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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Paramount Skydance Corp Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Paramount Skydance Corp Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Feb 25, 2026 Audio replay
Feb 25, 2026 36:12 47 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
Runtime
36:12
Sources
5 artifacts

Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Paramount Skydance reported Q4 DTC revenue up 10% year-over-year, with Paramount+ up 17%, and guided 2026 total revenue to $30 billion (up 4%) with Adjusted EBITDA of $3.8 billion, while remaining on track for at least $3 billion in efficiencies by 2027.

DTC / streaming growth 44 UFC partnership and combat sports 27 Content slate and greenlights 23 Pluto and FAST strategy 20 Studio / film franchise rebuild 11 Churn and subscriber metrics 10

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +72 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “we ended the fiscal year with a strong first full quarter under our leadership team and positive momentum heading into 2026, meeting or exceeding guidance for the quarter that we laid out in our Q3 letter”
  • “we couldn't be more thrilled about the way the UFC partnership has started. UFC 324 was really a phenomenal start for us”
  • “we're really seeing that momentum to continue and feel really good about the start to the partnership with UFC and Dana White”
  • “We're pleased about the work to date, but you're only going to see that improve going forward into the future”

Forward guidance

7 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue · derived Q4 -$5.89B
Net income · derived Q4 -$782.00M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Met or exceeded Q4 guidance the company laid out in the Q3 letter.
  • DTC revenue grew 10% year-over-year in Q4, with Paramount+ up 17% year-to-date and the business ending the year with 79 million paid subscribers.
  • UFC 324 reached approximately 7 million households across the U.S. and Latin America, described as the platform's largest exclusive live event to date, with strong advertising demand.
  • Guided 2026 total revenue to $30 billion (up 4%) and Adj. EBITDA of $3.8 billion, with DTC expected to be the primary driver.
  • On track to deliver at least $3 billion in efficiencies through 2027, with more than $2.5 billion in run-rate efficiencies expected by end of 2026.
  • Increasing film output to 15+ titles in 2026 from 8 releases in 2025, with 11 original series already greenlit since August.

Risks & pressure points

  • TV Media revenue expected to decline year-over-year amid industry pay-TV headwinds, partly offset by a sale-related impact from divesting Telefe and Chilevisión.
  • 2026 theatrical revenue expected to decline year-over-year due to tough comps from last year's Mission Impossible output, with major franchise benefits not expected until 2027-2028.
  • Studio segment is in a 'rebuild phase,' with significant film slate profitability improvements not visible until later years.
  • Pluto segment revenue (non-Paramount+) was down 16% year-over-year in Q4 due to a monetization headwind being addressed.
  • Studios segment in 'rebuild phase,' with significant improvements not visible until later years.
  • Management acknowledged positive churn trend but said there is 'room for improvement,' continuing to invest in content and product.

Key moments

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“Overall, the partnership has really started ahead of expectations. In addition to that, we've really seen UFC fans engage with the vast others of our content offering. They're watching Landman. They're watching other series. So we're really seeing that flywheel work for us.” David Ellison, Chairman

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Feb 25, 2026.

Metric Guided
Total revenue
2026
$30B
Adj. EBITDA
2026
$3.8B
Efficiencies
through 2027
at least $3B
Run-rate efficiencies
by the end of 2026
at least $2.5B
Total Revenue
Q1'26
$7.15B – $7.35B
Adj. EBITDA
Q1'26
$900M – $1B
Free Cash Flow Conversion
2026
5%

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Capital returned

Dividend / share
$0.05
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