Is LYV halal?
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Doubtful
No clear verdict is possible for Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. — data is insufficient or the case is contested in fiqh. As a precaution it is NOT included in the halal list.
Checked: 12 October 2026
Exchange
NYSE
Price
170.51
Day
-1.16%
Market cap
$39.68B
Industry
Entertainment
Sector
Communication Services
Manually identified reason
Automatic screening reads the industry label, not what's inside. This company's filings were checked by hand and a hidden prohibited activity was found:
Doubtful: concert/music promoter + alcohol concessions and beverage sponsorship at venues; share not disclosed
What the company does
Live Nation Entertainment is the world's largest concert promoter and owns the Ticketmaster ticketing system. Revenue comes from concert tickets, ticketing fees and sponsorships.
What was checked
The AAOIFI standard has four steps: business activity first, then three financial ratios. Fail one and the stock is not halal.
Business activity
Doubtful: concert/music promoter + alcohol concessions and beverage sponsorship at venues; share not disclosed
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
29.9%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
29.5%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
0.6%
Pass
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- 0.04% weight · #324 of 503
- Held by funds
- Not held by any tracked fund
Superinvestors
SEC 13F, 2026 Q3. Up to 45 days delayed.Held by 8 superinvestors · Average reported price: $171.49
- Pat DorseyDorsey Asset Management$120.1M7.7%
- Daniel LoebThird Point$207.8M4.5%
- Triple Frond Partners$36K3.2%
- William Von MuefflingCantillon Capital Management$20.8M3.1%
- Sarah KettererCauseway Capital Management$129.3M1.4%
- ValueAct Capital$55.3M1.0%
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