Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) earnings on July 30, 2026

LYV price around the earnings

174.13

Change: -5.1%

Start of the measured window End of the measured window

171.11 177.92 184.72 191.53 183.56

July 30, 2026 July 31, 2026

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Price series around the event

Prior thesis

Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Accurate

Thesis published: 2026-07-30, 19:57 UTC
Results released: 2026-07-30, 20:16 UTC

Analysts are optimistic with 4.5% upside, but past earnings show a 0% beat rate and -149.5% average surprise.

Context analyzed before publication

Trend: Sustained pre-release selloff confirms market skepticism, driven by abysmal earnings history despite optimistic analyst coverage.

Analysts

Evidence

Analyst consensus: Buy
Consensus average (1-5): 1.64
Analysts covering the stock: 24
Average price target: 192.5
Lowest price target: 145
Highest price target: 222
Upside to price target: 4.5%
Revenue growth: 12.2%
Forward EPS: 2.15
Trailing EPS: -1.77
Analyst moves in the last 60 days: 8

Strong buy: 3
Buy: 17
Hold: 3
Sell: 1
Strong sell: 1

Strong buy: 3
Buy: 17
Hold: 3
Sell: 1
Strong sell: 1

July 23, 2026 · BTIG: Initiates coverage (Buy)
July 22, 2026 · Citizens: Maintains rating (Market Outperform → Market Outperform)
July 21, 2026 · JP Morgan: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
July 21, 2026 · Susquehanna: Downgrades rating (Positive → Neutral)
July 20, 2026 · UBS: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
July 9, 2026 · Goldman Sachs: Maintains rating (Buy → Buy)
July 9, 2026 · Wells Fargo: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
June 10, 2026 · Morgan Stanley: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)

News and sentiment

Evidence

Sentiment

Sentiment: Constructive
Mention volume: Low
Normalized volume: 33%

News

Sources (8)

BTIG Initiates Coverage On Live Nation Entertainment with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $215 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
Citizens Maintains Market Outperform on Live Nation Entertainment, Raises Price Target to $215 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Live Nation Entertainment, Raises Price Target to $205 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
Susquehanna Downgrades Live Nation Entertainment to Neutral, Raises Price Target to $186 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
Correction: UBS Maintains Buy on Live Nation Entertainment, Raises Price Target to $208 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
Citigroup Maintains Buy on Live Nation Entertainment, Raises Price Target to $208 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
Nvidia, Citigroup, Live Nation And A Real Estate Stock: CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’ (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
Goldman Sachs Maintains Buy on Live Nation Entertainment, Raises Price Target to $202 (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga

Technicals

Evidence

Price when the context was analyzed: 184.44
Average true range (ATR): 2.1%
Distance to 52-week high: -1.3%
14-day change (14d): +3.3%
30-day change (30d): +1.1%
30-day relative strength: +2.6%
SPY change (30d): -1.5%
Nearest support: 184.16
Distance to nearest support: 0.2%
Nearest resistance: 185.56
Distance to nearest resistance: 0.6%
Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d): 0.87

Mid: 184.16 (0.2% away, 0.07 ATR, 17 touches)
Mid: 183.28 (0.6% away, 0.31 ATR, 16 touches)
Mid: 182.06 (1.3% away, 0.63 ATR, 12 touches)

Mid: 185.55 (0.6% away, 0.29 ATR, 5 touches)
Mid: 186.92 (1.3% away, 0.65 ATR, 7 touches)

Trends

Evidence

Average earnings surprise: -149.5%

May 5, 2026: actual EPS -1.85 vs estimate -0.32 (surprise -485.7%)
February 19, 2026: actual EPS -1.06 vs estimate -1.05 (surprise -1.2%)
November 4, 2025: actual EPS 0.73 vs estimate 1.49 (surprise -51.1%)
August 7, 2025: actual EPS 0.41 vs estimate 1.02 (surprise -59.8%)

Expected move

Implied move: +6.0%
Source: Options chain

Reactions over its last 20 earnings

Median move: 4%
75th percentile move: 8.3%
90th percentile move: 11.1%
Up / down moves: 13 / 7
Average up move: +5.8%
Average down move: -5.9%

Monitoring and close

What Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. reported

Status: Finished

Actual EPS	1.05
EPS estimate	0.62
EPS surprise	+69.4%
Revenue	$7,666 million
Revenue estimate	$7,550 million
Revenue surprise	+1.5%

Live Nation beat Q2 expectations with earnings of $1.05 per share and revenue of $7.666 billion, boosted by international concert demand.

Sources (8)

Live Nation (LYV) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
Live Nation (LYV) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (opens in a new tab) — Zacks
Live Nation Revenue Rises, Boosted by International Demand for Concerts (opens in a new tab) — The Wall Street Journal
Live Nation’s (NYSE:LYV) Q2 CY2026: Beats On Revenue (opens in a new tab) — StockStory
Live Nation beat expectations with EPS of $1.05 versus $0.62 estimated, and revenue of $7.666B topping $7.550B. — Benzinga
Live Nation Entertainment Q2 EPS $1.05 Beats $0.62 Estimate, Sales $7.666B Beat $7.550B Estimate (opens in a new tab) — Benzinga
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS (opens in a new tab) — Yahoo
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (opens in a new tab) — SeekingAlpha

Pre-market second reading after the results

Verdict: Beat expectations

Heading into the open, results beat expectations on both earnings and revenue, and the price is indicating +1.4% pre-market, a move below the stock's usual reaction (about 4%). The figures don't confirm the prior scenario: the comparable cases aren't consistent enough.

How the stock reacted

Outcome: Accurate
Consolidated: -5.1%
Max favorable move (MFE): 6.8%
Max adverse move (MAE): 4%