Paramount Skydance Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 1/6
Paramount Skydance has a total shareholder equity of $12.8B and total debt of $15.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 118.3%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $44.4B and $31.6B respectively. Paramount Skydance's EBIT is $2.0B making its interest coverage ratio 2.5. It has cash and short-term investments of $1.6B.
Key information
118.30%
Debt to equity ratio
US$15.15b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 2.5x |
| Cash | US$1.63b |
| Equity | US$12.81b |
| Total liabilities | US$31.60b |
| Total assets | US$44.41b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
PSKY: Warner Deal Trial Delay Will Define Future Upside Potential
Analysts have lowered their fair value estimate for Paramount Skydance to $16.00 from $19.69, citing a higher assumed discount rate, mixed views on the Warner Bros. Discovery deal process, and a series of reduced price targets across recent research.
PSKY: Extended Warner Trial Timeline And Execution Synergies Will Shape Deal Perception
Analysts have trimmed their average price targets for Paramount Skydance to about $10, citing updated fair value estimates and P/E assumptions that now reflect a longer and more complex path to resolving the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery deal.PSKY: Warner Deal Legal Outcome Will Reshape Perceived Merger Upside
Analysts have reduced their average price target for Paramount Skydance to about $10.12 from $11.79. This reflects updated assumptions for a higher discount rate, slightly softer revenue growth, modestly stronger profit margins, a lower future P/E multiple, and the recent wave of Street target cuts tied to uncertainty around the Warner Bros.PSKY: Warner Deal Legal Resolution Will Reframe Merger Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their price expectations for Paramount Skydance, with the average fair value estimate moving from about $14.57 to $11.79 as they factor in a higher discount rate, more conservative assumptions on revenue growth and profit margins, and a richer future P/E multiple in light of mixed views on the Warner Bros. Discovery deal and the company’s capital structure.
PSKY: Warner Mega Merger Debt And Covenants Will Pressure Future Earnings Multiple
Analysts have cut their fair value estimate for Paramount Skydance to about $3.09 from $7.00, citing a sharply lower assumed future P/E multiple and concerns about the planned Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition.PSKY: Warner Deal And Regulatory Risks Will Pressure Future Earnings Multiple
Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for Paramount Skydance from $12.00 to $7.00 as they reset price targets following recent revisions to the discount rate, profit margin assumptions, and future P/E expectations. Analyst Commentary Recent Street research on Paramount Skydance points to a more cautious tone, with several bearish analysts resetting assumptions around valuation and execution.Paramount Skydance And Warner Bros. Discovery Face An Uphill Battle
Summary Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. faces a 14% merger spread with Paramount Skydance Corporation, but significant regulatory uncertainty persists. I maintain a 'hold' rating for both WBD and PSKY due to ongoing US state and European regulatory pushback and substantial post-merger debt. Combined streaming platforms could unlock synergies, yet operational and financial risks remain high given WBD's declining Global Linear Networks segment. Despite WBD's not-expensive valuation, downside risk is substantial if the deal fails, making a more aggressive rating unjustified. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaFinancial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: PSKY's short term assets ($11.0B) exceed its short term liabilities ($10.6B).
Long Term Liabilities: PSKY's short term assets ($11.0B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($21.0B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: PSKY's net debt to equity ratio (105.6%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: PSKY's debt to equity ratio has increased from 84.9% to 118.3% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: PSKY's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (5.4%).
Interest Coverage: PSKY's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/09/11 21:23 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Paramount Skydance Corporation is covered by 49 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Pierre-Marie D'Ornano | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Andrew Charles Beale | Arete Research Services LLP |
| Joseph Bonner | Argus Research Company |