TTM
44.7%
YoY change
−2.16pp
Trough year (2005)
3.6%
Peak year (2021)
30.5%
Latest annual
23.0%
Gross Margin history chart for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) from 2001 to 2025
Latest: 23.0%
Gross Margin change chart for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) from 2001 to 2025
Latest: −2.16pp
Gross Margin history table for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) from 2001 to 2025
| 2025 | 23.0% | -2.16pp | ||
| 2024 | 25.2% | +1.07pp | ||
| 2023 | 24.1% | -1.88pp | ||
| 2022 | 26.0% | -4.53pp | ||
| 2021 | 30.5% | +5.86pp | ||
| 2020 | 24.6% | -2.03pp | ||
| 2019 | 26.7% | +0.54pp | ||
| 2018 | 26.1% | +0.28pp | ||
| 2017 | 25.9% | -2.08pp | ||
| 2016 | 27.9% | -0.34pp | ||
| 2015 | 28.3% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2014 | 28.4% | +0.60pp | ||
| 2013 | 27.8% | -0.91pp | ||
| 2012 | 28.7% | -0.96pp | ||
| 2011 | 29.6% | +1.86pp | ||
| 2010 | 27.8% | +8.05pp | ||
| 2009 | 19.7% | +0.47pp | ||
| 2008 | 19.2% | +0.44pp | ||
| 2007 | 18.8% | +1.14pp | ||
| 2006 | 17.7% | +14.01pp | ||
| 2005 | 3.6% | -18.49pp | ||
| 2004 | 22.1% | +14.70pp | ||
| 2003 | 7.4% | -17.64pp | ||
| 2002 | 25.1% | +18.90pp | ||
| 2001 | 6.2% | — |
- 202523.0%-2.16pp
- 202425.2%+1.07pp
- 202324.1%-1.88pp
- 202226.0%-4.53pp
- 202130.5%+5.86pp
- 202024.6%-2.03pp
- 201926.7%+0.54pp
- 201826.1%+0.28pp
- 201725.9%-2.08pp
- 201627.9%-0.34pp
- 201528.3%-0.07pp
- 201428.4%+0.60pp
- 201327.8%-0.91pp
- 201228.7%-0.96pp
- 201129.6%+1.86pp
- 201027.8%+8.05pp
- 200919.7%+0.47pp
- 200819.2%+0.44pp
- 200718.8%+1.14pp
- 200617.7%+14.01pp
- 20053.6%-18.49pp
- 200422.1%+14.70pp
- 20037.4%-17.64pp
- 200225.1%+18.90pp
- 20016.2%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)
According to Live Nation Entertainment's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 44.7%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) reported gross margin of 23.01% – contracted 2.2 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 30.51%, reached in 2021; the historical low of 3.64% was recorded in 2005.
Live Nation Entertainment Gross Margin by Year
Live Nation Entertainment Gross Margin 2025: 23.0%
2025's gross margin for Live Nation Entertainment came in at 23.01%, contracted 2.2 percentage points from 2024.
Live Nation Entertainment Gross Margin 2024: 25.2%
Live Nation Entertainment posted gross margin of 25.17% in 2024, expanded 1.1 percentage points from 2023.
Live Nation Entertainment Gross Margin 2023: 24.1%
In 2023, Live Nation Entertainment reported gross margin of 24.09%, contracted 1.9 percentage points from 2022.
Live Nation Entertainment Gross Margin 2022: 26.0%
Live Nation Entertainment gross margin in 2022 was 25.98%, contracted 4.5 percentage points from 2021.
Live Nation Entertainment Gross Margin 2021: 30.5%
Live Nation Entertainment gross margin in 2021 was 30.51%.
See more financial history for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Communication Services peers of Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 81.9% | |
| 79.7% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 58.9% | |
| 54.3% | |
| 49.0% | |
| 37.2% | |
| 32.3% |
- 81.9%
- 79.7%
- 60.4%
- 58.9%
- 54.3%
- 49.0%
- 37.2%
- 32.3%
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