The earnings call highlights strong growth in Latin America, successful venue development, and promising AI integration. However, challenges remain with Ticketmaster's performance, secondary market pressures, and FX headwinds. Overall, the company is optimistic about future growth.

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Q3 2025

During Live Nation's Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Call, the company provided optimistic guidance for the upcoming quarters, highlighting several key metrics. Joe Berchtold, President and CFO, indicated that both Ticketmaster and the sponsorship business are expected to achieve double-digit growth in Adjusted Operating Income (AOI) in the third quarter. He emphasized the strong performance in stadiums, with projections that over one-third of fans would attend stadium events in Q3, compared to one-fourth last year. Deferred revenue numbers were also noted as very strong, suggesting a solid top-line and fan count trajectory. Furthermore, Berchtold highlighted record double-digit increases in on-site spending at recent events like Lollapalooza, indicating robust consumer demand. Looking forward, Live Nation remains positive about their global expansion efforts, particularly in Latin America and Asia-Pacific, with strategic investments in venues and partnerships such as the recent acquisition in Japan.

OCESA Partnership and LatAm Expansion

OCESA partnership has been highly successful with great growth opportunities in Mexico and Latin America. The company sees immense potential in Brazil and is expanding Ticketmaster in the region.

Strong Q3 Outlook

Both Ticketmaster and sponsorship business expect double-digit AOI growth for the third quarter, with strong deferred revenue and increased stadium fan attendance.

Venue Development and Sponsorship Growth

Continued investment in global venue development with 20%+ returns, and strong sponsorship growth with 95%+ committed and double-digit growth expected for the year.

AI Integration in Ticketmaster

AI is being used to improve efficiency in customer service and coding, with future potential to enhance event pricing and marketing strategies.

APAC and Japan Expansion

Recent acquisition in Japan enhances Live Nation's presence in the APAC region, opening new growth opportunities in Japan and surrounding markets.

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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LYV Earnings History

Report Date	Fiscal Quarter	Forecast / EPS	Last Year's EPS	EPS YoY Change	Slides	Play Transcript
Oct 30, 2025	2025 (Q3)	1.62 / -	1.66	―	―	―
Aug 07, 2025	2025 (Q2)	1.03 / 0.41	1.03	-60.19% (-0.62)	―
May 01, 2025	2025 (Q1)	-0.41 / -0.32	-0.53	39.62% (+0.21)	―
Feb 20, 2025	2024 (Q4)	-1.12 / 0.58	-1.18	149.15% (+1.76)	―
Nov 11, 2024	2024 (Q3)	1.61 / 1.66	1.78	-6.74% (-0.12)	―
Jul 30, 2024	2024 (Q2)	1.06 / 1.03	1.02	0.98% (+0.01)	―
May 02, 2024	2024 (Q1)	-0.18 / -0.53	-0.25	-112.00% (-0.28)	―
Feb 22, 2024	2023 (Q4)	-1.03 / -1.18	-1.02	-15.69% (-0.16)	―
Nov 02, 2023	2023 (Q3)	1.25 / 1.78	1.39	28.06% (+0.39)	―
Jul 27, 2023	2023 (Q2)	0.65 / 1.02	0.66	54.55% (+0.36)	―

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LYV Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date	Price 1 Day Before	Price 1 Day After	Percentage Change
Aug 07, 2025	$148.27	$153.13	+3.28%
May 01, 2025	$131.34	$133.77	+1.85%
Feb 20, 2025	$152.32	$149.40	-1.92%
Nov 11, 2024	$123.80	$129.67	+4.74%

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