10-Q · May 18, 2026
Bally's Corporation reported strong Q1 2026 revenue of $755.7 million, marking a 28% year-over-year increase. However, the company faced a net loss of $160.9 million attributed to increased operational costs and…
Earnings analysis · 10-Q
BALY earnings analysis
Filed August 14, 2026 · Our reading of the company's report
The latest report
Bally’s delivered second-quarter revenue of $792.234 million, increasing 20.4% year over year and beating consensus by $4.758 million, but the filing does not disclose current-quarter EPS, margins, free cash flow, or…
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Bally’s delivered second-quarter revenue of $792.234 million, increasing 20.4% year over year and beating consensus by $4.758 million, but the filing does not disclose current-quarter EPS, margins, free cash flow, or segment revenue amounts. Financial risk remains elevated because lenders have only conditionally waived a leverage covenant and the company warns that covenant failure could raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Disclosure controls also remain ineffective as of June 30, 2026 due to an unresolved tax-accounting material weakness.
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What stood out
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Revenue grew 20.4% year over year
Second-quarter revenue was $792.234 million, up $36.234 million, or 4.8%, from $756 million in 2026 Q1 and up $134.234 million, or 20.4%, from $658 million in 2025 Q2. Revenue also exceeded the $787.476 million consensus estimate by $4.758 million.
What to watch
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Covenant waiver creates liquidity risk
The company disclosed that lenders conditionally waived compliance with the consolidated net leverage ratio covenant, subject to liquidity requirements. The filing warns that failure to satisfy the waiver conditions could permit acceleration of indebtedness and raise substantial doubt about going-concern status; the company also carried $4.507 billion of debt.
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Material weakness remains unresolved
Disclosure controls remained ineffective as of June 30, 2026 because of a previously identified material weakness involving management review controls over income taxes and related disclosures. Remediation remains ongoing.
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UK gaming taxes pressure profitability
Management identified an approximately $39 million adverse impact from UK gaming taxes, creating continued pressure on earnings and margins despite second-quarter revenue of $792.234 million.
Management's outlook
No numeric revenue or EPS guidance was provided in the filing. Management stated it remains on track for previously disclosed margin-management commitments.
Earlier filings 2
10-K · April 20, 2026
The 10-K emphasizes Bally's focus on cybersecurity risk management and governance: it states that cybersecurity and data protection are integrated into the company's overall risk management framework and that the Board…
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