Flutter Entertainment has underscored its strategic execution to achieve “unparalleled global scale,” strengthening its position as gambling’s most valuable plc.

The NYSE- and LSE-listed gambling group maintains a stronghold in the US while increasing its market share in the UK and Ireland, Italy, Turkey, India, and Brazil.

Publishing its Q4 and FY2024 results, Flutter achieved its objective of a major turnaround in its financial performance, declaring operating profits of $162m, reversing FY2023 losses totalling $1.2bn.

Year-on-year comparatives are matched against FY2023 accounts, which booked $725m in impairment charges related to the PokerStars brand and a further $212m liability related to the former FoxBet joint venture.

Despite US adversities at the close of 2024 trading, Flutter achieved Q4 revenues of $3.79bn (+14%), as group-wide FY2024 income stood at $14.05bn, up 19% on 2023 results of $11.7bn.

A previous update had notified markets that NFL customer-friendly results between November and December would carry an adjusted EBITDA reduction of $260m.

Withstanding NFL drags, Q4’s group-wide EBITDA stood at $665m (Q3 2023: $632m), featuring a positive FanDuel contribution of $163m (-3%). On a yearly basis, Flutter achieved an adjusted EBITDA of $2.35bn, up 26% on 2023 results of $1.87bn.

Q4 accounts swung to a positive net income contribution of $156m, as Flutter reversed like-for-like losses of $900m.

Group CEO Peter Jackson commented: “I am proud of the progress we made during 2024 as we delivered against our strategic priorities and enhanced our leadership positions.”

In the US, the FanDuel venture generated yearly revenues of $5.8bn (+27%) on 2023 comparatives of $4.57bn. FanDuel’s adjusted EBITDA surged by 119% to $507m, despite a 40bps decline in sportsbook net revenue margin to 7.3%, amounting to a reduction of approximately $200m.

FanDuel’s US dominance is underscored by the KPI of servicing monthly average customers of 4.5m. As such, Flutter maintains that FanDuel holds a 43% (+1%) market share in US sportsbook and an iGaming total of 26% (+3%).

“FanDuel remains America’s number one sportsbook, with its leading product maintaining a clear structural revenue margin advantage over competitors. At the same time, excellent execution secured a new number one spot for FanDuel Casino in iGaming,” read Jackson’s statement on US results.

Home support…

Group results continue to be strengthened in the UK and Ireland, generating strong Q4 revenues of $963m and the period’s highest EBITDA contribution of $319m (Q4 2023: $272m).

Period trading benefitted from favourable Premier League results, combined with new ‘SuperSub markets’ promotions featured on Paddy Power. Flutter believes it has increased its UK and Ireland market share by four percentage points over the past two years.

Flutter International’s unstoppable momentum

Flutter International delivered strong growth in Q4 2024, with revenue reaching $872m (+20% YoY, +23% constant currency) and adjusted EBITDA at $172m (+15% YoY, +26% constant currency), achieving an EBITDA margin of 19.7%.

International performance was driven by continued market expansion and product innovation across key regions. Year revenues in Italy stood at $1.48bn, attributed to Sisal’s revenue growth of 22% YoY, with Sisal Italy’s online revenue surging 39%, benefiting from strong omnichannel offerings.

India’s Junglee Games rebounded with 91% revenue growth, showing strong player retention and engagement following previous tax changes.

Turkey saw a 62% YoY revenue increase, fuelled by rising sportsbook and iGaming adoption. In Brazil, revenue increased 19% YoY, with localised sportsbook and gaming strategies reinforcing Flutter’s footprint in Latin America.

International unit results exclude the impacts of the acquisition of NSX Group and Snaitech Italia, which are on track for completion in Q2 2025.

Jackson reflected: “Outside of the US, our commitment to first-to-market product innovation led to market share gains in key markets, including the UK and Italy, while in Australia, we saw encouraging trends in our player base.”

“Thanks to our scale and cash generation, we are an ‘And’ business, with powerful optionality when deploying capital. This is clearly demonstrated by our commitment to long-term shareholder returns through our share repurchase programme and evident in our expansion into fast-growing markets with the announcement of our acquisitions of NSX in Brazil and Snai in Italy.”

Setting 2025 High Bars 

For 2025, Flutter targets group-wide revenue between $15.4bn and $16.3bn, alongside adjusted EBITDA ranging from $2.3bn to $2.9bn.

The US segment is expected to contribute over $7.9bn in revenue and over $1.28bn in adjusted EBITDA.  2025 projections account for the impact of new state and territory launches, which are anticipated to result in a negative revenue impact of $40m and an adjusted EBITDA cost of $90m, based on a Q4 2025 launch for Missouri and an early 2026 launch for Alberta, Canada.

Jackson signed-off: “We have had a great start to 2025, including record levels of customer engagement for the Super Bowl, where FanDuel had 3m active customers placing 17.7m bets, with $470m wagered on the day. I am excited to build on this strong momentum as we seize the growth opportunities outlined at our Investor Day last September.”

Final developments saw Flutter confirm that it would change its reporting structure from 2025 onwards and report on two segments. US results will be maintained under the FanDuel segment as UK-&-Ireland will be incorporated under Flutter International.

 

 

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