NASDAQ · VIAC
Paramount Global
Communication Services · Entertainment
$29.58▼ 17.81% ($6.41)at close
As of 12:00 AM ET
Valuation
Revenue & margin DCF
Verdict: cheap. Price below all scenarios.
The price holds with revenue shrinking 11.9% a year for 10 years. Our scenarios assume 7.1–12.3%.
That's below its past 4-year pace of 20.2%.
Value per share
Base case
$272.11
Price used $29.58 is 89% below this
USD · FY 2021 · Price Feb 17, 2022, 5:00 AM UTC
This estimate is at least 3× the price used. Review the growth, margin and investment assumptions behind the gap.
Revenue each value needs
Revenue today $28.6B. The price needs $8.1B by 2031. Base case: $73.1B. At its recent pace: $180B. Bear to Bull: $56.7B to $91.2B.
Revenue today $28.6B. The price needs $8.1B by 2031. Base case: $73.1B. At its recent pace: $180B. Bear to Bull: $56.7B to $91.2B.
Revenue in 2031
today $28.6B
−$65.1Bless than the Base case
Value per share · Base case
$272.11
Price $29.58
89% below this
- 10-yr revenue CAGR
- 9.8%
- Ending operating margin
- 22.9%
- Discount rate
- 8.3%
This estimate is at least 3× the price used. Review the growth, margin and investment assumptions behind the gap.
USD · FY 2021 · Price Feb 17, 2022, 5:00 AM UTC
What each scenario assumes. Click a column to start from it.
Price vs Fundamentals
Why The Stock Is Moving
Note: The latest financial period used here ended about 58 months ago, so a newer report is probably out. Metrics shown may not reflect it.
What changed
The stock fell 49.98% over the last year. Revenue grew 13.06% in FY2021 versus FY2020. Operating margin moved from 16.37% to 21.6% (FY2021 versus FY2020). Free cash flow declined 69.59% in FY2021 versus FY2020.
What the market seems to be pricing
The stock has moved lower against modestly improving underlying metrics. The operating data does not yet tell a clear story — the move may reflect sentiment, sector rotation, or macro factors rather than company-specific earnings power.
What would invalidate this read
Operating margin currently stands at 21.6%. A decisive move in revenue — currently up 13.06% — would be the clearest signal to resolve the ambiguity.
Return analysis
Company profile
ViacomCBS Inc. operates as a global force in the media and entertainment industry, organizing its diverse activities into three primary divisions: TV Entertainment, Cable Networks, and Filmed Entertainment.
Market multiples
Stock splits
No stock splits recorded for this ticker.
Profitability & growth
Analyst consensus
11
Buy
9
Hold
4
Sell
Analyst ratings tend to be lagging indicators. Use as one signal among many.
Earnings
Actuals vs estimates by quarter, or any quarter against the same one a year earlier.
Next report
Feb 15, 2022
Q1 FY22 · EPS est $0.43 · Revenue est $7.5B
Same quarter, year over year
FY21 Full year -18.9%Each cell vs the same quarter a year earlier (the cell below) · Q1–Q4 combined $3.51 vs $4.33 · 1 of 4 quarters up
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Q3
Q4
FY total
FY22
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FY21
FY20
FY19
Fiscal year totals
- FY21
- $3.51
- -18.9%
- FY20
- $4.33
- -2.7%
- FY19
- $4.45
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Q4 FY21
Reported Feb 15, 2022 · Latest
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Actual
$0.26
Estimate
$0.43
Year over year
-75.0%
Vs prior quarter
-65.8%
Institutional Sentiment
Paramount Global · VIAC
From Form 13F filings (managers with $100M+). Filings land up to 45 days after quarter end — read this as positioning context, not live fund flow.