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Live Nation Entertainment cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Live Nation Entertainment's operations generated $1.40bn of cash; it spent $1.06bn on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $334m. It returned $23.5m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations57159136367431292308599624942470−1,0831,7811,8351,3631,7251,3952,609
Depreciation and amortisation158322343430369368397319372387444485416450517550639688
Stock-based pay1752503728393333434649117209110116110155164
Capital spending64761081241351401421742382403242141533474396471,0621,226
Free cash flow−78328243296153165425385702146−1,2971,6281,4889241,0793341,383
Free cash flow after stock pay−2431−2220626811413239234265697−1,4141,4181,3788089681781,219
Share buybacks6200——————————0024—
Shares issued007600———————455—————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Live Nation Entertainment's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Live Nation Entertainment.