Category: 3. Business

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media” or “Liberty”) (NASDAQ: FWONA, FWONK, LLYVA, LLYVK) today reported second quarter 2025 results. Headlines include⁽¹⁾:

• Attributed to Formula One Group
  • Completed acquisition of MotoGP on July 3^rd

  • Renewed agreement with Canadian Grand Prix through 2035 with a long-term extension to Bell Media’s media rights deal and renewed Austrian Grand Prix through 2041

  • Secured PepsiCo as new Official Partner of F1 through 2030 and extended Global Partnership with MSC Cruises through 2030

  • Announced new licensing agreement with Disney’s Mickey & Friends beginning in 2026

  • F1 The Movie opened globally on June 27^th and is Apple’s highest-grossing film ever

• Attributed to Liberty Live Group
  • Fair value of Live Nation investment was $10.5 billion as of June 30^th

  • Filed preliminary proxy statement on July 25^th, expect to complete split-off in fourth quarter 2025

“We made excellent progress since last quarter on our stated priorities, including completing the acquisition of MotoGP, advancing the split-off of Liberty Live and continuing excellent financial and operating results at Formula 1,” said Derek Chang, Liberty Media President & CEO. “Formula 1’s global strength continues to drive commercial momentum and financial success, with new partners signed and record fan engagement demonstrating the breadth and appeal of the brand. We are thrilled to begin our partnership with the MotoGP management team and, while early days, are working closely with them to support their strategic direction and accelerate the company’s growth.”

Corporate Updates

On July 3, 2025, Liberty Media completed the acquisition of Dorna Sports, S.L. (“MotoGP”), the exclusive commercial rights holder of the MotoGP™ World Championship, and will consolidate its financial results from that point forward. Following the acquisition, Liberty Media owns approximately 84% of MotoGP with MotoGP management retaining 16% of the business. MotoGP is attributed to the Formula One Group tracking stock. Due to the timing of the acquisition, the initial accounting for the acquisition is not reflected in the below financial results.

Discussion of Results

Unless otherwise noted, the following discussion compares financial information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 to the same period in 2024.

FORMULA ONE GROUP – The following table provides the financial results attributed to Formula One Group for the second quarter of 2025. In the second quarter, Formula One Group incurred $14 million of corporate level selling, general and administrative expense (including stock-based compensation expense).

For the periods presented below, the businesses and assets attributed to Formula One Group consist primarily of Liberty Media’s subsidiaries, F1 and Quint.

		Three months ended								Six months ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2024				2025				2024				2025
		amounts in millions								amounts in millions
Formula One Group
Revenue
Formula 1		$	871			$	1,226			$	1,424				1,629
Corporate and other			141				145				185				198
Intergroup elimination			(24	)			(30	)			(34	)			(39	)
Total Formula One Group		$	988			$	1,341			$	1,575				1,788
Operating Income (Loss)
Formula 1		$	84			$	293			$	220				265
Corporate and other			(25	)			(13	)			(66	)			(52	)
Total Formula One Group		$	59			$	280			$	154				213
Adjusted OIBDA (Loss)
Formula 1		$	160			$	361			$	368				446
Corporate and other			5				8				(1	)			(4	)
Total Formula One Group		$	165			$	369			$	367				442

F1 Operating Results

“This season has showcased phenomenal racing, with multiple teams and drivers competing at the very highest level. The F1 movie from Apple debuted to well-deserved accolades, marking the largest box office theatrical release for any streaming service and captivating audiences of both core and new F1 fans alike. Cultural moments like the F1 movie alongside exciting on-track action are generating strong viewership trends and especially robust social and digital engagement, including a record number of social impressions delivered by content posted on official F1 channels. Thanks to the efforts of our teams, partners and the F1 community, we are driving excellent momentum at Formula 1 on and off the track,” said Stefano Domenicali, Formula 1 President and CEO.

The following table provides the operating results of Formula 1 (“F1”).

		Three months ended											Six months ended
		June 30,											June 30,
		2024				2025				% Change			2024				2025				% Change
		$ amounts in millions											$ amounts in millions
Number of races in period			8				9							11				11
Primary Formula 1 revenue		$	739			$	1,032			40	%		$	1,202			$	1,351			12	%
Other Formula 1 revenue			132				194			47	%			222				278			25	%
Total Formula 1 revenue		$	871			$	1,226			41	%		$	1,424			$	1,629			14	%
Operating expenses (excluding stock-based compensation):
Team payments, excluding Concorde incentive payments			(435	)			(513	)		(18	)%			(598	)			(627	)		(5	)%
Other cost of Formula 1 revenue			(210	)			(274	)		(30	)%			(333	)			(402	)		(21	)%
Cost of Formula 1 revenue, excluding Concorde incentive payments		$	(645	)		$	(787	)		(22	)%		$	(931	)		$	(1,029	)		(11	)%
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(66	)			(78	)		(18	)%			(125	)			(154	)		(23	)%
Adjusted OIBDA		$	160			$	361			126	%		$	368			$	446			21	%
Concorde incentive payments			—				—			NM				—				(50	)		NM
Stock-based compensation			(1	)			—			NM				(1	)			—			NM
Depreciation and Amortization(a)			(75	)			(68	)		9	%			(147	)			(131	)		11	%
Operating income (loss)		$	84			$	293			249	%		$	220			$	265			20	%

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a)		Includes $61 million and $50 million of amortization related to purchase accounting for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025, respectively, that is excluded from calculations for purposes of team payments, and $123 million and $100 million of amortization related to purchase accounting for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025, respectively, that is excluded from calculations for purposes of team payments.

Primary F1 revenue represents the majority of F1’s revenue and is derived from (i) race promotion revenue, (ii) media rights fees and (iii) sponsorship fees.

There were nine races held in the second quarter of 2025 compared to eight races held in the second quarter of 2024. There were 11 races held year-to-date through the second quarter of both 2025 and 2024. The 2025 calendar is scheduled to have the same 24 events that were held in 2024, except in a different order throughout the season, which will impact the year-over-year revenue and cost comparisons on a quarterly basis.

Primary F1 revenue increased in the three months ended June 30, 2025 primarily due to the calendar variance compared to the prior year, which drove additional race promotion revenue and higher sponsorship and media rights revenue with a larger proportion of season-based income recognized during the period, as well as contractual increases in fees across all primary revenue streams. Sponsorship revenue also benefitted from revenue recognized from new sponsors. Media rights revenue also increased due to continued growth in F1 TV subscriptions and the recognition of one-time revenue associated with the release of the F1 movie. Other F1 revenue increased in the second quarter primarily due to higher hospitality and experiences revenue and growth in licensing income. The increase in hospitality and experiences revenue was driven by underlying Paddock Club growth as well as one additional event and the mix of races held. The calendar variance and mix of events also led to higher revenue from travel, technical and freight services in the second quarter.

Primary F1 revenue increased in the six months ended June 30, 2025 with growth across all revenue streams compared to the prior year. Sponsorship revenue grew due to revenue recognized from new sponsors and growth in revenue from existing contracts. Media rights revenue grew due to contractual increases in fees, continued growth in F1 TV subscriptions and the recognition of one-time revenue associated with the release of the F1 movie. Race promotion revenue increased due to contractual increases in fees and growth in other support race fees. Other F1 revenue increased in the six months ended June 30, 2025 primarily driven by higher freight income due to the different routes flown and the pass through of increased freight costs, higher hospitality from growing attendance at Paddock Clubs and growth in revenue from licensing.

Operating income and Adjusted OIBDA⁽²⁾ grew in the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. Team payments increased for both periods due to the pro rata recognition of expected higher team payments for the full year. Other cost of F1 revenue is largely variable in nature and derived from servicing both Primary and Other F1 revenue opportunities. These costs increased for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 due to higher freight costs associated with the different order of events, higher commissions and partner servicing costs linked to underlying revenue growth, higher Paddock Club costs due to increased attendance, increased costs to service new sponsors, higher costs of delivering F1 TV to a growing subscriber base and expense associated with the Grand Prix Plaza in Las Vegas, which launched new activations and other events in the second quarter. Growth in other cost of F1 revenue in the three months ended June 30, 2025 was also impacted by the additional race held, which impacted costs of the Paddock Club, technical, travel and freight services. Selling, general and administrative expense increased in the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 primarily due to higher personnel and marketing expense, including marketing costs associated with the 75^th season launch event at London’s The O2 in the six-month period.

Corporate and Other Operating Results

Corporate and Other Adjusted OIBDA includes the rental income related to Grand Prix Plaza in Las Vegas, Quint results and other corporate overhead for the second quarter of 2025 and the prior year period. Corporate and Other revenue increased in the second quarter due to Quint results. There was $6 million of rental income related to Grand Prix Plaza in Las Vegas in the second quarter of both 2025 and 2024. In the second quarter, Quint results were primarily driven by F1 Experiences across the nine races held and the Kentucky Derby. Quint’s revenue is seasonal around its largest events, which are generally during the second and fourth quarters.

LIBERTY LIVE GROUP – In the second quarter, $7 million of corporate level selling, general and administrative expense (including stock-based compensation expense) was allocated to Liberty Live Group.

The businesses and assets attributed to Liberty Live Group consist of Liberty Media’s interest in Live Nation and other minority investments.

Share Repurchases

There were no repurchases of Liberty Media’s common stock from May 1 through July 31, 2025. The total remaining repurchase authorization for Liberty Media as of August 1, 2025 is $1.1 billion and can be applied to repurchases of common shares of any of the Liberty Media tracking stocks.

FOOTNOTES

1)		Liberty Media will discuss these headlines and other matters on Liberty Media’s earnings conference call that will begin at 10:00 a.m. (E.T.) on August 7, 2025. For information regarding how to access the call, please see “Important Notice” later in this document.
2)		For a definition of Adjusted OIBDA (as defined by Liberty Media) and the applicable reconciliation, see the accompanying schedule.

NOTES

Cash and Debt

The following presentation is provided to separately identify cash and debt information. The acquisition of MotoGP was completed on July 3, 2025 and is not reflected in cash and debt presented below.

(amounts in millions)		3/31/2025				6/30/2025
Cash and Cash Equivalents Attributable to:
Formula One Group(a)		$	2,833			$	3,140
Liberty Live Group			314				308
Total Consolidated Cash and Cash Equivalents (GAAP)		$	3,147			$	3,448
Debt:
2.25% convertible notes due 2027(b)			475				475
Formula 1 term loan and revolving credit facility			2,376				2,372
Other corporate level debt			51				50
Total Attributed Formula One Group Debt		$	2,902			$	2,897
Fair market value adjustment			80				133
Total Attributed Formula One Group Debt (GAAP)		$	2,982			$	3,030
Formula 1 leverage(c)			1.2x				0.7x
2.375% Live Nation exchangeable senior debentures due 2053(b)			1,150				1,150
Live Nation margin loan			—				—
Total Attributed Liberty Live Group Debt		$	1,150			$	1,150
Fair market value adjustment			432				619
Total Attributed Liberty Live Group Debt (GAAP)		$	1,582			$	1,769
Total Liberty Media Corporation Debt (GAAP)		$	4,564			$	4,799

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a)		Includes $1,547 million and $1,775 million of cash held at F1 as of March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, respectively, and $69 million and $70 million of cash held at Quint as of March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, respectively.
b)		Face amount of the convertible notes and exchangeable debentures with no fair market value adjustment.
c)		Net leverage as defined in F1’s credit facilities for covenant calculations.

Liberty Media and F1 are in compliance with their debt covenants as of June 30, 2025.

Total cash and cash equivalents attributed to Formula One Group increased $307 million during the second quarter primarily due to net cash from operations at F1 and proceeds from the partial settlement of derivative contracts related to MotoGP transaction financing, partially offset by capital expenditures at F1. Total debt attributed to Formula One Group was relatively flat in the second quarter.

Total cash and cash equivalents attributed to Liberty Live Group decreased $6 million during the second quarter primarily due to interest payments and corporate overhead. Total debt attributed to Liberty Live Group was flat during the second quarter.

Important Notice: Liberty Media Corporation (Nasdaq: FWONA, FWONK, LLYVA, LLYVK) will discuss Liberty Media’s earnings release on a conference call which will begin at 10:00 a.m. (E.T.) on August 7, 2025. The call can be accessed by dialing (877) 704-2829 or (215) 268-9864, passcode 13748884 at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. The call will also be broadcast live across the Internet and archived on our website. To access the webcast go to https://www.libertymedia.com/investors/news-events/ir-calendar. Links to this press release will also be available on the Liberty Media website.

This press release includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about business strategies, market potential, future financial performance and prospects, the Formula 1 race calendar, expectations regarding Formula 1’s business, the planned split-off of Liberty Live and other matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including, without limitation, the satisfaction of all conditions for the split-off of Liberty Live, possible changes in market acceptance of new products or services, regulatory matters affecting our businesses, the unfavorable outcome of future litigation, the failure to realize benefits of acquisitions, rapid industry change, failure of third parties to perform, continued access to capital on terms acceptable to Liberty Media and changes in law, including consumer protection laws, and their enforcement. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Liberty Media expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Liberty Media’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Please refer to the publicly filed documents of Liberty Media, including the most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q, for additional information about Liberty Media and about the risks and uncertainties related to Liberty Media’s business which may affect the statements made in this press release.

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
June 30, 2025 (unaudited)
		Attributed
		Formula				Liberty
		One				Live			Intergroup			Consolidated
		Group				Group			Eliminations			Liberty
		amounts in millions
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	3,140			308			—			3,448
Trade and other receivables, net			143			1			—			144
Other current assets			510			—			—			510
Total current assets			3,793			309			—			4,102
Investments in affiliates, accounted for using the equity method			33			589			—			622
Property and equipment, at cost			1,012			—			—			1,012
Accumulated depreciation			(184	)		—			—			(184	)
			828			—			—			828
Goodwill			4,135			—			—			4,135
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net			2,570			—			—			2,570
Deferred income tax assets			569			256			(35	)		790
Other assets			557			217			—			774
Total assets		$	12,485			1,371			(35	)		13,821
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		$	469			1			—			470
Current portion of debt			34			1,769			—			1,803
Deferred revenue			780			—			—			780
Other current liabilities			50			—			—			50
Total current liabilities			1,333			1,770			—			3,103
Long-term debt			2,996			—			—			2,996
Other liabilities			304			90			(35	)		359
Total liabilities			4,633			1,860			(35	)		6,458
Equity / Attributed net assets			7,852			(511	)		—			7,341
Noncontrolling interests in equity of subsidiaries			—			22			—			22
Total liabilities and equity		$	12,485			1,371			(35	)		13,821

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION
Three months ended June 30, 2025 (unaudited)
			Attributed
		Formula				Liberty
		One				Live			Consolidated
		Group				Group			Liberty
		amounts in millions
Revenue:
Formula 1 revenue		$	1,203			—			1,203
Other revenue			138			—			138
Total revenue			1,341			—			1,341
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of Formula 1 revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)			779			—			779
Other cost of sales			88			—			88
Selling, general and administrative (1)			111			7			118
Acquisition costs			3			—			3
Depreciation and amortization			80			—			80
			1,061			7			1,068
Operating income (loss)			280			(7	)		273
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(49	)		(8	)		(57	)
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net			(2	)		73			71
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net			160			(289	)		(129	)
Other, net			66			4			70
			175			(220	)		(45	)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes			455			(227	)		228
Income tax (expense) benefit			(73	)		49			(24	)
Net earnings (loss)			382			(178	)		204
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests			—			—			—
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders		$	382			(178	)		204
(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Selling, general and administrative		$	6			2			8

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS INFORMATION
Three months ended June 30, 2024 (unaudited)
			Attributed
		Formula				Liberty			Liberty
		One				Live			SiriusXM			Consolidated
		Group				Group			Group			Liberty
		amounts in millions
Revenue:
Formula 1 revenue		$	853			—			—			853
Other revenue			135			—			—			135
Total revenue			988			—			—			988
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of Formula 1 revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)			639			—			—			639
Other cost of sales			94			—			—			94
Selling, general and administrative (1)			96			2			—			98
Acquisition costs			11			—			—			11
Depreciation and amortization			89			—			—			89
			929			2			—			931
Operating income (loss)			59			(2	)		—			57
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(53	)		(7	)		—			(60	)
Share of earnings (losses) of affiliates, net			(2	)		85			—			83
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments, net			(1	)		88			—			87
Other, net			20			6			—			26
			(36	)		172			—			136
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes			23			170			—			193
Income tax (expense) benefit			1			(36	)		—			(35	)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations			24			134			—			158
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations			—			—			349			349
Net earnings (loss)			24			134			349			507
Less net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests			—			—			50			50
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Liberty stockholders		$	24			134			299			457
(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Selling, general and administrative		$	6			1			—			7

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
Six months ended June 30, 2025 (unaudited)
		Attributed
		Formula				Liberty
		One				Live			Consolidated
		Group				Group			Liberty
		amounts in millions
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)		$	404			(195	)		209
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			157			—			157
Stock-based compensation			8			2			10
Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net			5			(77	)		(72	)
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net			(242	)		306			64
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)			9			(51	)		(42	)
Intergroup tax allocation			3			(3	)		—
Other, net			(33	)		1			(32	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Current and other assets			(147	)		—			(147	)
Payables and other liabilities			464			1			465
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities			628			(16	)		612
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in equity method affiliates and debt and equity securities			(16	)		(1	)		(17	)
Cash proceeds from dispositions			26			—			26
Cash (paid) received for acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(131	)		—			(131	)
Capital expended for property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development			(55	)		—			(55	)
Cash proceeds from foreign currency forward contracts			71			—			71
Other investing activities, net			(14	)		—			(14	)
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities			(119	)		(1	)		(120	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of debt			(11	)		—			(11	)
Other financing activities, net			19			—			19
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities			8			—			8
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			9			—			9
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			526			(17	)		509
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period			2,638			325			2,963
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		$	3,164			308			3,472
Cash and cash equivalents		$	3,140			308			3,448
Restricted cash included in other assets			24			—			24
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		$	3,164			308			3,472

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
Six months ended June 30, 2024 (unaudited)
			Attributed
		Formula				Liberty			Liberty
		One				Live			SiriusXM			Consolidated
		Group				Group			Group			Liberty
		amounts in millions
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss)		$	101			61			590			752
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net (earnings) loss from discontinued operations			—			—			(590	)		(590	)
Depreciation and amortization			175			—			—			175
Stock-based compensation			18			2			—			20
Share of (earnings) loss of affiliates, net			5			(64	)		—			(59	)
Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments, net			(47	)		(19	)		—			(66	)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)			2			13			—			15
Intergroup tax allocation			(62	)		3			—			(59	)
Intergroup tax (payments) receipts			80			3			—			83
Other, net			5			(4	)		—			1
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Current and other assets			(79	)		2			—			(77	)
Payables and other liabilities			203			(4	)		—			199
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities			401			(7	)		—			394
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in equity method affiliates and debt and equity securities			(1	)		—			—			(1	)
Cash proceeds from dispositions			—			107			—			107
Cash (paid) received for acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(205	)		—			—			(205	)
Capital expended for property and equipment, including internal-use software and website development			(40	)		—			—			(40	)
Other investing activities, net			(62	)		1			—			(61	)
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities			(308	)		108			—			(200	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings of debt			10			—			—			10
Repayments of debt			(31	)		—			—			(31	)
Other financing activities, net			27			—			—			27
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities			6			—			—			6
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(8	)		—			—			(8	)
Net cash provided (used) by discontinued operations:
Cash provided (used) by operating activities			—			—			753			753
Cash provided (used) by investing activities			—			—			(550	)		(550	)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities			—			—			(314	)		(314	)
Net cash provided (used) by discontinued operations			—			—			(111	)		(111	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			91			101			(111	)		81
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period			1,408			305			315			2,028
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		$	1,499			406			204			2,109
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,491			406			188			2,085
Restricted cash included in other current assets			8			—			—			8
Restricted cash included in current assets of discontinued operations			—			—			8			8
Restricted cash included in noncurrent assets of discontinued operations			—			—			8			8
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		$	1,499			406			204			2,109

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES AND SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

SCHEDULE 1

To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, this press release includes a presentation of Adjusted OIBDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, for Formula One Group, together with reconciliations to operating income, as determined under GAAP. Liberty Media defines Adjusted OIBDA as operating income (loss) plus depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, separately reported litigation settlements, Concorde incentive payments and restructuring, acquisition and impairment charges.

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QUARTERLY SUMMARY
		Three months ended								Six months ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2024				2025				2024				2025
Formula One Group
Operating income (loss)		$	59			$	280			$	154			$	213
Depreciation and amortization			89				80				175				157
Stock compensation expense			6				6				18				8
Acquisition costs(a)			11				3				20				14
Concorde incentive payments			—				—				—				50
Adjusted OIBDA		$	165			$	369			$	367			$	442

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(a)		Formula One Group incurred $11 million and $3 million of costs related to corporate acquisitions during the three months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025, respectively, and $20 million and $14 million of costs related to corporate acquisitions during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025, respectively.

 

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Exagen

‘Missed opportunity’

The novel integrin beta-6 (IB6)–directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) sigvotatug vedotin (formerly SGN-B6A) demonstrated early efficacy data alone and in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), warranting further study, according to Rachel E. Sanborn, MD.

Findings from the phase 1 SGNB6A-001 trial (NCT04389632) revealed that sigvotatug vedotin led to a confirmed overall response rate (ORR) of 19.0% (95% CI, 12.3%-27.3%) as monotherapy in patients with NSCLC (n = 116).¹ Overall responses consisted of 3 complete responses (CRs) and 19 partial responses (PRs). Among patients with nonsquamous, taxane-naive NSCLC (n = 42), the confirmed ORR was 31.0% (95% CI, 17.6%-47.1%), which consisted of 2 CRs and 11 PRs. Additional findings presented at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting illustrated a confirmed ORR of 42.9% (95% CI, 21.8%-66.0%) when pembrolizumab was added to sigvotatug vedotin for the frontline treatment of patients with NSCLC (n = 21).²

Sigvotatug vedotin is now being further evaluated in the phase 3 Be6A Lung-01 trial (NCT06012435) in which patients with previously treated NSCLC will be randomly assigned to treatment with the ADC or docetaxel.³

“Preclinical studies have shown that blocking IB6 can lead to a blockade of downstream signaling pathways, which can inhibit tumor migration as well as invasion. There are also preclinical studies that show that IB6 inhibition can increase potentiation to anti–PD-1 checkpoint inhibition, hence why this becomes an attractive scientific target in cancer,” Sanborn explained during an interview with OncLive®.

In the interview, Sanborn discussed the viability of IB6 as a target in NSCLC, the mechanism of action of sigvotatug vedotin, and early efficacy and safety data from the phase 1 study. She also shared the objectives of the phase 3 Be6A Lung-01 trial and potential future implications of sigvotatug vedotin’s development.

Sanborn is the medical director of the Thoracic Oncology Program and the Phase I Clinical Trials Program at the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute at Providence Cancer Institute in Portland, Oregon.

OncLive: What is the background of IB6, and what makes it a viable target in NSCLC?

Sanborn: If we’re talking about understanding IB6, [it’s important] to first think about what integrins are. They are transmembrane proteins, and they act as signaling between the cells and the cellular surroundings. The surface [of an integrin] includes a cell surface receptor, there is also a transmembrane helix, and then an intracellular cytoplasmic tail. These proteins then function in multiple different signaling pathways. They function in cell survival, migration, cell proliferation, differentiation, metastasis, and tumor invasion. The integrins consist of both alpha and beta subunits, and they combine in different ways, which can create multiple different integrin protein heterodimers.

IB6 is one of these integrin proteins. It is minimally expressed in healthy adult tissues; however, it is upregulated during embryogenesis as well as in tissue repair and carcinogenesis. Upregulated IB6 levels have been associated with poor prognosis in many kinds of cancers, and they’re also associated with tumor progression and higher-grade, more aggressive tumors. IB6 can also activate the TGF-beta complex and convert this to tumor-promoting signaling pathways, and can also facilitate tumor invasion as well as epithelial to mesenchymal transition in cancer cells. IB6 has been shown to be increased with increased expression in many different types of cancer cells, especially in NSCLC, but also in head and neck carcinomas, gastrointestinal primaries, and others as well.

What is the mechanism of action of sigvotatug vedotin, and how is it different from standard agents for patients with pretreated NSCLC, such as docetaxel?

Sigvotatug vedotin is an ADC, and it is specifically directed to IB6 and has an MMAE payload, which is the cytotoxic component. Although ADCs have [adverse] effects [AEs] that predominantly reflect the chemotherapy drug payload, the overall goal of any ADC technology is to try to attempt to more specifically target the cancer cells with maximum [efficacy] and try to have a relative reduction of toxicity to the normal tissues. In terms of chemotherapy agents like docetaxel, they demonstrate valid yet relatively minimal efficacy in the later-line settings in cancer treatment in general. We all realize that so much needs to be done to improve disease control as well as survival and quality of life. It’s hoped that the more specific treatments are going to be able to help improve outcomes over a broader application of a chemotherapy agent. There’s also the consideration of the potentiation of sigvotatug vedotin with checkpoint inhibition to potentially improve T-cell recognition of tumors, and that may provide us with the scientific rationale for further exploration to see if we can obtain better outcomes in combination with immune therapy and hopefully then, even more prolonged disease control.

Based on preclinical and early clinical data, has the agent improved efficacy and simultaneously reduced toxicity?

It’s very important to consider the preclinical data when thinking about ongoing clinical investigations with IB6, IB6 inhibition, sigvotatug [vedotin], or any other agent. [Regarding] the preclinical studies with IB6, when an inhibitor of IB6 was combined with checkpoint inhibition, improvements in CD8-positive T-cell infiltration or tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte infiltration were demonstrated. There were also in vivo models of sigvotatug vedotin, which demonstrated activity in multiple different types of cancers, including NSCLC, and in other cancers, including pancreatic, pharyngeal, and bladder cancers.

[There was also] a phase 1 dose escalation and expansion study of single-agent sigvotatug vedotin, called the SGNB6A-001 trial. That study explored different dosing regimens of sigvotatug vedotin, and in patients with NSCLC, the confirmed ORR was [19.0%].² However, when looking at the patient population that had nonsquamous NSCLC and who were taxane naive, the ORR was 31.0% and the median progression-free survival [PFS] in that group was 6.4 months [95% CI, 4.5-10.5]. In the phase 1 trial, the most common AEs that were grade 3 or higher with sigvotatug vedotin included dyspnea, fatigue, and neutropenia, and were reflective primarily of the chemotherapy toxicities from the payload when [used] in combination with pembrolizumab. Three patients also experienced pneumonitis; however, none were grade 3 or higher in that group.

Later cohorts now in that trial are exploring the combination of sigvotatug vedotin and pembrolizumab. Updates from the ongoing cohorts were presented at [the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting and] demonstrated that there was early evidence of efficacy, but the study evaluation is still ongoing.

What are the methods and objectives of the phase 3 Be6A Lung-01 trial?

There is an ongoing phase 3 trial of sigvotatug vedotin in NSCLC, the phase 3 Be6A Lung-01 trial, which is an open-label, global, randomized trial [that enrolled patients] with nonsquamous NSCLC who have had prior treatment with 1 line of platinum-based chemotherapy and an anti–PD-1 or anti–PD-L1 [immune] checkpoint inhibitor.³ Patients with actionable genomic alterations are also permitted to enroll in the study. They are required to have received at least 1 line of appropriate targeted therapy, as well as platinum doublet chemotherapy. Prior anti-microtubule agents like taxane chemotherapies are not allowed for that trial. Sigvotatug vedotin [will be] administered on days 1 and 15 of a 28-day cycle and compared with standard of care docetaxel administered intravenously every 21 days. Patients are [randomly assigned] in a 1:1 fashion. The primary end point of the study is overall survival, and [secondary end points include] confirmed ORR and PFS, among others.

The eligibility criteria established that patients with pretreated, actionable genomic alterations are permitted on this study. What has helped set this precedent?

Multiple different considerations helped set this precedent that allowed patients with actionable genomic alterations to enroll in the trial. The agent itself and the target are not felt to be specific for the presence or absence of any particular actionable genomic alteration, and the ADC has the potential to offer activity that could be similar to, and it is hoped to be better than, traditional chemotherapy agents like docetaxel.

If the phase 3 trial results are positive, how could that affect the drug’s development and potential placement within the current armamentarium?

We are always optimistic, and we all want to see positive trials. It’s important to consider the context that we have extremely limited therapeutic options in this setting for patients who have such a significant need, so any agent that demonstrates a significant benefit over docetaxel in a randomized phase 3 trial is going to be met with enthusiasm. I would anticipate, in the event of a positive trial, that there would be significant enthusiasm to add [sigvotatug vedotin] to our therapeutic armamentarium. It’s also going to raise further questions about incorporation into earlier lines of therapy, such as with the ongoing Be6A Lung-02 trial [NCT06758401], which is a randomized phase 3 trial of sigvotatug vedotin plus pembrolizumab compared with pembrolizumab alone for the first-line treatment of patients with PD-L1–high, advanced NSCLC.

It’s really hoped that ADCs are going to offer greater efficacy than chemotherapy in the treatment of [patients with] lung cancer. So far, the effects have been muted compared with the hopes. However, the science is continuing to evolve, and we’re continuing to try to optimize these agents to make them better. ADCs on their own at this point don’t accomplish what our overall goal is, which is to cure [patients] with no or minimal toxicity. That’s what we all want. ADCs don’t offer that, [although] that’s a tall order for any treatment. [Nevertheless], ADCs are going to have roles to play, especially in combination with other treatments to enhance efficacy over broad-based chemotherapy alone as we continue to learn more.

References

1. Sehgal K, Jaime JC, Powell SF, et al. Sigvotatug vedotin (SV), an investigational integrin beta-6 (IB6)–directed antibody‒drug conjugate (ADC), and pembrolizumab combination therapy: Initial results from an ongoing phase 1 study (SGNB6A-001). J Clin Oncol. 2025;43(suppl 16):3010. doi:10.1200/JCO.2025.43.16_suppl.3010
2. Peters S, Hollebecque A, Sehgal K, et al. Efficacy and safety of sigvotatug vedotin, an investigational ADC, in NSCLC: updated phase 1 results (SGNB6A-001). J Clin Oncol. 2024;42(suppl 16):8521. doi:10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.8521
3. Peters S, De Cerqueira Mathias CM, Cheng ML, et al. Be6A Lung-01, a phase III study of sigvotatug vedotin (SV), an investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) versus docetaxel in patients (pts) with previously treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Ann Oncol. 2024;35(suppl 2):S875. doi:10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.1453

Summary

Focus

On 2 April 2025, the US administration announced sweeping tariff measures that triggered a sharp sell-off in global markets. Yet within weeks, equities, volatility and inflation expectations had largely recovered. We investigate the underlying forces behind that rapid reversal. Our analysis aims to disentangle the contribution of (i) the transitory nature of the initial shock, (ii) subsequent policy reversals and (iii) unrelated macroeconomic news.

Contribution

We develop a flexible, high-frequency framework – event-targeted vector autoregressions (ETVAR) – that identifies the dominant shock based on its ability to explain the joint movement of variables within a narrowly defined time period. The method offers a structured yet agnostic alternative to standard event studies and difference-in-differences approaches.

Findings

We find that more than 60% of the equity market recovery can be traced to tariff-related shocks, including the transitory nature of the initial shock and offsetting policy signals such as the 90-day implementation pause. The remaining recovery is explained by unrelated macroeconomic surprises, such as CPI and labour market news. In contrast, movements in Treasury yields and the US dollar are primarily driven by other shocks, coinciding with a spike in Treasury market stress. These results highlight the limits of attributing all market movements to trade policy and demonstrate the value of a flexible, event-driven empirical strategy.

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Abstract

On 2 April 2025, the U.S. President announced one of the largest tariff packages in history, triggering sharp financial market reactions. Yet within six weeks, markets had largely recovered. This paper develops an event-targeted vector autoregression (ETVAR) framework to disentangle three potential explanations for the recovery: the transitory nature of the initial shock, offsetting tariff announcements, and other macroeconomic surprises. Our orthogonalisation method isolates a dominant shock from the “Liberation Day” window and tracks its dynamic impact. Realisations of this orthogonalised shock explain 60–80% of the recovery in equities, copper prices, the VIX, and short-term inflation expectations. In contrast, the dollar’s persistent depreciation and movements in government bond yields largely stem from other orthogonal shocks, coinciding with a sudden deterioration in Treasury market liquidity. The findings highlight the limits of attributing all market movements to trade policy and demonstrate the value of a flexible, event-driven orthogonalisation strategy.

JEL classification: C18, C32, F10, F40, G12

Keywords: VAR, event-study, orthogonalisation, tariff announcements 

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Booking.com is facing a class-action lawsuit from more than 10,000 European hotels arguing that the accommodation mega-site used its muscle to distort the market to their detriment over a 20-year period.

The Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes in Europe (Hotrec), which represents the industry within the EU and is bringing the legal action, recently extended to 29 August a deadline for hotel owners to join the suit because of high demand.

The lawsuit, expected to be one of the largest ever filed in the European hospitality sector, is also backed by 30 national hotel associations, including Britain’s.

“Over 10,000 hotels have already joined the pan-European initiative to claim compensation for financial losses caused by Booking.com’s use of illegal ‘best price’ (parity) clauses,” Hotrec said in a statement.

It alleges that the “best price” pledge on Booking.com was extracted from hotels under huge pressure not to offer rooms at lower prices on other platforms, including their own websites.

The hotel industry says that the Netherlands-based platform also used the clauses to prevent customers making what it called “free-rider” bookings, which it defined as using its services to find a hotel but then booking directly with the management, cutting out Booking.com.

“Registration [to the legal action] continues to grow steadily, and the response so far demonstrates the hospitality industry’s strong desire to stand up against unfair practices in the digital marketplace,” Hotrec said.

The litigation, which experts say will be an uphill battle, seeks damages for the period from 2004 to 2024, when Booking.com did away with the best price clause to comply with the EU Digital Markets Act.

Hotrec said the class action, to be heard in Amsterdam, follows a European court of justice (ECJ) ruling from 2024, “which found that Booking.com’s parity clauses violated EU competition law”.

“European hoteliers have long suffered from unfair conditions and excessive costs. Now is the time to stand together and demand redress,” said Hotrec’s president, Alexandros Vassilikos, calling out “abusive practices in the digital market” in Europe.

Booking.com called Hotrec and other hotel associations’ statements “incorrect and misleading” in an emailed statement, adding that it had not received “formal notification of a class action”.

It said that the ECJ ruling did not find that Booking.com’s “best price” clauses were anti-competitive but “simply stated that such clauses fall within the scope of EU competition law and that their effects must be assessed on a case-by-case basis”.

The company referred to a statement about its “commitment to fair competition”, in which it argued that “past parity clauses served to foster competitive pricing rather than restrict it”.

It cited a poll in which 74% of hoteliers said Booking.com made their business more profitable, with many reporting higher occupancy rates and lower customer acquisition costs. However, other industry representatives criticised the company’s practices as extractive.

“As they gained control of the market, Booking was able to increase its commission rates and exert much greater pressure on hoteliers’ margins,” Véronique Siegel, president of the hotels division of French hospitality sector association Umih, told public broadcaster France Inter.

“For a room that the customer pays €100 (£87) for, if you take away Booking’s commission, the hotelier receives €75 at best, with which they have to pay their employees and invest.”

Despite the friction, Booking.com appears unavoidable for many hotels, offering an online reach and visibility hard to achieve for smaller, independent establishments.

A study by Hotrec and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland found that Booking Holding, the website’s parent company, controlled 71% of the European market in 2024, compared with 68.4% in 2019.

The corporation is valued at $170bn (£127bn), three times that of Volkswagen.

Rupprecht Podszun, director of the institute for competition law at Düsseldorf’s Heinrich Heine University, said Booking.com was a classic example of how a digital platform could conquer an entire sector, creating a “winner takes all” dynamic.

He said the legal action would probably be protracted and turn on the thorny question of how damages could be measured.

“Judges will have to form an opinion and then it will go through all the appeals – everything at great expense and with all the tricks available under the law,” he told Germany’s daily Süddeutsche Zeitung.

“The case is a revolt of the hotels, saying: ‘You can’t just do what you want with us.’”

Researchers hope they may have solved the “tunnel boom” problem as they prepare to roll out China’s latest prototype magnetic levitation train.

The newest version of the maglev train is capable of travelling at 600km/h (about 370mph). However, the train’s engineers have wrestled with the problem of the shock waves that occur as the train exits the mouth of a tunnel.

When a high-speed train enters an enclosed space such as a tunnel, air in front is compressed, like in a piston. The resulting fluctuations in air pressure coalesce at the tunnel mouth, generating low-frequency shock waves. These are colloquially known as a “tunnel boom” – a related, albeit different phenomenon to the “sonic boom” heard as aircraft pass the speed of sound. Tunnel booms pose serious challenges to operational safety, as the shock waves can disturb humans and animals nearby, as well as causing structural damage.

Now, however, researchers have discovered that placing innovative soundproofing buffers at tunnel mouths can reduce shock waves by up to 96%. This promises improvements in operational safety, noise pollution and passenger comfort, as well as safeguarding animals in the vicinity of future lines.

This was already a well documented problem for conventional high-speed trains, which travel at speeds of up to 350km/h (217mph), but it worsens significantly for trains travelling at even higher speeds because the strength of the shock wave increases rapidly and the critical length that gives rise to a tunnel boom drops off quickly. For example, a train travelling at 600km/h will lead to a boom in a tunnel just 2km (1.2 miles) long, while for conventional high-speed trains this happens only in tunnels which are 6km or longer.

The porous structure of the new 100-metre long buffers, combined with porous coatings on the tunnel body, allow the trapped air to escape before the train reaches the tunnel mouth, suppressing the boom in the same way as a silencer fitted to a firearm.

Magnetic levitation refers to the use of magnetic force to suspend a train above a guideway or rail, sometimes with a height of only 10mm, by either electromagnetic or electrodynamic suspension. The train is then propelled using other electromagnets. While conventional high-speed trains are ultimately limited in speed due to increased wear and tear of wheels against the track, the separation of track and train means that maglevs are not subject to the same frictional forces.

Electromagnetic suspension (EMS) has the train hugging a single steel rail with a U-shaped underside. When electromagnets positioned in the U-shape underneath the rail are switched on, the train is levitated by the resultant electromagnetic forces. With electrodynamic suspension (EDS), the train sits in a U-shaped guideway, with superconducting coils embedded in guideway and train. When the power supply is switched on, magnetic poles are induced in the coils, leading to a combination of repulsive and attractive forces which enable the train to levitate.

High-speed maglev trains made their debut in 2004 in China, running between Pudong airport and the outskirts of Shanghai at 460km/h (286mph), a speed record that still holds for rail vehicles in regular commercial service. Built using German ‘Transrapid’ technology, this service caters primarily to foreign travellers as local people prefer the much cheaper, albeit slower, metro.

However, this initial hype was soon eclipsed, as subsequent development of China’s rail network focused entirely on conventional high-speed rail. The national network is now the world’s largest in length at 48,000km (30,000 miles), with more lines under construction.

But maglev trains are now making a comeback under the state-owned manufacturer CRRC, which launched the new model in 2021. There is no mechanical noise, passengers describing the quiet hum of electromagnets and a ride smoother than a conventional train.

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Although no lines have yet been formally planned, it is widely expected that a future line will connect the capital, Beijing, with cosmopolitan Shanghai, reducing journey times from 4.5 hours to 2.5 hours, about the duration of a domestic flight between the two cities.

In China, the cost of a high-speed rail ticket is cheaper than air travel (¥600 compared with ¥1,200), unlike in many other countries. Flights emit on average seven times more CO₂ than high-speed rail by distance travelled, representing a big potential carbon saving.

China is not the only place where long-distance high-speed maglevs are on the horizon. Japan also has its hopes pinned on the Chuo Shinkansen, which will link its two biggest cities of Tokyo and Osaka via Nagoya, cutting through the heart of the country. The Tokaido Shinkansen, a conventional high-speed rail line, does this journey in 2.5 hours, but it is hoped that the new maglev line travelling at 505km/h (314mph) will reduce this to just 67 minutes. It was originally scheduled to begin partial service in 2027, but inevitable delays have encumbered the project, with a new opening date uncertain.

• Bombardier’s U.S. Services network is set to grow through a multi-phase, multi-site expansion initiative focusing on existing geographies where the company operates, in addition to new ones
• The expansion initiative is expected to generate a need for highly skilled labour, with Bombardier anticipating new jobs created for each project
• The planned phased investments will add the required infrastructure as well as aim to offer a wider range of services and resources to support the company’s growing customer base

Bombardier is proud to announce the launch of a major expansion initiative within its services and support network in the United States. This multi-phase, multi-site expansion initiative aims to meet the increasing demand for OEM-backed convenience and care from the company’s growing customer base. Expansion projects are expected to roll out over the coming years, and will be focused on both regions where Bombardier currently operates, as well as new ones. As part of this growth, the company anticipates a need to recruit highly skilled talent, creating new job opportunities in each of the targeted regions.

“Bombardier’s fleet in the United States is growing at a rapid pace, and so should our American network of services and support,” said Paul Sislian, Executive Vice President, Bombardier Aftermarket Services and Strategy. “Today’s announcement demonstrates our full commitment to provide exceptional care and seamless convenience, so that our customers can fly with total confidence. While our team is already delivering on this promise — with our best-in-class services earning the #1 ranking in the AIN Product Support survey for a second consecutive year, as well as in the 2025 Professional Pilot Corporate Aircraft Product Support Survey— this expansion initiative demonstrates the depth of our commitment to offer the ultimate customer experience.”

With the entry into service of the Global 8000⁽¹⁾ aircraft later this year and the steady growth of Bombardier’s global fleet, the company is keen to bolster its U.S. capabilities in key hubs across the country to meet customers where they are. As part of this large-scale expansion investment, the company will prioritize talent recruitment and workforce development to ensure a steady flow of qualified professionals into its operations. Furthermore, to meet demand and ensure convenient care and service, Bombardier will focus on expanding its successful apprenticeship and talent programs with local communities to accelerate the recruitment and onboarding of Airframe and Powerplant Technicians, as well as other skilled workers.

Bombardier’s current Services business already has a robust footprint in the United States, anchored by service centres in key locations including Dallas, Tucson, Hartford and Wichita, as well as in Miami Opa Locka with a facility inaugurated in 2022. Customers benefit from a comprehensive support ecosystem that features a strategically located parts distribution centre in Chicago and Mobile Response Teams deployed across 20 locations nationwide — ensuring rapid, expert assistance wherever it is needed.

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For them, we are committed to pioneering the future of aviation — innovating to make flying more reliable, efficient and sustainable. And we are passionate about delivering unrivaled craftsmanship and care, giving our customers greater confidence and the elevated experience they deserve and expect. Because people who shape the world will always need the most productive and responsible ways to move through it.

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