---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001335258-23-000101"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LYV"
cik: "0001335258"
company_name: "Live Nation Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T23:37:28.106428+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Live Nation Q3 revenue $8.2B (+32% YoY); EPS $1.78; record year pacing

## Summary
- Revenue up 32% to $8.2B; operating income $619M (+22%); AOI $836M (+35%); EPS $1.78 (+28%).
- YTD 140M tickets sold for Live Nation shows (+17%), surpassing full-year 2022; fee-bearing tickets up 22%.
- Event-related deferred revenue up 39% to $2.6B, indicating strong 2024 concert calendar.
- Sponsorship revenue $367M (+7%); new multi-year deal with Mastercard.
- FY 2023 free cash flow conversion projected in mid-60s; capex forecast $450M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001335258-23-000101
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LYV
- cik: 0001335258
- company_name: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525823000101/0001335258-23-000101-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525823000101/lyv-20231102.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001335258-23-000101.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. reported quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $8.2 billion, EPS $1.78. Guidance raised.
  - Period: quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $8.2 billion
  - EPS: $1.78
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: years to come.” –Michael Rapino, President and CEO, Live Nation Entertainment 3Q23 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW: Record quarter, on pace for record year (reported FX) • Revenue Up 32% to $8.2 billion in Q3; and Up 36% to $16.9 billion year-to-date • Operating Income Up 22% to $619 million in Q3; and Up 35% to $1.1 billion year-to-date • AOI Up 35% to $836 million in Q3; and
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1335258/000133525823000101/0001335258-23-000101-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.