WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. WBTN R2K
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. operates a storytelling platform in the United States, Korea, Japan, and internationally. Its platform allows a community of creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. The company's platform offers stories primarily in two ways, including web-comics, a graphical comic-like medium; and web-novel platforms, optimized for reading serialized text-based content. It also provides hosting services for web-comics through web and mobile applications, and paid content, advertising and IP adaptations. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation.
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Growth (CAGR)
PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -55.5% CAGR over 5 years.
- Trading 42.3% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Price Chart
Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WBTN WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. R2K | 12.29 | - | $1.66B | - | -30.49% | -25.84% | 8.61% | -55.45% |
| 2 | GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXAI | 380.34 | 28.99 | $4.61T | 0.23% | 32.40% | 38.88% | 12.51% | 30.14% |
| 3 | META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 632.51 | 22.99 | $1.61T | 0.33% | 26.87% | 32.93% | 19.89% | 37.61% |
| 4 | NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 86.02 | 27.75 | $362.21B | - | 30.26% | 48.49% | 12.64% | 34.71% |
| 5 | APP AppLovin Corporation NDXSPXAI | 613.09 | 53.17 | $205.96B | - | 70.20% | - | 24.84% | 609.87% |
| 6 | TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPX | 187.53 | 19.93 | $202.95B | 2.18% | 9.27% | 18.02% | 3.53% | 61.90% |
| 7 | VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPX | 47.81 | 11.66 | $199.63B | 5.92% | 8.59% | 17.20% | 0.33% | -6.86% |
| 8 | DIS The Walt Disney Company SPX | 101.83 | 16.29 | $176.83B | 1.47% | 8.46% | 11.01% | 4.51% | 58.00% |
| 9 | T AT&T Inc. SPX | 24.80 | 8.16 | $172.32B | 4.48% | 9.23% | 18.37% | 1.34% | 119.18% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 320.66M | 317.76M | 326.74M | 320.97M | 347.92M | 325.71M | 348.27M | 378.04M | 330.69M | 320.87M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | 254.10M | 260.99M | 295.27M | 250.17M | 237.82M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | 71.61M | 87.28M | 82.77M | 80.52M | 83.05M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | 98.25M | 96.04M | 97.65M | 94.35M | 91.08M |
| Operating Income | -5.47M | -6.75M | 14.19M | -79.10M | -8.09M | -26.63M | -8.76M | -14.88M | -13.84M | -8.03M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | -10.98M | 3.69M | -2.48M | -344.15M | 1.89M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | 2.00K | 2.00K | 2.00K | 50.00K | 17.00K |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | -19.42M | -4.71M | -10.42M | -354.85M | -6.12M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | 2.55M | -832.00K | 626.00K | -18.36M | 2.67M |
| Net Income | -20.12M | -11.18M | 6.19M | -76.89M | 19.75M | -22.39M | -4.33M | -11.65M | -307.56M | -9.46M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.18 | -0.10 | 0.06 | -0.70 | 0.15 | -0.17 | -0.03 | -0.09 | -2.36 | -0.07 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.08B | 1.28B | 1.35B | 1.38B |
| Cost of Revenue | 806.38M | 987.26M | 1.01B | 1.06B |
| Gross Profit | 273.01M | 295.49M | 339.07M | 322.18M |
| Operating Expenses | 378.13M | 323.08M | 436.96M | 386.29M |
| Operating Income | -105.12M | -27.59M | -97.89M | -64.11M |
| EBITDA | -82.58M | -94.31M | -109.19M | -353.92M |
| Interest Expense | 844.00K | 79.00K | 45.00K | 56.00K |
| Pretax Income | -118.15M | -132.75M | -149.31M | -389.41M |
| Tax Provision | 14.37M | 12.01M | 3.60M | -16.02M |
| Net Income | -129.87M | -116.45M | -143.91M | -345.93M |
| Diluted EPS | -1.02 | -0.92 | -1.21 | - |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 8.61% |
| 1 Year: | -1.50% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -55.45% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +39.82% |
| 6 Months: | -15.53% |
| 3 Months: | +9.24% |
| 1 Month: | +0.16% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | 2.02B | 1.78B | 1.94B | 1.60B |
| Current Assets | - | 555.44M | 492.83M | 836.37M | 831.23M |
| Cash & Equivalents | - | 279.71M | 231.75M | 572.40M | 581.81M |
| Inventory | - | 3.15M | 8.19M | - | - |
| Receivables | - | 104.88M | 171.78M | 169.19M | 176.78M |
| Total Liabilities | - | 505.12M | 429.13M | 378.87M | 367.24M |
| Current Liabilities | - | 336.21M | 316.07M | 313.22M | 318.62M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Debt | - | 53.56M | 33.44M | 17.24M | 23.67M |
| Total Equity | 1.08B | 1.38B | 1.25B | 1.47B | 1.17B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | 126.89M | 126.89M | 128.59M | 130.78M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -140.61M | 14.80M | 17.88M | 11.22M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -50.70M | -51.98M | -17.28M | -7.50M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 350.34M | -6.50M | 353.87M | 1.47M |
| Capital Expenditure | -21.19M | -22.34M | -13.15M | -17.91M |
| Free Cash Flow | -161.80M | -7.54M | 4.73M | -6.70M |
| Net Change in Cash | 159.03M | -43.68M | 354.47M | 5.18M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 25.3% | 23.0% | 25.1% | 23.3% |
| Operating Margin % | -9.7% | -2.2% | -7.3% | -4.6% |
| Net Margin % | -12.0% | -9.1% | -10.7% | -25.0% |
| ROE % | -9.4% | -9.3% | -9.8% | -29.6% |
| ROCE % | -6.2% | -1.9% | -6.0% | -5.0% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Softbank Group Corporation | 23.24% | 31.43M | $386.31M |
| 2 | FMR, LLC | 11.17% | 15.11M | $185.72M |
| 3 | Blackrock Inc. | 1.11% | 1.49M | $18.37M |
| 4 | Morgan Stanley | 0.96% | 1.30M | $15.99M |
| 5 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 0.71% | 958.97K | $11.79M |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 0.42% | 569.32K | $7.00M |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.39% | 528.98K | $6.50M |
| 8 | Millennium Management Llc | 0.33% | 452.69K | $5.56M |
| 9 | State Street Corporation | 0.31% | 415.60K | $5.11M |
| 10 | ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | 0.27% | 363.84K | $4.47M |
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