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Operating Margin for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

5.5%

YoY change

+2.33pp

Trough year (2020)

-88.8%

Peak year (2025)

5.9%

Operating Margin history chart for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) from 2001 to 2025

Latest: 5.9%

Operating Margin change chart for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) from 2001 to 2025

Latest: +2.33pp

Operating Margin history table for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) from 2001 to 2025

  • 20255.9%+2.33pp
  • 20243.6%-1.21pp
  • 20234.8%+0.45pp
  • 20224.3%+10.99pp
  • 2021-6.7%+82.16pp
  • 2020-88.8%-91.64pp
  • 20192.8%+0.29pp
  • 20182.5%+1.58pp
  • 20170.9%-1.55pp
  • 20162.5%+0.68pp
  • 20151.8%+1.71pp
  • 20140.1%-2.05pp
  • 20132.2%+2.53pp
  • 2012-0.4%-0.71pp
  • 20110.3%+1.60pp
  • 2010-1.3%-0.01pp
  • 2009-1.3%+6.02pp
  • 2008-7.3%-7.73pp
  • 20070.4%+0.47pp
  • 2006-0.0%+0.42pp
  • 2005-0.4%-2.55pp
  • 20042.1%+3.80pp
  • 2003-1.7%-5.54pp
  • 20023.8%+11.31pp
  • 2001-7.5%—

Operating 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 Operating Margin at Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)

According to Live Nation Entertainment's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 5.5%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

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) operating margin totalled 5.89% – expanded 2.3 percentage points year-over-year.

The record annual operating margin stands at 5.89%, reached in 2025; the historical low of -88.83% was recorded in 2020.

Live Nation Entertainment Operating Margin by Year

Live Nation Entertainment Operating Margin 2025: 5.9%

Live Nation Entertainment posted operating margin of 5.89% in 2025, expanded 2.3 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Live Nation Entertainment Operating Margin 2024: 3.6%

In 2024, Live Nation Entertainment reported operating margin of 3.56%, contracted 1.2 percentage points from 2023.

Live Nation Entertainment Operating Margin 2023: 4.8%

Live Nation Entertainment operating margin in 2023 was 4.77%, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2022.

Live Nation Entertainment Operating Margin 2022: 4.3%

2022's operating margin for Live Nation Entertainment came in at 4.33%, expanded 11.0 percentage points from 2021.

Live Nation Entertainment Operating Margin 2021: -6.7%

Live Nation Entertainment operating margin in 2021 was -6.67%.

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