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$6.38
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Updated Nov 11, 4:00 PM ET · Regular session · May be delayed

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Understand the Business

Why the Stock Moved

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The core investment thesis

Own GENI if official sports data remains mission-critical infrastructure for sportsbooks and the company proves that rights-heavy growth converts into durable gross profit and cash flow, not just larger GAAP losses.

GENI price history

Latest price$6.38Today+$0.03 (+0.47%)
GENI -1.92%S&P 500 -2.42%Since first plotted close
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Investment thesis

What must happen next

5 MATERIAL PROPOSITIONS
  • Sportsbooks and sports-media customers continue to treat Genius Sports’ official data and technology as mission-critical, so regulated betting and live-betting engagement keep converting into customer demand rather than being bypassed by cheaper alternatives.StrengtheningMateriality: High

    GAAP annual revenue increased from $341.0 million in FY2022 to $413.0 million in FY2023, $510.9 million in FY2024, and $669.5 million in FY2025. If this holds, Genius can keep compounding the top line; if it breaks, the business loses the demand engine needed to absorb rights and platform costs.

    Watch: Major sportsbook customers such as DraftKings, FanDuel, or bet365 shift incremental live-betting data spend to Sportradar, Stats Perform, or direct league feeds.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    GAAP annual revenue increased from $341.0 million in FY2022 to $413.0 million in FY2023, $510.9 million in FY2024, and $669.5.

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  • Genius Sports’ data-rights portfolio and distribution technology retain enough pricing power that revenue growth is not merely passed through to leagues and data suppliers.HoldingMateriality: High

    GAAP annual gross profit rose from $2.9 million in FY2022 to $69.0 million in FY2023, $128.7 million in FY2024, and $153.8 million in FY2025. This determines whether growth creates enterprise value or simply increases low-margin volume.

    Watch: Leagues demand materially higher minimum guarantees or revenue shares when data-rights contracts renew.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    GAAP annual gross profit rose from $2.9 million in FY2022 to $69.0 million in FY2023, $128.7 million in FY2024, and.

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  • The platform has enough scale and working-capital discipline to convert a rights-heavy data business into operating cash flow even before GAAP profitability arrives.StrengtheningMateriality: Medium

    GAAP annual operating cash flow improved from negative $3.5 million in FY2022 to positive $14.9 million in FY2023. Positive cash generation lowers financing risk and gives management time to prove the GAAP earnings model.

    Watch: Sports-data rights renewals require larger upfront payments or minimum guarantees that consume cash before customer revenue is collected.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    GAAP annual operating cash flow improved from negative $3.5 million in FY2022 to positive $14.9 million in FY2023.

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  • Management must prove that technology scale and cost discipline can overcome rights costs, amortization, and operating investment; otherwise the business remains structurally unprofitable despite growth.WeakeningMateriality: Medium

    GAAP annual operating loss improved from negative $182.9 million in FY2022 to negative $74.2 million in FY2023 and negative $58.5 million in FY2024. This is the bridge from a useful product to per-share value creation; if operating losses persist, equity holders rely on hope rather than earnings power.

    Watch: FY2025 GAAP annual operating loss worsened to negative $151.3 million, suggesting rights costs, amortization, or operating investment can still overwhelm scale benefits.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    GAAP annual operating loss improved from negative $182.9 million in FY2022 to negative $74.2 million in FY2023 and negative $58.5.

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  • The company has enough balance-sheet runway to defend data rights and invest through GAAP losses without being forced into distressed financing.StrengtheningMateriality: Medium

    Cash and cash equivalents increased from $100.3 million at FY2023 year-end to $110.2 million at FY2024 year-end and $280.6 million at FY2025 year-end. A cash cushion lets Genius negotiate from strength; a weakened balance sheet would shift value to lenders, leagues, or new equity investors.

    Watch: A major league-rights auction requires a large upfront payment that materially reduces cash.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    Cash and cash equivalents increased from $100.3 million at FY2023 year-end to $110.2 million at FY2024 year-end and $280.6 million.

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Full investment case & evidence

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Original research

Sportsbooks and sports-media customers continue to treat Genius Sports’ official data and technology as mission-critical, so regulated betting and live-betting engagement keep converting into customer demand rather than being bypassed by cheaper alternatives. If this holds, Genius can keep compounding the top line; if it breaks, the business loses the demand engine needed to absorb rights and platform costs.

Genius Sports’ data-rights portfolio and distribution technology retain enough pricing power that revenue growth is not merely passed through to leagues and data suppliers. This determines whether growth creates enterprise value or simply increases low-margin volume.

The platform has enough scale and working-capital discipline to convert a rights-heavy data business into operating cash flow even before GAAP profitability arrives. Positive cash generation lowers financing risk and gives management time to prove the GAAP earnings model.

Management must prove that technology scale and cost discipline can overcome rights costs, amortization, and operating investment; otherwise the business remains structurally unprofitable despite growth. This is the bridge from a useful product to per-share value creation; if operating losses persist, equity holders rely on hope rather than earnings power.

The company has enough balance-sheet runway to defend data rights and invest through GAAP losses without being forced into distressed financing. A cash cushion lets Genius negotiate from strength; a weakened balance sheet would shift value to lenders, leagues, or new equity investors.

All standing thesis claims
Original report summary

official sports data remains mission-critical infrastructure for sportsbooks and the company proves that rights-heavy growth converts into durable gross profit and cash flow, not just larger GAAP losses.

Evidence assessed Nov 8, 2026. Expand each conclusion for its evidence and what would change it. Thesis evidence—not a buy or sell recommendation.

Bull case and bear case

Bull case and bear case for Genius Sports

Where the evidence on Genius Sports disagrees: Mixed on the latest evidence (Nov 8, 2026). Of its 5 thesis points, 3 strengthening, 1 holding and 1 weakening.

Bull case: what the evidence supports

  • Sportsbooks and sports-media customers continue to treat Genius Sports’ official data and technology as mission-critical, so regulated betting and live-betting engagement keep converting into customer demand rather than being bypassed by cheaper alternatives.

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  • Genius Sports’ data-rights portfolio and distribution technology retain enough pricing power that revenue growth is not merely passed through to leagues and data suppliers.

    sec.gov ↗

  • The platform has enough scale and working-capital discipline to convert a rights-heavy data business into operating cash flow even before GAAP profitability arrives.

    sec.gov ↗

  • The company has enough balance-sheet runway to defend data rights and invest through GAAP losses without being forced into distressed financing.

    sec.gov ↗

Bear case: what the evidence questions

  • Management must prove that technology scale and cost discipline can overcome rights costs, amortization, and operating investment; otherwise the business remains structurally unprofitable despite growth.

    sec.gov ↗

Thesis-Break Engine

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The numbers behind the thesis

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What Changed

  1. Mixed
    Foreign issuer material report (6-K).

    Genius Sports filed an SEC report on 2026-11-06: Foreign issuer material report (6-K). It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

  2. Mixed
    Foreign issuer material report (6-K).

    Genius Sports filed an SEC report on 2026-11-05: Foreign issuer material report (6-K). It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

  3. Mixed
    Foreign issuer material report (6-K).

    Genius Sports filed an SEC report on 2026-08-06: Foreign issuer material report (6-K). It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

Risks / falsifiers

What could break the thesis

  • Major sportsbook customers such as DraftKings, FanDuel, or bet365 shift incremental live-betting data spend to Sportradar, Stats Perform, or direct league feeds.
  • Leagues demand materially higher minimum guarantees or revenue shares when data-rights contracts renew.
  • Sports-data rights renewals require larger upfront payments or minimum guarantees that consume cash before customer revenue is collected.
  • FY2025 GAAP annual operating loss worsened to negative $151.3 million, suggesting rights costs, amortization, or operating investment can still overwhelm scale benefits.
  • A major league-rights auction requires a large upfront payment that materially reduces cash.

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GENI: quick answers

Which well-known investors own GENI?
2 of the 37 well-known funds tracked here reported GENI shares in their latest 13F filings. By share of the fund's portfolio: Glenview Capital Management, 1.5%; ARK Investment Management (Cathie Wood), 0.1%. Fund portfolios

GENI in well-known investors’ portfolios

2 of 37 funds reported GENI shares in their latest 13F filing. A 13F shows quarter-end positions and arrives up to 45 days later.

FundOf its portfolioValueChangeQuarter
Glenview Capital Management1.5%$81.8M+57.6%Q2 2026
Cathie WoodARK Investment Management0.12%$18.6M−8.0%Q2 2026

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