Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

TKO entered the second half of 2026 with strong operating momentum: first-half revenue rose to $3.144 billion, first-half adjusted EBITDA reached $1.200 billion, and management raised full-year guidance. UFC and WWE benefited from higher media-rights fees, while IMG benefited from major-event hospitality. These strengths are balanced by $4.659 billion of gross debt, elevated legal costs and event-driven volatility.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets19 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$185.00
Mean target$232.47
High · most bullish analyst$275.00
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$185.0020%

TKO misses the lower bounds of its raised guidance because event economics weaken, IMG hospitality or contract performance disappoints, legal costs remain elevated, or debt-funded capital returns constrain flexibility.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$232.4758%
Matches the consensus mean

TKO delivers within its raised FY2026 ranges of $5.775-$5.825 billion of revenue and $2.275-$2.305 billion of adjusted EBITDA. Media-rights growth and premium-event demand offset legal expense, leverage and event-timing variability.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$275.0022%

TKO exceeds the upper ends of its raised 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance as UFC and WWE media-rights economics remain strong, commercial partnerships expand and IMG converts major-event hospitality demand efficiently. Continued repurchases could amplify per-share benefits.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Management raised FY2026 revenue guidance to $5.775-$5.825 billion and adjusted EBITDA guidance to $2.275-$2.305 billion after first-half revenue and adjusted EBITDA increased year over year.
  • UFC, WWE and IMG each produced year-over-year second-quarter revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth, while TKO reported more than $1.3 billion of year-to-date capital returned to equity holders.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Gross debt was $4.659 billion at June 30, 2026, and first-half net interest expense was $131.2 million, increasing sensitivity to financing costs and operating underperformance.
  • Certain legal costs totaled $94.3 million in the first half of 2026, including professional fees and an estimated loss associated with WWE-related stockholder litigation.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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