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Cannae Holdings Inc · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Cannae Holdings reported its fourth quarter 2025 financial results, highlighting a strategic shift toward sports and entertainment investments.

Cannae Holdings reported a net loss of $93 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, primarily driven by its share of losses from unconsolidated affiliates and a decline in restaurant revenues. The company is actively transforming its portfolio, recently selling Dun & Bradstreet for $630 million and increasing its focus on sports assets like Black Knight Football Club.

  • Completed the sale of Dun & Bradstreet to Clearlake Capital for $630 million in proceeds.
  • Repurchased $323 million of stock in 2025, representing 28% of shares outstanding.
  • Strategic pivot to concentrate primarily on sports and entertainment-related investments.
  • Black Knight Football Club (BKFC) saw significant talent monetization with the £62 million sale of Antoine Semenyo.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$103M

Previous: $110M-6.0%
EPS (adj)

-$1.93

Previous: -$0.74-160.8%
Restaurant Adj. EBITDA

-$1.1M

Previous: $1.3M-184.6%
BKFC Total Revenue

$39M

Previous: $31.2M+25.0%
Alight Adj. EBITDA

$178M

Previous: $217M-18.0%
Alight Free Cash Flow

$99M

Previous: $92M+7.6%
Net Income

-$93M

Previous: -$46.1M-101.7%
Operating Income

-$24.1M

Previous: -$22M-9.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Cannae Holdings · Revenue · Quarterly

$103M

Q4 2025-6%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Cannae Holdings · $99.4M total across 1 segment · Q2 2020

  • Restaurant Group
    $99.4M

Forward guidance

Cannae is focused on monetizing non-strategic assets to redeploy capital into higher-return sports and entertainment opportunities while maintaining a consistent dividend.

Tailwinds

  • Accelerating portfolio concentration in high-growth sports and entertainment sectors.
  • Significant liquidity following the $630 million Dun & Bradstreet sale.
  • Strong talent development pipeline at AFC Bournemouth driving record transfer fees.
  • Expansion of stadium capacity at Vitality Stadium to increase matchday revenue.
  • Improved leverage ratios at portfolio companies like Watkins (reduced to 2.5x).

Headwinds

  • Current stock price does not reflect management's view of intrinsic asset value.
  • Macroeconomic headwinds impacting retail inventory levels at Watkins.
  • Ongoing struggles at O'Charley's Restaurant + Bar leading to store closures.
  • Revenue declines at Alight due to lower project revenue and commercial activity.
  • Exposure to volatile player trading profits in the football club segment.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.8%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

16 / 38 earnings

Positive

+19.6%

Q3 2019

Best reaction

-14.5%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-2.5%-7.4%+0.8%
Q4 2025-10.2%-3.7%-13.0%
Q3 2025-9.6%-10.0%-0.8%
Q1 2025-6.0%-2.1%+5.1%
Q4 2024-0.5%+4.4%-1.8%
Q3 2024-1.1%-4.6%-3.1%
Q2 2024-1.3%-2.1%-1.5%
Q1 2024+4.1%+6.0%-12.2%
Q4 2023+9.0%+8.5%+9.3%
Q3 2023-1.3%+1.3%+6.1%
Q2 2023-4.6%-1.4%-1.7%
Q1 2023-2.4%-1.4%+9.8%
Q4 2022+2.7%-0.2%-14.5%
Q3 2022+9.2%+10.8%-4.6%
Q2 2022-1.6%+1.3%-3.2%
Q1 2022-14.5%-10.7%-3.9%
Q4 2021-8.2%-10.9%-14.8%
Q3 2021-2.6%-6.6%-4.7%
Q2 2021+4.1%+1.4%+0.3%
Q1 2021-5.3%-4.8%-8.7%
Q4 2020+0.1%-4.2%-0.3%
Q3 2020+5.6%-0.2%+5.1%
Q2 2020+0.9%+0.7%-5.6%
Q1 2020+7.9%+3.9%+19.4%
Q4 2019-4.6%-10.3%-28.8%
Q3 2019+19.6%+21.0%+25.9%
Q2 2019+0.2%-1.0%-5.4%
Q1 2019-2.7%-2.6%+1.9%
Q4 2018+3.2%+2.8%+10.4%
Q3 2018-1.0%-4.1%-8.2%
Q2 2018-1.9%+2.8%+5.3%
Q1 2017-1.9%-5.1%-2.9%
Q1 2018-1.6%-4.2%-2.9%
Q4 2015+1.0%+1.7%+9.6%
Q2 2017+1.0%+1.7%+9.6%
Q4 2017-0.1%+3.3%+2.6%
Q4 2016+1.0%-2.4%-5.0%
Q3 2017+1.0%-2.4%-5.0%
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