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Skydance Corporation

United States · Large Cap · listed since 2025 · Revenue 12 mo. $29.4B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
0.0
of 10 0 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$8.01
1 Y −55.5%
Market cap
$39.8B

Skydance Corporation operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide.

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Skydance Corporation operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide. It operates in three segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. The company operates CBS Television Network, a domestic broadcast television network; CBS Stations, a television station; international free-to-air networks comprising Network 10, Channel 5, Telefe, and Chilevisión; and domestic premium and basic cable networks, such as Nickelodeon, MTV, CMT, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, Paramount Network, The Smithsonian Channel, BET Media Group, CBS Sports Network, and international extensions of these brands. It also provides domestic and international television studio operations, including CBS Studios, Paramount Television Studios, and Showtime; CBS Media Ventures, which produces and distributes first-run syndicated programming; and digital properties consist of CBS News and CBS Sports HQ. In addition, the company offers a portfolio of domestic and international pay and free streaming services, including Paramount+, Pluto TV, and BET+. Further, it produces and acquires films, series, and short-form content for release and licensing worldwide, including in theaters, on streaming services, on television, through home entertainment, and DVDs, Blu-ray; and operates a portfolio consisting of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Players, Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Studio, and Miramax. It provides production, distribution, and advertising solutions. The company was formerly known as Paramount Skydance Corporation and changed its name to Skydance Corporation in October 2026. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Summary

Skydance Corporation is below the middle of the Communication Services sector overall

26.6 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires more than 30% FCF growth a year, for 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €289.9M (2025), it supports €3.2B. The remaining €32.5B of the market value assume it grows more than 30% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

over 30%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€35.7B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€3.2B without growth
€32.5B priced-in growth

1 sign supports the expectation, 3 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 1.1% of revenue (5 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Loss over the last twelve months net income −€5.6B
  • Dividend above free cash flow payout 307.6% of FCF
  • Volatile earnings 3 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

A mixed quarter: 1 figure better, 1 worse.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$296.0M → $440.0M+48.7%better
  • Gross margin34.8% → 28.8%−6.0 ppworse

6 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., EBIT margin, FCF margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability10.5below the middleEarns less than the sector: Return on capital (Greenblatt) −87.21%, sector 22.01%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity−52.94%11.44%Rank 4
Return on capital (Greenblatt)−87.21%22.01%Rank 1
EBIT margin−18.04%17.12%Rank 3
FCF margin1.11%15.81%Rank 9
Gross margin33.46%44.45%Rank 36
Growth14.5below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) 0.55%, sector 9.07%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year0.00%4.46%Rank 22
Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–5.70%
Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–6.76%
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)0.55%9.07%Rank 7
Valuation29.5below the middleValued higher than the sector: Earnings yield −69.75%, sector 3.92%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield−69.75%3.92%Rank 1
FCF yield0.81%6.59%Rank 10
EV/saleslower is better1.762.84Rank 78
EV/EBITlower is betterdoes not count towards the rank–16.58
Momentum6.9below the middleShare price doing worse than the sector: Share price, 1 year −55.48%, sector −11.03%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−55.48%−11.03%Rank 2
Share price, 6 months−27.29%−0.69%Rank 7
Share price, 3 months−7.71%4.43%Rank 14
Distance from 52-week high−52.15%−16.85%Rank 5
Quality75.2above the middleQuality above the sector: Change in share count −16.57%, sector −0.06%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−14.56%−0.38%Rank 93
Change in share countlower is better−16.57%−0.06%Rank 99
Dividend streak in years15Rank 30
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted3.67%0.56%Rank 78
Balance sheet & risk22.8below the middleMore risk than the sector: Volatility, 1 year 57.87%, sector 31.95%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio26.98%37.05%Rank 28
Net debt/EBITDAlower is betterdoes not count towards the rank–1.47
Debt to equitylower is better1.270.75Rank 35
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better57.87%31.95%Rank 5

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $28.6B (2021) to $29.2B (2025), 0.5% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCF, $MSharesNet debt, $B
202128.614.2%599.0––
202230.29.6%−139.0650M13.0
202329.7−1.5%147.01.30B13.7
202429.25.5%489.01.33B13.2
202529.2−18.0%323.01.11B11.5
0.0 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score0 of 11 points

0 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Skydance Corporation mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How Skydance Corporation's score is built

Skydance Corporation is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

0 of 7 rules met

0 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.no data0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Skydance Corporation stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Moat Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • StockScorer Score
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

Skydance Corporation key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Skydance Corporation.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio–21.7
P/B ratio0.82.5
Return on equity (ROE)−52.9%11.4%
Equity ratio27.0%37.1%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)1.270.75
Dividend yield2.5%2.8%

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Frequently asked questions about Skydance Corporation stock

How does Skydance Corporation stock (SKYD) score in the StockScorer model?
Skydance Corporation stock reaches a StockScorer score of 0.0 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 0 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What sector is Skydance Corporation in?
Skydance Corporation is assigned to the Communication Services sector. Its rank within the sector is 26.6 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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