Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
Dolphin Entertainment's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -8.23% in Q2 2026, up 20.13 percentage points from -28.36% a year earlier but down 6.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Dolphin Entertainment came in at -0.13%, up 23.21 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +11.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -23.34% in FY2024 (+16.31 pp), -39.65% in FY2023 (-28.81 pp), -10.84% in FY2022 (+7.33 pp) and -18.17% in FY2021 (-6.87 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -41.23% (Q4 2023) and -0.21% (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +13.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 27.76 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 30.34 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DLPN's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -2.18% (Q1 2026), -0.21% (Q4 2025) and -10.06% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.10% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 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 | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Dolphin Entertainment | 12.83 Mn | -17.71 Mn | 13.41 Mn | -8.23% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -8.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.18% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -28.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -29.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -24.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -37.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -22.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -36.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -41.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -27.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -24.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -10.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -20.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -21.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -17.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -10.82% |
API Access
Dolphin Entertainment Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DLPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DLPN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();