Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

NYSE:LYV Stock Report

Market Cap: US$33.9b

Live Nation Entertainment Valuation

Is LYV undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of LYV when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Fair Value: LYV ($146.78) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($138.86)

Significantly Below Fair Value: LYV is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LYV?

Key metric: As LYV is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LYV. This is calculated by dividing LYV's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LYV's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio105.8x
EarningsUS$322.21m
Market CapUS$33.91b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LYV's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LYV vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average83.9x
TME Tencent Music Entertainment Group
17.8x7.94%US$27.8b
FWON.K Formula One Group
100.7x17.22%US$22.5b
TKO TKO Group Holdings
71.7x39.56%US$40.8b
WBD Warner Bros. Discovery
145.2x3.02%US$71.6b
LYV Live Nation Entertainment
105.8x41.06%US$33.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LYV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (105.8x) compared to the peer average (83.9x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LYV's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Entertainment Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SOHU Sohu.com
3.3x-155.38%US$492.47m
DDI DoubleDown Interactive
3.9x4.39%US$450.44m
RDBX Redbox Entertainment
1.2x-121.78%US$76.65m
ABQQ.D AI Era
2.5xn/aUS$4.29m
No more companies available in this PE range
LYV 105.8xIndustry Avg. 22.6xNo. of Companies8PE020406080100+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LYV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (105.8x) compared to the US Entertainment industry average (22.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LYV's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

LYV PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio105.8x
Fair PE Ratio39.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LYV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (105.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst LYV forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$146.78
US$169.57
+15.53%
8.59%US$190.00US$135.00n/a21
Jan ’27US$142.50
US$170.24
+19.47%
8.40%US$190.00US$135.00n/a21
Dec ’26US$131.10
US$169.14
+29.02%
8.16%US$190.00US$135.00n/a21
Nov ’26US$149.53
US$173.80
+16.23%
8.89%US$190.00US$130.00n/a20
Oct ’26US$158.88
US$174.30
+9.71%
9.21%US$195.00US$130.00n/a20
Sep ’26US$166.49
US$170.00
+2.11%
9.21%US$185.00US$130.00n/a20
Aug ’26US$146.14
US$164.86
+12.81%
8.98%US$185.00US$125.00n/a21
Jul ’26US$149.88
US$162.74
+8.58%
9.52%US$185.00US$125.00n/a22
Jun ’26US$137.19
US$161.01
+17.36%
9.21%US$180.00US$125.00n/a22
May ’26US$131.34
US$161.05
+22.62%
9.89%US$180.00US$122.00n/a22
Apr ’26US$132.01
US$164.62
+24.71%
10.06%US$180.00US$124.00n/a21
Mar ’26US$143.36
US$163.30
+13.91%
10.93%US$180.00US$113.21n/a21
Feb ’26US$144.68
US$145.30
+0.43%
11.94%US$163.00US$95.00n/a21
Jan ’26US$129.50
US$144.82
+11.83%
11.79%US$163.00US$95.00US$142.5021
Dec ’25US$138.25
US$141.20
+2.13%
11.44%US$163.00US$95.00US$131.1021
Nov ’25US$117.15
US$123.24
+5.20%
8.51%US$137.00US$95.00US$149.5321
Oct ’25US$110.61
US$118.62
+7.25%
7.99%US$132.00US$90.00US$158.8821
Sep ’25US$97.67
US$116.82
+19.61%
8.86%US$132.00US$90.00US$166.4920
Aug ’25US$92.98
US$116.67
+25.48%
8.88%US$132.00US$90.00US$146.1420
Jul ’25US$94.77
US$116.47
+22.90%
8.72%US$132.00US$90.00US$149.8820
Jun ’25US$93.74
US$118.14
+26.03%
8.50%US$132.00US$90.00US$137.1920
May ’25US$89.28
US$117.84
+31.99%
8.50%US$130.00US$85.00US$131.3422
Apr ’25US$104.22
US$117.69
+12.92%
8.87%US$130.00US$85.00US$132.0120
Mar ’25US$97.15
US$117.16
+20.59%
9.33%US$130.00US$85.00US$143.3619
Feb ’25US$89.39
US$112.68
+26.06%
9.87%US$128.00US$85.00US$144.6819
Jan ’25US$93.60
US$110.84
+18.42%
10.91%US$128.00US$85.00US$129.5019
US$169.57
Fair Value
13.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
21
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/14 22:33
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/14 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is covered by 32 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Matthew HarriganBenchmark Company
Brennan MatthewsBerenberg
Ian MooreBernstein