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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Lionsgate Studios Corp. (LION)

Lionsgate Studios Q2 revenue up 41% to $668.8 million; still posts $15.5 million loss

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

For the quarter ended September 30, 2026, Lionsgate reported revenue of $668.8 million, up 41% from $475.1 million a year earlier, and operating income of $29.1 million compared with an operating loss of $46.0 million. The net loss from continuing operations attributable to shareholders narrowed to $15.5 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, from $111.9 million a year earlier. Management said the quarter reaffirmed its confidence in fiscal 2027 forecast of significant adjusted OIBDA growth.

Key points

  • Revenue was $668.8 million: Motion Picture $359.3 million (up 30%) and Television Production $309.5 million (up 56%).
  • Net loss from continuing operations attributable to shareholders was $15.5 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, versus $111.9 million in the prior-year quarter.
  • Adjusted OIBDA rose to $72.0 million from $14.1 million; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.07 versus a loss of $0.20.
  • Leverage improved 0.6x from the June quarter to 3.7x, and filmed entertainment backlog was $1.5 billion.

The filing

CompanyLionsgate Studios Corp. (LION)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 5, 2026, 4:09 PM ET
Accession number0002052959-26-000079

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:46 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 05, 2026.

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