What If You Invested $1,000 in Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)?
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Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+6807.14% (69.1 times)
- Buy
- Mar 20, 2009
- $2.52
- Sell
- Sep 11, 2025
- $174.06
Buying LYV at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $69,071.43.
Max drawdown
-89.94% (fell to 10% of peak)
- Peak
- Feb 8, 2007
- $25.05
- Trough
- Mar 20, 2009
- $2.52
The worst decline for LYV was -89.94% (fell to 10% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+1347.56% (14.5 times)
- IPO
- Dec 21, 2005
- $10.85
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $157.06
A $1,000 investment in LYV at IPO would be worth $14,475.58 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock's all-time low was $2.52 on Mar 20, 2009. The all-time high was $174.06 on Sep 11, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock at the all-time low ($2.52 on Mar 20, 2009) and selling at the peak ($174.06 on Sep 11, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $69,071.43. Historical return: +6807.14% (69.1 times).
What are Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock was Mar 20, 2009 (all-time low at $2.52). The best sell date was Sep 11, 2025 at $174.06. This investment would have returned +6807.14% (69.1 times).
What was Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock's worst decline was -89.94% (fell to 10% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $25.05 on Feb 8, 2007. Trough: $2.52 on Mar 20, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $100.6 at the trough.
What if you bought Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock at IPO ($10.85 on Dec 21, 2005) would be worth $14,475.58 today. Historical return: +1347.56% (14.5 times). Current stock price: $157.06 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock 5 years ago ($88.01 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,784.57 today. Historical return: +78.46% (1.78 times). Current stock price: $157.06 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock 10 years ago ($22.34 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $7,030.44 today. Historical return: +603.04% (7.03 times). Current stock price: $157.06 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stock 20 years ago ($18.5 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $8,489.73 today. Historical return: +748.97% (8.49 times). Current stock price: $157.06 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for LYV. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.