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Live Nation Entertainment — Feb 19, 2026 release

Fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001335258-26-000007
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Primary fee-bearing GTV growth
“mid to high-single digits”
Period
FY2026
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
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AOI growth for FY2025
“double-digit”
Adjusted operating income (AOI) growth for FY2026
“double-digit”
Concerts global fan attendance growth for FY2026
“high-single digits”
Concerts AOI growth for FY2026
“double-digit”
Venue Nation fan count for FY2026
“over 70 million fans”
Sponsorship commitments booked for FY2026
“Over 70%”
Venues opened in 2025 - run-rate annual AOI … for FY2028
“by 2028”
Run-rate annual AOI achievement for venues o… for FY2025
“by 2028”
IRRs for venues opening in 2026 for FY2026
“20%+”
Large venue new fan additions (run-rate basi… for FY2026
“five to seven million fans”
Preopening costs for venues under development for FY2026
“approximately $50 million”
Venues opening in 2026 - run-rate annual AOI… for FY2029
“by 2029”
Run-rate annual AOI achievement for venues o… for FY2026
“by 2029”
Venues opened in 2025 - IRR for the long term
“20%+ IRRs”
Venues opening in 2026 - IRR for the long term
“20%+ IRRs”
Primary fee-bearing GTV growth for FY2026
“mid to high-single digits”
Impact to ticketing AOI from anti-scalping/b… for FY2026
“mid-single digits”
Impact on ticketing AOI from initiatives to … for FY2025
“mid-single digits”
Full-year AOI to free cash flow—adjusted con… for FY2026
“expected to be higher than 2025”
Capital expenditures for FY2026
“$1.1 to $1.2 billion”
Capex for venue expansion and enhancement pr…
“Approximately $800 to $850 million”
Reduction in venue investment cash requireme… for FY2026
“approximately $250 million”
Venue investment cash requirements reduction…
“approximately $250 million”
Depreciation and amortization expense growth for FY2026
“10%”
Interest expense, net of interest income for FY2026
“$280 million”
Tax expense (% of AOI) for FY2026
“15-20% of AOI”
Cash taxes (% of tax expense) for FY2026
“approximately 80% of that amount”
Accretion expense for FY2026
“$160-180 million”
Share count for FY2026
“not expected to change materially from 2025”
Compounded operating income and AOI growth for the long term
“double-digit growth”
Fan additions from large venues opening in 2… for FY2026
“five to seven million fans”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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amphitheaters and an additional stadium in Mexico ◦ Expanding our global arena portfolio through several acquisitions across Latin America and Europe, including La Défense in Paris • 2026 preopening costs for all venues under development are expected to be approximately $50 million • Venues opening in 2026 are projected to reach their run-rate annual AOI across concerts and sponsorship by 2029, delivering 20%+ IRRs 2 CONCERTS ACTIVITY LED TICKETMASTER GROWTH IN 2025 (vs FY24) • Revenue of $3.1 billion, up 3% • AOI of $1.1 billion, up 1% • Margin of 37%, continuing in the high 30s • Concerts outperformed all other categories: ◦ Fee-bearing tickets increased 2% to 346 million, driven by concerts up 4% offsetting a 2% decline in sports and other third-party activity ◦ Total fee-bearing GTV increased 6%, driven by a 9% increase in concerts offsetting a 1% decline in sports and other third-party activity • Ticketmaster achieved strong client-win momentum, adding 27 million net new enterprise tickets, led by our international markets BOTH NORTH AMERICA AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS DRIVING GROWTH IN 2026 (through early February vs same period last year) • Primary fee-bearing GTV expected to grow mid to high-single digits, with concerts contributing majority of this growth: ◦ Year-end 2025 Ticketmaster deferred revenue of $226 million, up 7% ◦ Signed four million net new enterprise tickets in the month of January, with two-thirds coming from international markets • Ongoing initiatives to combat scalpers and bots expected to limit secondary activity, which we expect will impact ticketing AOI by mid-single digits for the full year • Nearly all new features under development are leveraging artificial intelligence with a focus on value-added services for venues and improving the customer experience GLOBAL REACH UNLOCKS NEW BRAND PARTNERSHIPS FOR ARTISTS AND FANS IN 2025 (vs FY24) • Revenue of $1.3 billion, up 11% • AOI of $845 million, up 11% • Margin of 64%, consistent with last year • Broad-based strength across both online and onsite advertising and across several major categories, as brand partners increasingly recognize the power of our global platform: ◦ Sponsorship spending at our global venue portfolio grew mid-teens, with strong ongoing momentum ◦ Travel and entertainment, beverages, and financial services categories grew double-digits, with multiple additions and expansions to our portfolio i
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