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Updated · Pulse 2.0 · Aug 16
Flutter Targets $500 Million Savings by 2029 as Prediction Markets Add $50 Million Revenue
Updated
Updated · Pulse 2.0 · Aug 16

Flutter Targets $500 Million Savings by 2029 as Prediction Markets Add $50 Million Revenue

1 articles · Updated · Pulse 2.0 · Aug 16

Summary

  • $500 million in new gross operating-cost and capex savings is the goal of Flutter’s phase-two transformation program, extending a broader efficiency push through 2029.
  • The plan widens across Flutter’s global business by cutting duplicated functions, improving technology efficiency, aligning corporate teams and deploying AI to offset inflation and tax increases while preserving investment capacity.
  • About $50 million in 2026 market-making revenue is already expected from prediction markets, where Flutter says FanDuel Predicts is scaling quickly with limited cannibalization of existing sportsbook activity.
  • Q2 revenue rose 3% to $4.326 billion and free cash flow increased 21% to $189 million, while adjusted EBITDA fell 45% to $508 million as Flutter absorbed investment, taxes and other pressures.
  • More than $300 million of earlier savings remains on track by 2027, plus roughly $200 million tied to U.K. gaming-tax mitigation, supporting Flutter’s 5% to 10% long-term international revenue-growth target.

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