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Skydance Corporation (SKYD)

Communication Services | Entertainment | New York, United States | NYSE
9.16 USD -0.12 (-1.293%) ⇩ (Oct. 9, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 9.16

Short-term:★⯪☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★⯪☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:26 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is severely compromised by a massive short interest of 15.7% combined with a short ratio of 8.3, indicating intense selling pressure and potential for a 'short squeeze' that could cause erratic volatility rather than a stable rally. While the forward P/E suggests analysts expect a turnaround to profitability, the company is currently losing money with earnings growth plummeting by over half year-over-year, making any short-term bounce highly speculative. The long-term picture is equally bleak; despite generating significant free cash flow, the company carries debt nearly ten times its cash reserves, resulting in a precarious balance sheet with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 126. This leverage, paired with negative returns on equity and a lack of recent price appreciation, suggests the market views the business quality as deteriorating rather than improving. Finally, the dividend is a red flag for income investors; with a payout ratio of 93%, the company is distributing almost all of its earnings to shareholders while still posting a loss, signaling that the dividend is likely unsustainable and risks being cut if earnings do not turn positive quickly.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.150983
AutoETS0.150987
MSTL0.162059
AutoTheta0.227992

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 0.71
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.230
Excess Kurtosis -0.66
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 46,186,348,544
Forward P/E 15.27
Beta 1.55
Profit Margins -2.13%
Previous Name ViacomCBS Inc.
Website https://www.paramount.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.45% 1.84% 1.71% 2.36%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-15 0.05 0.454133
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 2.16
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.021551725
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 2026-09-15
dividendDate 2026-10-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.4643275
Address1 1,515 Broadway
All Time High 101.97
All Time Low 3.06
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 3,400
Average Analyst Rating 3.5 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 33,742,940
Average Daily Volume3 Month 18,090,503
Average Volume 18,090,503
Average Volume10Days 33,742,940
Beta 1.547
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 2,600
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.16
Current Ratio 1.04
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,789,430,400
Day High 9.62
Day Low 9.135
Debt To Equity 126.479
Display Name Skydance
Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Dividend Rate 0.2
Dividend Yield 2.16
Earnings Growth -0.541
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.281
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 7.731
Enterprise To Revenue 0.879
Enterprise Value 25,588,097,024
Eps Current Year 1.16
Eps Forward 0.6
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.02
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Exchange Transfer Date 2,026-10-06
Fifty Day Average 10.032
Fifty Day Average Change -0.87199974
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.086921826
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -46.43275
Fifty Two Week High 17.68
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.52
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.48190048
Fifty Two Week Low 7.62
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.54
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.20209974
Fifty Two Week Range 7.62 - 17.68
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,133,793,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.32
Float Shares 536,940,811
Forward Eps 0.6
Forward P E 15.266665
Free Cashflow 17,593,124,864
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 17,600
Fullday Change -0.119999886
Fullday Change Percent -1.2931023
Fullday Price 9.16
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
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 5,042,178,087
Industry Entertainment
Industry Disp Entertainment
Industry Key entertainment
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
Long Business Summary 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 formerly known as Paramount Skydance Corporation and changed its name to Skydance Corporation in October 2026. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Long Name Skydance Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 46,186,348,544
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_27763231
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-11
Net Income To Common -621,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,174,579,958
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 9.35
Operating Cashflow 814,000,000
Operating Margins 0.09345
Payout Ratio 0.932
Peg Ratio 1.07
Phone 212 258 6000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 9.16
Post Market Time 1,791,590,355
Prev Exchange NMS
Prev Name ViacomCBS Inc.
Prev Ticker PSKY
Previous Close 9.28
Price Eps Current Year 7.8965516
Price Hint 2
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.5866145
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 -0.12
Regular Market Change Percent -1.2931
Regular Market Day High 9.62
Regular Market Day Low 9.135
Regular Market Day Range 9.135 - 9.62
Regular Market Open 9.35
Regular Market Previous Close 9.28
Regular Market Price 9.16
Regular Market Time 1,791,576,002
Regular Market Volume 24,498,704
Return On Assets 0.027490001
Return On Equity -0.00896
Revenue Growth 0.009
Revenue Per Share 27.298
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17383456
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 5,010,678,000
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 Skydance Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1573
Short Ratio 8.32
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol SKYD
Target High Price 16.0
Target Low Price 2.0
Target Mean Price 9.85938
Target Median Price 9.5
Ticker Change Date 2,026-10-06
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 0.021551725
Trailing Eps -0.02
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.7634
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.45875
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.2987499
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.12417831
Type Disp Equity
Volume 24,498,704
Website https://www.paramount.com
Zip 10,036