Production and delivery
Live Nation Entertainment Production and delivery decreased by 49.0% to $2.48B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.9%, from $2.25B to $2.48B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Production and delivery shows an upward trend with a 44.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase relative to revenue suggests margin compression, while a decrease suggests improved operational efficiency or better cost control.
Detailed definition
Direct operating costs represent the expenses directly attributable to the production and delivery of services, such as...
Peer comparison
Equivalent to Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for service-based businesses, commonly benchmarked against revenue to determine gross margin.
cost_of_revenue_direct_operating_costsHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $243.12M | $1.97B | $2.01B | $1.07B | $3.27B | $4.71B | $3.3B | $2.12B | $4.17B | $6.3B | $4.7B | $2.65B | $4.41B | $5.78B | $4.54B | $2.25B | $5.21B | $6.44B | $4.86B | $2.48B |
| QoQ Change | — | +710.3% | +2.0% | -46.7% | +205.0% | +44.1% | -29.9% | -35.7% | +96.2% | +51.1% | -25.4% | -43.6% | +66.3% | +31.1% | -21.4% | -50.3% | +131.1% | +23.5% | -24.5% | -49.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | +139.0% | +64.3% | +98.4% | +27.6% | +33.8% | +42.4% | +24.8% | +5.8% | -8.2% | -3.4% | -15.0% | +18.2% | +11.4% | +7.0% | +9.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Live Nation Entertainment's production and delivery?
- Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) reported production and delivery of $2.48B in Q1 2026.
- How has Live Nation Entertainment's production and delivery changed year-over-year?
- Live Nation Entertainment's production and delivery increased by 9.9% year-over-year, from $2.25B to $2.48B.
- What is the long-term trend for Live Nation Entertainment's production and delivery?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Live Nation Entertainment's production and delivery has grown at a 44.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.36B to $18.76B.
- What does production and delivery mean?
- The direct costs incurred to produce and deliver the services sold by the company.