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Live Nation Entertainment LYV Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

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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$39.85B+18.7%
Enterprise value$41.34B+19.2%
P/E129×
P/S1.6×+0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin4.6%
Net margin3.7%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity222.2%
Debt / equity38.4×-9.3×
Current ratio0.9×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Live Nation Entertainment’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Live Nation Entertainment’s 10-Q, filed November 4, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Live Nation Entertainment's return on invested capital?
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) reported return on invested capital of 37.6% in Q3 2024.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.