v3.26.3
REVENUE
9 Months Ended
Sep. 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 September 30, 2026

 

 

UFC

 

 

WWE

 

 

IMG

 

 

Corp & Other

 

 

Total

 

Media rights, production and content

 

$

332,825

 

 

$

255,805

 

 

$

194,171

 

 

$

3,851

 

 

$

786,652

 

Live events and hospitality

 

 

79,508

 

 

 

57,694

 

 

 

149,642

 

 

 

18,676

 

 

 

305,520

 

Partnerships and marketing

 

 

91,364

 

 

 

50,991

 

 

 

44,571

 

 

 

17,761

 

 

 

204,687

 

Consumer products licensing and other

 

 

15,526

 

 

 

34,801

 

 

 

2,917

 

 

 

21,013

 

 

 

74,257

 

Eliminations

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(10,961

)

Total revenue

 

$

519,223

 

 

$

399,291

 

 

$

391,301

 

 

$

61,301

 

 

$

1,360,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2026

 

 

UFC

 

 

WWE

 

 

IMG

 

 

Corp & Other

 

 

Total

 

Media rights, production and content

 

$

933,316

 

 

$

897,236

 

 

$

501,576

 

 

$

16,501

 

 

$

2,348,629

 

Live events and hospitality

 

 

175,845

 

 

 

333,164

 

 

 

815,796

 

 

 

71,477

 

 

 

1,396,282

 

Partnerships and marketing

 

 

303,217

 

 

 

140,403

 

 

 

69,591

 

 

 

46,336

 

 

 

559,547

 

Consumer products licensing and other

 

 

43,728

 

 

 

125,096

 

 

 

14,429

 

 

 

49,368

 

 

 

232,621

 

Eliminations

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(32,970

)

Total revenue

 

$

1,456,106

 

 

$

1,495,899

 

 

$

1,401,392

 

 

$

183,682

 

 

$

4,504,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

 

UFC

 

 

WWE

 

 

IMG

 

 

Corp & Other

 

 

Total

 

Media rights, production and content

 

$

200,455

 

 

$

248,891

 

 

$

185,071

 

 

$

9,816

 

 

$

644,233

 

Live events and hospitality

 

 

43,612

 

 

 

82,392

 

 

 

138,334

 

 

 

18,416

 

 

 

282,754

 

Partnerships and marketing

 

 

70,886

 

 

 

39,927

 

 

 

10,338

 

 

 

12,443

 

 

 

133,594

 

Consumer products licensing and other

 

 

10,283

 

 

 

30,889

 

 

 

3,029

 

 

 

22,673

 

 

 

66,874

 

Eliminations

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(7,541

)

Total revenue

 

$

325,236

 

 

$

402,099

 

 

$

336,772

 

 

$

63,348

 

 

$

1,119,914

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025

 

 

 

UFC

 

 

WWE

 

 

IMG

 

 

Corp & Other

 

 

Total

 

Media rights, production and content

 

$

685,043

 

 

$

779,421

 

 

$

509,774

 

 

$

17,785

 

 

$

1,992,023

 

Live events and hospitality

 

 

160,713

 

 

 

344,436

 

 

 

558,868

 

 

 

70,274

 

 

 

1,134,291

 

Partnerships and marketing

 

 

220,960

 

 

 

123,795

 

 

 

40,541

 

 

 

36,206

 

 

 

421,502

 

Consumer products licensing and other

 

 

34,102

 

 

 

102,129

 

 

 

10,447

 

 

 

38,092

 

 

 

184,770

 

Eliminations

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

—

 

 

 

(35,430

)

Total revenue

 

$

1,100,818

 

 

$

1,349,781

 

 

$

1,119,630

 

 

$

162,357

 

 

$

3,697,156

 

 

 

 

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 September 30, 2026 (in thousands):

 

Remainder of 2026

 

$

922,243

 

2027

 

 

3,412,012

 

2028

 

 

3,165,377

 

2029

 

 

2,754,090

 

2030

 

 

1,770,761

 

Thereafter

 

 

3,250,932

 

Total remaining performance obligations

 

$

15,275,415

 

 

 

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 nine months ended September 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 the 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 September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, contract assets were $361.4 million and $71.3 million, respectively, and were included in accounts receivable, net on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The increase during 2026 is primarily attributable to revenue recognition associated with certain domestic and international media rights agreements and financial incentive packages in the UFC and WWE segments.

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 September 30, 2026 was $767.8 million. Total deferred revenue as of December 31, 2025 was $703.2 million, of which $633.4 million was recognized as revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2026.