Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026)
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 6.81% for Q2 2026, down 0.14 percentage points from 6.95% a year earlier but up 16.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Live Nation Entertainment's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 3.05%, down 1.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.96%, up 1.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +93.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 3.56% in FY2024 (-1.21 pp), 4.77% in FY2023 (+0.45 pp), 4.33% in FY2022 (+10.99 pp) and -6.67% in FY2021 (+82.16 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -9.77% in Q1 2026 and a high of 9.32% in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.14 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 279.21 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 13.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -9.77% (Q1 2026), -2.26% (Q4 2025) and 9.32% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.78 Bn | 8.85 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 6.81% |
| 2 | TKO Group Holdings | 33.44 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 27.78% |
| 3 | Liberty Media | 18.71 Bn | 14.03 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 9.42% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.81 Bn | 6.86 Bn | 30.26 Mn | -0.64% |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.18 Bn | 797.64 Mn | - | 42.99% |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.23 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 75.84 Mn | -4.40% |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 1.99 Bn | 80.86 Mn | 1.05 Bn | 14.91% |
| 8 | Emerald Holding | 997.46 Mn | 523.66 Mn | 99.50 Mn | 12.55% |
| 9 | Marcus | 831.33 Mn | 762.92 Mn | 106.56 Mn | 11.68% |
| 10 | Reading International | 41.78 Mn | 12.09 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 11.18% |
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% |
Live Nation Entertainment Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LYV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "LYV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LYV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();