Who Owns CBS?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of CBS. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
CBS
CBS is a major American broadcast television network and online platform offering primetime, daytime, late night, news, sports, and classic programming to consumer audiences.
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Paramount Skydance Corporation
A global media and entertainment company combining Paramount’s film, television, and streaming assets with Skydance’s production and technology capabilities.
CBS
CBS is a major American broadcast television network and online platform offering primetime, daytime, late night, news, sports, and classic programming to consumer audiences.
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Paramount Skydance Corporation
A global media and entertainment company combining Paramount’s film, television, and streaming assets with Skydance’s production and technology capabilities.
Major Shareholders
CBS
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Skydance investor group (Ellison family & RedBird Capital Partners) Controlling shareholder group of Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY), the parent company of CBS. Under the definitive merger agreement and closing announcement for the Skydance–Paramount transaction, the Ellison family and RedBird Capital–backed Skydance investor group acquired National Amusements and, post-closing, were expected to own 100% of New Paramount’s high‑voting Class A shares and about 69% of Class B shares, or roughly 70% of pro forma shares outstanding, giving them effective control of the company. Trade press reporting on the new board structure indicates the Ellison family retains 100% of voting control, with public PSKY shares being non‑voting Class B. Within this group, SEC Form 4 filings show RedBird‑affiliated vehicles led by Gerry Cardinale holding about 104.8M Class B shares plus warrants, and Skydance Entertainment Group, LLC (managed by David Ellison) holding about 76.2M Class B shares, but these positions sit inside the broader Skydance investor consortium rather than representing separate public control blocks. | Founder | 70.0% | 100.0% | Aug 2025 |
Lingotto Investment Management LLP Largest disclosed outside institutional holder of Paramount Skydance Class B (PSKY). Yahoo Finance’s Major Holders table shows Lingotto owning approximately 94.18M shares, or about 8.79% of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025. These appear to be non‑voting Class B shares, so they do not affect control of the company, which rests with the Ellison/Skydance investor group. | Institutional | 8.8% | 0.0% | Sep 2025 |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Large index and asset‑management firm. Listed by Yahoo Finance as owning about 35.87M Paramount Skydance Class B shares (PSKY), representing roughly 3.35% of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025. Holdings are in non‑voting Class B stock, so Vanguard has economic but not governance control. | Institutional | 3.4% | 0.0% | Sep 2025 |
State Street Corporation (incl. State Street Global Advisors) Passive institutional investor through State Street Global Advisors. Yahoo Finance reports ownership of about 27.65M Class B PSKY shares, or roughly 2.58% of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025. These are non‑voting shares; voting control remains with the Ellison/Skydance group. | Institutional | 2.6% | 0.0% | Sep 2025 |
BlackRock, Inc. Global asset manager with a significant but non‑controlling economic stake. Yahoo Finance’s Major Holders section shows BlackRock owning about 16.56M Paramount Skydance Class B shares, equivalent to roughly 1.55% of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025. Shares are non‑voting Class B. | Institutional | 1.6% | 0.0% | Sep 2025 |
KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) Affiliate of private‑equity firm KKR and one of several strategic minority investors highlighted in coverage of the Skydance–Paramount transaction. Yahoo Finance lists KKR Credit Advisors as holding about 15.64M Paramount Skydance Class B shares (PSKY), or approximately 1.42% of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025. Wikipedia and industry reporting also describe KKR, along with CJ ENM and Tencent, as minor equity partners in the new Paramount Skydance structure. | Institutional | 1.4% | 0.0% | Sep 2025 |
Paramount Skydance Corporation
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Skydance Investor Group (Ellison family & RedBird Capital Partners) Consortium of entities controlled by the Ellison family (including Pinnacle Media Ventures and Skydance-related vehicles) and RedBird Capital Partners that funded the Paramount–Skydance merger and PIPE. The definitive transaction agreement and Paramount’s July 7, 2024 press release state that, upon closing, this group would own 100% of New Paramount’s Class A shares and about 69% of its Class B shares, or roughly 70% of the pro forma shares outstanding; the merger closed on August 7, 2025 on substantially those terms. | Other | 70.0% | Aug 2025 |
RedBird Capital Partners (via RB Tentpole Holdings LP and affiliated funds) Private investment firm led by founder Gerry Cardinale and a core member of the Skydance Investor Group. Ownership data compiled from equity-screening services indicates that entities attributed to Cardinale/RedBird beneficially hold about 188.5 million PSKY shares, or roughly 17.6% of shares outstanding, making RedBird the largest single disclosed shareholder; Fortune also reports RedBird with about 22.5% of internal voting rights in the new Paramount structure. These holdings sit inside the larger ~70% Skydance Investor Group stake above. | Institutional | 17.6% | — |
David Ferris Ellison (via Skydance Entertainment Group LLC and related vehicles) Founder of Skydance Media and Chairman & CEO of Paramount Skydance Corporation. Ownership databases based on SEC filings show Ellison and his Skydance-related entities (including Skydance Entertainment Group LLC) holding roughly 76 million PSKY shares, or about 7.0–7.1% of the company. As co-lead of the Skydance Investor Group and a key NAI Equity Investor, Ellison holds a much larger effective voting stake than his direct shareholding alone implies. | Founder | 7.1% | — |
Lingotto Investment Management LLP London-based asset manager (backed by Exor) that is one of Paramount Skydance’s largest public float investors. Third‑party ownership summaries from Investing.com and WallStreetZen show Lingotto holding about 47.1 million PSKY shares, equating to roughly 4.3–4.4% of shares outstanding. | Institutional | 4.4% | — |
The Vanguard Group, Inc. Large index-fund manager and one of the biggest passive shareholders in PSKY. Public ownership data indicates Vanguard funds own approximately 35.9 million shares, or about 3.3% of Paramount Skydance’s outstanding stock. | Institutional | 3.4% | — |
State Street Global Advisors (State Street Corp) State Street’s index and ETF complexes collectively represent a significant passive stake. Aggregated 13F-based data shows State Street entities holding roughly 27.7 million PSKY shares, or about 2.5–2.6% of the company. | Institutional | 2.6% | — |
BlackRock, Inc. Through its iShares ETFs and active funds, BlackRock is a notable institutional owner of Paramount Skydance. Ownership services that aggregate SEC filings report BlackRock with about 16.6 million PSKY shares, or roughly 1.5% of shares outstanding. | Institutional | 1.6% | — |
KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.) KKR, a global private equity and credit investor and part of the broader Skydance financing consortium, also appears as a public shareholder via its credit arm. Ownership summaries show KKR Credit Advisors holding about 15.6 million PSKY shares, or approximately 1.4–1.5% of the company. | Institutional | 1.5% | — |
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