Paramount Skydance Corp
Business
Paramount Skydance Corporation is a global media and entertainment company that creates, acquires, produces and distributes film, television and digital content. It offers theatrical films, television series, streamed and linear programming, news, sports, kids and family content, and interactive/games through brands such as Paramount Pictures, CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Showtime, Paramount+, Pluto TV and Skydance’s animation and sports divisions. The company reports through TV Media, Direct-to-Consumer and Studios/Filmed Entertainment segments. Its content is distributed domestically and internationally via theatrical release, broadcast and cable networks, streaming services, digital platforms and third-party distributors.
Summary from filing dated 2026-02-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 29,213 | 29,652 | |
| Operating | 19,437 | 20,017 | |
| Programming charges | 1,120 | 2,370 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 6,658 | 7,245 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 392 | 418 | |
| Impairment charges | 6,130 | 83 | |
| Restructuring, transaction-related items and other corporate matters | 747 | −31 | |
| Total segment expenses | 34,482 | 30,103 | |
| Gain on dispositions | 0 | 0 | |
| Operating income (loss) | −5,269 | −451 | |
| Interest expense | −860 | −920 | |
| Interest income | 151 | 137 | |
| Gain (loss) from investments | −17 | 168 | |
| Gain on extinguishment of debt | 0 | 29 | |
| Other items, net | −182 | −216 | |
| Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies | −6,177 | −1,253 | |
| Benefit from income taxes | 305 | 361 | |
| Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax | −291 | −360 | |
| Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations | −6,163 | −1,252 | |
| Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax | 14 | 676 | |
| Net earnings (loss) (Parent and noncontrolling interests) | −6,149 | −576 | |
| Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | −41 | −32 | |
| Net loss attributable to Parent | −6,190 | −608 | |
| Net loss from continuing operations | −6,204 | −1,284 | |
| Net loss from continuing operations (in dollars per share) | −9.36 | −2.06 | |
| Net earnings from discontinued operations (in dollars per share) | 0.02 | 1.04 | |
| Net loss (in dollars per share) | −9.34 | −1.02 | |
| Net loss from continuing operations (in dollars per share) | −9.36 | −2.06 | |
| Net earnings from discontinued operations (in dollars per share) | 0.02 | 1.04 | |
| Net loss (in dollars per share) | −9.34 | −1.02 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 664 | 652 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 664 | 652 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2025 2025-07-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,274 | — | 2,661 | — | — | |
| Receivables, net | 6,615 | — | 6,920 | — | — | |
| Programming and other inventory | 1,461 | — | 1,429 | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,970 | — | 1,532 | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 13,320 | — | 12,542 | — | — | |
| Property and equipment, net | 2,195 | — | 1,566 | — | — | |
| Programming and other inventory | 15,028 | — | 13,924 | — | — | |
| Goodwill | 1,600 | 987 | 10,508 | 16,516 | — | |
| Intangible assets, net | 6,238 | — | 2,406 | — | — | |
| Operating lease assets | 1,126 | — | 1,012 | — | — | |
| Deferred income tax assets, net | 1,282 | — | 1,386 | — | — | |
| Other assets | 2,553 | — | 2,828 | — | — | |
| Total Assets | 43,342 | — | 46,172 | — | — | |
| Accounts payable | 906 | — | 953 | — | — | |
| Accrued expenses | 2,077 | — | 2,199 | — | — | |
| Participants share and royalties payable | 2,646 | — | 2,574 | — | — | |
| Accrued programming and production costs | 1,832 | — | 1,720 | — | — | |
| Deferred revenues | 1,355 | — | 825 | — | — | |
| Debt | 433 | — | 0 | — | — | |
| Other current liabilities | 1,350 | — | 1,360 | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 10,599 | — | 9,631 | — | — | |
| Long-term debt | 13,225 | — | 14,501 | — | — | |
| Participants share and royalties payable | 1,361 | — | 1,310 | — | — | |
| Pension and postretirement benefit obligations | 1,185 | — | 1,226 | — | — | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | 85 | — | 34 | — | — | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 1,150 | — | 1,048 | — | — | |
| Programming obligations | 400 | — | 260 | — | — | |
| Other liabilities | 2,450 | — | 1,380 | — | — | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 18) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 13,386 | — | 33,394 | — | — | |
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | −1,753 | — | 7,487 | — | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 59 | — | −1,604 | — | — | |
| Total Parent stockholders equity | 11,693 | — | 16,320 | — | — | |
| Noncontrolling interests | 1,194 | — | 462 | — | — | |
| Total Equity | 12,887 | 13,268 | 16,782 | 23,050 | 23,606 | |
| Total Liabilities and Equity | 43,342 | — | 46,172 | — | — |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization of content costs and participation and residuals expense | 13,888 | 14,713 | |
| Deferred tax benefit | −630 | −650 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 245 | 177 | |
| Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax and distributions | 304 | 363 | |
| (Increase) decrease in receivables | 548 | 523 | |
| Increase in inventory and related program, participation, and residuals liabilities | −15,812 | −15,518 | |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities | 324 | −659 | |
| (Decrease) increase in pension and postretirement benefit obligations | 23 | −69 | |
| Increase in income taxes | 141 | 267 | |
| Other, net | 227 | −186 | |
| Net cash flow provided by operating activities from continuing operations | 752 | 384 | |
| Net cash flow provided by operating activities from discontinued operations | 0 | 91 | |
| Net cash flow provided by operating activities | 752 | 475 | |
| Investments | −326 | −322 | |
| Capital expenditures | −263 | −328 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from dispositions | 554 | 71 | |
| Other investing activities | −8 | −3 | |
| Net cash flow used for investing activities from continuing operations | −43 | −582 | |
| Net cash flow provided by investing activities from discontinued operations | 55 | 1,524 | |
| Net cash flow (used for) provided by investing activities | 12 | 942 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | 0 | 45 | |
| Repayment of debt | −126 | −1,277 | |
| Repayment of Skydance credit facility | 0 | 0 | |
| Dividends paid on preferred stock | −29 | −58 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −139 | −389 | |
| Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation | −60 | −29 | |
| Payments to noncontrolling interests | −127 | −93 | |
| Other financing activities | −26 | −40 | |
| Net cash flow used for financing activities | −507 | −1,841 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | −56 | −1 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | 201 | −425 |