$173.50-3.99 (-2.25%)
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. in the Communication Services sector is trading at $173.50 with a market capitalization of $43.9B. Wall Street consensus targets $201.96 (24 analysts), implying a +16.4% move over the next 12 months. The stock is currently 8% below its 52-week high of $189.25, remaining 8.1% above its 200-day moving average. On fundamentals, Piotroski 5/9 shows mixed financial quality. The Whystock Score of 100/100 reflects bullish alignment across trend, valuation and analyst targets.
| Metric (USD) | Q2 2026 | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $7.67B↑ | $3.79B↓ | $6.31B↓ | $8.50B↑ | $7.01B |
| Gross Profit | $1.94B↑ | $1.31B↓ | $1.45B↓ | $2.06B↑ | $1.80B |
| Operating Income | $513.40M↑ | -$376.54M↓ | -$143.28M↓ | $777.60M↑ | $485.80M |
| Net Income | $294.45M↑ | -$389.10M↓ | -$202.10M↓ | $431.46M↑ | $243.41M |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company worldwide. The company operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. Its Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated ven...

Capo's $534,000 liquidity event reduces his direct stake by 25%, leaving him with $1.6 million in remaining holdings as the stock maintains momentum.

Antitrust case started out aiming to force the concert giant to sell Ticketmaster. After two White House meetings, a deal kept the company intact.

“You get what you pay for” often applies to expensive stocks with best-in-class business models and execution. While their quality can sometimes justify the premium, they typically experience elevated volatility during market downturns when expectations change.

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock was recently in focus after its latest trading session, with investors weighing fresh share price moves against longer term returns across the month, past 3 months and year. See our latest analysis for Live Nation Entertainment. At a latest share price of US$182.02, Live Nation Entertainment has seen short term share price softness over the past week but still carries a strong year to date share price return of 25.26% and a 3 year total shareholder return...

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Academic risk and quality models computed from LYV's own filings and price history, not from analyst opinion.
Mixed: 5 of 9 fundamental-health tests pass, so profitability and balance-sheet trends disagree.
Altman Z in the 1.81 to 2.99 grey zone, the band where the model gives no clear bankruptcy verdict.
Beneish M below the -1.78 flag threshold, so the earnings-manipulation model finds nothing unusual in the accruals and margin trends.
The stock’s own historical valuation anchor, which is a fairer comparison than a sector average for a company with a persistent premium or discount.