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Live Nation

NYQ:LYV · US5380341090
EntertainmentX-Large

360

34
EV / EBIT32
Price / Owner Earnings96
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales51
EV / Gross Profit36
Price/Book1
Return on Capital68
Cash Return on Capital12
Return on Equity72
EBIT Margin47
Gross Profitability51
Cash Conversion100
Accruals60
Owner Earnings Margin25
Sales growth76
Profit Growth50
Long-Term EPS Growth4
Owner Earnings Growth4
Reinvestment60
Price momentum51
Debt load20
Refinancing26
Debt Payback1
Liquidity62
Analyst ratings72
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside15
Market mood14
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Live Nation clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryEntertainment
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2005
Employees12,068
Websitelivenationentertainment.com
ISINUS5380341090
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P 500 (USA)
Themes
Sports Franchises, Leagues & ClubsVideo StreamingBrand MarketingAd NetworkDigital MediaStreaming MediaConcertsDigital EntertainmentEvent ManagementEvent PromotionEventsMedia and EntertainmentTicketing

Description

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (Live Nation) operates as a global live entertainment company. The company connects over 805 million fans across all of its concerts and ticketing platforms in 55 countries during 2025. The company is a producer of l…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
23
2023202420252026

All-time high

84

Feb 2024

All-time low

23

Jun 2026

Average rank

56

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
51
53
71
53
Price/Earnings
3
3
22
8
Price/Book
1
3
1
100
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
8
7
12
31

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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