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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the accounts of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and its non-wholly owned subsidiaries where the Company has a controlling interest. Effective as of the closing of the Business Combination, the Company is the sole managing member of Newco with control over all of the day-to-day business affairs and decision-making of Newco. As a result, the Company consolidates the financial results of Newco and reports a non-controlling interest representing the economic interest in Newco held by Hulu. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for reporting interim financial information. The consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and December 28, 2024 are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting solely of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of its financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations of any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year.
The Company has accounted for the acquisition consummated pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement as a reverse acquisition of the Company using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with GAAP, with the Hulu Live Business treated as the accounting acquirer of the Company. Accordingly, commencing with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the historical combined carve-out financial statements of the Hulu Live Business are presented as the historical financial statements of the Company. Based on this determination, the financial statements reflect the Hulu Live Business's acquisition of the historical Fubo business as of the Closing Date, including the recognition of the acquired Fubo business's identifiable assets and liabilities at fair value with the residual recorded as goodwill. Prior to the Business Combination, the Hulu Live Business operated as part of Hulu, which is controlled and consolidated by Disney, and, therefore, its historical financial statements were prepared on a carve-out basis from Disney and Hulu, including allocations of certain corporate costs, shared services, and assets and liabilities that were not historically operated or financed on a standalone basis.
As a result, the financial results and information included herein for the current period reflects (x) the results of the Hulu Live Business prepared on a carve-out basis for the period from September 28, 2025 through October 28, 2025, and excludes Fubo’s results for this period, and (y) the results of combined Fubo and Hulu Live businesses for the period from October 29, 2025 through December 31, 2025. The financial results and information for all historical periods presented herein reflect the results of the Hulu Live Business prepared on a carve-out basis and excludes the results of the historical Fubo business. Therefore, the historical results of the Hulu Live Business are not necessarily comparable to the results of the Company following the Business Combination.
Prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the Hulu Live Business' fiscal year ended on the Saturday closest to September 30, and the Company’s historical fiscal year end was December 31. Effective as of the Closing Date, the Company changed its fiscal year end to September 30, with its first full fiscal year following the Closing Date to end on September 30, 2026. The Hulu Live Business' most recent fiscal year ended on September 27, 2025.
On February 3, 2026, at the recommendation of the Company's board of directors, Hulu, representing a majority of the outstanding voting interests of the Company, approved by written consent amendments to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock, at a ratio ranging from any whole number between 1-for-8 and 1-for-12, as determined by the Company’s board of directors in its discretion, subject to the board's authority to abandon such amendments (the “Reverse Stock Split Amendment”). The effective date of the Reverse Stock Split Amendment has not been determined.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Those estimates and assumptions include allocating the fair value of purchase consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business acquisitions, useful lives of intangible assets, recoverability of goodwill and intangible assets, equity instruments issued in share-based payment arrangements, and accounting for income taxes, including the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.
Segment and Reporting Unit Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which discrete financial information is available that is regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is determined to be the CODM. The CODM reviews financial information and makes resource allocation decisions at the consolidated group level. The Company has one operating segment and one reporting unit, the streaming business. The Company has concluded that consolidated net income (loss) is the measure of segment profitability. There are no other expense categories regularly provided to the CODM that are not already included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Substantially all of the tangible long-lived assets are located in the United States. The following table presents total revenue for the operating segment:
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2025December 28, 2024
United States$1,537,621 $1,105,992 
Rest of world11,067 — 
Total revenue$1,548,688 $1,105,992 
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents, including balances held in the Company’s money market accounts. Restricted cash primarily represents cash on deposit with financial institutions in support of a letter of credit outstanding in favor of the Company’s landlord for office space. The restricted cash balance has been excluded from the cash balance and is classified as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same on the consolidated statement of cash flows (in thousands):
December 31, 2025September 27, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents$452,411 $— 
Restricted cash6,148 — 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$458,559 $ 
Certain Risks and Concentrations
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of demand deposits and accounts receivable. The Company maintains cash deposits with financial institutions that at times exceed applicable insurance limits.
Fair Value Estimates
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, other assets, accounts payable and accrued payroll, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments. The carrying amounts of long-term borrowings approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity and the fact that the effective interest rates on these obligations are comparable to market interest rates for instruments of similar credit risk.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company records its financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is determined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. Fair value is estimated by applying inputs which are classified into the following levels of a three-tier hierarchy as follows:
Level 1 —    quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 —    observable inputs other than Level 1, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, and model-derived prices whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable; and
Level 3 —    assets and liabilities whose significant value drivers are unobservable.
Accounts Receivable, Net
The Company records accounts receivable at the invoiced amount less an allowance for any potentially uncollectible accounts. The Company’s accounts receivable balance primarily consists of amounts due from the sale of advertisements and subscription revenue. In evaluating our ability to collect outstanding receivable balances, we consider many factors, including the age of the balance, collection history, and current economic trends. Bad debts are written off after all collection efforts have ceased. Based on the Company’s current and historical collection experience, management concluded that an allowance for credit losses was not necessary as of December 31, 2025 and December 28, 2024.
No individual third-party customer accounted for more than 10% of revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and September 27, 2025.
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the assets. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the period realized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. The Company’s property and equipment, net are being depreciated over their estimated useful lives as follows:
Useful Life
(Years)
Furniture and fixtures5
Computer equipment
3-5
Leasehold improvementsTerm of lease
Licensed Content
The Company entered into various license agreements to obtain rights to certain live sports events. Costs incurred in acquiring certain rights to live sporting events are accounted for in accordance with ASC 920, Entertainment—Broadcasters. These program rights are recorded in subscriber related expenses in a manner consistent with how it expects to monetize the licensed content, which is primarily based on subscription revenue.
Cash flows for licensed content are presented within operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Impairment Testing of Long-Lived Assets
The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their net book value may not be recoverable. When such factors and circumstances exist, the Company compares the projected undiscounted future cash flows associated with the related asset or group of assets over their estimated useful lives against their respective carrying amount. Impairment, if any, is based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value and is recorded in the period in which the determination is made. Fair value is based on those assets' market value when available or discounted expected cash flows.
Goodwill
The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis on July 1 for each fiscal year or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. The Company assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a single reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If it is determined that the fair value is less than its carrying amount, the excess of the goodwill carrying amount over the implied fair value is recognized as an impairment loss.
Intangible Assets, Net
The Company’s intangible assets represent definite lived intangible assets, which are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:
Useful Life
(Years)
Trade names8
Customer relationships - streaming
2
Customer relationships - advertising
2
Capitalized internal use software3
Developed technology5
Software licenses5
We capitalize qualifying development costs associated with software that is developed or obtained for internal use, provided that management with the relevant authority authorizes and commits to the funding of the project, it is probable the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. Capitalized costs, including costs incurred for enhancements that are expected to result in additional significant functionality are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life, which approximates three years. Costs related to preliminary project activities and post-implementation operation activities, including training and maintenance, are expensed as incurred.
Leases
The Company accounts for its leases under ASC 842, Leases. Under this guidance, arrangements meeting the definition of a lease are classified as operating or financing leases and are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as both a right-of-use asset and lease liability, calculated by discounting fixed lease payments over the lease term at the rate implicit in the lease or the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Lease liabilities are increased by interest and reduced by payments each period, and the right-of-use asset is amortized over the lease term. For operating leases, interest on the lease liability and the amortization of the right-of-use asset result in straight-line rent expense over the lease term.
In calculating the right-of-use asset and lease liability, the Company elects to combine lease and non-lease components. The Company also elected not to include short term leases having initial terms of 12 months or less in its right-of-use asset and lease liabilities and recognizes rent expense for these short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Redeemable Non-controlling Interest
Redeemable non-controlling interest is evaluated by the Company and shown as mezzanine equity (shown between liabilities and equity) on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Redeemable non-controlling interest is measured at their redemption values at the end of each reporting period.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The Company recognizes revenue from contracts with customers under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (the “revenue standard”). The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. A good or service is transferred to a customer when, or as, the customer obtains control of that good or service.
The Company generates revenue from the following sources:
1.Subscriptions – The Company sells various subscription plans for the Fubo Services through its website and third-party app stores. These subscription plans provide different levels of streamed content and functionality depending on the plan selected. Subscription fees are fixed and paid in advance by credit card primarily on a monthly basis. A subscription customer executes a contract by agreeing to the Company’s terms of service. The Company considers the subscription contract legally enforceable once the customer has accepted terms of service and the Company has received credit card authorization from the customer’s credit card company. The terms of service allow customers to terminate the subscription at any time, however, in the event of termination, no prepaid subscription fees are refundable. The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of the promised services to the customers, which is ratably over the subscription period. Upon the customer agreeing to the Company’s terms and conditions and authorization of the credit card, the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the streamed content ratably throughout the term of the contract. Subscription services sold through third-party app stores are recorded gross in revenue with fees to the third-party app stores recorded in subscriber related expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. Management concluded that the customers are the end user of the subscription services sold by these third-party app stores.
2.Related party revenue – Pursuant to the Commercial Agreement with Hulu, for the Hulu Live Service, the Company receives a wholesale fee from Hulu initially equal to 95% of carriage fee expenses incurred by the Hulu Live Business for calendar year 2025 and 2026, escalating to 97.5% in calendar year 2027 and 99% in calendar year 2028 and thereafter. The wholesale fee prior to the Closing Date is presented as 100% of carriage fee expenses incurred by the Hulu Live Business.
3.Advertising – Pursuant to the Commercial Agreement with Hulu, certain affiliates of Disney exclusively sell ads on behalf of the Company for the Fubo Services and Hulu Live Service and remit 100% of the revenue to the Company, net of a 15% ad agency fee. The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when a performance obligation has been satisfied by transferring control of the promised services to the advertiser, which generally is when the advertisement has been displayed.
4.Other revenue – Other revenue consists of distribution fees, commissions, and carriage fees earned on sales through channel distribution platforms for the Fubo Services and Hulu Live Service. The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of the promised services to the customers.
Revenue from third parties (all revenues excluding related party revenue) was 25.1% of the Company's revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and less than 0.5% for the three months ended December 28, 2024. The Company's revenues are therefore subject to significant concentration risk.
Subscriber Related Expenses
Subscriber related expenses consist primarily of affiliate distribution rights and other distribution costs related to content streaming. The cost of affiliate distribution rights is generally incurred on a per subscriber basis and is recognized when the related programming is distributed to subscribers. Subscriber related expenses also include credit card and payment processing fees for subscription revenue, customer service, certain employee compensation and benefits, cloud computing, streaming, and facility costs. The Company receives advertising spots from television networks for sale to advertisers as part of the affiliate distribution agreements.
Broadcasting and Transmission
Broadcasting and transmission expenses are charged to operations as incurred and consist primarily of the cost to acquire a signal, transcode, store, and retransmit it to the subscriber.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses for the Fubo Services consist of payroll and related costs, benefits, rent and utilities, stock-based compensation, agency costs, advertising campaigns and branding initiatives. Pursuant to the Commercial Agreement with Hulu, the Company bears all marketing expenses of the Hulu Live Business and will pay Hulu a marketing support fee equal to 10% of the Hulu Live Business’s marketing budget, which marketing budget must be at least equal to 0.7% of revenues of the Hulu Live Business. In exchange for the fee, Hulu will be responsible for marketing execution for the Hulu Live Service in consultation with the Company. All sales and marketing costs are expensed as they are incurred.
Technology and Development
Technology and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred. Technology and development expenses consist primarily of payroll and related costs, benefits, rent and utilities, stock-based compensation, technical services, software expenses, and hosting expenses.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and related costs, benefits, rent and utilities, stock-based compensation, corporate insurance, office expenses, professional fees, as well as travel, meals, and entertainment costs.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for the fair value of restricted stock units using the closing market price of its common stock on the date of the grant. These restricted stock units generally vest annually over one-year (in the case of annual grants to directors) to four-year (in the case of grants to employees) periods, subject to the recipient’s continuation in service through each applicable vesting date.
The Company accounts for share-based payment awards exchanged for services at the estimated grant date fair value of the award. Stock options issued under the Company’s long-term incentive plans are granted with an exercise price equal to no less than the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant and expire up to ten years from the date of grant. These options generally vest annually over four-year periods, subject to the recipient’s continuation in service through each applicable vesting date.
The Company estimates the fair value of stock option grants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment.
Expected Term - The expected term of options represents the period that the Company’s stock-based awards are expected to be outstanding based on the simplified method, which is the half-life from vesting to the end of its contractual term. The simplified method was used because the Company does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis for an estimate of expected term.
Expected Volatility – The Company historically has lacked sufficient company specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it estimates its expected stock volatility based primarily on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies with consideration of the volatility of its own traded stock price.
Risk-Free Interest Rate - The Company bases the risk-free interest rate on the implied yield available on U. S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term.
Expected Dividend - The Company has never declared or paid any cash dividends on its common shares and does not plan to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future, and, therefore, uses an expected dividend yield of zero in its valuation models.
The Company accounts for forfeited awards as they occur.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, in which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is required to the extent any deferred tax assets may not be realizable.
ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, (“ASC 740”), also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that its income tax positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in material changes to its financial position.
In connection with the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, Newco and Hulu entered into a Tax Receivables Agreement (the “TRA”) which, among other things, obligates the Company to pay Hulu (a) a percentage of the benefit realized from the use of certain historic net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 70% and (ii) Hulu’s ownership percentage of Newco as of the date the NOL is utilized, and (b) 70% of (i) the total tax benefit that the Company realizes as a result of increases in tax basis in Newco’s assets resulting from future redemptions or exchanges of Newco Units for Class A Common Stock (or cash), and (ii) certain other tax benefits attributable to payments made under the TRA. The Company does not expect to use any historical NOLs during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2026. Thus, no TRA liability has been recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025.
Foreign Currency
The Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar while the functional currencies of non-U.S. subsidiaries are determined based on the primary economic environment in which the subsidiary operates. The financial statements of non-U.S. subsidiaries are translated into United States dollars in accordance with ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters, using period-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange for the period for revenues, costs, and expenses and historical rates for equity. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining other comprehensive income (loss).
Net Loss Per Share
Net loss per basic share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
The following table presents the calculation of basic net loss per share (in thousands, except shares and per share data):
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2025December 28, 2024
Numerator:
Net loss$(19,064)$(38,587)
Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interest
13,088 — 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
(5,976)(38,587)
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding349,096,793 — 
Basic and diluted net loss per share$(0.02)
The following common share equivalents are excluded from the calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2025December 28, 2024
Stock options15,856,010 — 
Unvested restricted stock units36,788,409 — 
Convertible notes variable settlement feature48,771,938 — 
Total101,416,357  
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, requires incremental disclosures within the income tax disclosures that increase the transparency and usefulness of income tax disclosures. The updated disclosures primarily require specific categories and greater disaggregation within the rate reconciliation, disaggregation of income taxes paid, and modifications of other income tax-related disclosures. The new guidance is applicable for annual periods beginning with the Company's fiscal year ended September 30, 2026.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. This standard requires public companies to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. The new standard, as clarified by ASU 2025-01, is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effects of the new guidance.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04, Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments. This standard clarifies the requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments should be accounted for as an induced conversion. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025 and is permitted on either a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effects of the new guidance.
In May 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-03, Business Combinations (Topic 805) and Consolidation (Topic 810). This update improves the requirements for identifying the accounting acquirer in Topic 805, particularly in improving the comparability between transactions involving VIEs and those not involving VIEs. The amendments require that an entity consider the same factors that are currently required for determining which entity is the accounting acquirer in other transactions. It is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effects of the new guidance.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326). This update introduces a practical expedient for all entities and an accounting policy election other than public business entities related to applying Subtopic 326-20 to current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under Topic 606. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025 and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effects of the new guidance.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). This update is intended to modernize the accounting software costs that are accounted for under Subtopic 350-40. It is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effects of the new guidance.