Broadcasting

Skydance Corporation vs Spotify Technology S.A.

WatchlistSKYD / SPOTPrices through Oct 22, 2026

Why these are rivals: #1 and #2 by market value ($107B vs $34B) in Nasdaq's "Broadcasting" industry; SEC SIC 4832 / 4833 (same major group).

Rivals, but right now the price gap does not have a measured habit of closing, so there is no paper idea, whatever the gap.

  • Co-movement: daily return correlation, 252 sessions: 0.24 (needs >= 0.60)
  • Mean reversion: ADF t-statistic of the spread: -2.31 (needs <= -2.873 (5% critical value))
Business leadership

Business size

Annual revenue reported to the SEC. Scale, not market share.

YearSKYDSPOTLarger
2024$29.2B--
2023$29.7B--

Market value: SKYD $34.3B, SPOT $106.8B.

Stock leadership

SPOT is ahead now

Measured against the pair's own last 252 trading days.

SPOT leads SKYD by 2.18 standard deviations: +31.3% over its usual price ratio. 0 lead switches in the last year.

Price change3 mo6 mo12 mo
SKYD+15.7%-15.7%-42.4%
SPOT+20.9%+13.1%-15.3%
Relationship

Not a measured twin today

Only these tests can make a pair tradable on paper.

Pass
Aligned sessions: 305 (needs >= 254)
Fail
Co-movement: daily return correlation, 252 sessions: 0.24 (needs >= 0.60)
Fail
Mean reversion: ADF t-statistic of the spread: -2.31 (needs <= -2.873 (5% critical value))
Pass
Speed: half-life of the spread, sessions: 15.05 (needs <= 63)
Data
Both stocks current
The twins over two years

Prices side by side, and the gap between them

SKYD Skydance Corporation SPOT Spotify Technology S.A.Price index, 100 = 2025-08-07. Tint = which stock is ahead of the pair's usual 1-year relationship (z beyond +/-0.5).
100150Aug 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Spread z-score: SKYD relative to SPOT, against the 252 sessions before each day. Above 0: SKYD ahead; below 0: SPOT ahead. Lines at +/-2 (idea) and +/-4 (stop).
-4stop-2idea0+2idea+4stopAug 2025Mar 2026Oct 2026
Data table (305 sessions)
DateSKYD indexSPOT indexzAhead
2026-10-2280.9484.99-2.18SPOT ahead
2026-10-2181.7776.50-1.26SPOT ahead
2026-10-2073.7776.61-2.12SPOT ahead
2026-10-1970.6575.54-2.39SPOT ahead
2026-10-1671.7977.24-2.48SPOT ahead
2026-10-1575.4377.67-2.14SPOT ahead
2026-10-1473.3576.30-2.26SPOT ahead
2026-10-1378.9676.80-1.72SPOT ahead
2026-10-1278.0277.00-1.85SPOT ahead
2026-10-0978.0277.05-1.87SPOT ahead
2026-10-0879.0576.65-1.73SPOT ahead
2026-10-0775.7274.69-1.89SPOT ahead
2026-10-0681.1871.08-0.91SPOT ahead
2026-10-0583.2670.34-0.62SPOT ahead
2026-10-0280.9268.86-0.69SPOT ahead
2026-10-0179.5671.56-1.14SPOT ahead
2026-09-3087.9970.97-0.27near the usual relationship
2026-09-2985.0971.88-0.65SPOT ahead
2026-09-2887.5672.45-0.48near the usual relationship
2026-09-2584.8474.27-0.94SPOT ahead
2026-09-2486.7174.46-0.80SPOT ahead
2026-09-2384.8474.32-0.96SPOT ahead
2026-09-2286.1273.00-0.71SPOT ahead
2026-09-2184.4175.25-1.11SPOT ahead
2026-09-1886.9774.18-0.77SPOT ahead
2026-09-1790.4677.01-0.76SPOT ahead
2026-09-1694.8579.71-0.67SPOT ahead
2026-09-1593.7881.29-0.92SPOT ahead
2026-09-1492.5981.01-1.00SPOT ahead
2026-09-1190.2976.56-0.75SPOT ahead
2026-09-1088.4275.97-0.86SPOT ahead
2026-09-0987.0576.16-1.01SPOT ahead
2026-09-0891.9976.98-0.66SPOT ahead
2026-09-0492.5078.99-0.82SPOT ahead
2026-09-0394.0481.56-0.95SPOT ahead
2026-09-0293.4481.45-0.99SPOT ahead
2026-09-0189.8679.24-1.09SPOT ahead
2026-08-3192.9379.16-0.82SPOT ahead
2026-08-2892.6879.73-0.90SPOT ahead
2026-08-2791.9976.78-0.66SPOT ahead
2026-08-2691.4880.09-1.05SPOT ahead
2026-08-2590.8980.46-1.15SPOT ahead
2026-08-2488.1678.32-1.18SPOT ahead
2026-08-2188.1677.72-1.12SPOT ahead
2026-08-2087.6577.63-1.16SPOT ahead
2026-08-1990.2977.67-0.92SPOT ahead
2026-08-1888.8475.18-0.78SPOT ahead
2026-08-1787.5671.71-0.52SPOT ahead
2026-08-1486.3774.67-0.96SPOT ahead
2026-08-1384.9272.55-0.85SPOT ahead
2026-08-1280.9271.29-1.06SPOT ahead
2026-08-1179.9072.95-1.31SPOT ahead
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No one-day company-specific move of 4+ standard deviations in this window. Upcoming earnings: SKYD Nov 3, 2026 (not-supplied).

Paired trades

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Forward paper record

No paper position on this pair yet.

Historical simulation (a diagnostic, same rules)

No simulated trade through Oct 20, 2026: the pair rarely passed every test while 2 standard deviations apart.

Per $10,000 a leg. A replay on today's companies cannot prove an edge.

The companies

SKYD and SPOT at a glance

SKYD Skydance Corporation

Listing
NYSE · SEC CIK 2041610
Industry
Broadcasting · SIC 4833 Television Broadcasting Stations
Market value
$34.3B
Price history
305 daily closes, Aug 7, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026

SPOT Spotify Technology S.A.

Listing
NYSE · SEC CIK 1639920
Industry
Broadcasting · SIC 4832 Radio Broadcasting Stations
Market value
$106.8B
Price history
2,152 daily closes, Apr 3, 2018 to Oct 22, 2026

Daily prices: Nasdaq.com. Filings and industry codes: SEC EDGAR. Earnings dates: Nasdaq earnings calendar.

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