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Is Starz Entertainment (STRZ) a takeover target?
A leveraged buyout does not work for Starz Entertainment on its latest figures: it has no positive EBITDA to borrow against (−$104M over the last 12 months, on revenue of $1.3B).
Why a leveraged buyout does not fit
A leveraged buyout is paid for mostly with debt that the company's own cash flow repays. Starz Entertainment's EBITDA over the last 12 months was −$104M on revenue of $1.3B, so there is nothing to lend against and nothing to repay a loan with: a buyer would have to pay almost entirely with its own money. That is the kind of deal another company — a strategic buyer that wants the products, the pipeline or the technology — makes, not a private-equity fund. The model therefore gives no buyout price.
What a takeover could cost
Takeovers on record paid a median premium of 32.5% over the share price before the deal (the middle half 20% to 51.8%), according to the 1,437 merger proxies and tender-offer responses on EDGAR that state a premium. At the median, Starz Entertainment would cost about $29.27 a share, $503M for all its shares.
| Premium | % | Price a share | All shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low end (a quarter of deals paid less) | 20% | $26.51 | $456M |
| Median | 32.5% | $29.27 | $503M |
| High end (a quarter paid more) | 51.8% | $33.53 | $577M |
Starz Entertainment's latest quarter
Starz Entertainment, Q3 2026: revenue $322M (+0.5% year over year), operating margin -6.6%, net loss $34.8M, operating cash flow $18.9M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Is Starz Entertainment being acquired?
No headline, 8-K or 13D about a sale is on file in the last year.
Could private equity buy Starz Entertainment?
A leveraged buyout does not work for Starz Entertainment on its latest figures: it has no positive EBITDA to borrow against (−$104M over the last 12 months, on revenue of $1.3B). With no cash flow to repay a loan, a buyer would pay almost entirely with its own money: a deal for another company (a strategic buyer), not for a private-equity fund.
What would a takeover of Starz Entertainment cost?
Takeovers on record paid a median premium of 32.5% over the share price before the deal (the middle half 20% to 51.8%), according to the 1,437 merger proxies and tender-offer responses on EDGAR that state a premium. At the median, Starz Entertainment would cost about $29.27 a share, $503M for all its shares.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.