Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.05
- Estimate
- $0.56
- Surprise
- +86.3%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $7.67B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 4.9 → 5.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) beat the $0.56 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.05 — a large 86.3% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Data Issue (4.9/10) to Sell at 5.2/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LYV Sell at 4.9/10.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +86.3% surprise compares with a -113.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-03.
What supports the rating
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: Concerts segment (83.0%)
- Thin upside margin: 4.6%
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.0)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $173.78
- Price target
- $181.76
- Stop
- $166.57
- Upside to target
- +4.6%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.9:1
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LYV at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Entertainment
- Market cap
- $41.35B
- P/E (fwd)
- 94.0
- 52-week range
- $125.34–$189.25
- Off 52-week high
- 8.2%
- RSI (14)
- 35
- Volume vs avg
- 0.64×
- Score today
- 4.9/10