Live Nation Entertainment Unrealized changes in fair value of contingent consideration decreased by 86.0% to $10.41M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 790.4%, from $1.17M to $10.41M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Unrealized changes in fair value of contingent consideration shows an upward trend with a 90.1% CAGR.
An increase in the liability suggests that acquired businesses are performing better than expected, while a decrease suggests lower-than-anticipated performance.
This metric tracks the non-cash adjustment to the fair value of liabilities related to contingent payments from past acq...
Common for companies with aggressive M&A strategies; peers will report similar adjustments based on acquisition deal structures.
operating_fair_value_contingent_consideration| 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 | $1.40M | $1.04M | $0.00 | $10.90M | $7.11M | $5.59M | $33.10M | $9.70M | $10.40M | $21.99M | $0.00 | $12.81M | -$41.38M | $6.12M | $0.00 | $1.17M | $8.14M | $7.71M | $74.44M | $10.41M |
| QoQ Change | — | -25.6% | -100.0% | — | -34.8% | -21.3% | +492.1% | -70.7% | +7.2% | +111.5% | -100.0% | — | -423.1% | +114.8% | -100.0% | — | +595.9% | -5.2% | +865.8% | -86.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +407.6% | +436.6% | — | -11.0% | +46.3% | +293.3% | -100.0% | +32.0% | -498.0% | -72.2% | — | -90.9% | +119.7% | +25.9% | — | +790.4% |