Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael Rapino, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $32.6M in 2025, down 1% from $33M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 976:1, on median employee pay of $33,360.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$32.6M-1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
976:1median $33,360
CEO pay in equity
31%$10M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
74%of votes cast
2025 Revenue
$25.2BFinancial highlight
2025 Adjusted Operating Income
$2.4BFinancial highlight
CEO Total Compensation
$32,552,324Fiscal year 2025
CEO to Median Employee Pay Ratio
976:1Based on median employee pay of $33,360

How Rapino was paid

$32.6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards31%Non-equity incentive53%All other compensation7%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael RapinoPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director$32,552,324
Joe BerchtoldPresident and Chief Financial Officer$6,180,053
Brian CapoChief Accounting Officer$1,179,922
John HopmansExecutive Vice President$3,012,416
Michael RowlesGeneral Counsel and Secretary$2,782,871

What changed and why

  • Chief executive officer total compensation was 32,552,324 dollars in fiscal year 2025.
  • Revenue reached 25,200,000,000 dollars and adjusted operating income reached 2,400,000,000 dollars in 2025.
  • 74%Approximately 74 percent of votes cast supported the say-on-pay proposal at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • Chief executive officer pay ratio to the median employee total compensation was 976 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.