Live Nation Entertainment — Nov 4, 2025 release
Fiscal 2025 third-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001335258-25-000150
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Annual fan capacity added by large venues opening in 2025 through end of 2026
“approximately five million fans”
Period
FY2025
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
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AOI growth for FY2025
“double-digit”
Operating income and AOI growth for FY2025
“double-digit”
Ticket sales for Live Nation concerts for FY2025
“tracking towards approximately 160 million fans”
Fan count / ticket sales (concerts) for FY2025
“approximately 160 million fans”
Fan growth (indoor venues) for Q4 FY2025
“an acceleration in fan growth”
International fan count vs. U.S. for FY2025
“on track to surpass the U.S. for the first time”
International markets fan count relative to …
“on track to surpass the U.S. for the first time”
Show count committed or with offer submitted for FY2026
“almost three-quarters”
Ticket sales growth for FY2026
“up double-digits overall and for each of stadiums, arenas, and festivals”
Concerts AOI growth for FY2025
“double-digit”
Average grosses at large venues for FY2026
“up double-digits”
Large venue show pipeline growth for FY2026
“up double-digits”
Sponsorship commitments growth for FY2026
“up double-digits”
Sponsorship growth
“double-digit”
Sponsorship commitments booked for FY2026
“approximately 65%”
Concerts margin for FY2025
“consistent with last year”
Annual fan capacity added by large venues op… for FY2025
“approximately five million fans”
Incremental annual fan capacity from large v… for FY2025
“approximately five million fans”
Fan contribution from recently opened venues… for FY2025
“1.5 million fans”
Fan contribution from Rogers Stadium and Viv… for FY2025
“1.5 million fans”
Margins for FY2025
“similar to last year”
Sponsorship & Advertising full year margins for FY2025
“similar to last year”
Sponsorship & Advertising AOI growth acceler… for Q4 FY2025
“expected to accelerate”
AOI growth
“expected to accelerate in Q4, delivering another year of double-digit AOI growth”
Operating cash flow and free cash flow - adj… for FY2025
“double-digits”
Capital expenditures for FY2025
“approximately $1 billion”
Capex for venue expansion and enhancement pr… for FY2025
“$750 million”
Capex focused on venue expansion and enhance…
“$750 million”
Reduction in capex cash needs from JV/sponso… for FY2025
“approximately $200 million”
Cash needs reduction from funding by joint-v…
“approximately $200 million”
Maintenance capex spend for FY2025
“consistent with historical levels”
Annual interest expense for FY2025
“approximately $350 million per annum”
Weighted average cost of debt
“4.2%, down 30 basis points due to our refinancing”
Accretion expense for Q4 FY2025
“approximately $40 million”
Non-controlling interest expense as a percen… for FY2025
“in line with last year”
Tax expense (% of AOI) for FY2025
“15-20%”
Tax expense
“15-20% of AOI”
Cash taxes
“estimated at approximately 80% of tax expense”
Cash taxes (% of tax expense) for FY2025
“approximately 80%”
Depreciation and amortization
“increase by approximately $100 million compared to last year”
Depreciation and amortization increase for FY2025
“approximately $100 million”
Share count for FY2025
“not expected to change materially from 2024”
Operating income and AOI growth (multi-year) for the long term
“compounding at this growth level”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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for the first time • Ticketmaster added 26.5 million net new clients, already ahead of full year 2024 net new tickets • Sponsorship on track to deliver double-digit growth, with commitments for the year largely booked LEADING INDICATORS POINT TO CONTINUED GROWTH IN 2026 (through October vs same period last year) • Large venue show pipeline for 2026 up double-digits, with almost three-quarters of expected show count either committed or with an offer submitted • Ticket sales for Live Nation concerts in 2026 have reached 26 million, up double-digits overall and for each of stadiums, arenas, and festivals, reflecting broad-based demand • Average grosses for 2026 shows at large venues are up double-digits as sell-through levels are up for these shows • 2026 sponsorship commitments up double-digits, with approximately 65% booked 1 GLOBAL STADIUM ACTIVITY DRIVES RECORD CONCERTS RESULTS (vs 3Q24) • Revenue of $7.3 billion, up 11% • AOI of $514 million, up 8% • Margin of 7.1%, consistent with last year, with high growth in fans at third-party venues • Hosted over 51 million fans, led by stadiums where fan count was up double-digits in all major markets • Fan growth across our international markets led by Europe and Mexico both up double-digits DELIVERING ANOTHER RECORD YEAR • Fan growth expected to accelerate in 4Q driven by increased arena, theater and club activity, tracking to approximately 160 million fans for the full year • Margins expected to be consistent with last year, with high growth in fans at third-party venues • On track to deliver double-digit AOI growth for the full year VENUE NATION CONTINUES TO ENHANCE HOSPITALITY OFFERINGS (through October vs same period last year) • Continued growth in onsite spending at amphitheaters driven by fan segmentation and product innovation ◦ Fan spending up 8%, with an 8% increase in average order size ◦ Broader ready-to-drink options drove a $2 per fan increase in category spending ◦ Non-alcoholic beverages spending rose by 20% per fan • Fan spending up 6% across our major global festivals, driven by higher spending on concessions and premium experiences VENUE INVESTMENTS CONTINUE TO YIELD 20%+ IRRs (through October vs same period last year) • Refurbished venues delivering strong results compared to pre-renovation levels: ◦ Onsite spend per fan at Jones Beach grew by more than $5, up 35% ◦ Onsite spend per fan at Estadio GNP tripled from higher spending on food, beverage, and premium experiences • Large venues (>3k in capacity and above) opening in 2025 and through the end of 2026 are expected to add approximately five million fans in annual capacity, with over half in international markets ◦ These include recently opened U.S. amphitheaters, Rogers Stadium, and Vive Claro, which are expected to contribute 1.5 million fans this year ◦ Coca-Cola and Allianz amphitheaters are already delivering strong returns with food and beverage per fan spending up double-digits compared to the existing portfolio, and with premium seat inventory sold out under multi-year commitments 2 CONCERTS DEMAND FUELS RECORD 3Q FOR TICKETMASTER (vs 3Q24) • Revenue of $798 million, up 15% • AOI of $286 million, up 21% • Margin of 36% • 89 million fee-bearing tickets, up 4% • Fee-bearing GTV up 12%, driven by continued demand and market pricing for the best seats CONTINUED TAILWINDS FROM INTERNATIONAL MARKETS (through October vs same period last year) • Total fee-bearing GTV up 7%, fueled by international markets up 16% ◦ Primary fee-bearing GTV grew 8%, led by growth at Live Nation concerts where GTV increased 16% ◦ Secondary GTV declined 1%, with lower activity in sports • Enterprise client wins total 26.5 million net new tickets, with 70% coming from international markets • Ticketmaster Deferred Revenue grew 30% to $231 million, with i
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