# Killer Q3 For UFC Helps TKO Beat Wall Street Earnings Forecasts

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/killer-q3-for-ufc-helps-tko-beat-wall-street-earnings-forecasts/
- Published: 2026-11-04T21:13:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T03:35:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/tko-q3-2026-earnings-ufc-revenue-wall-street-1237213440/
- Topics: Business, Companies

## Key points

- UFC revenue jumped 60% to $519.2 million.
- TKO earnings per share beat forecasts.
- WWE’s weaker quarter held back total revenue.

## Summary

TKO Group Holdings beat Wall Street’s earnings forecast for the third quarter, as a sharp rise in UFC revenue offset weaker performance at WWE. Earnings per diluted share were $1.33, above the expected $1.10, while total revenue of $1.36 billion fell slightly short of the $1.38 billion forecast.

UFC revenue rose 60% year on year to $519.2 million, including a $132.3 million increase in media rights, production and content revenue. The boost reflected a new $7.7 billion distribution deal with Skydance and two additional events compared with the same quarter last year. WWE revenue fell 1% year on year; TKO raised its full-year forecasts to $5.79 billion to $5.83 billion in revenue and $2.295 billion to $2.315 billion in adjusted EBITDA.

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