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Skydance Corporation
(NYSE:SKYD)
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Rating:56Neutral
Price Target:
$10.00
▼(-6.28% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:10/06/26
The score is held back primarily by weak core profitability and meaningful leverage despite improving revenue/gross margin and positive free cash flow. The latest earnings call materially supports the outlook via raised adjusted EBITDA and free-cash-flow conversion guidance, but technicals remain soft (below key moving averages with negative MACD), and corporate events add sizable integration/financing risk even as they mark progress toward a transformational combination.
Positive Factors
Revenue Growth and Cash Generation
Improving revenue and gross margin indicate better commercial momentum and cost discipline, while positive operating and free cash flow provide internal funding for content, technology and integration. These gains strengthen execution capacity even before full profitability is restored.
Negative Factors
Weak Core Profitability
Despite revenue and gross-margin improvement, the company remains loss-making at operating and net levels. Persistently negative margins limit reinvestment flexibility, make cash generation more dependent on working results, and leave less room for execution setbacks.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue Growth and Cash Generation
Improving revenue and gross margin indicate better commercial momentum and cost discipline, while positive operating and free cash flow provide internal funding for content, technology and integration. These gains strengthen execution capacity even before full profitability is restored.
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Skydance Corporation Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Segment
Breaks revenue down by business units—streaming, TV networks, studio/film, international licensing, and others—showing which divisions drive growth, where margins differ, and where management should prioritize investment or cost control.
Breaks revenue down by business units—streaming, TV networks, studio/film, international licensing, and others—showing which divisions drive growth, where margins differ, and where management should prioritize investment or cost control.
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The FlySkydance Corporation (SKYD) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$10.72B
Dividend Yield1.12%
Average Volume (3M)21.70M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.82
Revenue Growth1.23%
EPS Growth-2381.06%
CountryUS
Employees17,600
SectorCommunication Services
Sector Strength97
IndustryBroadcasting
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.56
Shares Outstanding1,093,020,800
10 Day Avg. Volume30,066,567
30 Day Avg. Volume21,699,599
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.25
Price to Book (P/B)1.27
Price to Sales (P/S)0.51
P/FCF Ratio45.97
Enterprise Value/Market Cap2.49
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.91
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.15
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-7.04
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$10.21Price Target Upside-4.27% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering12
EPS Forecast (FY)0.5
Revenue Forecast (FY)$29.94B
Skydance Corporation Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Paramount Skydance Corp. is a next-generation global media and entertainment company that engages in providing content creation and distribution services. It operates through the following business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Med...
How the Company Makes Money
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Skydance Corporation Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
34
Negative
Balance Sheet
48
Neutral
Cash Flow
58
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 29.43B | 29.21B | 29.21B | 29.65B | 30.15B | 28.59B |
| Gross Profit | 8.46B | 9.78B | 8.27B | 7.26B | 9.90B | 10.45B |
| EBITDA | -3.79B | -4.73B | -4.92B | 85.00M | 2.60B | 19.93B |
| Net Income | -621.00M | -6.19B | -6.19B | -1.04B | 1.10B | 4.54B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 44.41B | 43.34B | 46.17B | 53.54B | 58.39B | 58.62B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.63B | 3.27B | 2.66B | 2.46B | 2.88B | 6.27B |
| Total Debt | 15.16B | 14.81B | 15.83B | 16.12B | 17.57B | 19.63B |
| Total Liabilities | 31.60B | 30.45B | 29.39B | 30.49B | 34.79B | 35.65B |
| Stockholders Equity | 11.77B | 11.69B | 16.32B | 22.53B | 23.04B | 22.40B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 440.00M | 323.00M | 489.00M | 147.00M | -139.00M | 599.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 650.00M | 485.00M | 752.00M | 475.00M | 219.00M | 953.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.03B | -160.00M | -115.00M | 849.00M | -744.00M | 2.16B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 177.00M | -911.00M | -380.00M | -1.75B | -2.76B | 83.00M |
Skydance Corporation Technical Analysis
Negative
10.67
Price Trends
9.95
Negative
9.84
Negative
10.41
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.23
Positive
36.41
Neutral
36.01
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For SKYD, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 10.67 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 10.12, above the 50-day MA of 9.95, and above the 200-day MA of 10.41, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.23 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 36.41 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 36.01 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for SKYD.
Skydance Corporation Risk Analysis
Skydance Corporation disclosed 42 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Skydance Corporation reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Skydance Corporation Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (60)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | $4.37B | 5.94 | 8.27% | 3.58% | -3.61% | -37.40% | |
75 Outperform | $286.02B | 21.58 | 47.96% | ― | 17.62% | 34.80% | |
71 Outperform | $179.63B | 21.56 | 7.87% | 1.43% | 5.31% | -23.96% | |
67 Neutral | $24.75B | 14.39 | 14.74% | 0.91% | 5.07% | -20.95% | |
60 Neutral | $48.67B | 4.58 | -11.27% | 4.14% | 2.83% | -41.78% | |
59 Neutral | $77.71B | -24.37 | -9.22% | ― | -5.87% | -512.89% | |
56 Neutral | $10.72B | -17.46 | -5.27% | 1.12% | 1.23% | -2381.06% |
* Communication Services Sector Average
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Skydance Corporation Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesDelistings and Listing ChangesM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Skydance Completes Transformative Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition
Positive
Oct 6, 2026
On October 6, 2026, Skydance completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a new entertainment conglomerate that combines two major film studios, two global streaming services, leading television assets including CBS and HBO, major...
Business Operations and StrategyDelistings and Listing Changes
Skydance Corporation moves Class B stock to NYSE
Positive
Oct 2, 2026
The company announced that on October 6, 2026, its Class B common stock will transfer from Nasdaq to the NYSE and its ticker will change from PSKY to SKYD, coinciding with the effectiveness of its corporate name change to Skydance Corporation. On ...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesM&A Transactions
Paramount Skydance Sets Leadership, Details Warner Bros. Merger
Positive
Oct 1, 2026
On September 27, 2026, Paramount Skydance’s board appointed Mattel chief executive Ynon Kreiz as Co‑Chief Executive Officer and director, effective October 5, 2026, with David Ellison remaining principal executive officer and continuin...
Business Operations and StrategyLegal ProceedingsM&A Transactions
Court Greenlights Paramount Skydance–WBD Merger Agreement
Positive
Sep 30, 2026
On September 21, 2026, Paramount Skydance and WBD agreed to a consent decree with 12 U.S. states that settled antitrust litigation seeking to block their merger, and on September 30, 2026, a federal court approved the deal and lifted the no-close ...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and FinancingRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Paramount Skydance launches major notes offering for acquisition
Positive
Sep 28, 2026
On September 28, 2026, Paramount Skydance Corporation announced plans to launch approximately $44.4 billion in U.S. dollar- and euro-denominated senior secured first and second lien notes, offered to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A ...
Business Operations and StrategyDelistings and Listing ChangesM&A Transactions
Paramount Skydance to Shift Class B Listing to NYSE
Neutral
Sep 25, 2026
On September 25, 2026, Paramount Skydance Corporation decided to voluntarily transfer the listing of its Class B common stock from the Nasdaq Global Select Market to the New York Stock Exchange. Trading on Nasdaq is expected to cease at the close ...
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Paramount Skydance Shareholders Elect New Unified Board
Positive
Jul 23, 2026
On July 20, 2026, Paramount Skydance stockholders holding all voting power elected a slate of ten directors, including David Ellison, Safra A. Catz, and Sherry Lansing, to the board effective July 21, 2026, to serve until the next annual election....
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Paramount Skydance gains key merger approvals worldwide
Positive
Jul 22, 2026
Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. entered into a merger agreement on February 27, 2026, under which Warner Bros. Discovery will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount Skydance. On July 10, July 14 and July 22, ...
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