Hollywood Reporter (04/06/25) Weprin, Alex
StubHub has paused its planned initial public offering (IPO) less than a month after filing to go public. The online ticketing giant is said to be waiting for the tariff-driven market turmoil to quiet down and clarity to resume at which point it would restart its IPO planning. StubHub filed its S-1 with the SEC in late March, disclosing a $2.8 million net loss last year on $1.77 billion in revenue versus more than $405 million in 2023 profit on about $1.37 billion in revenue. StubHub’s model is based around users reselling tickets to sporting events, concerts and other live ticketed events, with the company earning revenue most directly via fees it collects from purchases and sales on its platform set based on each ticket's price.
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