Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Selling, General & Administrative (2011 - 2026)
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $1.13 billion for Q2 2026, up 13.1% from $1 billion a year earlier and up 18.0% from the prior quarter.
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Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Selling, General & Administrative (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Live Nation Entertainment's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $4.41 billion, up 12.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $4.09 billion, up 1.2% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 21.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $4.04 billion in FY2024 (+15.0%), $3.52 billion in FY2023 (+19.0%), $2.96 billion in FY2022 (+68.4%) and $1.75 billion in FY2021 (+15.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Selling, General & Administrative spans a low of $446.93 million in Q3 2021 and a high of $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 7.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 133.5%); the low point was Q1 2025 (a decline of 20.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $961.52 million (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.01 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.51 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 2 | TKO Group Holdings | 34.58 Bn | 31.54 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 462.65 Mn |
| 3 | Liberty Media | 19.43 Bn | 14.75 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 129.00 Mn |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.93 Bn | 6.98 Bn | 30.26 Mn | 1.14 Mn |
| 5 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.31 Bn | 2.50 Bn | 75.84 Mn | 67.21 Mn |
| 6 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 2.37 Bn | 456.31 Mn | 1.05 Bn | - |
| 7 | Emerald Holding | 997.46 Mn | 523.66 Mn | 99.50 Mn | 71.90 Mn |
| 8 | Marcus | 882.04 Mn | 813.63 Mn | 106.56 Mn | 23.69 Mn |
| 9 | Reading International | 41.78 Mn | 12.09 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 4.40 Mn |
| 10 | Nip | 31.30 Mn | -28,742.19 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 961.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 778.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 926.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 981.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 983.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 974.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 868.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 690.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 907.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 805.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 672.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 570.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 656.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 446.93 Mn |
API Access
Live Nation Entertainment Selling, General & Administrative API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=LYV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=LYV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();