Flutter Entertainment plc · FLUT · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

Flutter lowers 2026 guidance as U.S. sportsbook investment weighs on outlook

The quarter weakens the near-term growth and earnings case: U.S. sportsbook revenue declined and full-year guidance was lowered as Flutter stepped up generosity and loyalty investment. International growth and planned cost savings offer counterweights, but the supplied analysis leaves the effectiveness and payback of the U.S. spend unresolved.

Why did FLUT fall 11.5% after missing EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?

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Reported Before market openNYSEConsumer Cyclical $14.19B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.49 Consensus $0.54
EPS surprise -8.9% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $4.33B Consensus $4.24B
Revenue surprise +2.0% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -11.5% Event window
SPY move -0.2% Same window
Abnormal move -11.3% Stock minus SPY
Volume 7.0× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +9.8% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with Q1, when full-year guidance was maintained, Flutter lowered its full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA outlook. Q2 analysis also highlights a 6% year-over-year decline in U.S. sportsbook revenue, increased U.S. investment, and a newly stated $50 million market-making revenue expectation.

Guidance delta

Lowered for both full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA. The supplied analysis does not provide the revised guidance amounts.

Key takeaways

  • U.S. sportsbook revenue declined 6% year over year; management described underlying trends as in line with expectations, while increasing generosity and loyalty investment.
  • Italy and Turkey were identified as international growth bright spots in the quarter.
  • Management outlined an additional $500 million gross-savings target by 2029 for Phase 2 of its cost transformation; the analysis also cites a $50 million market-making revenue expectation.

Management priorities

  • Invest in U.S. sportsbook generosity and loyalty programs through H2 2026.
  • Unify sportsbook and iGaming experiences through the nationwide One App launch and develop FanDuel Predicts and market-making capabilities.
  • Pursue Phase 2 cost transformation, targeting an additional $500 million of gross savings by 2029.
  • Continue international product launches and exclusive-content rollouts.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
FLUT EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 2 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 actual $-3.93, None Q1 '24 estimate $1.08 Q1 '24 actual $0.10, miss Q2 '24 estimate $1.47 Q2 '24 actual $2.61, beat Q2 '25 estimate $2.24 Q2 '25 actual $2.95, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.61 Q3 '25 actual $1.64, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.85 Q4 '25 actual $1.74, miss Q1 '26 estimate $1.09 Q1 '26 actual $1.22, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.54 Q2 '26 actual $0.49, miss Q3 '26 estimate $0.32 Q3 '26 actual $-0.18, miss Q4 '26 estimate $3.32 Q1 '27 estimate $2.02
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy26 ratings
Bullish1973.1%
Neutral726.9%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$81.79Current
$92Low
$180.93Average
$340High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 5, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
BTIG Buy BuyMaintainNov 4, 2026
Bernstein Market Perform Market PerformMaintainNov 3, 2026
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainNov 2, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainOct 27, 2026
Stifel Buy BuyMaintainOct 26, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $81.79. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Stifel NicolausJeff Stantial$124$81.79 +51.6%Nov 4, 2026
BTIGClark Lampen$96$81.79 +17.4%Nov 4, 2026
JefferiesJames Wheatcroft$160$81.75 +95.6%Nov 4, 2026
UBSBen Shelley$130$80.18 +58.9%Oct 27, 2026
Stifel NicolausAnalyst unavailable$125$80.09 +52.8%Oct 26, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Flutter Entertainment plc operates as a sports betting and gaming company in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Italy, and internationally. It provides sportsbooks; iGaming products, such as blackjack, roulette, slot machines, poker, and rummy, as well as lottery products; and sports betting products, which include Betfair betting exchanges, daily fantasy sports, and horse racing wagering under the TVG brand.…

Historical context

All FLUT earnings
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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-05T20:08:34.760992+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-10T01:23:13.706414+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-11-05T04:20:45.103080+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-11-05T04:20:45.100069+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-11-05. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.