v3.26.1
REVENUE
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
REVENUE [Abstract]  
REVENUE

4. REVENUE

 

The Company derives its revenue principally from the following sources: (i) media rights and content fees associated with the production and distribution of content, (ii) ticket sales at live events, hospitality sales and financial incentive packages, (iii) partnerships and marketing, and (iv) consumer products licensing and other.

Disaggregated Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated by primary revenue sources (in thousands):

 

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

UFC

 

 

WWE

 

 

IMG

 

 

Corp & Other

 

 

Total

 

Media rights, production and content

 

$

325,176

 

 

$

359,758

 

 

$

147,160

 

 

$

3,715

 

 

$

835,809

 

Live events and hospitality

 

 

47,844

 

 

 

152,000

 

 

 

198,503

 

 

 

19,790

 

 

 

418,137

 

Partnerships and marketing

 

 

144,758

 

 

 

63,178

 

 

 

3,514

 

 

 

12,299

 

 

 

223,749

 

Consumer products licensing and other

 

 

17,884

 

 

 

46,014

 

 

 

5,380

 

 

 

12,671

 

 

 

81,949

 

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12,566

)

Total revenue

 

$

535,662

 

 

$

620,950

 

 

$

354,557

 

 

$

48,475

 

 

$

1,547,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

UFC

 

 

WWE

 

 

IMG

 

 

Corp & Other

 

 

Total

 

Media rights, production and content

 

$

600,491

 

 

$

641,431

 

 

$

307,405

 

 

$

12,650

 

 

$

1,561,977

 

Live events and hospitality

 

 

96,337

 

 

 

275,470

 

 

 

666,154

 

 

 

52,801

 

 

 

1,090,762

 

Partnerships and marketing

 

 

211,853

 

 

 

89,412

 

 

 

25,020

 

 

 

28,575

 

 

 

354,860

 

Consumer products licensing and other

 

 

28,202

 

 

 

90,295

 

 

 

11,512

 

 

 

28,355

 

 

 

158,364

 

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22,009

)

Total revenue

 

$

936,883

 

 

$

1,096,608

 

 

$

1,010,091

 

 

$

122,381

 

 

$

3,143,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

 

 

UFC

 

 

WWE

 

 

IMG

 

 

Corp & Other

 

 

Total

 

Media rights, production and content

 

$

260,491

 

 

$

278,915

 

 

$

163,397

 

 

$

4,661

 

 

$

707,464

 

Live events and hospitality

 

 

58,478

 

 

 

185,765

 

 

 

132,148

 

 

 

18,465

 

 

 

394,856

 

Partnerships and marketing

 

 

85,730

 

 

 

58,291

 

 

 

7,868

 

 

 

11,650

 

 

 

163,539

 

Consumer products licensing and other

 

 

11,136

 

 

 

33,171

 

 

 

3,177

 

 

 

9,856

 

 

 

57,340

 

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14,757

)

Total revenue

 

$

415,835

 

 

$

556,142

 

 

$

306,590

 

 

$

44,632

 

 

$

1,308,442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025

 

 

 

UFC

 

 

WWE

 

 

IMG

 

 

Corp & Other

 

 

Total

 

Media rights, production and content

 

$

484,588

 

 

$

530,530

 

 

$

324,703

 

 

$

7,969

 

 

$

1,347,790

 

Live events and hospitality

 

 

117,101

 

 

 

262,044

 

 

 

420,534

 

 

 

51,858

 

 

 

851,537

 

Partnerships and marketing

 

 

150,074

 

 

 

83,868

 

 

 

30,203

 

 

 

23,763

 

 

 

287,908

 

Consumer products licensing and other

 

 

23,819

 

 

 

71,240

 

 

 

7,418

 

 

 

15,419

 

 

 

117,896

 

Eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27,889

)

Total revenue

 

$

775,582

 

 

$

947,682

 

 

$

782,858

 

 

$

99,009

 

 

$

2,577,242

 

 

 

 

Remaining Performance Obligations

The transaction price related to the Company’s future performance obligations does not include any variable consideration related to sales or usage-based royalties. The variability related to these sales or usage-based royalties will be resolved in the periods when the licensee generates sales related to the intellectual property license.

The following table presents the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations for contracts greater than one year with unsatisfied or partially satisfied performance obligations as of June 30, 2026 (in thousands):

 

Remainder of 2026

 

$

1,708,428

 

2027

 

 

3,371,206

 

2028

 

 

3,147,482

 

2029

 

 

2,745,179

 

2030

 

 

1,758,592

 

Thereafter

 

 

3,239,111

 

Total remaining performance obligations

 

$

15,969,998

 

 

 

Revenue from Prior Period Performance Obligations

The Company did not recognize any significant revenue from performance obligations satisfied in prior periods during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

Contract Assets

Contract assets (i.e., unbilled receivables) are established when revenue is recognized, but due to contractual terms over the timing of invoicing, the Company does not have right to invoice the customer or the right to payment of consideration for goods and services provided from the customer as of the balance sheet date. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, contract assets were $293.0 million and $71.3 million, respectively, and were included in accounts receivable, net on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

Contract Liabilities (Deferred Revenues)

The Company records deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of the Company’s performance. The Company’s deferred revenue balance primarily relates to advance payments received related to its content distribution rights agreements, live event and hospitality arrangements, consumer products licensing agreements and partnerships and marketing arrangements, as well as memberships for the Company’s subscription services. Deferred revenue is included within current liabilities and in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Total deferred revenue as of June 30, 2026 was $639.0 million. Total deferred revenue as of December 31, 2025 was $703.2 million, of which $574.5 million was recognized as revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2026.