The second quarter of 2026 showed that despite two significant losses, it didn’t miss a beat with its earnings. On Monday, the company announce revenue of $1.547B and net income of $303.9 million.
Despite announcing a $30 million loss for the UFC White House event in June and settling an investor lawsuit for $105 million this quarter the company continued to show no significant fissures in revenues.
While the war with Iran continues, the UFC (and Powerslap) held events in the Middle East. Both the UFC in Azerbijian and the UFC (and Powerslap) in Abu Dhabi reflected the unprecedented global reach of the company (not to mention site fees).
The UFC announced revenue of $535.7M for the second quarter of 2026 which is a an increase from 2025’s $415.9M.
WWE drew $620.9M for the quarter whereas it was at $556.2 in 2025.
The UFC increased its media rights, sponsorships and consumer products/licensing for the quarter. Notably, live event revenue were down for the quarter. In 2025 it drew $58.5M whereas this year it was at $47.8M. This was due in part to the UFC White House event which did not sell any tickets (although there were packages sold…I don’t think they went to TKO). Also, there was one less numbered UFC event. The company saw a 29% overall increase in revenue. This, despite announcing a $30M loss from the UFC White House event. Initially forecasted as a $60M delta, the company recouped (we gather) $30M from sponsorships. Notably, the company stated that sponsorship revenue “were primarily related to new partners and an increase in fees from renewals, which were largely driven by the UFC Freedom 250 event…”
WWE revenue increased 12% in the quarter. Similar to UFC, its live events segment saw a decrease from 2025. Its live events for 2026 drew $152M whereas the live events for 2025 saw a draw of $185.7M. Its media rights fees increased from $278.9M to $359.7M in the quarter. Also of note, consumer products increased from $33.3M to $46.0M.
The company reported the $105M settlement with shareholders in its SEC filings on Monday. The lawsuit stemmed from alleged fraud in Vince McMahon selling WWE to Endeavor. The allegations were that McMahon stepped in to foster the sale of WWE (even though he was ousted due to sexual misconduct accusations) to Endeavor. Shareholders claimed this was done without the regular process of vetting all potential buyers. The lawsuit came close to trial with the parties settling in the last week prior to the start of a four day trial in Delaware.
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