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Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Lionsgate Studios Corp. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q1 FY2027. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Lionsgate Studios Corp.

Lionsgate Studios Corp. produces and distributes motion pictures and television content. The company operates through two main segments: Motion Picture, which includes theatrical releases, home entertainment, television licensing, and international distribution; and Television Production, which involves licensing scripted and unscripted series, movies, and other programming to domestic and international markets. Lionsgate serves theatrical exhibitors, streaming platforms, broadcast and cable networks, and other content distribution partners worldwide.

Snapshot

Revenue
$2.63B
Revenue growth (YoY)
1.8%
Net income
$-198.3M
Diluted EPS
$-0.70
Gross margin
Operating margin
3.7%
Net margin
-7.5%
FCF margin
0.4%
ROE
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$3.43B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended March 31, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Lionsgate Studios

  • Revenue grew 1.8% to $2.6B in FY2026, slower than the 5.5% the year before.
  • Most recent quarter Q1 FY2027: revenue $777M, up 47.7% from Q1 FY2026.
  • Free cash flow was $11M in FY2026, 0.4% of revenue.
  • Net loss narrowed to $198M in FY2026, from $362M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Lionsgate Studios’s fundamentals sit among the 216 Communication Services companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin3.7%
54th percentile of 185
Net margin-7.5%
31st percentile of 191
FCF margin0.4%
33rd percentile of 164
Revenue growth (YoY)+1.8%
46th percentile of 209
Short interest3.85d
57th percentile of 216

7 reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days, against 5 sales. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 1 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
1
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
2
1 new, 1 added
Reduced / exited
6
4 trimmed, 2 exited
Combined position
$18.3M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$7.7M506.2KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$5.0M324.7KAdded
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$2.1M136.6KReduced
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$1.7M108.2KReduced
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$1.4M94.6KNew
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$342,94422.4KReduced

No longer held by: Corvex Management (as of Q2 2026), D. E. Shaw (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
7
1 insider
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
5
Reported activity
Mixed
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorBuy797.5K
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorBuy1.9M
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorBuy11.2M
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorBuy671.9K
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorBuy499.8K
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorBuy15.8M
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorBuy11.8M
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorSell1.5M
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorSell3.7M
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorSell25.2M
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorSell499.8K
2026-07-08
filed 2026-07-10
RACHESKY MARK H MDDirectorSell11.8M

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
13.6M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-11.9%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
3.85
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
3.5M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-1413.6M-11.9%3.85
2026-07-3115.5M+3.6%8.33
2026-07-1515.0M+3.1%5.26
2026-06-3014.5M-4.8%2.86
2026-06-1515.2M+16.9%5.72
2026-05-2913.0M-11.9%2.89
2026-05-1514.8M-20.6%3.93
2026-04-3018.6M+3.6%3.56

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$2.63B$2.58B$2.45B$3.08B
Gross profit
Operating income$97.1M$-18.1M$-14.5M$139.6M
Net income$-198.3M$-362.0M$-1.10B$-2.01B$-188.2M
Diluted EPS$-0.70$-1.43$-4.58$0.00

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Cash and equivalents$341.5M$212.5M$277.0M$251.4M$270.3M
Current assets$1.49B$1.24B$1.37B
Total assets$5.33B$6.82B$5.10B
Current liabilities$3.05B$3.47B$3.64B
Long-term debt$1.78B$1.84B$923.0M
Total liabilities$6.38B$7.08B$6.13B
Total equity$-1.16B$-264.7M$-1.15B$786.0M$-259.5M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$24.8M$-166.0M$396.8M$346.1M
Capital expenditure$13.4M$13.5M$9.9M$6.5M
Free cash flow$11.4M$-179.5M$386.9M$339.6M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2027$776.6M47.7%$-28.8M$-0.10
Q4 FY2026$906.5M4.7%$70.2M$0.24
Q3 FY2026$724.3M15.3%$-46.2M$-0.16
Q2 FY2026$475.1M-21.3%$-113.5M$-0.39
Q1 FY2026$525.9M8.0%$-108.9M$-0.40
Q4 FY2025$865.6M$-117.3M$-0.47
Q3 FY2025$628.2M$-21.9M$-0.09
Q2 FY2025$604.0M$-163.3M$-0.66

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorCommunication Services
SIC industryServices-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended March 31, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ1 FY2027 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2025
SEC CIK2052959

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-05-27
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10-Q2026-08-06
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10-Q2026-02-05
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8-K2026-08-06
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8-K2026-07-23
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8-K2026-07-06
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8-K2026-05-21
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.