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The Arena Group

Operates Parade, TheStreet, and a digital-media platform for owned and partner sites.

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The Arena Group Holdings, Inc.ARENCommunication Services

Operates a portfolio of sports, finance, and lifestyle media brands, monetizing audiences mainly through digital advertising alongside publisher services, performance marketing, subscriptions, licensing, and commerce. Central technology supports owned sites and publisher partners, while the business relies heavily on United States traffic and search distribution.

Operates a digital-media and publishing-technology portfolio across Sports & Leisure, Finance, Lifestyle, and Platform & Other. Owned properties include Parade, TheStreet, Men’s Journal, Athlon Sports, ShopHQ, TravelHost, Surfer, and Powder. Central systems supply content management, search optimization, data analytics, advertising, subscriptions, distribution, and monetization to owned sites and publisher partners.

Earns most revenue through digital advertising, supplemented by publisher services, performance marketing, subscriptions, licensing, and commerce. A new technology layer includes InfoSentience’s data-to-narrative engine, Cutter Studios’ content-production tools, and Encore’s first-party data system.

Remains concentrated in the United States and dependent on audience traffic, search-engine distribution, contributors, publisher partners, and third-party cloud and software providers. Simplify controls stockholder votes, its affiliate Renew holds the term debt, and the advertising model uses identifiers subject to United States state privacy laws and the European Union GDPR.

Company facts

CEOPaul Edmondson
ListedFeb 9, 2022
ExchangeAMEX
HeadquartersNew York, NY
CountryUnited States
Employees164
CIK0000894871
ISINUS0400441095

Key statistics

Market cap$53.3M
EPS (ttm)$0.1863
P/E (ttm)6.01
ROE-124.1%
P/B−7.05
P/S0.5300
Dividend yield
Beta0.96vs XLC 1.33

Year to date −71.6% · Average volume (30d) 658.6K

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$2.00+78.6%Median of 2 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy1 of 2 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingPrior targetTarget
Aug 11, 2026Lake StreetDowngradeBuyHold$6$2
May 12, 2026Lake StreetTarget$6

Earnings

EPS

Estimate−$0.01
ReportedDue Nov 9, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$20.0M
ReportedDue Nov 9, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 10, 2026Q2 FY26$0.12$0.00−103.1%$30.0M$22.2M−26.1%−27.27%
May 11, 2026Q1 FY26$0.10−$0.06−160.0%$25.0M$20.4M−18.4%−29.28%
Mar 16, 2026Q4 FY25$0.13$0.11−15.4%$34.0M$28.2M−16.9%−26.17%
Nov 13, 2025Q3 FY25$0.13$0.14+7.7%$34.0M$29.8M−12.5%+8.00%
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Financial highlights

11 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$31.8M$45.0M$29.8M$28.2M$20.4M$22.2M
Gross profit$15.7M$25.4M$14.9M$12.3M$6.2M$8.7M
Operating income$7.4M$16.4M$9.5M$7.5M−$304.0K$2.3M
Net income$4.0M$108.6M$6.9M$5.3M−$2.7M−$176.0K
Diluted EPS$0.08$2.29$0.14$0.11−$0.06−$0.00
Gross margin49.3%56.5%50.2%43.6%30.3%39.1%
Operating margin23.1%36.5%31.9%26.6%-1.5%10.3%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY24 $125.9M · FY25 $134.8M

Revenue by product · Q2 FY26

Digital Revenue$22.0M · 54%
Digital Advertising$13.3M · 33%
Performance Marketing$2.9M · 7%
Product And Service, Other$1.4M · 4%
Digital Subscriptions$805.0K · 2%
Print Revenue$211.0K · 1%

Revenue by geography · Q2 FY26

United States$20.4M · 92%
Non-US$1.8M · 8%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $11.2M · Total debt $2.3M · Total assets $106.1M · Shareholders' equity −$7.6M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 7.59%Insiders

Shares outstanding 47.60M · Float 8.82M · 18.5% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1.15M2.42%13FMay 15, 2026
BlackRock, Inc.746.4K1.57%13FMay 13, 2026
State Street Corp286.3K0.60%13FMay 15, 2026
Geode Capital Management, LLC282.1K0.59%13FMay 15, 2026
LPL Financial LLC261.5K0.55%13FMay 6, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

Nothing filed in the last 12 months.

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Peers

  • Alphabet Class A

    Dominates search discovery, video attention, and digital ad budgets.

  • Walt Disney

    ESPN contests sports audiences, digital inventory, and subscriptions.

  • Warner Bros. Discovery

    CNN and sports brands contend for attention and premium ad budgets.

  • Meta

    Facebook and Instagram absorb audience, creators, and ad demand.

  • Reddit

    Interest communities and ad tools compete for audience and commerce intent.

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