Price
$26.22-6.39%Social Signal Score
Analyst Ratings
4 analystsRevenue
$307.90M-75.49%Analyst Estimates
Consensus estimates, not results. Via Financial Modeling Prep.
Company Profile
- CEO
- Jeffrey A. Hirsch
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Entertainment
- Employees
- 517
- Beta
- 2.54
- Country
- US
- Piotroski score
- 3 / 9 (Weak)
- Altman Z-score
- -0.50
Financials
Revenue
$307.90M-75.5%Net Income
$-189.40M-407.5%EBITDA
$-41.20M-106.7%Free Cash Flow
$-33.40M-123.2%EPS (diluted)
$-11.27-212.1%Shares Outstanding (diluted)
16.80M+169.6%Operating Expenses
$110.30MCash & Debt
$59.60MReturn of Capital
$0.00Revenue by Segment (annual)
$3.68BQuote
Valuation & Ratios
Returns & Efficiency
Revenue & Net Income (Annual)
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Net Income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $306.90M | $-164.90M | $-9.83 |
| 2025 | $1.37B | $-211.20M | $-12.64 |
| 2024 | $1.39B | $-915.20M | $-54.77 |
| 2023 | $3.85B | $-2.01B | $-111.97 |
| 2022 | $3.60B | $-188.20M | $-16.80 |
| 2021 | $3.27B | $-18.90M | $-1.71 |
| 2020 | $3.89B | $-188.40M | $-17.20 |
| 2019 | $3.68B | $-284.20M | $-26.60 |
| 2018 | $4.13B | $473.60M | $45.40 |
| 2017 | $3.20B | $14.80M | $1.80 |
| 2016 | $2.35B | $50.20M | $13.60 |
| 2015 | $2.40B | $181.78M | $52.40 |
| 2014 | $2.63B | $152.04M | $44.40 |
| 2013 | $2.71B | $232.13M | $69.20 |
Valuation
STRZhas no positive reported earnings per share, so an earnings-multiple projection can't be built for it. Companies are valued on other measures at this stage — revenue growth, cash burn, or book value — none of which this calculator models.
Signal Score (90d)
66-5.71%Social Signal Score
Mentions (8)
- Newsseekingalpha.com·3d ago·Positive
Starz Entertainment: Price Increases, Sub Growth, And Distribution Deals Starz Entertainment has delivered over 100% YTD gains, underpinned by improving fundamentals and a still-attractive valuation. I remain bullish on STRZ, reiterating my buy rating as the company raises full-year earnings guidance and commits to deleveraging its balance sheet. Potential buyout interest, notably from Byron Allen, highlights STRZ's undervaluation and serves as a catalyst for further upside.
View source ↗ - Newsprnewswire.com·4d ago·Neutral
STARZ TO RELEASE THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS FOR 2026 AND HOLD ANALYST AND INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL FOLLOWING MARKET CLOSE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- STARZ (NASDAQ: STRZ) announced today the company will report its third quarter financial results for 2026, ended September 30, 2026, on Thursday, October 29.
View source ↗ - Newsprnewswire.com·5d ago·Negative
VERIZON FIOS CUSTOMERS HAVE LOST ACCESS TO STARZ SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- STARZ issued the following statement regarding the status of its negotiations with Verizon and the loss of all STARZ channels, STARZ On Demand and the STARZ app through Verizon Fios.
View source ↗ - Newsprnewswire.com·5d ago·Negative
VERIZON FIOS CUSTOMERS MAY LOSE STARZ SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- STARZ issued the following statement regarding the status of its negotiations with Verizon and the potential loss of all STARZ channels, STARZ On Demand and the STARZ app through Verizon Fios.
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·6d ago·Neutral
Starz Update: Fightland And Beyond Starz (STRZ) delivered a strong Q2, with robust OTT revenue growth and improved OIBDA and free cash flow outlooks. STRZ's first self-produced series, Fightland, exceeded expectations, boosting confidence in 2026 as a key inflection year. Partnership with Peacock expands STRZ's distribution, countering perceptions of stagnant subscriber growth.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·56d ago·Neutral
STRZ Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates on Higher Costs, Revenues Beat Starz's Q2 revenues beat estimates, but higher costs widen losses as OTT gains are offset by weaker linear revenues and restructuring charges.
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·57d ago·Negative
Starz Entertainment's Stock Is Powerful, But It Still Rates As A Hold Starz Entertainment Corp. has seen recent technical momentum mostly driven by consolidation speculation. STRZ's Q2 showed stable OIBDA growth but negative unlevered free cash flow and persistent leverage above $600 million; there is definitely room for improvement with fundamental growth. Management focuses on cost discipline and original content, but lacks bold strategic pivots in AVOD or expansion into multiplex-film distrib
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·59d ago·Positive
Starz Entertainment Corp. (STRZ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Starz Entertainment Corp. (STRZ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
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Earnings
Thu, Oct 29(in 3 weeks)
Consensus estimate $-2.52 per share
Typical surprise -216.2% (median, so one quarter with a near-zero estimate can't distort it)
- Fri, Aug 7$-11.27 vs $-4.31miss
- Thu, May 7$-9.82 vs $-0.85miss
- Thu, Feb 26$-1.24 vs $-0.20miss
- Thu, Nov 13$-2.63 vs $-1.16miss
- Thu, Aug 14$-2.54 vs $-1.12miss
- Thu, May 22$-3.95 vs $2.31miss
Estimates and results for STRZ via Financial Modeling Prep. Beating consensus says the company cleared the bar analysts set, not that the business grew.
Insider trading
Open-market buys and sells by STRZ officers and directors.
- Bought
- $1.4m
- Sold
- $27.2m
11 trades
11 trades
- Hoffman Alisonsold
- Hoffman Alisonsold
- Hoffman Alisonsold
- Hoffman Alisonsold
- Kapenstein James M.bought
- Hirsch Jeffreybought
- Hoffman Alisonsold
- Hoffman Alisonsold
78 further Form 4 entries are share awards, option exercises or shares withheld for tax. Those are compensation, not trades, so they are excluded above. Buying is the stronger signal: an insider spends their own money for one reason. Selling has many innocent explanations — tax, diversifying, a house — so it says far less than it appears to. Via SEC filings.
Congress trades
No disclosed congressional trades in STRZ.
Self-reported filings, amounts as brackets. Via Senate/House disclosures.