CTS Eventim Reports Increased Revenue and Earnings in Q1 2026

CTS Eventim has reported increases in revenue and earnings in the firs quarter of its 2026 financial year. Following an already strong Q1 last year, CTS Eventim’s ticketing business recorded year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2026 In the live entertainment segment, successful tours and events led to a rise in adjusted EBITDA.

The summary of CTS Eventim’s earnings sent out in a press release also highlights positive contributions from venue activities, including he new Unipol Dome in Milan, which hosted the ice hockey tournaments of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, with 53 matches attended by more than 400,000 fans in total.

Consolidated revenue for the entire group came to €613.5 million ($713.3 million) in the first three months of 2026, a 23% increase compared with the prior-year period. Adjusted EBITDA rose by 18.5% to €118.9 million ($138.3 million). The adjusted EBITDA margin remained virtually unchanged at 19.4%.

Revenue in the Ticketing segment went up by 2.5% year-on-year, reaching €219 million ($255 million). Adjusted EBITDA for the period January to March advanced by 1.2% compared with the first quarter of 2025, reaching €89.8 million ($104 million). The adjusted EBITDA margin amounted to 41%, which was “more or less unchanged” compared with the prior-year period, according to the earnings report summary.

The changes to the partnership with Stage Entertainment affected comparability with the first quarter of 2025, but this was to be expected. Adjusted for this effect, the ticketing revenue expanded by 6%.

As reported by Pollstar in April 2026 , the contract with Stage Entertainment has been extended for the long term in the form of a retail partnership.

The Live Entertainment segment recorded revenue of €403.6 million ($469.3 million) in the first quarter of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 38.3%. Adjusted EBITDA jumped by 151.1% to €29.1 million ($33.8 million) in the first three months of the year, causing the adjusted EBITDA margin to climb to 7.2%.

“The growth of the Live Entertainment segment was primarily driven by tours and events in a number of markets, including successful U.S. tours and highly popular events in Germany,” the earnings summary concludes.

Klaus-Peter Schulenberg, CEO, CTS Eventim, commented, “CTS Eventim has made a successful start to 2026, maintaining its trajectory of profitable growth. The Live Entertainment segment performed particularly strongly in the first quarter. Our international position and close cooperation with promoters, artists and partners continue to provide strong foundations for the sustained growth of our business.”

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_Originally reported by [Pollstar](https://news.pollstar.com/2026/05/29/cts-eventim-continues-growth-course-in-q1/)._