LYV FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #3 of 14 in industry

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $32.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $33,360 · Amusement & Recreation.

Amusement & Recreation peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-24
Industry
Amusement & Recreation
Industry rank
#3/14

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
976:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$32.6M
Median worker
$33,360

Answer first

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $32.6M ranks #57 of 1,423 complete filings; its 976:1 pay ratio ranks #47. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $33,360. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-79 peer cohort (# 3 of 14, 86th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Amusement & Recreation companies.

Dollar rank
#57
$32.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#47
976:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
86th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ranks nationally

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$32,552,324 Top 4% higher than 96% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). This entry sits in this band. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. vs. Amusement & Recreation peers

CEO total pay ($32.6M) against pay ratio (976:1) for Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Amusement & Recreation industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5276791.921537146.43779750154057855.570318210.1394.3:1546.7:1699:1851.4:11003.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., CEO total pay: 32552324 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 976:1Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.TKO Group Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 67361782 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 813:1TKO Group Holdings, Inc.Walt Disney Co, CEO total pay: 45830260 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 805:1Walt Disney CoChurchill Downs Inc, CEO total pay: 19172839 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 573:1Churchill Downs IncPlanet Fitness, Inc., CEO total pay: 8233220 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 422:1Planet Fitness, Inc.
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. vs. Amusement & Recreation peers, plotted against the industry's $16.9M median CEO total and 498:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Amusement & Recreation peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 12 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 79. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
976:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-87:1
from FY2024 1,063:1
CEO $ YoY
-1.2%
$32.6M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $139.0M - $25,673 5,414:1 -
2023 $23.4M -83% $28,207 831:1 -4583:1
2024 $33.0M +41% $31,004 1,063:1 +232:1
2025 $32.6M -1.2% $33,360 976:1 -87:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1335258, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Amusement & Recreation

This Company's Ratio
976:1
Industry Median Ratio
498:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$16.9M
This CEO's Pay
$32.6M
Companies in Industry
14
vs. Industry Median
Above
#3 of 14 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Amusement & Recreation →

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 976:1 ranks #3 of 14 Amusement & Recreation filers (86th percentile). the CEO earned 976× the median employee ($33,360) in FY2025.

At $33,360 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 976 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$32.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

976:1

Outlier, top decile

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. in the higher Amusement & Recreation third

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 976:1 ranks #3 of 14 Amusement & Recreation filers (86th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Amusement & Recreation (SIC 79) median ratio is 498:1 across 14 FY2025 filers; Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s $32.6M CEO total is above the $16.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #57 and ratio rank #47 split - treat 976:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Amusement & Recreation peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$32.6M
Median Employee Pay
$33,360
Pay Ratio
976:1
Filing Date
2026-04-24

Company Info

Ticker
LYV
CIK
1335258
Industry
Amusement & Recreation
SIC Code
7900
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1335258, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 976:1 ranks #3 of 14 Amusement & Recreation filers (86th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.

AbbVie Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.5M (Δ $101K lighter vs Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Incyte Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.7M (Δ $136K heavier vs Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.3M (Δ $270K lighter vs Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Tractor Supply Co /de/ · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.3M (Δ $279K lighter vs Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (SIC 79 pole)

Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. stamps EXTREME · UNFILED nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #57/#47

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #57 by CEO dollars and #47 by ratio under PEAK · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.'s EXTREME stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (CIK 1335258), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.