Sphere Entertainment Co. SPHR

Communication services SIC 7900 - Services-Amusement & Recreation Services NYSE

Sphere Entertainment Co. is a Nevada corporation with its principal executive office at Two Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY, 10121. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to "we," "us," "our," "Sphere Entertainment" or the "Company" refer collectively to Sphere Entertainment Co., a holding company, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. We conduct substantially all of our business activities discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this "Form 10-K") through Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC ("Sphere Entertainment Group") and MSG Networks Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, "MSG Networks"), and each of their direct and indirect subsidiaries.

The Company (formerly Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.) was incorporated on November 21, 2019 as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. ("MSG Sports"). On April 17, 2020 (the "2020 Entertainment Distribution Date"), MSG Sports distributed all outstanding common stock of the Company to MSG Sports' stockholders (the "2020 Entertainment Distribution"). On July 9, 2021, MSG Networks Inc. merged with a subsidiary of the Company and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Networks Merger"). On April 20, 2023 (the "MSGE Distribution Date"), the Company distributed approximately 67% of the outstanding common stock of MSGE Spinco, Inc. (now known as Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and referred to herein as "MSG Entertainment") to its stockholders (the "MSGE Distribution"), with the Company retaining approximately 33% of the outstanding common stock of MSG Entertainment (in the form of MSG Entertainment Class A common stock) immediately following the MSGE Distribution (the "MSGE Retained Interest"). Following the dispositions of the MSGE Retained Interest, the Company no longer holds any of the outstanding common stock of MSG Entertainment. In connection with the MSGE Distribution, the Company changed its name to Sphere Entertainment Co.

Last close 142.42 2026-09-04
Market cap $5.15B estimated share count
52-week range 49.22 - 181.63

Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close

P/S4.2x
P/E192.5x
P/FCF21.2x
EV/EBITDA51.1x
Dividend yield
Diluted EPS0.74

Annual financial statements

Income statement

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Revenue $1.22B$1.02B$571.2M$608.2M$647.5M$1.44B$1.05B$989.0M
SG&A $681.8M$424.4M$433.2M$314.5M$273.0M
Total operating expenses $1.83B$1.00B$822.7M$1.09B
Operating income -$229.6M-$341.2M-$273.0M-$165.7M-$188.2M$235.2M-$45.6M-$31.3M
Interest expense $79.9M$0$0$20.4M$36.6M$5.6M$12.2M
Pre-tax income $57.2M-$360.2M$275.4M-$167.7M-$160.8M$251.5M-$20.0M-$28.9M
Income tax $23.8M$135.6M$103.4M$29.8M$38.9M$101.7M$443.0K$30.8M
Net income $33.4M-$200.6M$505.7M-$190.1M-$395.6M$181.7M-$8.2M$6.9M
EPS, basic 0.93-5.6814.51-5.77-4.605.21-0.35
EPS, diluted 0.74-5.6814.40-5.77-4.595.20-0.350.29
Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) $45.3M$35.3M$34.9M$34.3M$34.3M$34.9M$24.0K$24.0M

Balance sheet

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash and equivalents $521.3M$573.2M$429.1M$760.3M$1.54B$1.12B$1.32B$1.23B$1.24B
Short-term investments $0$337.2M$108.4M
Receivables $216.7M$184.6M$57.2M$81.0M
Inventory $14.5M$12.6M$0$13.5M$9.5M
Total current assets $810.2M$761.0M$623.9M$1.22B$1.87B$1.43B$1.35B
Property, plant and equipment $2.71B$3.04B$3.31B$2.16B$2.16B$1.66B$1.35B
Goodwill $344.8M$470.2M$456.8M$456.8M$456.8M$498.8M$165.6M$147.6M
Other intangibles $21.8M$28.4M$17.9M$21.0M$198.3M$150.4M$214.4M
Total assets $4.21B$4.52B$4.97B$5.52B$5.29B$3.73B$3.32B
Accounts payable $24.6M$33.6M$39.7M$2.0M$26.6M$17.3M$24.0M
Short-term debt $63.0M$829.1M$82.5M$66.0M$54.0M$5.4M$6.0M
Total current liabilities $743.4M$1.37B$692.1M$961.1M$729.9M$510.0M$474.0M
Long-term debt $767.4M$524.0M$1.12B$929.5M$1.65B$28.1M$48.6M
Total liabilities $1.98B$2.31B$2.39B$3.36B$2.97B$844.8M$662.3M
Retained earnings -$186.4M-$219.8M$212.0M-$290.7M-$96.3M$142.3M$0
Total equity $2.23B$2.42B$2.58B$1.98B$2.18B$2.30B$2.15B$2.49B$2.45B

Cash flow

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating cash flow $243.3M-$19.7M$153.6M$141.3M-$58.7M$308.1M$101.4M$144.4M
Depreciation and amortisation $336.4M$256.5M$103.4M$124.6M$122.0M$112.1M$109.3M$112.1M
Stock-based compensation $59.0M$48.0M$62.7M$77.1M$70.6M$61.4M$35.4M$27.3M
Capital expenditure $756.7M$456.0M$455.2M$184.0M$187.4M
Investing cash flow -$3.9M-$45.2M-$653.9M-$804.2M-$123.2M-$394.5M-$237.7M-$169.6M
Financing cash flow -$233.3M$209.7M$85.5M-$30.4M$592.7M-$113.9M-$8.6M$15.4M
Buybacks $50.0M$0$0$0$0$293.5M

Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001628280-26-027969.

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