TakeoverPE & activists

FUBOFuboTV Inc.

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production · $2.6B market cap · 590 employees

14×

More likely than average to be taken private

Top 1% of the Russell 3000 for a buyout by a private-equity firm, holdco or insiders. How it works

Takeover signals

What an activist or buyer would see: cheap, overpaid, diluted or under pressure.

10 other checks
  • High CEO pay despite TSRNo
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    Median CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
  • Earnings not backed by cashNo
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    Cash flow under 80% of net income
  • Payouts exceed cash flowNo
    0% of cash flow
    Buybacks + dividends over cash flow
  • Shareholder dissentNo
    96% lowest support
    Any vote under 80% support
  • Low revenue per employeeNo
    $682K per employee
    Bottom quartile of its SIC industry
  • Quiet on AINo
    5.8 per 10K words · 85th pct
    Bottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
  • Net cashNo
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    More cash than debt, positive EBITDA
  • AI-rollup shapedNo
    1 of 10
    10-K business scored 5+ of 10 as an AI-rollup target
  • Active 13DNo
    0 filings
    Active-intent 13D in 18 months
  • Net insider sellingNo
    −$3M net
    Net sales over $10M in 12 months

Deal filings

FiledFormAcquirerPricePremium
Aug 7, 2025DEFM14AThe Walt Disney Company$0.000%
Jul 28, 2025PREM14AThe Walt Disney Company$10.0030%

Key numbers

Revenue
$402MFY2020: $218MFY2021: $638MFY2022: $1.0BFY2023: $1.4BFY2024: $402M
71% YoY
Operating margin
-48.7%FY2020: -220.4%FY2021: -51.4%FY2022: -40.8%FY2023: -21.1%FY2024: -48.7%
130% YoY
EBITDA
−$157MFY2020: −$436MFY2021: −$291MFY2022: −$375MFY2023: −$253MFY2024: −$157M
38% YoY
Net debt / EBITDA
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−$211M net debt

Financials

MetricFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024YoYTrend
Revenue$218M$638M$1.0B$1.4B$402M 71% FY2020: $218MFY2021: $638MFY2022: $1.0BFY2023: $1.4BFY2024: $402M
Operating income−$480M−$328M−$412M−$289M−$196M 32% FY2020: −$480MFY2021: −$328MFY2022: −$412MFY2023: −$289MFY2024: −$196M
Net income−$570M−$383M−$561M−$287M−$172M 40% FY2020: −$570MFY2021: −$383MFY2022: −$561MFY2023: −$287MFY2024: −$172M
Operating cash flow−$149M−$196M−$317M−$178M−$79M 55% FY2020: −$149MFY2021: −$196MFY2022: −$317MFY2023: −$178MFY2024: −$79M
Capex$166K$3M$1M$1M$3M 155% FY2020: $166KFY2021: $3MFY2022: $1MFY2023: $1MFY2024: $3M
Stock-based comp$51M$53M$52M$51M$43M 17% FY2020: $51MFY2021: $53MFY2022: $52MFY2023: $51MFY2024: $43M

13D filers

FiledFilerFormStakeIntent
Apr 6, 2021NZ VIII (GP) LtdSC 13D/A4.9%Passive
Apr 1, 2021NZ VIII (GP) LtdSC 13D5.1%Passive

Insider trading

−$3Mnet selling by insiders, open market, last 12 months
Bought $0 · 0 tradesSold $3M · 5 trades

Pay vs performance

YearCEO total compComp actually paidTSR (indexed)Peer TSR
FY2025——40236
FY2024——12190
FY2023——31135
FY2022——1781
FY2021——151146