An aerial view of the Paramount emblem displayed on the water tower at Paramount Studios on Dec. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.
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Paramount Skydance raised its full-year steering on Tuesday and reported second-quarter outcomes that showcased the continued strengths of streaming and weaknesses of linear TV.
Whereas Paramount beat Wall Avenue expectations for income and reported beneficial properties in its streaming unit, led by its Paramount+ streaming service, its portfolio of cable TV networks continued to weigh on the general firm.
Nonetheless, Paramount famous that value reducing and its “artistic execution” for the normal TV enterprise helped to enhance margins and revenue within the quarter.
Here is how Paramount Skydance carried out within the interval ended June 30 in contrast with Wall Avenue estimates compiled by LSEG:
- Earnings per share: 4 cents
- Income: $6.91 billion vs. $6.88 billion anticipated
Paramount reported web earnings attributable to the corporate of $41 million, or 4 cents per share, versus $57 million, or 8 cents per share, within the comparable year-earlier interval.
The corporate’s reported EPS for the second quarter was not similar to Wall Avenue estimates of 15 cents per share adjusted, in response to LSEG.
Paramount reported $6.91 billion in whole income, up barely yr over yr. Income for the direct-to-consumer streaming phase — which consists of Paramount+, BET+ and the free, ad-supported Pluto TV — was up 9% to $2.47 billion, whereas movie studios income elevated 16% to $1.31 billion. TV media income declined 9% to $3.13 billion.
The corporate mentioned the second quarter was its “greatest quarter for retention in Paramount+’s historical past,” as a consequence of sequence just like the “Yellowstone” spinoff “Dutton Ranch,” in addition to stay sports activities just like the UFC and providing of the FIFA World Cup in components of Latin America.
Paramount+ added 2 million subscribers through the quarter, bringing its whole to 81.6 million international clients.
The corporate mentioned Tuesday it was elevating its full-year 2026 steering for adjusted earnings earlier than curiosity, taxes, depreciation and amortization to a spread of $3.8 billion to $3.9 billion, as a consequence of financial savings from final yr’s merger of Paramount and Skydance. The corporate has mentioned it plans to save lots of $3 billion from the consolidation.
Paramount nonetheless expects whole income in 2026 of $30 billion, representing 4% development yr over yr. Direct-to-consumer income from each streaming subscriptions and promoting is anticipated to speed up for the yr.
For the third quarter, Paramount expects whole income of between $6.95 billion and $7.15 billion and for Paramount+ subscriber additions to be “flattish” quarter over quarter.
WBD merger trajectory
David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, speaks through the Paramount Footage presentation at CinemaCon, the official conference of Cinema United, in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 16, 2026.
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Tuesday’s earnings report comes almost one yr for the reason that completion of Skydance’s merger with Paramount, placing the storied Hollywood firm below the management of CEO David Ellison.
The corporate highlighted “early advantages” to unifying the tech behind Paramount+ and Pluto TV. It additionally famous that it elevated Paramount’s movie slate from eight to fifteen movies.
Paramount has extra just lately been in pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery, a mix that has been held up by an antitrust problem introduced by U.S. states.
Nevertheless, Ellison reiterated the corporate’s confidence in that merger Tuesday.
“As we have executed in opposition to our technique over the previous yr, we have additionally ready to shut the transaction, and we stay assured will probably be accomplished, making a stronger, extra aggressive, creative-first media firm that builds on the inspiration we have established — one which advantages customers, theater exhibitors and creatives,” he mentioned in a shareholder letter.
Final month, Paramount agreed to delay the closing of the proposed acquisition to as late as June 2027 as a consequence of the lawsuit introduced forth by a gaggle of state attorneys basic.
Initially Paramount mentioned it deliberate to shut the deal by the tip of September. It has obtained approval from the antitrust division of the U.S. Division of Justice, in addition to from a number of international jurisdictions, together with European regulators.
The U.S. states’ lawsuit will go to trial in March 2027, in response to a courtroom submitting on Tuesday.
