World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WKC) Secures Media Deals Driving Near-Term Event Revenue

WWE shows multiple commercial catalysts that should underpin event-driven revenue over the coming weeks, while financial results and momentum indicators present a mixed risk-reward profile for near-term price action.

Recent News

July 21, 2025 — WWE announced a multi-event partnership with Fandango to screen SummerSlam in select Regal Cinemas on August 2–3, expanding theatrical distribution. August 4, 2025 — WWE added three Raw and SmackDown live-date shows across U.S. markets with tickets going on sale in early August. August 6, 2025 — WWE and ESPN reached a rights agreement naming ESPN platforms the exclusive U.S. domestic home for all WWE premium live events beginning in 2026.

Technical Analysis

Directional Indicators (ADX / DI+ / DI-): ADX registers 12.19, which signals no strong trend. DI+ shows a peak-and-reversal while DI- displays a dip-and-reversal; both directional moves align toward increased downside pressure, reducing conviction behind any sustained uptrend unless ADX climbs above 20 with supporting volume.

MACD: MACD sits at -0.09 with a peak-and-reversal trend, indicating bearish momentum. Notably, MACD currently sits just above its signal line (-0.11), generating a short-term bullish cross that could produce a bounce if momentum expands; absent broader confirmation, the primary MACD signal favors weakening momentum.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO reads -16.8 and shows a dip-and-reversal trend. The negative value suggests price sits below projected target levels, which commonly precedes corrective upside toward the target; the recent dip-and-reversal supports a near-term mean-reversion look rather than trend continuation.

RSI: RSI at 47.93 with a peak-and-reversal trend signals selling pressure returning after a recent high; RSI sits near neutral, so momentum can slip either direction quickly depending on volume and event-driven flows tied to live shows and distribution headlines.

Price Structure & Moving Averages: Closing price at $26.10 places the market slightly below the 200-day average of $27.08 and near short-term averages (20-day $26.12, 50-day $26.33). The 12-day EMA shows a peak-and-reversal, which adds short-term bearish tilt; price remains inside the Bollinger bands, suggesting continued range trading unless a breakout accompanies higher volume.

Volume & Volatility: Daily volume at 397,009 trails the 10-day average of 946,953 and 50/200-day averages, implying low conviction moves despite recent news flow. Low volume combined with subdued volatility points toward choppy, event-driven swings rather than trending behavior.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue and Margins: Total revenue at $9,043,300,000 registers revenue growth year-over-year at -35.36% while revenue growth quarter-over-quarter shows +37.17%. Gross margin stands at 2.57%, up QoQ by 5.458 percentage points but far below the industry peer mean of 46.061%. Operating margin reads 0.659% with an operating margin YoY contraction of -50.451%.

Profitability & Earnings: Net income at -$339,400,000 and EBIT at -$420,500,000 translate into an EBIT margin of -4.65%, while EPS actual reports -$6.06 versus an estimate of -$0.24, producing an EPS surprise of -2,425%. Forward EPS appears at $0.64 with a forward PE around 42.41, signaling consensus expectations of a return to profitability over the projection window despite current losses.

Cash, Debt, and Liquidity: Cash and short-term investments total $403,200,000, operating cash flow sits at $28,200,000, and free cash flow equals $13,300,000 with a free cash flow yield of 0.889%—above the industry peer mean free cash flow yield of 0.626%. Current ratio measures 1.13 and quick ratio 0.98, suggesting working-capital coverage near par; debt-to-equity sits at 0.512, implying moderate leverage on the capital structure.

Returns and Capital Efficiency: Return on equity registers -21.23% and return on assets -5.37%, reflecting ongoing operating losses and negative ROIC metrics. Asset turnover at 1.43055 compares favorably to the industry peer mean of 0.21945, showing efficient revenue generation from assets despite compressed margins.

Valuation Context: Price-to-book at 0.94 and enterprise value-to-revenue metrics produce an enterprise multiple that remains negative given current earnings, while WMDST values the stock as under-valued. The valuation narrative blends a low price-to-book and positive forward-earnings assumptions against current operating losses and weak margins; the recent distribution deals and added live dates support nearer-term revenue visibility, while profitability metrics require sustained improvement to justify higher multiples.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-07-31
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-10-23
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 456.4 M
 Operating Cash Flow 28.2 M
 Capital Expenditures -14.90 M
 Change In Working Capital -57.70 M
 Dividends Paid -9.50 M
 Cash Flow Delta -53.20 M
 End Period Cash Flow 403.2 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 9.0 B
 Forward Revenue -236.61 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 8.8 B
 Depreciation 23.9 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 23.9 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 9.0 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 232.4 M
 EBITDA -396.60 M
 EBIT -420.50 M
 Operating Income 59.6 M
 Interest Income 2.6 M
 Interest Expense 28.2 M
 Net Interest Income -25.60 M
 Income Before Tax -448.70 M
 Tax Provision -109.60 M
 Tax Rate 24.4 %
 Net Income -339.40 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -339.10 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate -0.24
 EPS Actual -6.06
 EPS Difference -5.82
 EPS Surprise -2425.0 %
 Forward EPS 0.64
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 6.1 B
 Intangible Assets 1.1 B
 Net Tangible Assets 525.0 M
 Total Current Assets 3.6 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 403.2 M
 Cash 403.2 M
 Net Receivables 2.1 B
 Inventory 474.9 M
 Long-Term Investments 958.2 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 2.5 B
 Short-Term Debt 43.2 M
 Total Current Liabilities 3.1 B
 Net Debt 415.2 M
 Total Debt 818.4 M
 Total Liabilities 4.4 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.6 B
 Retained Earnings 1.6 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 28.80
 Shares Outstanding 55.500 M
 Revenue Per-Share 162.94
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 1.5 B
 Enterprise Value 1.9 B
 Enterprise Multiple -4.817
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -105.997 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -178.335 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 188.029
median: 66.78
mean: 65.706
WKC: -4.817
low: -198.062
 EV/R 0.211
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 3.787
 Asset To Liability 1.361
 Debt To Capital 0.339
 Debt To Assets 0.135
Debt To Assets QoQ 1.319 %
Debt To Assets YoY 1094.17 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.012
median: 0.272
mean: 0.247
WKC: 0.135
low: 0.02
 Debt To Equity 0.512
Debt To Equity QoQ 11.882 %
Debt To Equity YoY 1178.277 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 8.856
mean: 0.67
median: 0.579
WKC: 0.512
low: -4.796
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 0.935
Price To Book QoQ 18.766 %
Price To Book YoY 27.544 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 27.088
median: 20.436
mean: 18.0
WKC: 0.935
low: -1.867
 Price To Earnings (P/E) -4.602
Price To Earnings QoQ -108.263 %
Price To Earnings YoY -108.76 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 354.485
median: 165.293
mean: 153.044
WKC: -4.602
low: -173.324
 PE/G Ratio -0.003
 Price To Sales (P/S) 0.165
Price To Sales QoQ 3.292 %
Price To Sales YoY 21.643 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 17.621
median: 7.87
mean: 7.608
low: 0.932
WKC: 0.165
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 42.411
Forward PE/G 0.028
Forward P/S -6.32
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -6452.586
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 1.431
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 0.8 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -6.304 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA WKC: 1.431
high: 0.429
mean: 0.219
median: 0.211
low: 0.043
 Receivables Turnover 4.121
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.977 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -0.956 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 8.063
median: 7.318
mean: 6.456
WKC: 4.121
low: 1.025
 Inventory Turnover 18.007
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -0.69 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 9.294 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 26.088
WKC: 18.007
mean: 11.253
median: 9.661
low: 1.31
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 22.144
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 1.921
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -13.705 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -10.279 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 64.386
WKC: 1.921
mean: -57.442
low: -120.049
median: -120.049
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 21.435
 CapEx To Revenue -0.002
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.623
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 2.4 B
 Net Invested Capital 2.4 B
 Invested Capital 2.4 B
 Net Tangible Assets 525.0 M
 Net Working Capital 421.9 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.128
 Current Ratio 1.134
Current Ratio QoQ -1.039 %
Current Ratio YoY -1.48 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 2.85
mean: 1.374
median: 1.341
WKC: 1.134
low: 0.379
 Quick Ratio 0.983
Quick Ratio QoQ -1.207 %
Quick Ratio YoY 0.153 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.748
median: 1.87
mean: 1.654
WKC: 0.983
low: 0.361
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA -2.064
 Cost Of Debt 2.511 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio -14.911
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 26343.252 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -398.636 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 20.883
median: 20.883
mean: 16.148
WKC: -14.911
low: -16.147
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.056
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 25.064
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio -35.726
 Dividend Payout Ratio -0.028
 Dividend Rate 0.17
 Dividend Yield 0.006
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -8.121 %
 Revenue Growth -4.329 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 37.167 %
Revenue Growth YoY -3535.714 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 14.763 %
median: 5.087 %
mean: 4.752 %
WKC: -4.329 %
low: -36.429 %
 Earnings Growth 1537.838 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -6910.318 %
Earnings Growth YoY 72166.823 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA WKC: 1537.838 %
high: 310.0 %
median: 8.775 %
mean: -6.323 %
low: -350.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 2.57 %
Gross Margin QoQ 5.458 %
Gross Margin YoY 14.937 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 86.664 %
median: 51.934 %
mean: 46.061 %
low: 9.597 %
WKC: 2.57 %
 EBIT Margin -4.65 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 28962.5 %
EBIT Margin YoY -449.624 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 35.466 %
median: 34.428 %
mean: 25.433 %
WKC: -4.65 %
low: -19.763 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 0.659 %
Return On Sales QoQ -4218.75 %
Return On Sales YoY -50.451 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 34.07 %
median: 34.07 %
mean: 26.376 %
WKC: 0.659 %
low: -21.003 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 13.3 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.889 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -86.44 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -75.14 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 6.823 %
WKC: 0.889 %
mean: 0.626 %
median: 0.445 %
low: -6.177 %
 Free Cash Growth -86.593 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 2670.976 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 103.734 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 228.358 %
mean: -12.73 %
median: -14.79 %
WKC: -86.593 %
low: -265.486 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -0.039
 Cash Flow Margin -1.963 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.523
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) -5.369 %
Return On Assets QoQ 1593.691 %
Return On Assets YoY -456.034 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 2.339 %
mean: 0.339 %
median: -0.286 %
low: -4.843 %
WKC: -5.369 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) -14.475 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.212
Return On Equity QoQ 1833.607 %
Return On Equity YoY -498.405 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.125
median: 0.125
mean: 0.082
low: -0.072
WKC: -0.212
 DuPont ROE -19.285 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) -13.148 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 31968.293 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -56.416 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 8.325 %
median: 8.325 %
mean: 5.824 %
low: -3.35 %
WKC: -13.148 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect range-bound price action with a slight downside bias absent a clear trend breakout. Directional indicators and MACD favor downside momentum, while a marginal MACD above its signal line and a negative MRO suggest potential short-lived mean reversion toward fair-value references. Low trading volume reduces breakout reliability; event-driven spikes tied to live shows, theater screenings, or ESPN distribution flow could produce short windows of higher conviction. Traders should monitor ADX for a move above 20 and a sustained volume pickup as prerequisites for a durable directional move, and watch the 200-day average near $27.08 and the super-trend lower at $25.31 as nearby technical reference points for where momentum might shift.

About World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WKC) develops and produces globally recognized sports entertainment content. The company creates live and televised wrestling events, which attract millions of viewers worldwide. WWE generates revenue through various channels, including media rights agreements, live event ticket sales, and merchandising. The company’s extensive library of wrestling content supports its digital streaming service, WWE Network, offering subscribers access to past events, original programming, and exclusive content. Additionally, WWE licenses its intellectual property for video games, toys, and apparel, expanding its brand presence beyond traditional wrestling events. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, WWE maintains a robust global presence with offices in major cities worldwide, ensuring its content reaches diverse audiences. The company actively engages with fans through social media platforms, enhancing its community interaction and brand loyalty. WWE’s commitment to delivering high-quality entertainment continues to solidify its position as a leader in the sports entertainment industry.



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