LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
$179.79
-2.79 (-1.53%)
At close · Jul 10
Market Cap
$42.35B
Shares
235,547,065
Price & Indicators
Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$179.79
Open$183.32
Day$179.02–183.33
52W$125.34–188.00
Avg vol 30d2.4M
Short int24.0M · 10.2% float · 7.2d
Short vol57%
Last earningsMay 5, 2026
DataJan 2020–Jul 2026
Filing10-Q · May 5
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 7, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 4 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed May 5, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Strong Buy
Momentum
Very Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 15 · calm
Equity put/call 0.55
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+16%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+6%
above
RSI (14)
58
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
87%
near high
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+7%
trailing
6-month return
+23%
trailing
YTD return
+26%
this year
Relative strength
+14%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $169 › 200d $154 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
34 of 821 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +13.0K sh shares · +2 new
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$26.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Rising
10.17% of float · ▲ +5.6% MoM · 7.2 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
821 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
74
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+9%
Y/Y
EPS growth
−109%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$333.6M
Balance sheet
$5.4B
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
31%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−28%
past year
ATR
2.7%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed May 5, 2026
Full year capital expenditures
· full year 2026
Initiated
$1.1B – $1.2B
Venue expansion and enhancement capex
· full year 2026
Initiated
$800M – $850M
Venue investment cash requirements reduction from joint-venture
· full year 2026
Initiated
$250M
Depreciation and amortization growth
· full year 2026
Initiated
12% – 15%
Net interest expense
· full year 2026
Initiated
$280M
Income tax expense as a percent of AOI
· full year 2026
Initiated
15% – 20%
Accretion expense
· full year 2026
Initiated
$160M – $180M
Noncontrolling interest expense growth
· full year 2026
Initiated
25%
2026 preopening costs for all venues under development
· full year 2026
Initiated
$50M
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+16%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+6%
Bullish
RSI (14)
58
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
87%
Bullish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $169 › 200d $154 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
34 of 821 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +13.0K sh shares · +2 new
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$26.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Rising
10.17% of float · ▲ +5.6% MoM · 7.2 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
821 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $125
Now $180 · 87%
52-wk high $188
vs 200-day avg +16%
vs 50-day avg +6%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concerts AOI non-GAAP | $3M | Q1 2026 | — |
| Event-related deferred revenue | 6.6B | Q1 2026 | — |
| fan attendance | 24M | Q1 2026 | — |
| fee-bearing tickets | 81M | Q1 2026 | — |
| free cash non-GAAP | 1.7B | Q1 2026 | — |
| Leverage | 3.6 | Q1 2026 | — |
| Sponsorship AOI non-GAAP | $165M | Q1 2026 | — |
| Ticketing AOI non-GAAP | $256M | Q1 2026 | — |
| Ticketmaster GTV | 17B | Q1 2026 | — |
| Ticketmaster total fee-bearing tickets transacted through April for 2026 | 138M | Q1 2026 | — |
| tickets sold through end of April for 2026 Live Nation concerts | 107M | Q1 2026 | — |
| weighted average cost of debt | 4.2% | Q1 2026 | — |
| Concerts margin non-GAAP | 3.3% | FY2025 | — |
| Fans hosted at operated venues | 65M | FY2025 | — |
| Net new enterprise tickets added (FY2025) | 27M | FY2025 | — |
| Number of shows | 55K | FY2025 | — |
| Ticketmaster AOI non-GAAP | 1.1B | FY2025 | — |
| Ticketmaster margin non-GAAP | 37% | FY2025 | — |
| Venue Nation preopening costs | 25M | FY2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file
Versus peers
Entertainment — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LYV
this stock
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
|
$42.35B | +26.2% | +36.2% | — | 10.2% |
|
NFLX
Netflix Inc
|
$309.09B | -21.7% | +15.9% | 23.7 | 2.5% |
|
DIS
Walt Disney Co
|
$166.05B | -16.0% | +3.4% | 15.3 | 1.4% |
|
WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
|
$66.66B | -7.7% | +53.5% | — | 3.0% |
|
UNVGY
Universal Music Group N.V./ADR
|
$39.47B | -16.4% | — | — | 0.0% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
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Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYV | -3.6% | +7.3% | +23.4% | -1.8% | +26.2% |
| SPY | +1.4% | +4.1% | +9.1% | +1.1% | +10.7% |
| vs SPY | -5.0% | +3.3% | +14.3% | -2.9% | +15.5% |
Key facts
CIK
1335258
CUSIP
538034109
13F (30d)
59 filings
37 filers
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