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Paramount Skydance Corp (PSKY)

Communication Services | Entertainment | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
9.78 USD

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:23 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Skydance is currently defined by a severe disconnect between its operational cash generation and its capital structure, exacerbated by a looming merger crisis. While the company boasts a fortress-like free cash flow of nearly $17.6 billion—more than double its total debt of $16.2 billion—the balance sheet remains toxic due to a massive debt load and a payout ratio of 93%, which signals that dividends are being funded by burning through cash reserves rather than sustainable earnings. This precarious position is driving the market to a 'sell' consensus, with the stock trading at a fraction of its book value and facing a 52-week low as legal hurdles delay the Paramount merger. The options market confirms this pessimism, with traders stacking heavy put protection at strikes far below the current price, betting on a collapse rather than a recovery. Until the debt is resolved or the merger clears, the risk of capital erosion outweighs the potential for value realization.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.214460
AutoETS0.215204
AutoTheta0.292323
AutoARIMA0.343476

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 3.56
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.006
Excess Kurtosis 0.26
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 126.479
Revenue per Share 27.298
Market Cap 10,992,190,464
Forward P/E 11.75
Beta 1.55
Profit Margins -2.13%
Website https://www.paramount.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning aggressively for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes $3.00, $5.00, $6.00) and significant volume in near-term OTM puts. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at the money ($10 strike) and slightly OTM ($11-$12), suggesting a 'bet against' strategy rather than a bullish breakout expectation. The disparity in implied volatility, with deep OTM puts showing elevated IV relative to flat ATM calls, indicates fear of a sharp drop.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-15 0.05 NaN
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.2
dividendYield 2.1
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.02046036
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2026-09-15
dividendDate 2026-10-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.5670841
Address1 1,515 Broadway
All Time High 101.97
All Time Low 3.06
Ask 11.76
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 3.5 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 41,210,922
Average Daily Volume3 Month 20,588,009
Average Volume 20,588,009
Average Volume10Days 41,210,922
Beta 1.547
Bid 8.98
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 10
Book Value 10.5
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.775
Current Ratio 1.04
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,789,430,400
Day High 9.775
Day Low 9.775
Debt To Equity 126.479
Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Dividend Rate 0.2
Dividend Yield 2.1
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,877,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,877,200
Earnings Growth -0.541
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.281
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,873,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,254,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,254,400
Ebitda 3,310,000,128
Ebitda Margins 0.11371
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.947
Enterprise To Revenue 0.904
Enterprise Value 26,306,144,256
Eps Current Year 0.53633
Eps Forward 0.83221
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.02
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.0564
Fifty Day Average Change -0.28140068
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.027982248
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -56.70841
Fifty Two Week High 17.2899
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.5149
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.43464106
Fifty Two Week Low 6.63
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.1449995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4743589
Fifty Two Week Range 6.63 - 17.2899
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 783,613,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.32
Float Shares 536,940,811
Forward Eps 0.83221
Forward P E 11.745832
Free Cashflow 17,593,124,864
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 17,600
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 9.775
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.33328998
Gross Profits 9,701,999,616
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.50678
Held Percent Institutions 0.3172
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,124,520,841
Industry Entertainment
Industry Disp Entertainment
Industry Key entertainment
Ipo Expected Date 2,026-10-06
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Last Dividend Value 0.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,136,246,400
Last Split Factor 0.5:1
Long Business Summary Paramount 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 founded in 1914 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Long Name Paramount Skydance Corp
Market us_market
Market Cap 10,992,190,464
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_27763231
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -621,000,000
New Symbol SKYD
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,174,579,958
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 9.26
Operating Cashflow 814,000,000
Operating Margins 0.09345
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 0.932
Peg Ratio 1.1
Phone 212 258 6000
Previous Close 9.775
Price Eps Current Year 18.22572
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.93095237
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.37760875
Profit Margins -0.021329999
Quick Ratio 0.736
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.45455
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 9.775
Regular Market Day Low 9.775
Regular Market Day Range 9.775 - 9.775
Regular Market Open 9.26
Regular Market Previous Close 9.775
Regular Market Price 9.775
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,000
Regular Market Volume 25,919,604
Return On Assets 0.027490001
Return On Equity -0.00896
Revenue Growth 0.009
Revenue Per Share 27.298
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 1,093,020,754
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0758
Shares Short 85,017,055
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,786,665,600
Shares Short Prior Month 78,372,316
Short Name Paramount Skydance Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1573
Short Ratio 8.32
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol PSKY
Target High Price 16.0
Target Low Price 2.0
Target Mean Price 9.92438
Target Median Price 9.5
Total Cash 1,627,000,064
Total Cash Per Share 1.45
Total Debt 16,202,000,384
Total Revenue 29,109,999,616
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.02046036
Trailing Eps -0.02
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7634
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.266025
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.49102497
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.047830097
Type Disp Equity
Volume 25,919,604
Website https://www.paramount.com
Zip 10,036