Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION) reported $724.3 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.5%. EPS of $0.01 for the same period compares to $0.22 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $706.03 million, representing a surprise of +2.59%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -50%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.02.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
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 Lionsgate Studios Corp. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Television Production: $303.1 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $348.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -25.1%.
- Revenue- Motion Picture: $421.2 million versus $356.98 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +36.2% change.
- Segment Profit- Motion Picture: $58.5 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $38.49 million.
- Corporate general and administrative expenses: $-28.9 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $-31.78 million.
- Segment Profit- Television Production: $55.7 million versus $64.84 million estimated by four analysts on average.
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Shares of Lionsgate Studios Corp. have returned +0.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% 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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