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DraftKings Q1 2026 earnings breakdown - conversational walkthrough with a price-aware verdict and Wall Street consensus comparison. THE CALL: BUY (3/5 conviction, MODERATE) - CURRENT @ $24.98 - BUY - BUY below $22.00 with $19.00 stop - AVOID above $38.00 TRIGGER: Q2 EBITDA above $200M AND iGaming growth holds above 25% WINDOW: Through Q2 2026 earnings (August 2026) TRACKER: charged-alpha.com/calls/DKNG WALL STREET CONSENSUS - Ratings: 9 Strong Buy / 13 Buy / 7 Hold / 1 Sell / 0 Strong Sell - BUY - Median 12-month price target: $45.00 (range $28 - $60) - Charged Alpha vs consensus: ALIGNED THESIS DraftKings is the scaled US online gaming pure-play - sportsbook leader plus accelerating iGaming, with EBITDA inflection from negative to positive over the past 24 months despite quarterly hold-rate volatility. Bull lever: iGaming compounds at 30+ percent for another two years. Sports outcomes normalize. New state legalization (TX, GA) opens TAM. Multi-year EBITDA path to $1.6-2.0B. Key risk: State tax rate increases compress unit economics. Customer-friendly sports outcomes persist. iGaming growth decelerates as competition intensifies. QUALITY CHECK - Management quality grade: B (Robins team has navigated DraftKings from pre-revenue to 6.5 billion dollar annual revenue with EBITDA inflection. Capital allocation has been measured given the cash burn earlier in the cycle. SBC 5.5 percent of revenue is moderate. Quick to address the Q1 hold rate impact with revised guidance.) - Earnings quality grade: B- (Earnings quality improving as the business scales. Cash conversion is seasonal Q1 negative on customer payment timing. SBC 5.5 percent moderate. The hold rate volatility is inherent to sportsbook economics - adjusted EBITDA is the cleaner read.) CHAPTERS 0:00 Hook 0:44 The Print 1:34 The Trend 2:28 The Segments 3:09 The FCF Bridge 4:00 Guidance & The Narrative Diff 5:11 Peer Dot-Plot 6:02 Management & Earnings Quality 7:11 The Call - Verdict (price-aware + consensus) 7:59 The Call - Supporting Evidence KEY METRICS - Q1 2026 - Revenue: $1.65B (+17.0% YoY, beat estimate by 2.2%) - Adjusted EPS: $0.12 (vs $0.10 est, beat by 20.0%) - Operating margin: 0.4% - Free cash flow: $-0.06B (-3.4% margin) GUIDANCE FY2026 revenue guide REAFFIRMED at 6.4-6.7 billion dollars. Adjusted EBITDA guide CUT to 750-850 million from prior 900 million-plus - reflecting the Q1 hold rate impact. iGaming and customer monetization initiatives expected to drive Q2 onwards. Multi-year EBITDA target remains 1.6-2.0 billion at maturity. NARRATIVE DIFF - what changed in management tone - Prior call (2026-02-13 (Q4 2025 call)): "We are on track to deliver our full-year guidance of $900 million plus adjusted EBITDA reflecting iGaming acceleration and customer monetization." - Current call (2026-05-07 (Q1 2026 call)): "Q1 reflected an unusually customer-friendly sports outcome environment that we estimate cost us approximately $65 million in net revenue. We are revising our FY26 adjusted EBITDA guidance to a range of $750-850 million." - Sentiment shift: neutral DATA SOURCES - FMP (financialmodelingprep.com) - DraftKings Q1 2026 Press Release (2026-05-07) - Q1 2026 Earnings Call commentary DISCLAIMER This is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Not financial advice. Charged Alpha does not have a position in DKNG. Do your own research before any investment decision. #DKNG #DraftKings #earnings #investing #stocks #ChargedAlpha