LYV · Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
$188.46
+2.40 (+1.29%)
At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$43.67B
Shares
235.63M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$188.46
Open$186.47
Day$186.08–189.25
52W close$125.61–188.46
Avg vol 30d2.0M
Short int24.6M · 10.4% float · 11.6d
Short vol66%
Last earningsJul 30, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Jul 30
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 26, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Jul 30, 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
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Strong Buy
Momentum
Very Strong
Sentiment
Bullish
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 14.3 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+20%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+6%
above
RSI (14)
62
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
100%
near high
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+5%
trailing
6-month return
+19%
trailing
YTD return
+32%
this year
Relative strength
+5%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $178 › 200d $158 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+3% holders QoQ · +125 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$370.1K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
10.43% of float · ▼ -2.7% MoM · 11.6 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
846 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
73
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+9%
Y/Y
EPS growth
−109%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$333.6M
Balance sheet
$517.8M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
31%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−28%
past year
ATR
2.4%
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 Jul 30, 2026
full year / 2026
Full-year fan attendance growth
at least 10%
Net interest expense
$280M
Full year capital expenditures
$1.1B
Depreciation and amortization growth
12% – 15%
Income tax expense as a percent of AOI
15% – 20%
Noncontrolling interest expense
$325M
2026
2026 pre-opening costs for all venues under development
$50M
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2023
Capital expenditures
· this year
$540M
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
+20%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+6%
Bullish
RSI (14)
62
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
100%
Bullish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $178 › 200d $158 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+3% holders QoQ · +125 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$370.1K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
10.43% of float · ▼ -2.7% MoM · 11.6 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
846 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $126
Now $188 · 100%
Range high $188
vs 200-day avg +20%
vs 50-day avg +6%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted operating income (AOI) | $817.01M | FY2026 Q2 | +2.3% |
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| Concerts AOI non-GAAP | $310M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| deferred GTV | 5.2B | Q2 2026 | — |
| deferred service fee revenue | $390M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Fan count | 49M | Q2 2026 | — |
| fee-bearing GTV | 10B | Q2 2026 | — |
| fee-bearing tickets sold | 90M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Free cash flow — adjusted non-GAAP | $690.6M | 6 Months 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net cash provided by operating activities 2.76B
-2.26B Changes in operating assets and liabilities (working capital)
+450M Governmental Investigations and Litigation
-64.1M Less: Maintenance capital expenditures
-188.7M Distributions to noncontrolling interests
= Free cash flow — adjusted 690.6M
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| net new tickets | 16M | Year-to-date Q2 2026 | — |
| Sponsorship AOI non-GAAP | $257M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Ticketmaster AOI non-GAAP | $331M | Q2 2026 | — |
| fan attendance | 24M | Q1 2026 | — |
| fee-bearing tickets | 81M | Q1 2026 | — |
| free cash | $1.7B | Q1 2026 | — |
| Leverage | 3.6 | Q1 2026 | — |
| Ticketing AOI non-GAAP | $256M | Q1 2026 | — |
| Ticketmaster GTV through April for 2026 | $17B | through April 2026 | — |
| Ticketmaster total fee-bearing tickets transacted through April for 2026 | 138M | through April 2026 | — |
| tickets sold for 2026 Live Nation concerts through the end of April | 107M | through the end of April 2026 | — |
| Concerts delivered AOI non-GAAP | $687M | FY2025 | — |
| Concerts margin | 3.3% | FY2025 | — |
| Event-related deferred revenue | $4B | Year-end 2025 | — |
| Free cash flow from earnings non-GAAP | $1.67B | 12 Months 2025 | — |
| Net new enterprise tickets | 27M | FY2025 | — |
| Shows hosted | 55K | FY2025 | — |
| Sponsorship margin | 64% | FY2025 | — |
| Ticketing margin | 37% | FY2025 | — |
| Ticketmaster deferred revenue | $226M | Year-end 2025 | — |
| Venue Nation fans hosted | 65M | FY2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Entertainment — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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LYV
this stock
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
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$43.67B | +32.3% | +8.8% | — | 10.4% |
|
NFLX
Netflix Inc
|
$309.01B | -16.6% | +15.9% | 23.3 | 2.2% |
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DIS
Walt Disney Co
|
$184.50B | -6.1% | +3.4% | 22.1 | 1.1% |
|
WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
|
$69.42B | -2.9% | +53.5% | — | 2.9% |
|
TKO
TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
|
$36.93B | -3.7% | -3.1% | — | 4.2% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
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Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYV | +4.3% | +4.6% | +19.1% | +8.2% | +32.3% |
| SPY | +0.4% | +4.5% | +13.8% | +3.9% | +13.9% |
| vs SPY | +3.9% | +0.1% | +5.3% | +4.3% | +18.4% |
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