Q2 2026 PENN Entertainment Inc Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- PENN Entertainment Inc (PENN) delivered record quarterly retail revenues of $1.5 billion and adjusted EBITDAR of $517.2 million, with nine properties setting Q2 records for both revenues and adjusted EBITDAR.
- The company raised its full-year 2026 Retail revenue and adjusted EBITDAR guidance, reflecting better-than-expected Q2 results and strong momentum continuing into July.
- Interactive segment adjusted EBITDA loss improved significantly year-over-year, driven by record revenues in the US Hollywood-branded standalone Casino app and strong growth in Ontario operations.
- The successful launch of new hotel towers at Hollywood Columbus and Hollywood Aurora is driving strong KPIs, including higher customer worth, increased admissions, and significant new customer acquisition.
- The company strengthened its balance sheet by refinancing debt, repaying convertible notes, and improving its near-term de-leveraging goals, with a clear path to reducing leverage faster than expected.
- Management highlighted a healthy regional gaming environment with no irrational promotional spending, and identified a pipeline of future high-return internal growth projects, including a new hotel project and water-to-land conversions.
- Interactive segment revenue was negatively impacted by customer-friendly online sportsbook outcomes, particularly during the NBA finals and World Cup, and lower volumes due to reduced marketing spend on lower-value segments.
- The company fine-tuned its 2026 Interactive segment revenue guidance downward to $1.57 billion from $1.6 billion, reflecting recent and current operating trends.
- The Interactive segment is still expected to post a $20 million adjusted EBITDA loss for 2026, with Q3 expected to be the largest quarterly loss due to the Alberta launch investment.
- The competitive environment in online sports betting is expected to intensify, with competitors leaning into reinvestment and new prediction markets targeting customers, which could pressure marketing efficiency.
- The company noted some one-time accounting adjustments in Q2 that impacted regional margins, and the West region experienced a negative adjustment that masked underlying performance.
- The company's nearest debt maturity is now the $400 million notes due in January 2027, which remains a near-term refinancing obligation despite overall balance sheet improvements.
Greetings, and welcome to the PENN Entertainment second-quarter 2026 earnings call.
I would now like to turn the conference over to Joe Jaffoni, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
Thank you, Tasha. Good morning, everyone, thank you for joining PENN Entertainment's 2026 second quarter conference call and webcast.
We'll get to management's comments and presentation momentarily, as well as your Q&A. During Q&A, we ask that everyone please limit themselves to one question and one follow-up. I'll briefly review the Safe Harbor disclosure, then we'll get right into the call.
Please note that today's discussion contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks, assumptions, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. For more information, please see our press release for details on specific risk factors.
It's now my pleasure to turn the call over to PENN CEO Jay Snowden. Jay, please go ahead.
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