For the quarter ended September 2025, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) reported revenue of $1.12 billion, up 64.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.50, compared to $0.53 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.08 billion, representing a surprise of +4.13%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -9.09%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.55.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how TKO Group performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Revenue- IMG: $336.7 million versus $338.46 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Net Revenue- UFC: $325.2 million compared to the $342.4 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -8.4% year over year.
- Net Revenue- WWE: $402.1 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $348.64 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +23.2%.
- Net Revenue- UFC- Partnerships and marketing: $70.8 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $64.8 million.
- Net revenues- Corporate & Other: $63.3 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $60.05 million.
- Net Revenue- WWE- Media rights, production and content: $248.9 million compared to the $217.13 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net Revenue- WWE- Live events and hospitality: $82.5 million compared to the $64.94 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net Revenue- WWE- Partnerships and marketing: $39.9 million compared to the $32.38 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net Revenue- WWE- Consumer products licensing and other: $30.8 million compared to the $28.25 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net Revenue- UFC- Live events and hospitality: $43.6 million versus $44.79 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Net Revenue- UFC- Media rights, production and content: $200.5 million compared to the $217.88 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net Revenue- Eliminations: $-7.4 million compared to the $-14.7 million average estimate based on three analysts.
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Shares of TKO Group have returned -5.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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