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How Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. stacks up
LYV · against 29 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
81/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #8 of 30 · scores higher than 72% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score3 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including LYV · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 81?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital, which is stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 70% of peers. Return on assets: 0.5% vs peer median 2.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 68% of peers. Operating margin: 3.0% vs peer median 8.2%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 99% of peers. Return on invested capital: 298.8% vs peer median 6.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LYV, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LYV | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 28 reported | 298.8% | 10.7% | 100% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 30 reported | 3.0% | 14.8% | 14% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 28 reported | 0.5% | 3.7% | 7% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 28 reported | 17.7% | 14.2% | 81% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 30 reported | 25.8% | 46.1% | 14% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LYV| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82.5B USD | 99 | 70 | |
| 2 | 3.54T JPY (≈$24.1B) | 98 | 77 | |
| 3 | 9.39T JPY (≈$63.9B) | 97 | 78 | |
| 4 | 74.4B USD | 95 | 75 | |
| 5 | 387.7B ZAR (≈$21.3B) | 91 | 68 | |
| 6 | 1.01T THB (≈$28.3B) | 90 | 52 | |
| 7 | 52.9B USD | 83 | 49 | |
| 8 | 25.1B USD | 81 | 66 | |
| 8 | 41.7B USD | 81 | 37 | |
| 10 | 23.8B USD | 78 | 61 | |
| 11 | 73.9B USD | 77 | 58 | |
| 11 | 37.7B USD | 77 | 58 | |
| 13 | 205.5B SAR (≈$55.5B) | 74 | 61 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score