What is Live Nation Entertainment's goodwill?

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) reported goodwill of $2.93B in Q1 2026.

How has Live Nation Entertainment's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Live Nation Entertainment's goodwill increased by 8.5% year-over-year, from $2.7B to $2.93B.

What is the long-term trend for Live Nation Entertainment's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Live Nation Entertainment's goodwill has grown at a 6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.13B to $2.89B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Live Nation Entertainment LYV Goodwill

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Segments

By segment

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Concerts$1.65B+7.8%

Ticketing$1.01B+4.3%

Sponsorship and Advertising$707.31M+10.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.8B+12.1%

Operating income-$370.5M-423%

Net income-$389.1M-1,777%

EPS (diluted)-$1.85-478%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$9.1B+26.8%

Total debt$10.6B+27.6%

Total equity-$139.4M-232%

Total assets$26.1B+19.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.3B+77.0%

CapEx$309.0M+80.9%

Free cash flow$2.0B+76.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$41.76B+21.9%

Enterprise value$43.26B+21.5%

P/E135.2×—

P/S1.6×+0.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin4.6%—

Net margin3.7%—

FCF margin27%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity222.2%—

Debt / equity38.4×-9.3×

Current ratio0.9×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Live Nation Entertainment in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

The official record: Live Nation Entertainment’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Live Nation Entertainment's goodwill?: Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) reported goodwill of $2.93B in Q1 2026.
How has Live Nation Entertainment's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Live Nation Entertainment's goodwill increased by 8.5% year-over-year, from $2.7B to $2.93B.
What is the long-term trend for Live Nation Entertainment's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Live Nation Entertainment's goodwill has grown at a 6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.13B to $2.89B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.