TTM
8.0%
YoY change
+1.25pp
Trough year (2020)
-61.5%
Peak year (2025)
8.2%
Latest annual
8.2%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) from 2001 to 2025
Latest: 8.2%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) from 2001 to 2025
Latest: +1.25pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) from 2001 to 2025
| 2025 | 8.2% | +1.25pp | ||
| 2024 | 7.0% | -0.86pp | ||
| 2023 | 7.8% | +0.53pp | ||
| 2022 | 7.3% | +5.91pp | ||
| 2021 | 1.4% | +62.90pp | ||
| 2020 | -61.5% | -68.32pp | ||
| 2019 | 6.8% | +0.71pp | ||
| 2018 | 6.1% | +1.25pp | ||
| 2017 | 4.9% | -1.19pp | ||
| 2016 | 6.0% | -0.94pp | ||
| 2015 | 7.0% | +1.53pp | ||
| 2014 | 5.5% | -1.88pp | ||
| 2013 | 7.3% | +0.10pp | ||
| 2012 | 7.2% | +0.42pp | ||
| 2011 | 6.8% | +1.88pp | ||
| 2010 | 4.9% | +2.19pp | ||
| 2009 | 2.7% | +6.15pp | ||
| 2008 | -3.4% | -7.13pp | ||
| 2007 | 3.7% | -0.16pp | ||
| 2006 | 3.9% | +2.13pp | ||
| 2005 | 1.8% | -2.63pp | ||
| 2004 | 4.4% | +3.74pp | ||
| 2003 | 0.6% | -5.81pp | ||
| 2002 | 6.5% | +2.17pp | ||
| 2001 | 4.3% | — |
- 20258.2%+1.25pp
- 20247.0%-0.86pp
- 20237.8%+0.53pp
- 20227.3%+5.91pp
- 20211.4%+62.90pp
- 2020-61.5%-68.32pp
- 20196.8%+0.71pp
- 20186.1%+1.25pp
- 20174.9%-1.19pp
- 20166.0%-0.94pp
- 20157.0%+1.53pp
- 20145.5%-1.88pp
- 20137.3%+0.10pp
- 20127.2%+0.42pp
- 20116.8%+1.88pp
- 20104.9%+2.19pp
- 20092.7%+6.15pp
- 2008-3.4%-7.13pp
- 20073.7%-0.16pp
- 20063.9%+2.13pp
- 20051.8%-2.63pp
- 20044.4%+3.74pp
- 20030.6%-5.81pp
- 20026.5%+2.17pp
- 20014.3%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Live Nation Entertainment's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)
According to Live Nation Entertainment's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 8.0%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) EBITDA margin totalled 8.23% – expanded 1.3 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual EBITDA margin stands at 8.23%, reached in 2025; the historical low of -61.51% was recorded in 2020.
Live Nation Entertainment EBITDA Margin by Year
Live Nation Entertainment EBITDA Margin 2025: 8.2%
Live Nation Entertainment EBITDA margin in 2025 was 8.23%, expanded 1.3 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Live Nation Entertainment EBITDA Margin 2024: 7.0%
2024's EBITDA margin for Live Nation Entertainment came in at 6.98%, contracted 0.9 percentage points from 2023.
Live Nation Entertainment EBITDA Margin 2023: 7.8%
Live Nation Entertainment posted EBITDA margin of 7.83% in 2023, expanded 0.5 percentage points from 2022.
Live Nation Entertainment EBITDA Margin 2022: 7.3%
In 2022, Live Nation Entertainment reported EBITDA margin of 7.31%, expanded 5.9 percentage points from 2021.
Live Nation Entertainment EBITDA Margin 2021: 1.4%
Live Nation Entertainment EBITDA margin in 2021 was 1.40%.
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Sector peers by EBITDA Margin
Communication Services peers of Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), ranked by their latest EBITDA margin
| 72.7% | |
| 52.8% | |
| 51.8% | |
| 42.3% | |
| 35.0% | |
| 31.1% | |
| 21.3% | |
| 17.0% |
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- 52.8%
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