​​CTS Eventim Reveals H1 Financials

CTS Eventim, Europe’s largest concert promoter and ticketing company, has revealed its H1 profit report.

H1 2025 overall numbers:

• Revenue rose by 7.6% year on year, reaching nearly €1.3bn (£1.1bn/$1.5bn).

• Q2 consolidated revenue was €796m, showing marginal YoY growth of 0.3%.

• Adjusted EBITDA for H1 declined slightly by 0.8% to €200.5m.

• In Q2, adjusted EBITDA dropped 8.9% to €100.2m.

• Adjusted EBITDA margins were 15.5% for H1 and 12.6% for Q2.

• Cost pressures impacted overall profitability despite revenue growth.

Ticketing segment:

• Delivered record performance in both revenue and adjusted EBITDA.

• H1 revenue increased by 16.1% to €415.7m

• Adjusted EBITDA rose by 6.6% to €166.8m, with a 40.1% margin.

• In Q2, revenue grew by 15.4% YoY to €202.1m.

• Q2 adjusted EBITDA rose 6.5% to €78.1m, with a 38.6% margin.

• This growth was attributed to strong ticketing demand and operation performance.

Live entertainment segment:

• H1 revenue increased 3.3% YoY to €894.4m.

• However, adjusted EBITDA declined 26.1% YoY to €33.7m, with margin falling to 3.8%.

• Despite strong attendance and sold-out festivals like Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, cost pressures affected profitability.

• In Q2, revenue fell 4.5% to €602.5m.

• Q2 adjusted EBITDA dropped sharply by 39.7% to €22.1m, with a margin of 3.7%.

What they said:

• Klaus-Peter Schulenberg, Chief Executive of CTS Eventim: “Our results underscore the strength and enduring competitiveness of our business model. This strong performance was driven by organic business growth as well as by positive contributions from recent acquisitions. Thanks to our focused internationalization and innovation strategy, we are excellently positioned to achieve sustainable growth in a challenging market environment.”