Press Release: Sportradar Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results, and Announces Significant Expansion in Share Repurchase Plan to $1 Billion

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Full Year 2025 Highlights

   -- Revenue increased 17% to a record EUR1,290 million 
 
   -- Generated profit for the period of EUR100 million, 7.8% as a percentage 
      of revenue 
 
   -- Adjusted EBITDA1 increased 33% to a record EUR297 million and Adjusted 
      EBITDA margin1 expanded 291 basis points to 23.0% 
 
   -- Generated net cash from operating activities of EUR403 million and record 
      Free cash flow1 of EUR167 million 
 
   -- Repurchased $91 million of shares and announced significant increase in 
      share repurchase plan bringing total authorization from $300 million to 
      $1 billion 
 
   -- Achieved a Customer Net Retention Rate1 of 109% 
 
   -- Completed the acquisition of IMG ARENA and its global sports betting 
      rights portfolio 

Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights

   -- Revenue increased 20% to EUR369 million 
 
   -- Generated profit for the period of EUR4 million, 1.2% as a percentage of 
      revenue 
 
   -- Adjusted EBITDA increased 48% to EUR89 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin 
      expanded 451 basis points to 24.2% 
 
   -- Generated net cash from operating activities of EUR88 million and Free 
      cash flow of EUR18 million 
 
   -- Repurchased $25 million of shares under the share repurchase plan 

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, March 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sportradar Group AG (Nasdaq: SRAD) ("Sportradar" or the "Company"), a leading global sports technology company focused on creating immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

Carsten Koerl, Chief Executive Officer of Sportradar, said: "Sportradar concluded 2025 with another quarter of strong performance, demonstrating significant momentum across our business as we continued to drive innovation and customer adoption. For the full year, we delivered on all fronts, achieving record revenue, substantial margin expansion, and increased free cash flow generation. These results underscore the durability of our growth strategy and our mission-critical role within the global sports ecosystem. The acquisition of IMG further strengthens our competitive position, and we are rapidly integrating and monetizing this premium content across our global customer base. Given our financial performance, confidence in our long-term trajectory and robust balance sheet, we have accelerated share repurchases and significantly increased our total authorization. We remain committed to relentlessly creating value for our partners, clients, and shareholders, and we are excited about the opportunities in both the short and long term."

(1 Non-IFRS measure or Operating Metric. See the sections captioned "Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Operating Metric" and "IFRS to Non-IFRS reconciliations" for more details.)

FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS

Revenue

 
                       Three-Month Period Ended                    Year Ended 
                             December 31,                          December 31, 
                  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
in EUR 
thousands 
(unaudited)        2025     2024    Change      %       2025       2024     Change     % 
---------------   -------  -------  -------  -------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
Revenue by 
product 
   Betting & 
    Gaming 
    Content       247,438  191,783  55,655    29%       817,295    707,119  110,176  16% 
   Managed 
    Betting 
    Services       58,038   55,145   2,893     5%       229,775    199,871   29,904  15% 
                  -------  -------  ------   ---      ---------  ---------  ------- 
Betting 
 Technology & 
 Solutions        305,476  246,928  58,548    24%     1,047,070    906,990  140,080  15% 
 
   Marketing & 
    Media 
    Services       50,009   44,282   5,727    13%       181,568    146,919   34,649  24% 
   Sports 
    Performance     8,932   11,051  (2,119)  (19)%       43,692     40,366    3,326   8% 
   Integrity 
    Services        4,473    4,809    (336)   (7)%       17,635     12,281    5,354  44% 
                  -------  -------  ------   ---      ---------  ---------  ------- 
Sports Content, 
 Technology & 
 Services          63,414   60,142   3,272     5%       242,895    199,566   43,329  22% 
                  -------  -------  ------   ---      ---------  ---------  ------- 
Total Revenue     368,890  307,070  61,820    20%     1,289,965  1,106,556  183,409  17% 
                  =======  =======  ======   ===      =========  =========  ======= 
 
Revenue by 
geography 
   Rest of World  285,757  232,298  53,459    23%       966,162    843,791  122,371  15% 
   United States   83,133   74,772   8,361    11%       323,803    262,765   61,038  23% 
                  -------  -------                    ---------  --------- 
Total Revenue     368,890  307,070                    1,289,965  1,106,556 
                  =======  =======                    =========  ========= 
 
 

FULL YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS

Revenue

Total revenue for the full year was EUR1,290 million, up EUR183 million, or 17% year-over-year, driven by 15% growth in Betting Technology & Solutions and 22% growth in Sports Content, Technology & Services.

Betting Technology & Solutions revenues of EUR1,047 million were up 15% year-over-year primarily driven by a 16% increase in Betting & Gaming Content due to customer uptake of our content and products, contributions related to the acquisition of IMG ARENA, as well as from U.S. market growth, partially offset by the impact of foreign currency movements. Managed Betting Services revenues of EUR230 million were up 15% driven by strong growth in Managed Trading Services due to record turnover and new customers.

Sports Content, Technology & Services revenues of EUR243 million increased 22% year-over-year primarily driven by 24% growth in Marketing & Media Services due to increased spending from technology and media customers and contributions related to our expanded affiliate marketing capabilities.

The Company generated strong revenue growth globally with Rest of World up 15% and the United States up 23%. Foreign currency movements, particularly due to the U.S. dollar relative to the Euro, continue to be a headwind. As a percentage of total Company revenues, United States revenue represented 25% of total Company revenue for the full year as compared to 24% in the prior year due to continued market growth and customer uptake of our premium content and solutions.

Customer Net Retention Rate of 109%, which excludes any contribution from IMG, further demonstrates our ability to cross sell and up sell to our clients, as well as the continued market growth in the United States.

(1 Non-IFRS measure. See the sections captioned "Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Operating Metric" and "IFRS to Non-IFRS reconciliations" for more details.)

Profit for the period

Profit for the full year was EUR100 million, an increase of EUR67 million compared to the prior year, primarily due to the strong operating results and a foreign currency gain of EUR79 million compared to a foreign currency loss of EUR38 million last year, due to unrealized currency fluctuations mainly associated with the U.S. dollar-denominated sport rights. These increases were partially offset by income tax expense of EUR18 million this year as compared to an income tax benefit of EUR11 million last year driven primarily by the recognition of deferred tax assets as well as transaction-related costs and non-routine litigation expense.

Adjusted EBITDA

Full year Adjusted EBITDA was EUR297 million, up EUR74 million, or 33% compared to EUR222 million in the prior year. The increase was largely driven by the 17% revenue growth, partially offset by increased sport rights costs primarily related to the continued success of the ATP partnership, the renewal of our partnership with Major League Baseball ("MLB") and the addition of IMG ARENA content. The current year also included increased adjusted personnel expenses to support growth initiatives and higher adjusted purchased services driven by growth in Marketing and Media Services revenue and investments in further developing our content and product portfolio.

FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

Revenue

Total revenue for the fourth quarter was EUR369 million, up EUR62 million, or 20% year-over-year, driven by 24% growth in Betting Technology & Solutions, and 5% growth in Sports Content, Technology & Services.

Betting Technology & Solutions revenues of EUR305 million were up 24% year-over-year primarily driven by a 29% increase in Betting & Gaming Content due to uptake of our content and products, contributions related to the acquisition of IMG ARENA, as well as U.S. market growth, partially offset by the impact of foreign currency movements. Managed Betting Services revenues of EUR58 million were up 5% driven by growth in Managed Trading Services due to increased turnover and new customers, partially offset by lower platform revenues.

Sports Content, Technology & Services revenues of EUR63 million increased 5% year-over-year primarily driven by 13% growth in Marketing & Media Services, due to increased spending from technology and media customers and contributions related to our expanded affiliate marketing capabilities.

The Company generated strong revenue growth globally with Rest of World up 23% and the United States up 11%. Foreign currency movements, particularly due to the U.S. dollar relative to the Euro, continue to be a headwind. As a percentage of total Company revenues, United States revenue represented 23% of total Company revenue in the fourth quarter as compared to 24% in the prior year quarter.

Profit for the period

Profit for the period was EUR4 million, an increase of EUR6 million, compared to a loss of EUR1 million in the same quarter in 2024, driven by strong operating results as well as a EUR35 million lower foreign currency loss due principally to unrealized currency fluctuations mainly associated with U.S. dollar-denominated sports rights. The current quarter included an income tax benefit of EUR6 million as compared to an income tax benefit of EUR20 million last year driven primarily by the recognition of deferred tax assets, as well as transaction-related costs and non-routine litigation expense.

Adjusted EBITDA

Fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA was EUR89 million, up EUR29 million, or 48% compared to EUR61 million in the same quarter in 2024. The increase was largely driven by the 20% revenue growth, primarily offset by increased sport rights costs related to the continued success of the ATP partnership deal and the addition of IMG ARENA content, as well as increased adjusted personnel expenses to support growth.

(1 Non-IFRS measure. See the sections captioned "Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Operating Metric" and "IFRS to Non-IFRS reconciliations" for more details.)

Business Highlights

   -- Completed the acquisition of IMG ARENA and its global sports betting 
      rights portfolio in November 2025, further strengthening and 
      differentiating our position as a leading technology and content provider 
      in the most bet upon global sports, including soccer, tennis and 
      basketball. 
 
   -- In February 2025, extended and expanded our partnership with MLB for 8 
      years, beginning with the 2025 season. With this extension, Sportradar 
      became the exclusive distributor of ultra-low latency official MLB data 
      and media content, including MLB Statcast Data, and audiovisual content 
      across our global client network. 
 
   -- Entered into a partnership with DAZN providing data and broadcast 
      services across their global media platform, spanning more than 30 sports 
      and 8 languages. 
 
   -- Developed a customized 4Sight product for NBC Universal Peacock's 
      Performance View for streamed NBA games, giving fans a new way to 
      experience the action on the court by providing an on-screen layer of 
      data and deep analytics. 
 
   -- Announced a multi-year agreement with NBC Sports Regional Sports Networks 
      to enhance the NBA viewing experience through real-time, cutting-edge 
      broadcast solutions that enhance live game coverage. 
 
   -- Strengthened our industry-leading soccer portfolio, recently extending 
      the German DFB Cup rights, as well as securing betting and media content 
      rights for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and launching innovative new 
      products for Bundesliga International's 2025-2026 season. 

IMG ARENA Acquisition

On November 1, 2025, Sportradar completed its acquisition of IMG ARENA and its global sports betting rights portfolio. The closing of this transaction marked a milestone in Sportradar's growth strategy, further strengthening and differentiating our position as a leading technology and content provider in the most bet upon global sports, including soccer, tennis and basketball.

Sportradar did not provide any financial consideration as part of the acquisition. Instead, the deal included total financial consideration of $225 million comprised of approximately $122 million in cash prepayments by the seller to certain sports rightsholders and approximately $103 million to Sportradar. The payments to Sportradar, which are subject to customary purchase price adjustments, will be made over a two-year period. Given the unique transaction structure, the acquisition is expected to be accretive to Sportradar's Adjusted EBITDA margins and Free cash flow conversion, while accelerating the Company's revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and Free cash flow growth.

The acquired portfolio encompasses strategic relationships with over 70 rights holders, delivering approximately 38,000 official data events and 29,000 streaming events across 14 global sports on six continents. Sportradar sports coverage now totals more than one million matches annually. The acquisition enhances the Company's content distribution and will further fuel product development. Sportradar is seamlessly integrating and monetizing these rights across its highly scalable technology platform and client network.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

The Company's cash and cash equivalents were EUR365 million as of December 31, 2025, as compared with EUR348 million as of December 31, 2024. Net cash generated from operating activities for the twelve-months ended December 31, 2025 of EUR403 million due to strong operating performance was partially offset by net cash used in investing activities of EUR232 million, primarily from payments related to sport rights licenses, and by net cash used in financing activities of EUR128 million. Financing activities included EUR105 million in share repurchases, and EUR15 million of payments related to the acquisition of the remaining non-controlling interest in a subsidiary. Free cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2025 was EUR167 million, an increase of EUR50 million from EUR118 million in the same period in 2024.

Including an undrawn credit facility, the Company had total liquidity of EUR585 million as of December 31, 2025, as compared to EUR568 million as of December 31, 2024, and no debt outstanding.

(1 Non-IFRS measure or Operating Metric. See the sections captioned "Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Operating Metric" and "IFRS to Non-IFRS reconciliations" for more details.)

2026 Full Year Financial Outlook

Sportradar is targeting fiscal 2026 outlook as follows:

   -- Revenue growth on a Constant Currency1 basis of 23% to 25%. When 
      factoring in current foreign currency rates, revenues are expected to 
      grow to a range of EUR1,557 to EUR1,582 million 
 
   -- Adjusted EBITDA growth on a Constant Currency basis of 34% to 37%. When 
      factoring in current foreign currency rates, Adjusted EBITDA is expected 
      to grow to a range of EUR390 to EUR400 million 
 
   -- Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion of approximately 200 to 225 basis points 
 
   -- Free cash flow conversion1 rate is expected to exceed the 2025 level of 
      56% 

Share Repurchase Plan

In March 2024, the Company's Board of Directors approved a $200 million share repurchase plan. Subsequently, the Board of Directors approved a $100 million increase to the plan in October 2025 and another $700 million increase in February 2026, bringing the total authorized share repurchase plan to $1 billion. As of February 27, 2026 the Company has repurchased 9.2 million shares under the plan for a total of $171 million, including $91 million in 2025.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Sportradar will host a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2025 results today, March 3, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Those wishing to participate via webcast should access the earnings call through Sportradar's Investor Relations website. An archived webcast with the accompanying slides will be available at the Company's Investor Relations website for one year after the conclusion of the live event.

About Sportradar

Sportradar Group AG (Nasdaq: SRAD), founded in 2001, is a leading global sports technology company creating immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors. Positioned at the intersection of the sports, media and betting industries, the Company provides sports federations, news media, consumer platforms and sports betting operators with a best-in-class range of solutions to help grow their business. As the trusted partner of organizations like the ATP, NBA and WNBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, PGA TOUR, UEFA, FIFA, CONMEBOL, AFC, and the Bundesliga, Sportradar covers more than a million events annually across all major sports. With deep industry relationships and expertise, Sportradar is not just redefining the sports fan experience, it also safeguards sports through its Integrity Services division and advocacy for an integrity-driven environment for all involved.

For more information about Sportradar, please visit www.sportradar.com

CONTACT:

Investor Relations:

Jim Bombassei

j.bombassei@sportradar.com

Media:

Sandra Lee

sandra.lee@sportradar.com

(1 Non-IFRS measure or Operating Metric. See the sections captioned "Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Operating Metric" and "IFRS to Non-IFRS reconciliations" for more details.)

Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Operating Metric

We have provided in this press release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with IFRS, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Constant Currency metrics, Adjusted purchased services, Adjusted personnel expenses, Adjusted other operating expenses, Free cash flow, and Free cash flow conversion, as well as our operating metric, Customer Net Retention Rate. We use these non-IFRS financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and believe they are useful to investors, as a supplement to IFRS measures, in evaluating our ongoing operational performance. We believe that the use of these non-IFRS financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial results with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-IFRS financial measures to investors.

Non-IFRS financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with IFRS. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-IFRS financial measures to their most directly comparable IFRS financial measures provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release.

   -- "Adjusted EBITDA" represents earnings for the period adjusted for finance 
      income and finance costs, income tax expense or benefit, depreciation and 
      amortization (excluding amortization of capitalized sport rights 
      licenses), foreign currency gains or losses, and other items that are 
      non-recurring or not related to the Company's revenue-generating 
      operations, including share-based compensation, impairment charges or 
      income, restructuring costs, non-routine litigation costs, certain 
      transaction-related costs, and secondary offering costs.License fees 
      relating to sport rights are a key component of how we generate revenue 
      and one of our main operating expenses. Only licenses that meet the 
      recognition criteria of IAS 38 are capitalized. The primary distinction 
      for whether a license is capitalized or not capitalized is the contracted 
      length of the applicable license. Therefore, the type of license we enter 
      into can have a significant impact on our results of operations depending 
      on whether we are able to capitalize the relevant license. As such, our 
      presentation of Adjusted EBITDA reflects the full costs of our sport 
      right's licenses. Management believes that, by including amortization of 
      sport rights in its calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, the result is a 
      financial metric that is both more meaningful and comparable for 
      management and our investors while also being more indicative of our 
      ongoing operating performance.We present Adjusted EBITDA because 
      management believes that some items excluded are non-recurring in nature 
      and this information is relevant in evaluating the results relative to 
      other entities that operate in the same industry. Management believes 
      Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors for evaluating Sportradar's 
      operating performance against competitors, which commonly disclose 
      similar performance measures. However, Sportradar's calculation of 
      Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled 
      performance measures of other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended 
      to be a substitute for any IFRS financial measure.Items excluded from 
      Adjusted EBITDA include significant components in understanding and 
      assessing financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an 
      analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation, or as an 
      alternative to, or a substitute for, profit for the period, revenue or 
      other financial statement data presented in our consolidated financial 
      statements as indicators of financial performance. We compensate for 
      these limitations by relying primarily on our IFRS results and using 
      Adjusted EBITDA only as a supplemental measure. 
   -- "Adjusted EBITDA margin" is the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to revenue.The 
      Company is unable to provide a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to 
      profit (loss) for the period, or Adjusted EBITDA margin to Profit (loss) 
      for the period as a percentage of revenue (in each case, the most 
      directly comparable IFRS financial measure) on a forward-looking basis 
      without unreasonable effort because items that impact these IFRS 
      financial measures are not within the Company's control and/or cannot be 
      reasonably predicted. These items may include, but are not limited to, 
      foreign exchange gains and losses. Such information may have a 
      significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on the Company's 
      future financial results. 
   -- "Constant Currency" information compares results between periods as if 
      exchange rates had remained constant. As the impact of exchange rate 
      fluctuations can be highly variable, we believe these metrics, unaffected 
      by exchange rate variability, provide meaningful insights to investors 
      into our operational performance and underlying business trends.The 
      Company is unable to provide a reconciliation of constant currency 
      measures to their comparable IFRS measures on a forward-looking basis 
      without unreasonable effort because future exchange-rate movements that 
      impact these measures are not within the Company's control and/or cannot 
      be reasonably predicted. Such information may have a significant, and 
      potentially unpredictable, impact on the Company's future financial 
      results. 

We present Adjusted purchased services, Adjusted personnel expenses, and Adjusted other operating expenses (together, "Non-IFRS expenses") because management utilizes these financial measures to manage its business on a day-to-day basis and believes that they are the most relevant measures of expenses. Management believes these adjusted expense measures provide expanded insight to assess revenue and cost performance, in addition to the standard IFRS-based financial measures. Management believes these adjusted expense measures are useful to investors for evaluating Sportradar's operating performance against competitors. However, Sportradar's calculation of adjusted expense measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled performance measures of other companies. These adjusted expense measures are not intended to be a substitute for any IFRS financial measure.

   -- "Adjusted purchased services" represents purchased services less 
      capitalized external development costs. 
 
   -- "Adjusted personnel expenses" represents personnel expenses less 
      share-based compensation awarded to employees, restructuring costs, and 
      capitalized personnel compensation. 
 
   -- "Adjusted other operating expenses" represents other operating expenses 
      plus impairment loss on trade receivables, less non-routine litigation, 
      share-based compensation awarded to third parties, impairment charges or 
      income, certain transaction-related costs, and secondary offering costs. 

We consider Free cash flow and Free cash flow conversion to be liquidity measures that provide useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business after the purchase of property and equipment, the purchase of intangible assets and payment of lease liabilities, which can then be used, among other things, to invest in our business and make strategic acquisitions, as well as our ability to convert our earnings to cash. A limitation of the utility of Free cash flow and Free cash flow conversion as measures of liquidity is that they do not represent the total increase or decrease in our cash balance for the year.

   -- "Free cash flow" represents net cash from operating activities adjusted 
      for payments for lease liabilities, acquisition of property and equipment, 
      and acquisition of intangible assets. 
 
   -- "Free cash flow conversion" represents Free cash flow as a percentage of 
      Adjusted EBITDA. 

The Company is unable to provide a reconciliation of Free cash flow to net cash from operating activities or Free cash flow conversion to net cash from operating activities as a percentage of profit (loss) for the period (in each case, the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure) on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort because items that impact these IFRS financial measures are not within the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. These items may include, but are not limited to, changes in working capital, the timing of customer payments, the timing and amount of tax payments, and other items that are non-recurring or unusual. Such information may have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on the Company's future financial results.

In addition, we define the following operating metric as follows:

   -- "Customer Net Retention Rate" is calculated for a given period by 
      starting with the reported Trailing Twelve Month revenue from our top 200 
      customers as of twelve months prior to such period end, or prior period 
      revenue. We then calculate the reported trailing twelve-month revenue 
      from the same customer cohort as of the current period end, or current 
      period revenue. Current period revenue includes any upsells and is net of 
      contraction and attrition over the trailing twelve months but excludes 
      revenue from new customers in the current period. We then divide the 
      total current period revenue by the total prior period revenue to arrive 
      at our Net Retention Rate. 

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking" statements and information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that relate to our current expectations and views of future events, including, without limitation, statements regarding future financial or operating performance, planned activities and objectives, anticipated growth resulting therefrom, market opportunities, strategies and other expectations, the IMG ARENA acquisition and its accretive nature and our guidance and outlook, including expected performance for the full year 2026. In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "might," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "intend," "seek," "believe," "estimate," "predict, " "potential," "projects", "continue," "contemplate," "confident," "possible" or similar words. These forward-looking

statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual outcomes may differ materially from the information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including, without limitation, the following: economic downturns and political and market conditions beyond our control, including uncertainty and instability resulting from catastrophic events such as acts of war or terrorism and foreign exchange rate fluctuations; dependence on our strategic relationships with our sports league partners; effect of social responsibility concerns and public opinion on responsible gaming, gambling by minors, match-fixing or other illegal gambling schemes on our reputation; potential adverse changes in public and consumer tastes and preferences and industry trends; potential changes in competitive landscape, including new market entrants or disintermediation; potential inability to anticipate and adopt new technology and products; potential errors, failures or bugs in our products; inability to protect our systems and data from continually evolving cybersecurity risks, security breaches or other technological risks; potential interruptions and failures in our systems or infrastructure; our ability to comply with governmental laws, rules, regulations, and other legal obligations, related to data privacy, protection and security; ability to comply with the variety of unsettled and developing U.S. and foreign laws on sports betting; risks associated with artificial intelligence and machine-learning technologies; failure to recruit, retain and develop qualified personnel; changes in the legal and regulatory status of real money gambling and betting legislation on us and our customers; our inability to maintain or obtain regulatory compliance in the jurisdictions in which we conduct our business; our ability to obtain, maintain, protect, enforce and defend our intellectual property rights; our ability to obtain and maintain sufficient data rights from major sports leagues, including exclusive rights; our ability to successfully remediate any material weaknesses identified in our internal control over financial reporting; seasonality and volatility; difficulties in our ability to evaluate, complete and integrate acquisitions successfully (including the integration of the IMG ARENA business); inability to secure additional financing in a timely manner, or at all, to meet our long-term future capital needs; and other risk factors set forth in the section titled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and other documents filed with or furnished to the SEC, accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on our website at https://investors.sportradar.com. These statements reflect management's current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this press release. One should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

SPORTRADAR GROUP AG

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 
                            Three-Month Period          Year Ended 
                            Ended December 31,         December 31, 
                           --------------------  ------------------------ 
in EUR'000 and in 
thousands of shares          2025       2024       2025        2024 
                                      --------               --------- 
Revenue                     368,890    307,070   1,289,965   1,106,556 
Personnel expenses         (104,126)   (93,002)   (402,221)   (349,669) 
Sport rights expenses 
 (including amortization 
 of capitalized sport 
 rights licenses)          (121,547)  (102,574)   (404,319)   (352,435) 
Purchased services          (47,735)   (50,016)   (190,928)   (175,582) 
Other operating expenses    (59,941)   (26,149)   (146,015)    (93,537) 
Impairment loss on trade 
 receivables, contract 
 assets and other 
 financial assets            (5,518)    (2,226)     (9,393)     (5,699) 
Internally-developed 
 software cost 
 capitalized                  9,574     13,822      46,746      50,008 
Depreciation and 
 amortization (excluding 
 amortization of 
 capitalized sport rights 
 licenses)                  (17,164)   (13,181)    (66,951)    (50,782) 
Impairment loss on 
 goodwill and intangible 
 assets                        (935)      (167)       (935)       (167) 
Foreign currency (loss) 
 gain, net                   (2,899)   (38,311)     78,814     (38,223) 
Finance income                3,379      4,265      10,532      10,952 
Finance costs               (23,162)   (20,884)    (86,531)    (78,870) 
                           --------   --------   ---------   --------- 
Net income before tax        (1,184)   (21,353)    118,764      22,552 
  Income tax benefit 
   (expense)                  5,586     20,048     (18,440)     11,060 
                           --------   --------   ---------   --------- 
Profit for the period         4,402     (1,305)    100,324      33,612 
 
Other comprehensive 
income 
Items that will not be 
reclassified 
subsequently to profit 
or (loss) 
  Remeasurement of 
   defined benefit 
   liability                 (1,166)      (139)     (1,174)       (141) 
  Related deferred tax 
   benefit                      185         28         187          26 
                           --------   --------   ---------   --------- 
                               (981)      (111)       (987)       (115) 
Items that may be 
reclassified 
subsequently to profit 
or (loss) 
  Foreign currency 
   translation adjustment 
   attributable to the 
   owners of the company       (224)     8,789     (19,618)     11,109 
  Foreign currency 
   translation adjustment 
   attributable to 
   non-controlling 
   interests                     --        193        (105)        188 
                           --------   --------   ---------   --------- 
                               (224)     8,982     (19,723)     11,297 
                           --------   --------   ---------   --------- 
Other comprehensive 
 (loss) income for the 
 period, net of tax          (1,205)     8,871     (20,710)     11,182 
                           --------   --------   ---------   --------- 
Total comprehensive 
 income for the period        3,197      7,566      79,614      44,794 
                           ========   ========   =========   ========= 
 
Profit (loss) 
attributable to: 
  Owners of the Company       4,401     (1,088)    100,322      34,150 
  Non-controlling 
   interests                      1       (217)          2        (538) 
                           --------   --------   ---------   --------- 
                              4,402     (1,305)    100,324      33,612 
                           ========   ========   =========   ========= 
Total comprehensive 
income (loss) 
attributable to: 
  Owners of the Company       3,196      7,590      79,717      45,144 
  Non-controlling 
   interests                      1        (24)       (103)       (350) 
                           --------   --------   ---------   --------- 
                              3,197      7,566      79,614      44,794 
                           ========   ========   =========   ========= 
 
 
Profit per Class A share 
attributable to owners 
of the Company 
  Basic                        0.01       0.00        0.34        0.11 
  Diluted                      0.01       0.00        0.31        0.10 
Profit per Class B share 
attributable to owners 
of the Company 
  Basic                        0.00       0.00        0.03        0.01 
  Diluted                      0.00       0.00        0.03        0.01 
 
Weighted-average number 
of shares 
  Weighted-average number 
   of Class A shares 
   (basic)                  221,949    209,549     218,669     210,269 
  Weighted-average number 
   of Class A shares 
   (diluted)                239,909    228,197     237,536     227,480 
  Weighted-average number 
   of Class B shares 
   (basic and diluted)      783,671    903,671     818,286     903,671 
 
 

SPORTRADAR GROUP AG

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(Unaudited)

 
                                            December 31,   December 31, 
in EUR'000                                      2025           2024 
-----------------------------------------   ------------  -------------- 
Assets 
Current assets 
  Cash and cash equivalents                     365,295       348,357 
  Trade receivables                              93,552        77,106 
  Contract assets                               123,456        93,562 
  Other assets and prepayments                   72,287        46,601 
  Income tax receivables                         15,884         7,624 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
Total current assets                            670,474       573,250 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
Non-current assets 
  Property and equipment                         79,343        66,240 
  Intangible assets and goodwill              2,033,653     1,607,057 
  Other financial assets and other 
   non-current assets                            60,517        11,718 
  Deferred tax assets                            28,748        36,376 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
Total non-current assets                      2,202,261     1,721,391 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
Total assets                                  2,872,735     2,294,641 
                                            ===========   =========== 
Liabilities and equity 
Current liabilities 
  Loans and borrowings                           11,010        10,022 
  Trade payables                                426,857       259,742 
  Other liabilities                              94,677        68,271 
  Contract liabilities                           35,195        30,200 
  Income tax liabilities                          6,891         5,599 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
Total current liabilities                       574,630       373,834 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
Non-current liabilities 
  Loans and borrowings                           51,842        36,697 
  Trade payables                              1,209,876       895,679 
  Contract liabilities                           38,024        37,711 
  Other non-current liabilities                   3,880         1,830 
  Deferred tax liabilities                       16,146        19,043 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
Total non-current liabilities                 1,319,768       990,960 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
Total liabilities                             1,894,398     1,364,794 
                                            ===========   =========== 
Equity 
  Ordinary shares                                27,582        27,551 
  Treasury shares                               (79,388)      (18,813) 
  Additional paid-in capital                    682,475       668,254 
  Retained earnings                             342,051       221,942 
  Other reserves                                  5,615        26,220 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
Equity attributable to owners of the 
 Company                                        978,335       925,154 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
  Non-controlling interest(1)                         2         4,693 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
Total equity                                    978,337       929,847 
                                            -----------   ----------- 
Total liabilities and equity                  2,872,735     2,294,641 
                                            ===========   =========== 
 

(1 - During the second quarter of 2025, the Company acquired the remaining non-controlling interest in a subsidiary, reducing the NCI balance accordingly. The Company continues to recognize non-controlling interests in other subsidiaries. No income statement impact was recognized as this was an equity transaction in accordance with IFRS 10.)

SPORTRADAR GROUP AG

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 
                                                        Year Ended 
                                                       December 31, 
                                                  ---------------------- 
in EUR'000                                          2025       2024 
                                                             -------- 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES: 
Profit for the period                              100,324     33,612 
Adjustments to reconcile profit for the period 
to net cash provided by operating activities: 
  Income tax expense (benefit)                      18,440    (11,060) 
  Interest income                                   (9,683)    (9,285) 
  Interest expense                                  86,326     77,470 
  Foreign currency (gain) loss, net                (78,814)    38,223 
  Depreciation and amortization (excluding 
   amortization of capitalized sport rights 
   licenses)                                        66,951     50,782 
  Amortization of capitalized sport rights 
   licenses                                        270,162    233,945 
  Equity-settled share-based payments               54,877     39,187 
  Impairment losses on goodwill and intangible 
   assets                                              935        167 
  Change in provisions                              17,888         -- 
  Other                                             (3,485)   (13,498) 
                                                  --------   -------- 
Cash flow from operating activities before 
 working capital changes, interest and income 
 taxes                                             523,921    439,543 
                                                  --------   -------- 
  Increase in trade receivables, contract 
   assets, other assets and prepayments               (319)   (48,532) 
  (Increase) decrease in trade and other 
   payables, contract and other liabilities        (24,654)    40,957 
                                                  --------   -------- 
Changes in working capital                         (24,973)    (7,575) 
                                                  --------   -------- 
  Interest paid                                    (85,585)   (76,384) 
  Interest received                                  8,833      9,333 
  Income taxes paid, net                           (19,181)   (11,906) 
                                                  --------   -------- 
Net cash from operating activities                 403,015    353,011 
                                                  --------   -------- 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: 
  Acquisition of intangible assets                (223,377)  (222,288) 
  Acquisition of property and equipment             (4,902)    (5,367) 
  Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash 
   acquired                                          7,768    (27,060) 
  Proceeds from sale of intangible assets             (118)        -- 
  Issuance of loans receivable                     (11,500)        -- 
  Change in loans receivable and deposits               21       (168) 
                                                  --------   -------- 
Net cash used in investing activities             (232,108)  (254,883) 
                                                  --------   -------- 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: 
  Payment of lease liabilities                      (7,555)    (7,830) 
  Purchase of treasury shares                     (105,216)   (28,725) 
  Principal payments on bank debt                       --       (150) 
  Acquisition of non-controlling interests         (15,000)        -- 
  Other                                                 (2)       (46) 
                                                  --------   -------- 
Net cash used in financing activities             (127,773)   (36,751) 
                                                  --------   -------- 
Net increase in cash                                43,134     61,377 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   348,357    277,174 
  Effects of movements in exchange rates           (26,196)     9,806 
                                                  --------   -------- 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period         365,295    348,357 
                                                  ========   ======== 
 
 

Additional disclosures related to sport rights expenses

The following table shows the composition of sport rights expenses (unaudited):

 
                           Three-Month Period Ended      Year Ended 
                                 December 31,           December 31, 
                          --------------------------  ---------------- 
in EUR'000                    2025          2024       2025     2024 
                                        ------------           ------- 
Non-capitalized sport 
 rights expenses                37,755        35,232  134,157  118,490 
Amortization of 
 capitalized sport 
 rights                         83,792        67,342  270,162  233,945 
                          ------------  ------------  -------  ------- 
Total sport rights 
 expenses                      121,547       102,574  404,319  352,435 
                          ============  ============  =======  ======= 
 
 

IFRS to Non-IFRS Reconciliations

The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable IFRS financial performance measure, which is Profit for the period (unaudited), and Adjusted EBITDA margin to the most directly comparable IFRS financial performance measure, which is Profit for the period (unaudited) as a percentage of revenue:

 
                             Three-Month Period 
                               Ended December           Year Ended 
                                    31,                December 31, 
                             ------------------  ------------------------ 
in EUR'000                    2025      2024       2025        2024 
                                       -------               --------- 
Revenue                      368,890   307,070   1,289,965   1,106,556 
 
Profit for the period          4,402    (1,305)    100,324      33,612 
  Finance income              (3,379)   (4,265)    (10,532)    (10,952) 
  Finance costs               23,162    20,884      86,531      78,870 
  Depreciation and 
   amortization (excluding 
   amortization of 
   capitalized sport rights 
   licenses)                  17,164    13,181      66,951      50,782 
  Foreign currency loss 
   (gain), net                 2,899    38,311     (78,814)     38,223 
  Share-based compensation    13,363    12,680      56,148      37,775 
  Restructuring costs          5,334        --       6,676       1,620 
  Non-routine litigation 
   costs                      24,609       989      35,156       3,381 
  Transaction-related costs    5,223        --      11,636          -- 
  Secondary offering costs       145        --       2,191          -- 
  Impairment loss on 
   goodwill and intangible 
   assets                        935       167         935         167 
  Impairment loss on other 
   financial assets            1,145        --       1,145          -- 
  Income tax (benefit) 
   expense                    (5,586)  (20,048)     18,440     (11,060) 
                             -------   -------   ---------   --------- 
Adjusted EBITDA               89,416    60,594     296,787     222,418 
                             =======   =======   =========   ========= 
 
 
Profit for the period as a 
 percentage of revenue           1.2%     (0.4)%     7.8%      3.0% 
Adjusted EBITDA margin          24.2%     19.7%     23.0%     20.1% 
 

The most directly comparable IFRS measure of Free cash flow is Net cash from operating activities, and the most directly comparable IFRS measure of Free cash flow conversion is Net cash from operating activities conversion, which is measured as Net cash from operating activities as a percentage of Profit for the period. Calculations for these measures are disclosed below (unaudited):

 
                                               Three-Month Period Ended 
                                                     December 31, 
                                            ------------------------------ 
in EUR'000                                     2025             2024 
                                                             ---------- 
Net cash from operating activities               88,360          82,157 
  Acquisition of intangible assets              (67,045)        (82,123) 
  Acquisition of property plant and 
   equipment                                     (1,664)         (2,277) 
  Payment of lease liabilities                   (1,947)         (1,932) 
                                            -----------      ---------- 
Free cash flow                                   17,704          (4,175) 
                                            ===========      ========== 
 
 
                                                       Year Ended 
                                                      December 31, 
                                                 ---------------------- 
in EUR'000                                         2025       2024 
                                                            -------- 
Net cash from operating activities                403,015    353,011 
  Acquisition of intangible assets               (223,377)  (222,288) 
  Acquisition of property plant and equipment      (4,902)    (5,367) 
  Payment of lease liabilities                     (7,555)    (7,830) 
                                                 --------   -------- 
Free cash flow                                    167,181    117,526 
                                                 ========   ======== 
 
 
Net cash from operating activities conversion    402%     1,050% 
Free cash flow conversion                         56%        53% 
 

The following tables show reconciliations of IFRS expenses included in Profit for the period to expenses included in Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited):

 
                              Three-Month Period Ended                    Year Ended 
                                    December 31,                         December 31, 
                         ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
in EUR'000                    2025              2024              2025              2024 
----------------------   ---------------   ---------------   ---------------   --------------- 
Purchased services                47,735            50,016           190,928           175,582 
Less: capitalized 
 external services                (2,891)           (5,858)          (17,195)          (21,616) 
                         ---------------   ---------------   ---------------   --------------- 
Adjusted purchased 
 services                         44,844            44,158           173,733           153,966 
                         ===============   ===============   ===============   =============== 
 
Personnel expenses               104,126            93,002           402,221           349,669 
  Less: share-based 
   compensation                  (13,923)          (13,384)          (58,960)          (40,460) 
  Less: restructuring 
   costs                          (5,334)               --            (6,676)           (1,620) 
  Less: capitalized 
   personnel 
   compensation                   (5,833)           (7,032)          (25,781)          (24,775) 
                         ---------------   ---------------   ---------------   --------------- 
Adjusted personnel 
 expenses                         79,036            72,586           310,804           282,814 
                         ===============   ===============   ===============   =============== 
 
Other operating 
 expenses                         59,941            26,149           146,015            93,537 
  Less: non-routine 
   litigation                    (24,609)             (989)          (35,156)           (3,381) 
  Less: share-based 
   compensation                     (290)             (228)             (958)             (932) 
  Less: 
   transaction-related 
   costs                          (5,223)               --           (11,636)               -- 
  Less: secondary 
   offering costs                   (145)               --            (2,191)               -- 
  Less: impairment loss 
   on other financial 
   assets                         (1,145)               --            (1,145)               -- 
  Add: impairment loss 
   on trade 
   receivables                     5,518             2,226             9,393             5,699 
                         ---------------   ---------------   ---------------   --------------- 
Adjusted other 
 operating expenses               34,047            27,158           104,322            94,923 
                         ===============   ===============   ===============   =============== 
 

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