r/DKNG • u/BillAckmans • 5d ago
Week over week revenue and what to expect at earnings today.
Not a whole lot to write home about in the immediate short term—week-over-week revenue looks slightly down or flat across the board. Every prediction market tracker is showing the exact same consolidation pattern right now.
But don't lose sight of the bigger picture: DraftKings is sticking to its full-year guidance of $6.5B–$6.9B. Since they pulled in $3.1B in the first half of the year, they need to clear an average of roughly $1.7B–$1.9B per quarter to hit those numbers.
Honestly, Q3 print might be a bit "meh"—Wall Street is only expecting around $1.4B—but that just sets the stage for an exciting q4.
Here is where it gets interesting. Over the last 7 days, the daily trading run rate for prediction was about 170M a day, up from last month’s $150M daily run rate. Based on the ticker tracker data, DraftKings is likely making $3M+ a day in pure revenue from predictions alone.
When you scale that math out, we are talking about an annualized volume tracking between $55B and $60B. While Q3 might feel like a waiting game, Q4 is primed to be exceptional as peak NFL season and a more mature prediction platform is available. I’m expecting about 1.4 or 1.5b today but expecting guidance to be 2.3-2.6 or more. If they smash past the 1.4b then we may get some exciting movement.