Revenue growth remains highly volatile, fluctuating between a 6.4% decline in 2025Q1 and a 6.1% increase by 2025Q4, while operating margins continue to suffer from the high cost of content production.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 29.37B | 29.21B | 29.21B | 29.65B | 30.15B | 28.59B | 25.29B | 27B | 14.51B | 13.69B | 13.17B | 13.89B | 13.81B | 15.28B | 14.09B | 14.24B | 14.06B | 13.01B | 13.95B | 14.07B | 14.32B | 14.54B | 22.53B | 26.59B | 24.61B | 23.22B | 20.04B | 12.86B | 12.1B | 13.21B | 12.08B |
| Revenue Growth % | 2.26% | 0% | -1.48% | - | 5.49% | 13.06% | -6.34% | 86.01% | 6% | 4% | -5.19% | 0.58% | -9.67% | 8.48% | -1.1% | 1.32% | 8.03% | -6.71% | -0.87% | -1.73% | -1.49% | -35.47% | -15.27% | 8.05% | 5.95% | 15.86% | 55.88% | 6.31% | -8.41% | 9.28% | 3.38% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 19.16B | 19.44B | 20.95B | 22.39B | 19.84B | 17.74B | 14.99B | 16.71B | 9.11B | 8.44B | 7.96B | 8.32B | 8.09B | 8.81B | 7.97B | 8.37B | 8.99B | 8.7B | 8.65B | 8.33B | 8.42B | 8.67B | 12.55B | 16.25B | 14.87B | 14.14B | 11.71B | 8.34B | 8.51B | 8.86B | 7.61B |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 66.54% | 71.7% | 75.5% | 65.81% | 62.07% | 59.29% | 61.9% | 62.77% | 61.63% | 60.43% | 59.95% | 58.59% | 57.66% | 56.55% | 58.74% | 63.91% | 66.85% | 62.01% | 59.19% | 58.83% | 59.66% | 55.69% | 61.14% | 60.41% | 60.88% | 58.41% | 64.84% | 70.32% | 67.12% | 62.94% |
| Gross Profit | 10.21B | 9.78B | 8.27B | 7.26B | 10.31B | 10.84B | 10.29B | 10.29B | 5.4B | 5.25B | 5.21B | 5.56B | 5.72B | 6.47B | 6.12B | 5.88B | 5.07B | 4.31B | 5.3B | 5.74B | 5.9B | 5.86B | 9.98B | 10.33B | 9.74B | 9.09B | 8.34B | 4.52B | 3.59B | 4.34B | 4.48B |
| Gross Margin % | 34.77% | 33.46% | 28.3% | 24.5% | 34.19% | 37.93% | 40.71% | 38.1% | 37.23% | 38.37% | 39.57% | 40.05% | 41.41% | 42.34% | 43.45% | 41.26% | 36.09% | 33.15% | 37.99% | 40.81% | 41.17% | 40.34% | 44.3% | 38.86% | 39.59% | 39.12% | 41.59% | 35.16% | 29.68% | 32.88% | 37.06% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 18.27% | 13.79% | - | -4.92% | 5.33% | 0.08% | 90.36% | 2.84% | 0.84% | -6.33% | -2.71% | -11.65% | 5.7% | 4.15% | 15.83% | 17.6% | -18.58% | -7.73% | -2.57% | 0.53% | -41.24% | -3.4% | 6.07% | 7.21% | 8.99% | 84.4% | 25.94% | -17.34% | -3.04% | -2.97% |
| Operating Expenses | 15.5B | 15.04B | 6.66B | 7.71B | 7.97B | 4.54B | 6.15B | 6.14B | 2.44B | 2.68B | 2.55B | 2.72B | 2.74B | 3.19B | 3.11B | 3.3B | 3.18B | 3.07B | 26.11B | 3.12B | 3.29B | 12.68B | 22.95B | 6.71B | 5.14B | 7.51B | 7.02B | 3.2B | 2.84B | 3.59B | 3.12B |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 51.5% | 22.79% | 26.02% | 26.42% | 15.9% | 24.34% | 22.74% | 16.81% | 19.59% | 19.38% | 19.58% | 19.87% | 20.88% | 22.07% | 23.19% | 22.6% | 23.59% | 187.16% | 22.18% | 22.97% | 87.25% | 101.88% | 25.22% | 20.91% | 32.32% | 35% | 24.91% | 23.46% | 27.18% | 25.78% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 6.02B | 6.66B | 6.66B | 7.25B | 7.1B | 6.4B | 5.39B | 5.58B | 2.22B | 2.48B | 2.33B | 2.46B | 2.46B | 2.73B | 2.63B | 2.75B | 2.62B | 2.49B | 2.61B | 2.67B | 2.78B | 2.7B | 4.14B | 4.37B | 4.2B | 4.42B | 4.09B | 2.36B | 2.06B | 2.65B | 2.3B |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 22.79% | 22.79% | 24.43% | 23.54% | 22.38% | 21.31% | 20.67% | 15.27% | 18.1% | 17.74% | 17.68% | 17.83% | 17.89% | 18.7% | 19.34% | 18.6% | 19.12% | 18.7% | 18.94% | 19.44% | 18.57% | 18.39% | 16.46% | 17.06% | 19.03% | 20.42% | 18.34% | 17.04% | 20.04% | 19.02% |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 4M | 8.39B | 0 | 470M | 869M | -1.85B | 765M | 559M | -69M | -88M | -12M | -26M | -30M | 6M | 6M | 548M | 562.3M | 582.3M | 531.6M | 455.7M | 504.7M | 9.98B | 18.81B | 2.33B | 945.6M | 3.09B | 2.92B | 844.7M | 777.3M | 943.3M | 817.6M |
| Operating Income | -5.29B | -5.27B | 1.61B | -451M | 2.34B | 6.3B | 4.14B | 4.15B | 2.77B | 2.86B | 2.62B | 2.42B | 2.9B | 3.26B | 2.98B | 2.53B | 1.82B | 1.01B | -12.16B | 2.62B | 2.61B | -6.82B | -12.97B | 3.63B | 4.6B | 1.46B | 1.32B | 1.25B | 751.6M | 752.8M | 1.27B |
| Operating Margin % | -18% | -18.04% | 5.5% | -1.52% | 7.77% | 22.03% | 16.37% | 15.36% | 19.07% | 20.9% | 19.91% | 17.41% | 20.98% | 21.32% | 21.17% | 17.75% | 12.92% | 7.77% | -87.16% | 18.63% | 18.2% | -46.9% | -57.57% | 13.64% | 18.68% | 6.29% | 6.59% | 9.7% | 6.21% | 5.7% | 10.55% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | -427.67% | 456.54% | - | -62.81% | 52.14% | -0.17% | 49.78% | -3.25% | 9.16% | 8.44% | -16.54% | -11.14% | 9.25% | 17.95% | 39.24% | 79.58% | 108.32% | -563.75% | 0.59% | 138.23% | 47.43% | -457.69% | -21.12% | 214.8% | 10.55% | 5.9% | 65.95% | -0.16% | -40.92% | -14.67% |
| EBITDA | -4.62B | -4.88B | 2B | -33M | 2.75B | 6.69B | 4.57B | 4.58B | 14.8B | 3.08B | 2.85B | 2.68B | 3.18B | 3.72B | 3.46B | 3.08B | 2.38B | 1.59B | -11.63B | 3.08B | 3.05B | -6.31B | -12.16B | 4.63B | 5.54B | 4.55B | 3.54B | 2.09B | 1.53B | 1.7B | 2.09B |
| EBITDA Margin % | -15.73% | -16.69% | 6.85% | -0.11% | 9.11% | 23.39% | 18.07% | 16.98% | 101.94% | 22.52% | 21.62% | 19.31% | 23.01% | 24.31% | 24.54% | 21.6% | 16.92% | 12.25% | -83.35% | 21.9% | 21.31% | -43.41% | -53.98% | 17.4% | 22.52% | 19.58% | 17.68% | 16.27% | 12.64% | 12.84% | 17.31% |
| EBITDA Growth % | -263.92% | -343.85% | 6160.61% | - | -58.92% | 46.36% | -0.33% | -69.02% | 379.77% | 8.36% | 6.15% | -15.61% | -14.5% | 7.46% | 12.38% | 29.36% | 49.25% | 113.71% | -477.2% | 1.02% | 148.35% | 48.1% | -362.87% | -16.54% | 21.88% | 28.29% | 69.43% | 36.83% | -9.86% | -18.92% | -9.59% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 666M | 392M | 392M | 418M | 405M | 390M | 430M | 438M | 12.03B | 223M | 225M | 264M | 281M | 457M | 475M | 548M | 562.3M | 582.3M | 531.6M | 460.7M | 444.9M | 507.1M | 809.9M | 999.8M | 945.6M | 3.09B | 2.22B | 844.7M | 777.3M | 943.3M | 817.6M |
| EBIT | -5.94B | -5.32B | -5.32B | -333M | 2.2B | 6.19B | 4.18B | 4.18B | 5.15B | 5.36B | 2.64B | 2.56B | 2.22B | 3.04B | 2.76B | 2.61B | 1.75B | 985M | -12.03B | 2.7B | 2.61B | -6.87B | 14.14B | 13.18B | 12.79B | 1.58B | 15.27B | 1.25B | 751.6M | 685.4M | 1.36B |
| Net Interest Income | -556M | -709M | -709M | -783M | -823M | -933M | -971M | -896M | -951M | -1B | -379M | -368M | -350M | -367M | -396M | -429M | -522M | -536M | -504.4M | -454.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 147M | 151M | 151M | 137M | 108M | 53M | 60M | 66M | 79M | 87M | 32M | 24M | 13M | 8M | 6M | 7M | 5.5M | 6M | 42.2M | 116.1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 427M | 860M | 860M | 920M | 931M | 986M | 1.03B | 962M | 1.03B | 1.09B | 411M | 392M | 363M | 376M | 402M | 436M | 528.8M | 542M | 546.6M | 570.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -759M | -908M | -8.08B | -1.16B | -1.28B | -1.18B | -1.02B | -976M | -1.08B | -3.36B | -391M | -635M | -426M | -128M | -247M | -446M | -594.8M | -568.4M | -416.4M | -488.8M | -473.7M | -746.5M | -686M | -764.6M | 1.2B | -677.4M | -760.3M | -403.4M | -614.3M | 493.1M | -793.8M |
| Pretax Income | -6.05B | -6.18B | -6.47B | -1.61B | 1.06B | 5.12B | 3.12B | 3.17B | 2.29B | 1.98B | 2.23B | 2.02B | 2.16B | 2.9B | 2.56B | 2.08B | 1.22B | 443M | -12.58B | 2.13B | 2.13B | -7.51B | -13.65B | 2.86B | 3.73B | 782.8M | 560.6M | 843.9M | 137.3M | 1.22B | 480.5M |
| Pretax Margin % | -20.59% | -21.14% | -22.14% | -5.44% | 3.52% | 17.89% | 12.34% | 11.74% | 15.77% | 14.45% | 16.94% | 14.57% | 15.67% | 18.95% | 18.18% | 14.62% | 8.69% | 3.4% | -90.14% | 15.16% | 14.89% | -51.68% | -60.62% | 10.76% | 15.18% | 3.37% | 2.8% | 6.56% | 1.14% | 9.26% | 3.98% |
| Income Tax | 50M | 305M | -305M | -361M | 227M | 646M | 535M | -29M | 273M | 633M | 628M | 587M | 762M | 978M | 892M | 755M | 462.7M | 182.8M | -919.3M | 821.5M | 652.2M | 808.1M | 1.38B | 1.6B | 1.45B | 922.5M | 729.8M | 411.4M | 138.7M | 689.6M | 295.5M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | -0.83% | -4.94% | 4.72% | 22.38% | 21.37% | 12.63% | 17.15% | -0.91% | 11.93% | 31.99% | 28.16% | 29.02% | 35.21% | 33.76% | 34.83% | 36.25% | 37.88% | 41.26% | 7.31% | 38.51% | 30.58% | -10.76% | -10.1% | 55.89% | 38.8% | 117.85% | 130.18% | 48.75% | 101.02% | 56.4% | 61.5% |
| Net Income | -226M | -6.19B | -6.19B | -1.04B | 1.1B | 4.54B | 2.42B | 3.31B | 1.96B | 357M | 1.26B | 1.41B | 2.96B | 1.88B | 1.57B | 1.3B | 724.2M | 226.5M | -11.67B | 1.25B | 1.66B | -7.09B | -17.46B | 1.42B | 725.7M | -223.5M | -816.1M | 334M | -122.4M | 793.6M | 1.25B |
| Net Margin % | -0.77% | -21.19% | -21.19% | -3.52% | 3.66% | 15.89% | 9.58% | 12.25% | 13.5% | 2.61% | 9.58% | 10.18% | 21.43% | 12.29% | 11.17% | 9.16% | 5.15% | 1.74% | -83.68% | 8.86% | 11.6% | -48.77% | -77.52% | 5.33% | 2.95% | -0.96% | -4.07% | 2.6% | -1.01% | 6.01% | 10.33% |
| Net Income Growth % | 95.88% | 0% | -492.34% | - | -75.7% | 87.57% | -26.78% | 68.78% | 449.02% | -71.69% | -10.76% | -52.25% | 57.48% | 19.38% | 20.61% | 80.2% | 219.74% | 101.94% | -1036.12% | -24.9% | 123.42% | 59.4% | -1332.42% | 95.25% | 424.7% | 72.61% | -344.34% | 372.88% | -115.42% | -36.41% | 460.85% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 229M | -6.19B | -6.16B | -1.25B | 835M | 4.47B | 2.58B | 3.2B | 3.51B | 3.32B | 1.6B | 1.59B | 1.15B | 1.74B | 1.51B | 1.39B | 758.8M | 260.2M | -11.66B | 1.23B | 1.48B | -8.36B | -16.43B | 1.09B | 1.06B | -219.6M | -301.8M | 371.7M | -43.5M | 373.5M | 170.7M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 14M | 239M | 379M | 162M | 117M | 140M | 32M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.81B | 141M | -60M | 14M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2M | -97.6M | 0 | 2.4B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 1.04B | 1.19B | 462M | 524M | 570M | 568M | 685M | 82M | 54M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5M | 1M | 1.7M | 10.9M | 627M | 845.2M | 1.21B | 7.04B | 1.25B | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -0.20 | -9.32 | -9.34 | -1.69 | 1.61 | 6.87 | 3.92 | 5.36 | 5.14 | 0.88 | 2.81 | 2.89 | 5.27 | 3.01 | 2.39 | 1.92 | 1.04 | 0.33 | -17.43 | 1.73 | 2.15 | -8.98 | -20.37 | 1.61 | 1.64 | -0.26 | -1.34 | 0.90 | -0.35 | 4.34 | 6.46 |
| EPS Growth % | 91.9% | 0.21% | -452.66% | - | -76.56% | 75.26% | -26.87% | 4.28% | 484.09% | -68.68% | -2.77% | -45.16% | 75.08% | 25.94% | 24.48% | 84.62% | 215.15% | 101.89% | -1107.51% | -19.53% | 123.94% | 55.92% | -1365.22% | -1.83% | 730.77% | 80.6% | -248.89% | 357.14% | -108.06% | -32.82% | 651.16% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | -9.32 | -9.34 | -1.69 | 1.61 | 7.02 | 3.93 | 5.38 | 5.20 | 0.89 | 2.84 | 2.92 | 5.38 | 3.09 | 2.45 | 1.97 | 1.07 | 0.34 | -17.43 | 1.75 | 2.17 | -8.98 | -20.37 | 1.62 | 1.66 | -0.26 | -1.34 | 0.92 | -0.35 | 4.34 | 6.46 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 1.12B | 664M | 664M | 652M | 650M | 655M | 618M | 617M | 381M | 407M | 448M | 489M | 561M | 624M | 659M | 681M | 694M | 682.9M | 669.8M | 721.9M | 771.8M | 789.7M | 857.25M | 880.06M | 888.45M | 865.8M | 609.03M | 354.75M | 354.35M | 182.78M | 182.78M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 1.11B | 664M | 664M | 652M | 649M | 641M | 616M | 615M | 377M | 401M | 444M | 484M | 550M | 608M | 642M | 664M | 679M | 673.6M | 669.8M | 713.8M | 765.2M | 789.7M | 857.25M | 874.63M | 877.05M | 865.8M | 609.03M | 347.6M | 354.35M | 182.68M | 182.68M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | 57.16% | 13.58% | 24.77% | 17.99% | 30.56% | 82.91% | 22.84% | 21.23% | 9.87% | 15.97% | 17.53% | 15.79% | 19.57% | 131.26% | - | 51.35% | 31.26% | - | - | 7.38% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Streaming transition margin dilution
As reported in recent financial statements, PSKY's revenue growth has exhibited significant inconsistency, fluctuating between a 6.4% decline in 2025Q1 and a 6.1% increase by 2025Q4, reflecting the inherent instability of balancing legacy broadcast advertising cycles against the unpredictable scaling of its direct-to-consumer streaming platform.
The lack of a sustained upward trajectory suggests that the company is struggling to offset the secular decline in linear television with its digital expansion. Investors should monitor whether the recent revenue volatility is a byproduct of merger-related accounting or a fundamental inability to capture consistent market share in a fragmented media landscape.
Based on reported figures, PSKY's gross margin has fluctuated significantly, reaching a low of 18.6% in 2024Q1 before recovering to 33.9% in 2026Q1, which highlights the heavy burden of content amortization costs that continue to weigh on the company's ability to maintain consistent profitability across its segments.
The wide variance in gross margins suggests that the company's content investment strategy is highly sensitive to the timing of theatrical releases and streaming content cycles. This inconsistency implies that the firm lacks the pricing power necessary to fully pass through the rising costs of premium sports and entertainment production to its end consumers.
According to historical income statement data, PSKY's operating income has experienced extreme swings, including a massive $6.9 billion loss in 2025Q4, indicating that the company has yet to achieve the operating leverage required to scale its digital services without disproportionately inflating its underlying cost structure.
The inability to consistently scale operating income relative to gross profit suggests that SG&A expenses remain bloated, likely due to the integration of Skydance and ongoing restructuring efforts. This lack of efficiency warrants further investigation into whether the current management team can successfully streamline operations to achieve sustainable profitability.
As evidenced by the dramatic net income swings, such as the $5.4 billion loss in 2024Q2 followed by a $547 million profit in 2026Q1, PSKY's reported earnings are heavily impacted by non-operating items and potential impairment charges that mask the underlying cash-generating capability of the core media assets.
The frequent divergence between operating income and net income suggests that investors should be cautious of relying on headline EPS figures, which appear distorted by one-time charges and accounting adjustments. A deeper look into the cash flow statement is necessary to determine if the company is truly generating value or merely managing its accounting profile.
Based on the provided income statement data, the company's reliance on volatile advertising and high-cost content production creates a significant risk of margin compression, as the firm struggles to prove that its streaming-first strategy can eventually replace the high-margin affiliate fee revenue of its legacy cable business.
Short-sellers may focus on the persistent negative net margins observed in several quarters, which suggest that the current business model may be fundamentally unsustainable without further capital injections or drastic cost reductions. The market appears to be pricing in a high degree of execution risk regarding the Skydance integration and the long-term viability of the Paramount+ platform.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PSKY stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (PSKY) reported total revenue of $29.21B. This represents a 141.7% increase compared to $12.08B in 1996.
Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (PSKY) reported a net loss of $6.19B for the fiscal year ending 2025.
Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (PSKY) reported an operating income of $-5269.0M, resulting in an operating profit margin of -18.0%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (PSKY) generated $9.78B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 33.5%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.