Live Nation Entertainment Accounts payable, client accounts increased by 12.0% to $2.17B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.2%, from $1.97B to $2.17B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accounts payable, client accounts shows an upward trend with a 21.1% CAGR.
An increase often correlates with higher ticket sales volume or changes in the timing of settlement cycles with event promoters.
Represents funds held by the company on behalf of third-party clients, such as ticket proceeds collected for event promo...
High in ticketing and agency businesses where the company acts as an intermediary for cash flows.
current_liabilities_accounts_payable_client_accounts| 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 | $1.30B | $1.50B | $1.53B | $1.80B | $1.62B | $1.58B | $1.79B | $1.82B | $1.67B | $1.74B | $1.87B | $1.88B | $1.86B | $2.08B | $1.86B | $1.97B | $2.12B | $2.42B | $1.94B | $2.17B |
| QoQ Change | — | +14.9% | +2.2% | +17.8% | -10.5% | -2.2% | +13.3% | +1.4% | -8.0% | +4.3% | +7.2% | +0.6% | -1.2% | +12.1% | -10.6% | +6.1% | +7.2% | +14.3% | -19.7% | +12.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +23.8% | +5.4% | +16.9% | +0.6% | +3.4% | +10.2% | +4.2% | +3.4% | +11.1% | +19.5% | -0.4% | +5.1% | +14.0% | +16.2% | +4.4% | +10.2% |