NYSE$LYV
Live Nation Entertainment Inc · Q3 2021 earnings
Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
All business segments returned to positive operating income and AOI, with Ticketmaster delivering its highest operating income and AOI quarter ever.
Live Nation Entertainment reported a strong third quarter, marking a return to live events at scale. All business segments achieved positive operating income and AOI, with Ticketmaster delivering record results. Fan demand drove double-digit growth in pricing and on-site spending, and leading indicators point to a record 2022.
- All business segments returned to positive operating income and AOI.
- Ticketmaster delivered its highest operating income and AOI quarter ever.
- Fan demand led to double-digit growth in pricing and on-site spending.
- Show count is up double-digits for 2022 relative to 2019.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Live Nation · Revenue · Quarterly
$2.7B
Revenue by segment
Live Nation · $2.7B total across 3 segments · Q3 2021
- Concerts$2.15B+1289.9%79.7%
- Ticketing$374M+1989.9%13.9%
- Sponsorship & Advertising$174M+264.1%6.5%
Forward guidance
Live Nation anticipates a record 2022, driven by strong leading indicators across all business segments. The company expects a record fourth quarter for Ticketmaster's transacted fee-bearing GTV and is focused on cost savings to enable future growth.
Tailwinds
- Confirmed show count across amphitheaters, arenas and stadiums is up double-digits relative to the same time in 2019 for 2020 shows.
- Through mid-October, 22 million tickets have already been sold for shows in 2022.
- Ticketmaster expects a record fourth quarter transacted fee-bearing GTV, even after already selling 65 million fee-bearing tickets for events next year.
- Ticketmaster has added clients representing 14 million net new fee-bearing tickets so far this year.
- Confirmed pipeline for sponsorship and advertising business for 2022 is up double-digits relative to this time in 2019 for 2020.
Headwinds
- The company expects to continue to have bumps in the road in the coming months.
- It will take some time for international artists to be touring on a truly global basis.
- The company had an operational burn of $384 million.
- One-time items impacted the operational contribution margin.
- The company had non-operational cash uses, including capital expenditures, acquisition activity, net advances and interest payments of $197 million.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2021
+1.5%
Avg return
Earnings day
+1.4%
Avg return
5 days after
+3.1%
Avg return
30 days after
63%
41 / 65 earnings
Positive
+17.6%
Q3 2021
Best reaction
-10.7%
Q3 2025
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +3.4% | +2.4% | +1.8% | |
| Q4 2025 | +1.6% | -1.4% | -5.5% | |
| Q3 2025 | -10.7% | -4.9% | -7.6% | |
| Q2 2025 | +3.3% | +7.1% | +10.2% | |
| Q1 2025 | +1.8% | +2.1% | +4.5% | |
| Q4 2024 | -1.9% | -6.7% | -19.2% | |
| Q3 2024 | +5.4% | +4.9% | +9.5% | |
| Q2 2024 | +1.0% | +2.1% | +4.4% | |
| Q1 2024 | +6.0% | +7.9% | +5.0% | |
| Q4 2023 | +4.5% | +2.6% | +16.2% | |
| Q3 2023 | -0.9% | +3.0% | +12.8% | |
| Q2 2023 | -8.8% | -11.0% | -13.4% | |
| Q1 2023 | +14.7% | +15.4% | +23.1% | |
| Q4 2022 | -8.8% | -4.5% | -12.6% | |
| Q3 2022 | -7.9% | -5.1% | -3.7% | |
| Q2 2022 | -1.3% | -3.0% | -8.6% | |
| Q1 2022 | -6.9% | -11.3% | -4.1% | |
| Q4 2021 | +6.3% | +3.2% | -0.6% | |
| Q3 2021 | +17.6% | +10.8% | -4.1% | |
| Q2 2021 | +0.5% | +7.9% | +9.6% | |
| Q1 2021 | +1.5% | +4.0% | +13.3% | |
| Q4 2020 | -1.8% | +0.1% | -7.1% | |
| Q3 2020 | +2.4% | +19.2% | +27.9% | |
| Q2 2020 | -0.6% | +6.4% | +20.6% | |
| Q1 2020 | +9.0% | -0.9% | +48.0% | |
| Q4 2019 | +0.0% | -5.2% | -22.4% | |
| Q3 2019 | -7.3% | -13.0% | -2.0% | |
| Q2 2019 | +3.8% | +1.7% | -0.2% | |
| Q1 2019 | +1.0% | +0.2% | -4.6% | |
| Q4 2018 | +8.3% | +8.3% | +12.8% | |
| Q3 2018 | +4.9% | +5.9% | +6.5% | |
| Q2 2018 | -3.9% | -6.0% | -5.6% | |
| Q1 2018 | +13.4% | +7.3% | +8.6% | |
| Q4 2017 | -7.8% | -9.7% | -13.3% | |
| Q3 2017 | +3.2% | +7.0% | +5.3% | |
| Q2 2017 | +4.6% | +4.0% | +7.3% | |
| Q1 2017 | +7.5% | +5.8% | +10.1% | |
| Q4 2016 | -6.1% | -7.5% | -3.8% | |
| Q3 2016 | +4.1% | +6.5% | +4.6% | |
| Q2 2016 | +5.4% | +1.4% | +0.8% | |
| Q1 2016 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +4.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -0.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | +5.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -2.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +5.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -9.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +7.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +8.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -8.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +10.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +7.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +0.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +3.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +10.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -6.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -5.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -5.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +3.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -0.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -0.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | -0.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +1.1% | — | — |
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