CTS EVENTIM Reports Strong Q1 2026 Growth with 23% Revenue Increase

CTS EVENTIM, Europe’s leading ticketing and live entertainment company and the second-largest worldwide, has reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2026, continuing its growth trajectory. Consolidated revenue rose by 23.0% to EUR 613.5 million compared to the same period in 2025, while adjusted EBITDA increased by 18.5% to EUR 118.9 million. The adjusted EBITDA margin remained stable at 19.4%.

The company’s success was particularly pronounced in the Live Entertainment segment, which saw revenue climb 38.3% to EUR 403.6 million and adjusted EBITDA surge by 151.1% to EUR 29.1 million. This sharp increase was fueled by successful tours and events across multiple markets, including US tours and highly popular events in Germany. The segment’s adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 7.2%, up from 3.9% in the prior-year period.

CEO Klaus-Peter Schulenberg attributed the strong performance to the company’s international position and close cooperation with promoters, artists, and partners. ‘CTS EVENTIM has made a successful start to 2026, maintaining its trajectory of profitable growth,’ he said. ‘The Live Entertainment segment performed particularly strongly in the first quarter.’

In the Ticketing segment, revenue increased by 2.5% year-over-year to EUR 219.0 million, with adjusted EBITDA rising 1.2% to EUR 89.8 million. The adjusted EBITDA margin was nearly unchanged at 41.0%. The company noted that changes to its partnership with Stage Entertainment affected comparability with Q1 2025, but adjusted for this effect, ticketing revenue expanded by a good 6%. As reported in April 2026, the contract with Stage Entertainment has been extended long-term as a retail partnership.

Venue activities also contributed positively, with the new Unipol Dome in Milan hosting 53 ice hockey matches during the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, attracting more than 400,000 fans. This underscores the company’s expanding footprint in venue management.

After the first quarter, the Executive Board confirmed that the Group’s performance aligns with expectations for the full year 2026. CTS EVENTIM, which markets over 300 million tickets annually through mobile, online, and physical box offices, operates across more than 25 countries. In 2025, the Group reported revenue of EUR 3.1 billion. The company’s shares (ISIN DE 0005470306) are listed on the MDAX segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

The full press release is available at NewMediaWire.

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