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Skydance Corporation SKYD
$7.10 +4.41% Close, Oct 20, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $7.55B
Weak trend
Next earnings report: Nov 3, 2026
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Three things to know
- Operating margin narrowed to -18.4% from 8.3% a year earlier.
- The diluted share count fell 17.6% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
- Over the past year the stock returned -57.7%, behind the S&P 500 by 73.4 percentage points.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Communication Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 21, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 38%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 34%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 50%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 27%
- Gross marginBottom 18%
- Operating marginBottom 9%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 19%
- Interest coverBottom 13%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 30%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 49%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 11%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 13%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 15%
- 6-month returnBottom 13%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 9%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 13%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 13%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 27%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 35%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 34%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 7%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 16%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 38%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 39%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 2.3% | 2.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 30.8% | 28.8% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 8.3% | -18.4% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 1.8% | 1.5% | ↓ |
Performance vs the market
Over the last year, SKYD fell 58.2% while the S&P 500 rose 14.5%: 72.7 percentage points behind the index.
| Period | SKYD | S&P 500 | Nasdaq-100 | Russell 2000 | SKYD vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | −30.5% | +0.8% | −0.5% | −2.9% | −31.3 pp |
| 3 months | −17.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% | −5.6% | −20.8 pp |
| Year to date | −47.0% | +12.7% | +16.8% | +11.9% | −59.7 pp |
| 1 year | −58.2% | +14.5% | +17.3% | +11.1% | −72.7 pp |
| 3 years | −39.6%−15.5% a year | +82.6%+22.2% a year | +102.4%+26.5% a year | +65.2%+18.2% a year | −122.2 pp |
| 5 years | −81.7%−28.8% a year | +70.0%+11.2% a year | +91.4%+13.9% a year | +21.3%+3.9% a year | −151.8 pp |
| 10 years | −87.4%−18.7% a year | +260.2%+13.7% a year | +509.7%+19.8% a year | +127.6%+8.6% a year | −347.6 pp |
Price returns to the close on Oct 20, 2026, without dividends, for the stock and the indices alike. The Nasdaq-100 column uses the price of the QQQ ETF. Rows of 3 years or more also show the average change per year. Use vs S&P 500 on the chart above to compare any period.
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 2.4% | 2.3% | ↑ | Bottom 38% |
| Gross margin | 28.8% | 30.8% | ↓ | Bottom 18% |
| Operating margin | -18.4% | 8.3% | ↓ | Bottom 9% |
| Net margin | -2.1% | -0.0% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 1.5% | 1.8% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -0.4% | — | Bottom 27% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -2.9%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -4.1 pp
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -5.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.81%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.22%
- Shareholder yield
- 3.03%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -17.6%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 2 of 2
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +37.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $6.50
- Target vs current price
- -8.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 9
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 44%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | +19.3% | +1.9% | +12.8% | +32.7% | — |
| May 4, 2026 | +54.8% | +0.4% | +0.0% | -1.0% | -28.3% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | — | -2.2% | +19.8% | -11.7% | -2.5% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | — | +1.0% | +3.8% | -3.5% | -30.3% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | — | -1.0% | -10.4% | +11.5% | +24.0% |
| May 14, 2025 | — | -0.8% | -0.9% | +2.4% | -12.3% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | — | -0.8% | -2.6% | -0.1% | +2.8% |
| Nov 8, 2024 | — | +2.2% | -2.3% | -3.4% | -4.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $0.18 | $0.15 | +19.3% | $6.91B |
| May 4, 2026 | $0.23 | $0.15 | +54.8% | $7.35B |
| Feb 25, 2026 | -$0.52 | — | — | $8.47B |
| Nov 10, 2025 | -$0.23 | — | — | $6.70B |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.08 | — | — | $6.85B |
| May 14, 2025 | $0.23 | — | — | $7.19B |
| Feb 26, 2025 | -$0.33 | — | — | $7.98B |
| Nov 8, 2024 | $0.00 | — | — | $6.73B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 15.5× | — | — | — |
| EV / Sales | 0.72× | — | — | Top 13% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 5.83% | — | — | Bottom 49% |
| Earnings yield | -7.89% | — | — | Bottom 30% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.5%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -4.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -28.0%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -30.7%
- RSI (14)
- 30.9
- Relative volume
- 0.57×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 70.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 79th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.04
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.27
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -58.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -65.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2021 | Oct 19, 2026 | -93.2% | 1401 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Jan 29, 2021 | -13.4% | 2 days | 8 days (Feb 10, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $7.55B
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.56
- Revenue (TTM)
- $29.43B
- Dividend yield
- 2.82%
- 52-week range
- $6.61 – $17.29
| FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $29.65B | $29.21B | $29.21B |
| Gross profit | $7.26B | $8.27B | $9.78B |
| Operating income | -$451.0M | $1.61B | -$5.27B |
| Net income | -$1.04B | -$6.19B | -$6.19B |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.85 | -$4.67 | -$0.56 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.73B | $7.98B | $7.19B | $6.85B | $6.70B | $8.47B | $7.35B | $6.91B |
| Net income | $1.0M | -$224.0M | $152.0M | $57.0M | -$257.0M | -$573.0M | $168.0M | $41.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.00 | -$0.17 | $0.11 | $0.04 | -$0.23 | -$0.52 | $0.15 | $0.04 |
| FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $475.0M | $752.0M | $485.0M |
| Capital expenditure | -$328.0M | -$263.0M | -$162.0M |
| Free cash flow | $147.0M | $489.0M | $323.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$389.0M | -$139.0M | -$90.0M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | -$92.0M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $1.63B
- Total assets
- $44.41B
- Total liabilities
- $31.60B
- Total debt
- $15.16B
- Net debt
- $13.53B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $11.77B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.05 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $0.05 | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $0.05 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | $0.05 | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | $0.05 | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.05 | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | $0.05 | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $0.05 | Jan 2, 2025 |
Run the numbers on SKYD
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- P/E ratioTrailing and forward P/E and the price at any multiple.
- DCF intrinsic valueValue SKYD from its free cash flow, or see the growth the price implies.
- EV/EBITDAEnterprise value against EBITDA, and the price at a target multiple.
- Graham numberBenjamin Graham’s value from EPS and book value.
- Dividend yieldYield from SKYD’s latest dividend, and your yield on cost.
- Dividend discount modelWhat the dividend stream is worth at your required return.
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