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Sirius XM SIRI Programming and content — Cost of Services
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Reported directly by Sirius XM in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServiceExcludingDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization.
The source filing: Sirius XM’s 10-Q, filed July 30, 2026.
- Filed
- Jul 30, 2026, 9:45 AM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q2 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q2 2026
- Accession
- 0000908937-26-000022
| (in millions, except per share data) | For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Cost of services: | ||||
| Revenue share and royalties | 722 | 722 | 1,419 | 1,409 |
| Programming and content | 146 | 151 | 296 | 304 |
| Customer service and billing | 110 | 111 | 216 | 223 |
| Transmission | 49 | 45 | 96 | 95 |
| Cost of equipment | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Subscriber acquisition costs | 109 | 107 | 209 | 207 |
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
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- What is Sirius XM's programming and content — cost of services?
- Sirius XM (SIRI) reported programming and content — cost of services of $146M in Q2 2026.
- How has Sirius XM's programming and content — cost of services changed year-over-year?
- Sirius XM's programming and content — cost of services decreased by 3.3% year-over-year, from $151M to $146M.
- What is the long-term trend for Sirius XM's programming and content — cost of services?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Sirius XM's programming and content — cost of services has grown at a 2.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $559M to $619M.
- What does programming and content — cost of services mean?
- This metric represents the total direct costs incurred to produce, acquire, and deliver programming and content for the company's media platforms. It encompasses royalties, talent fees, production expenses, and distribution-related costs necessary to maintain the service offering. Monitoring this figure helps assess the operational efficiency of content acquisition strategies relative to subscriber growth.
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