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Paramount Skydance Corporation (PSKY)

Communication Services | Entertainment | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
10.88 USD +0.08 (0.741%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 10.88

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:37 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fractured by a looming existential crisis. While the stock recently rallied off its lows, the catalyst driving that move—the potential merger with Warner Bros.—has been explicitly delayed until mid-2027. This creates a multi-year period of regulatory and strategic limbo that severely damages the long-term outlook. Fundamentally, the company is bleeding value; it is trading at a premium P/E despite negative earnings growth and a deteriorating return on equity, indicating the market is pricing in a significant discount to current operations. The dividend, while yielding nearly 2%, is a red flag given the massive debt load and the fact that the payout ratio has recently collapsed, suggesting the company is struggling to maintain cash flow stability. The options market confirms this anxiety, with heavy positioning in far-out strikes that bets on a binary resolution to the merger drama rather than organic growth. Until the merger timeline is secured and the debt burden is addressed, this remains a speculative vehicle for event-driven traders, not a sound long-term holding.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.080808
AutoETS0.080808
MSTL0.080889
AutoTheta0.084920

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 3.78
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.254
Excess Kurtosis -1.06
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 126.479
Revenue per Share 27.298
Market Cap 12,176,604,160
Trailing P/E 362.67
Forward P/E 12.79
Beta 1.47
Profit Margins -2.13%
Previous Name ViacomCBS Inc.
Website https://www.paramount.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for extreme volatility rather than a specific directional outcome. Call Open Interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money (OTM) with massive walls at $14 and $12 strikes, while Put Open Interest is concentrated deep OTM ($6-$9 range) and ATM. This distribution suggests a 'long gamma' strategy where traders expect a binary event—likely the resolution of the Warner Bros. merger uncertainty—to cause a massive swing in either direction, rather than a steady trend.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 1.66% 1.68% 2.39%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.05 0.476644
2026-03-16 0.05 0.526316
2025-12-18 0.05 0.384320
2025-09-15 0.05 0.269107
2025-06-16 0.05 0.417014
2025-03-17 0.05 0.428082
2024-12-16 0.05 0.455373
2024-09-16 0.05 0.479846
2024-06-17 0.05 0.508647
2024-03-14 0.05 0.444050
2023-12-14 0.05 0.299222
2023-09-14 0.05 0.362582
2023-06-14 0.05 0.301205
2023-03-17 0.24 1.218274
2022-12-14 0.24 1.239669
2022-09-14 0.24 1.094891
2022-06-14 0.24 0.944510
2022-03-14 0.24 0.670953
2021-12-14 0.24 0.810811
2021-09-14 0.24 0.616650
2021-06-14 0.24 0.562984
2021-03-12 0.24 0.252791
2020-12-14 0.24 0.692241
2020-09-14 0.24 0.807265
2020-06-12 0.24 1.048035
2020-03-13 0.24 1.463415
2019-12-27 0.24 0.574713
2019-09-09 0.18 0.408071
2019-06-07 0.18 0.371747
2019-03-08 0.18 0.367272
2018-12-10 0.18 0.361736
2018-09-07 0.18 0.321085
2018-06-07 0.18 0.352872
2018-03-08 0.18 0.341815
2017-12-08 0.18 0.313207
2017-09-07 0.18 0.297521
2017-06-07 0.18 0.294262
2017-03-08 0.18 0.264667
2016-12-07 0.18 0.283733
2016-09-07 0.18 0.342075
2016-06-08 0.15 0.280217
2016-03-09 0.15 0.287908
2015-12-09 0.15 0.310174
2015-09-08 0.15 0.343485
2015-06-08 0.15 0.248839
2015-03-09 0.15 0.247893
2014-12-09 0.15 0.285823
2014-09-08 0.15 0.253979
2014-06-06 0.12 0.198380
2014-03-07 0.12 0.178042
2013-12-09 0.12 0.203562
2013-09-06 0.12 0.223797
2013-06-06 0.12 0.245700
2013-03-07 0.12 0.266785
2012-12-07 0.12 0.333890
2012-09-06 0.12 0.326886
2012-06-07 0.10 0.315060
2012-03-08 0.10 0.327439
2011-12-07 0.10 0.378215
2011-09-07 0.10 0.422654
2011-06-08 0.10 0.378931
2011-03-09 0.05 0.208160
2010-12-08 0.05 0.278087
2010-09-08 0.05 0.335345
2010-06-08 0.05 0.375657
2010-03-09 0.05 0.346260
2009-12-09 0.05 0.369004
2009-09-08 0.05 0.461681
2009-06-08 0.05 0.576037
2009-03-09 0.05 1.618123
2008-12-02 0.27 4.212169
2008-08-29 0.27 1.668727
2008-05-30 0.27 1.251158
2008-02-29 0.25 1.095530
2007-11-28 0.25 0.921150
2007-09-12 0.25 0.826446
2007-05-31 0.22 0.661455
2007-03-05 0.22 0.742741
2006-11-28 0.20 0.665557
2006-08-29 0.20 0.691324
2006-06-01 0.18 0.675676
2006-02-24 0.16 0.652263
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.2
dividendYield 1.85
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018518519
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2026-06-15
dividendDate 2026-10-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.25311202
Address1 1,515 Broadway
All Time High 101.97
All Time Low 3.06
Ask 11.09
Ask Size 6
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 3.5 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,172,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 10,199,874
Average Volume 10,199,874
Average Volume10Days 9,172,050
Beta 1.471
Bid 10.75
Bid Size 1
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 10.88
Current Ratio 1.04
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 10.98
Day Low 10.68
Debt To Equity 126.479
Display Name Paramount Skydance
Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Dividend Rate 0.2
Dividend Yield 1.85
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 8.405
Enterprise To Revenue 0.956
Enterprise Value 27,820,769,280
Eps Current Year 0.56207
Eps Forward 0.8508
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.03
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 9.434
Fifty Day Average Change 1.4460001
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.1532754
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -25.311201
Fifty Two Week High 20.86
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.9800005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.47842762
Fifty Two Week Low 7.62
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.2600002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.42782155
Fifty Two Week Range 7.62 - 20.86
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,133,793,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.87
Float Shares 536,918,372
Forward Eps 0.8508
Forward P E 12.787965
Free Cashflow 17,593,124,864
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 17,600
Fullday Change 0.0799999
Fullday Change Percent 0.74074
Fullday Price 10.88
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.33328998
Gross Profits 9,701,999,616
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.50798
Held Percent Institutions 0.31798
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,119,173,058
Industry Entertainment
Industry Disp Entertainment
Industry Key entertainment
Ipo Expected Date 2,025-08-07
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Last Dividend Value 0.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
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 Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 12,176,604,160
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_27763231
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-08-29
Net Income To Common -621,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 12,117,014,412
Number Of Analyst Opinions 14
Open 10.75
Operating Cashflow 814,000,000
Operating Margins 0.09345
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 6.6667
Peg Ratio 1.13
Phone 212 258 6000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 10.88
Post Market Time 1,787,961,269
Prev Name ViacomCBS Inc.
Previous Close 10.8
Price Eps Current Year 19.35702
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0361905
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.41829628
Profit Margins -0.021329999
Quick Ratio 0.736
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.47619
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0799999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.74074
Regular Market Day High 10.98
Regular Market Day Low 10.68
Regular Market Day Range 10.68 - 10.98
Regular Market Open 10.75
Regular Market Previous Close 10.8
Regular Market Price 10.88
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 10,028,916
Return On Assets 0.027490001
Return On Equity -0.00896
Revenue Growth 0.009
Revenue Per Share 27.298
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 1,087,672,971
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0699
Shares Short 78,372,316
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 83,229,448
Short Name Paramount Skydance Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.145
Short Ratio 6.44
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol PSKY
Target High Price 16.0
Target Low Price 2.0
Target Mean Price 9.69286
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 0.018518519
Trailing Eps 0.03
Trailing P E 362.6667
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.1402
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.1563
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.27629948
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.02476623
Type Disp Equity
Volume 10,028,916
Website https://www.paramount.com
Zip 10,036