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Starz Entertainment<\/strong> STRZ reported a first-quarter 2026 loss of $1.55 per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 62 cents.<\/p>\n The company reported a net loss of $9.83 per share, wider than the year-ago quarter’s reported loss of $9.15.<\/p>\n Revenues came in at $306.9 million, down 7.2% year over year, and marginally missed the consensus mark of $307 million by 0.12%. Sequentially, total revenues declined approximately 5%.<\/p>\n OTT revenues reached $211.1 million (68.8% of total revenues), down 6.4% from $225.5 million in the year-ago quarter, reflecting ongoing pressure across the direct-to-consumer and wholesale streaming landscape. Even so, management highlighted sequential improvement.<\/p>\n Starz Entertainment Corp. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Starz Entertainment Corp. Quote<\/p>\n Linear and other revenues came in at $95.8 million (31.2% of total revenues), down 8.8% from $105.1 million.<\/p>\n Operating loss was $152.8 million, compared with $142.3 million in the prior-year quarter, reflecting the combined effect of lower revenues and heavier cost items.<\/p>\n Adjusted OIBDA was $58.0 million, down from $93.3 million in the year-ago quarter, while still improving sequentially from $55.5 million.<\/p>\n On a trailing 12-month basis, adjusted OIBDA totaled $168.7 million, translating into an adjusted OIBDA leverage ratio of 3.1x at quarter-end.<\/p>\n As of March 31, 2026, cash and cash equivalents totaled $102.1 million. Total debt was $625.1 million and net debt stood at $523.0 million, with an adjusted OIBDA leverage ratio of 3.1x on a trailing 12-month basis. The company\u2019s $150 million revolving credit facility remained fully undrawn.<\/p>\n Net cash provided by operating activities was $73.2 million in the first quarter of 2026. Equity-free cash flow was $68.7 million.<\/p>\n Unlevered free cash flow was $80.7 million, supported by the stronger operating cash result and provides a cleaner view of underlying liquidity as the company works to reduce leverage.<\/p>\n For 2026, Starz Entertainment reiterated its previously provided outlook targets, including positive year-over-year OTT revenue growth and low-single-digit year-over-year adjusted OIBDA growth. The company continues to expect unlevered free cash flow of $80 million to $120 million and an adjusted OIBDA leverage ratio exiting 2026 at approximately 2.7x.<\/p>\n Management also accelerated its 20% adjusted OIBDA margin outlook to the second half of 2027, one year ahead of prior guidance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.finance.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Starz Entertainment STRZ reported a first-quarter 2026 loss of $1.55 per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 62 cents. The company reported a net loss of $9.83 per share, wider than the year-ago quarter’s reported loss of $9.15. 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Starz Entertainment Corp. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise <\/h3>\n
STRZ\u2019s Operating Performance <\/h2>\n
STRZ\u2019s Q1 Balance Sheet & Cash Flow <\/h2>\n
STRZ\u2019s 2026 Outlook <\/h2>\n