Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026)
Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -5.53% in Q2 2026, up 33.04 percentage points from -38.56% a year earlier but down 4.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Dolphin Entertainment reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -0.13%, up 29.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a four-year change of +14.42 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -29.26% in FY2024 (+17.12 pp), -46.38% in FY2023 (-34.59 pp), -11.79% in FY2022 (+2.76 pp) and -14.55% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from -52.18% in Q4 2023 to -0.13% in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +17.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 39.94 percentage points in Q1 2026, against a drop of 40.81 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -1.40% (Q1 2026), -0.13% (Q4 2025) and -9.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 11.70% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 20.89% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 6.68% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Dolphin Entertainment | 12.83 Mn | -17.71 Mn | 13.41 Mn | -5.53% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.40% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -38.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -41.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -33.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -46.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -28.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -43.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -52.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -32.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.83% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -10.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -11.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -15.63% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -15.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -15.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -14.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -9.36% |
API Access
Dolphin Entertainment Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DLPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "DLPN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DLPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();