
9 Warner Music 10.40 Bn 9.76 Bn 802.00 Mn 14.67%
10 Sirius Xm Holdings 10.06 Bn 9.99 Bn 1.90 Bn 6.21%

Historic Data

Download Data
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%