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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends

Watch out for

High debt: 28.09x equity

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 2.6% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (434 bought, 372 sold)
Held by Dan Loeb (Third Point)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$172.67-0.5% that day

Company value: $40.7B; Share price times all shares
Price vs sales: 1.5x; No profit over the last year, so this compares value with sales instead
Cash vs value: 22%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 19%; Debt as a share of company value

From LYV's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$7.7B+9.4% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $26.3B, up 11% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 68% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of LYV. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+11% a yearRecently: +11% a yearProfit margin1%Last 12 months: 0.5%P/E at the end15xMany steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$44.3B

Profit in 5 years$443M

Price these guesses point to$28.18-84% vs $172.67 todayAbout -30% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 1% margin and a 15x P/E, sales would have to grow about 60% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

2/5Weak

MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.28.09x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.2.0%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.7 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$333.6M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+0.1% in 3 years

Revenue: $25.2B; +8.8% vs prior year
5-year growth: +68.4%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $7.6B; 28.09x equity
Current ratio: 1.00x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: return on equity 15%+, gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.