Sphere Entertainment Co. (SPHR) Stock

Sphere Entertainment Co. (SPHR) is a Communication Services stock trading at $156.13 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $5.64B. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Sphere Entertainment Co. engages in the entertainment business. It produces, presents, or hosts various live entertainment events, including concerts, family shows, and special events, as well as sporting events, such as professional boxing, college basketball and hockey, professional bull riding, mixed martial arts, and esports and wrestling in its venues, including The Garden, Hulu Theater, Radio City Music Hall, and the Beacon Theatre in New York City; and The Chicago Theatre. The company also operates 70 entertainment dining and nightlife venues spanning 20 markets across five continents under the Tao, Marquee, Lavo, Beauty & Essex, Cathédrale, Hakkasan, and Omnia brand names; and creates and operates New England's premier music festival. In addition, it features the Radio City Rockettes, which serves as the star for its Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall. The company was formerly known as Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and changed its name to Sphere Entertainment Co. in April 2023. Sphere Entertainment Co. was founded in 2006 and is based in New York, New York.

Understand Sphere Entertainment Co.: how it makes money

Sphere Entertainment Co. produces and hosts live entertainment events, including shows and sporting events, in its venues, and it also operates entertainment dining and nightlife venues, making money from ticketing and related entertainment and venue revenues.

Sphere segment results are driven by the demand for its shows and related guest and experience monetization, while reported GAAP operating results can be heavily impacted by noncash impairment charges in the Sphere segment.

Business quality (Mixed): Segment revenue detail is provided, but the underlying operating metrics focus on specific show and experience volume, and the provided data includes a large noncash impairment item that can obscure underlying operating momentum.

Valuation: At 57× earnings, SPHR trades 8% above the Entertainment average (53×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Show demand is directly trackable: The company provides KPIs tied to Wizard of Oz ticket sales and Sphere guest counts, which can help investors monitor performance of a key Sphere production.
  • Ancillary monetization exists: Revenue categories such as Sphere Experience, Postcard from Earth, event-related revenues, and sponsorship and advertising related fees indicate multiple ways to monetize audiences.

Bear case

  • Entertainment segment operating losses: Entertainment Segment Operating Loss and Entertainment Segment Adjusted Operating Loss are both present, which suggests that not all parts of the entertainment portfolio are profitable.
  • GAAP earnings can be distorted by impairments: A Sphere Segment Non-Cash Impairment Charge is present, and large noncash items can pressure reported operating results even if cash operations are stable.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$156.13
Market Cap$5.64B
EV / EBITDA36.6
Price / Book2.53
Price / Sales4.18
DCF Value (model)$110.88
DCF Upside vs Price-29.0%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$1.22B
Net Margin2.7%
Revenue Growth (YoY)27.9%
EPS Growth (YoY)-151.9%
FCF Growth (YoY)553.4%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.21 (grey)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Sector P/E (Communication Services)24.4
Industry P/E (Entertainment)39.5
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($458.79M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)4
Company
SectorCommunication Services
IndustryEntertainment
CEOJames Lawrence Dolan
Employees1,080
CountryUS
IPO Date2020-04-09

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.