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DLPN · Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET - BOATS Real Time Price • USD
Dolphin Entertainment Inc (DLPN)
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET
Media
$0.97
-0.06
(-5.83%)
● At close: October 20 at 4:00:00 PM EDT
DAY'S RANGE
$0.97
$0.97
$0.97
52-WEEK RANGE
$0.97
$0.93
$1.88
What's happening
- DLPN is down 5.83% today, trading at $0.97. — Live quote
- Volume today (405) is well below its 3-month average of 13,990. (Finnhub fundamentals)
- Reports earnings on 2026-11-10, 19 days away. (Finnhub earnings calendar)
- Last quarter's EPS missed estimates: $-0.13 actual vs. $0.03 estimated (-524.8%). (Finnhub earnings history)
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the same sourced figures shown elsewhere on this page -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Key Statistics
Analyst Recommendations
Strong buy 2
Buy 4
Hold 1
Sell 0
Strong sell 0
Aggregate ratings for 2026-10-01 (7 analysts polled by Finnhub) — consensus count.
Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)
YTD RETURN
DLPN
-37.82%
vs S&P 500
-50.39%
1-YEAR RETURN
DLPN
-31.21%
vs S&P 500
-45.77%
6-MONTH RETURN
DLPN
-35.33%
3-MONTH RETURN
DLPN
-13.39%
Earnings Trends (Quarterly EPS Actual vs Estimate)
2026-07-26 (Q2 2026)
$-0.13
Est. $0.03
MISS -524.8%
2026-04-26 (Q1 2026)
$-0.22
Est. $-0.10
MISS -115.7%
2026-01-26 (Q4 2025)
$0.09
Est. $0.00
2025-10-26 (Q3 2025)
$-0.03
Est. $-0.06
BEAT +51.0%
Valuation Measures & Ratios
Enterprise Value4$30.9M
Forward P/E5—
PEG Ratio6—
Price / Sales (TTM1)0.23
Price / Book72.41
EV4 / Revenue0.53
EV4 / EBITDA33.55
Profit Margin-6.32%
Operating Margin-2.39%
Return on Equity (ROE8)-46.05%
Return on Assets (ROA9)-6.44%
Avg Volume (3M)13,990
Quarterly history (5 periods)
| Measure | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $14.3M | $19.5M | $15.5M | $12.3M | $11.1M |
| P/E | -2.36 | -2.86 | -1.21 | -0.87 | -0.85 |
| Price/Sales | 0.26 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.22 |
| Price/Book | 2.30 | 2.66 | 1.84 | 1.56 | 1.19 |
| EV/Revenue | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| ROE | -97.71% | -93.05% | -151.84% | -177.92% | -139.25% |
| ROA | -11.07% | -12.77% | -21.35% | -23.99% | -22.15% |
Trailing-twelve-month ratios computed from SEC EDGAR quarterly figures and historical daily close prices (Alpaca). Diluted shares are derived from Net income ÷ EPS (diluted) for each quarter, not separately reported. Forward P/E/PEG unavailable (no free data source).
Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
- 1. TTM
- Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
- 2. EPS
- Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
- 3. Beta
- A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
- 4. EV (Enterprise Value)
- Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
- 5. Forward P/E
- Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
- 6. PEG Ratio
- P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
- 7. Price / Book
- Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
- 8. ROE
- Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
- 9. ROA
- Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
- 10. MRQ
- Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
- 11. YoY
- Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.
Short Interest
Shares Short32,709
Change from Prior Settlement-9.19%
% of Float—
Days to Cover (Short Ratio)4.55
Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-09-30. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.
Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.
Price history
Events
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Technical signal summary
Calculating from the latest year of daily price history…
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Peer and sector context
No reviewed peer group is available for this symbol.
Balanced evidence
A deterministic summary of sourced facts—not an AI verdict.
Potential strengths
- Revenue growth is 2.5% on the provider's reported measure. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Latest SEC filing is Form 4, filed 2026-10-19; review it for current changes and risks. SEC EDGAR ↗
Potential concerns
- Net profit margin is -6.3%. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Trailing 52-week price return is -31.2%. Finnhub market metrics ↗
Rule-based facts only; absence from either side is not evidence, and this is not a recommendation.
More on DLPN
No accessible free API for these — links go to the source directly.
Financials
Fundamental trends
Visualized from the same SEC figures in the tables below.
Income statement
| Line item | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.4M | $12.8M | $14.8M | $14.1M | $12.2M | $12.7M | $11.4M | $15.2M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | -$1.0M | -$2.1M | $308.3K | -$57.1K | -$1.8M | -$8.2M | -$1.1M | $164.5K |
| Net income | -$1.6M | -$2.7M | -$365.5K | -$1.4M | -$2.3M | -$8.7M | -$1.6M | -$326.8K |
| EPS (diluted) | $-0.13 | $-0.22 | $-0.03 | $-0.13 | $-0.21 | $-0.80 | $-0.17 | $-0.04 |
| EPS (basic) | $-0.13 | $-0.22 | $-0.03 | $-0.13 | $-0.21 | $-0.80 | $-0.17 | $-0.04 |
| Operating margin | -$7 | -$17 | $2 | -$0 | -$15 | -$64 | -$10 | $1 |
| Net margin | -$11 | -$21 | -$2 | -$10 | -$19 | -$69 | -$14 | -$2 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $54.9M | $53.3M | $58.3M | $60.0M | $58.6M | $58.6M | $58.4M | $57.3M |
| Total liabilities | $48.7M | $46.0M | $48.6M | $51.5M | $50.7M | $49.3M | $46.8M | $43.7M |
| Stockholders' equity | $6.2M | $7.3M | $9.7M | $8.4M | $7.9M | $9.3M | $11.6M | $13.6M |
| Total current assets | $22.4M | $19.7M | $24.0M | $24.5M | $22.2M | $21.2M | $20.1M | $18.9M |
| Total current liabilities | $29.2M | $27.1M | $28.5M | $29.9M | $29.1M | $28.5M | $26.5M | $24.8M |
| Cash & equivalents | $7.7M | $6.3M | $8.8M | $7.8M | $8.7M | $7.1M | $8.2M | $5.7M |
| Accounts receivable | $7.0M | $7.0M | $7.8M | $8.5M | $6.2M | $6.1M | $5.1M | $5.6M |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other current assets | $930.0K | $1.2M | $1.2M | $993.5K | $556.6K | $553.8K | $373.4K | $569.6K |
| Property, plant & equipment | $27.3K | $38.4K | $51.0K | $65.4K | $80.5K | $97.8K | $114.0K | $131.3K |
| Goodwill | $21.5M | $21.5M | $21.5M | $21.5M | $21.5M | $21.5M | $21.5M | $21.6M |
| Intangible assets | $6.9M | $7.4M | $7.9M | $8.5M | $9.0M | $9.6M | $10.2M | $10.8M |
| Other non-current assets | $189.2K | $198.3K | $189.3K | $189.3K | $189.3K | $189.3K | $218.0K | $216.3K |
| Accounts payable | $2.5M | $2.4M | $3.1M | $2.8M | $3.2M | $2.1M | $2.3M | $1.6M |
| Accrued liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deferred revenue (current) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Short-term debt | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.0M |
| Other current liabilities | $11.9M | $10.0M | $11.1M | $12.5M | $12.0M | $13.0M | $11.1M | $10.7M |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other non-current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18.9K | $18.9K |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $195.4K | $187.7K | $183.3K | $179.7K | $167.5K | $166.8K | $166.7K | $166.7K |
| Retained earnings | -$153.6M | -$152.0M | -$149.3M | -$150.3M | -$150.0M | -$148.5M | -$146.2M | -$144.3M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash flow
| Line item | Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$162.4K | -$2.0M | $576.6K | -$2.4M | $1.5M | -$1.7M | $850.2K | -$1.7M |
| Investing cash flow | $0 | -$1.9K | $234.2K | -$29 | $0 | -$1.1K | -$2 | -$1.3M |
| Financing cash flow | $1.5M | -$429.2K | $113.4K | $1.5M | $106.2K | $585.9K | $1.7M | -$271.0K |
| Capital expenditures | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Depreciation & amortization | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share-based compensation | — | — | $456 | $11.9K | — | — | $40.7K | $111.0K |
| Deferred income taxes | $17.7K | $17.7K | -$800.9K | $0 | $21.5K | $21.5K | -$2.8M | -$7.4K |
| Change in accounts receivable | $1.5M | -$1.6M | -$863.1K | $2.9M | -$626.4K | $2.1M | -$928.1K | -$822.8K |
| Change in inventory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Change in accounts payable | $99.6K | -$680.9K | -$453.6K | $389.9K | $1.0M | -$224.2K | $788.3K | -$1.6M |
Income statement
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $56.7M | $51.7M | $43.1M | $40.5M | $35.7M |
| Gross profit | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3 | $3.0M |
| Operating income | -$39.1K | -$10.5M | -$20.1M | -$4.6M | -$5.5M |
| Net income | -$3.1M | -$12.6M | -$24.4M | -$4.8M | -$6.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | $-0.27 | $-1.22 | $-3.39 | $-0.56 | $-0.85 |
| EPS (basic) | $-0.27 | $-1.22 | $-3.39 | $-0.49 | $-0.85 |
| Operating margin | -$0 | -$20 | -$47 | -$11 | -$15 |
| Net margin | -$5 | -$24 | -$57 | -$12 | -$18 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $58.3M | $58.4M | $66.3M | $75.4M | $52.8M |
| Total liabilities | $48.6M | $46.8M | $46.3M | $41.3M | $29.9M |
| Stockholders' equity | $9.7M | $11.6M | $20.0M | $34.1M | $22.9M |
| Total current assets | $24.0M | $20.1M | $20.7M | $23.9M | $18.3M |
| Total current liabilities | $28.5M | $26.5M | $27.5M | $25.3M | $15.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | $8.8M | $8.2M | $6.4M | $6.1M | $7.7M |
| Accounts receivable | $7.8M | $5.1M | $5.8M | $6.2M | $4.5M |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other current assets | $1.2M | $373.4K | $701.3K | $523.8K | $450.1K |
| Property, plant & equipment | $51.0K | $114.0K | $194.2K | $293.2K | $473.7K |
| Goodwill | $21.5M | $21.5M | $25.2M | $29.3M | $20.0M |
| Intangible assets | $7.9M | $10.2M | $11.2M | $9.9M | $6.1M |
| Other non-current assets | $189.3K | $218.0K | $216.3K | $2.5M | $1.2M |
| Accounts payable | $3.1M | $2.3M | $6.9M | $4.8M | $942.1K |
| Deferred revenue (current) | — | — | — | — | $389.5K |
| Short-term debt | $1.8M | $1.7M | $980.7K | $408.9K | — |
| Other current liabilities | $11.1M | $11.1M | $7.7M | $7.6M | $6.9M |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | $2.5M | — |
| Other non-current liabilities | — | $18.9K | $18.9K | $18.9K | — |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $183.3K | $166.7K | $136.6K | $185.1K | $120.3K |
| Retained earnings | -$149.3M | -$146.2M | -$133.6M | -$109.2M | -$104.4M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash flow
| Line item | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 | Dec '22 | Dec '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$2.0M | -$157.9K | -$5.0M | -$4.0M | -$1.3M |
| Investing cash flow | $233.1K | -$2.5M | -$4.5M | -$7.9M | -$3.0M |
| Financing cash flow | $2.3M | $4.2M | $9.9M | $10.9M | $3.9M |
| Capital expenditures | — | — | — | — | — |
| Depreciation & amortization | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share-based compensation | $12.4K | $364.6K | $355.0K | $215.5K | — |
| Deferred income taxes | -$757.9K | -$2.8M | -$6.8M | $177.0K | $37.4K |
| Change in accounts receivable | $3.5M | -$1.7M | $667.2K | $539.5K | $3.2M |
| Change in inventory | — | — | — | — | — |
| Change in accounts payable | $758.7K | -$4.6M | $1.5M | $812.3K | -$352.8K |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-Q/10-K), as originally tagged by the company. Quarterly cash flow is reconstructed by de-cumulating fiscal-year-to-date figures (how cash flow is tagged in 10-Qs); other quarterly lines are reported directly.
Institutional holders
SEC Form 13F filers holding DLPN as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.
Institutional ownership is not available for this symbol right now.
Insider activity
Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings · checked 25 most recent filings · covers 2026-05-18 to 2026-10-19
Recent transactions
- Insiders have net bought 102,502 shares over the last 182 days, across 24 purchases and 0 sales.
- Most recent: O'Dowd William IV (Chief Executive Officer) — Open market purchase of 4,700 shares on 2026-10-19.
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the SEC Form 4 figures in the tables below -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Insider purchases & sales, last 6 months
Purchases (open market)102,502 sh(24 txns)
Sales (open market)0 sh(0 txns)
Net Shares+102,502
Counts only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) — grants, option exercises, tax withholding, and gifts are excluded since they aren't a market buy/sell decision.
Insider roster
| Name | Title | Most Recent Transaction | Date | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 2026-10-19 | 4,700 |
Recent transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,700 | $1.05 |
| 2026-10-12 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,700 | $1.02 |
| 2026-10-05 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,500 | $1.08 |
| 2026-09-28 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,400 | $1.11 |
| 2026-09-21 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,300 | $1.13 |
| 2026-09-16 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,452 | $1.54 |
| 2026-09-14 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,300 | $1.12 |
| 2026-09-08 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,100 | $1.19 |
| 2026-08-31 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,100 | $1.15 |
| 2026-08-24 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,100 | $1.14 |
| 2026-08-17 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,100 | $1.20 |
| 2026-08-10 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,400 | $1.10 |
| 2026-08-03 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,600 | $1.07 |
| 2026-07-27 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,400 | $1.11 |
| 2026-07-20 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,400 | $1.12 |
| 2026-07-13 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,450 | $1.11 |
| 2026-07-06 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,300 | $1.16 |
| 2026-06-29 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,200 | $1.18 |
| 2026-06-22 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,100 | $1.19 |
| 2026-06-15 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,000 | $1.21 |
| 2026-06-08 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,100 | $1.17 |
| 2026-06-01 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 3,900 | $1.25 |
| 2026-05-26 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 3,800 | $1.28 |
| 2026-05-18 | O'Dowd William IV | Chief Executive Officer | Open market purchase | 4,100 | $1.18 |
Recent SEC filings
Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-10-22 06:14 UTC
| Filed | Form | Report period | Official filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 4 | 2026-10-19 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-10-13 | 4 | 2026-10-12 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-10-05 | 4 | 2026-10-05 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-09-28 | 4 | 2026-09-28 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-09-22 | 4 | 2026-09-21 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-09-17 | 4 | 2026-09-16 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-09-14 | 4 | 2026-09-14 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-09-08 | 4 | 2025-05-12 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-09-08 | 4 | 2026-09-08 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-09-01 | 4 | 2026-08-31 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-24 | 4 | 2026-08-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-08-19 | 4 | 2026-08-17 | View on SEC.gov → |
Recent news
Headlines about DLPN (Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.). Links open the publisher — we don’t host full articles.
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Dolphin Subsidiary Special Projects is Key Figure in Academy Gala Week 2026
Yahoo · 2026-10-21 -
Dolphin entertainment CEO William O’Dowd IV buys $4,916 in shares By Investing.com
Investing.com South Africa · 2026-10-20 -
Dolphin entertainment CEO William O’Dowd IV buys $4,916 in shares
Investing.com · 2026-10-20 -
Under a trading plan, Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN)'s CEO buys 4,700 shares.
Stock Titan · 2026-10-20 -
Dolphin Entertainment to Present at the 20th Annual LD Micro Main Event
Yahoo · 2026-10-19 -
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (DLPN) Stock Price, News, Quote & History
Yahoo! Finance Canada · 2026-10-16 -
Dolphin Subsidiary Elle Communications Named Agency for The Longest Table, the Scalable Model a Five-Time CMO Built That Corporate Leaders Are Calling a Blueprint for Rebuilding Trust
Yahoo · 2026-10-13 -
Graviteur Studios, from Dolphin (Nasdaq:DLPN) and KYNETIC Media Ventures, Taps 'Screen Time' Director Kristen Brancaccio for First Feature 'Crush Party'
Yahoo Finance · 2026-10-06
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