Dolphin Entertainment, Inc (DLPN) AI Stock Analysis

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. operates as an independent entertainment marketing and premium content development company in the United States. It functions through two core segments: Entertainment Publicity and Marketing, and Content Production. The Entertainment Publicity and Marketing segment offers public relations, strategic communications, social media and digital marketing, creative branding, talent publicity, and promotional video production across the entertainment, hospitality, music, and gaming sectors. In Content Production, the company develops and distributes feature films and digital content. Headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, the firm employs 271 people and was originally founded as Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. before rebranding in July 2017.

Dolphin Entertainment increased revenue from $35.7M in FY2021 to $56.7M in FY2025, representing a 5-year revenue CAGR of 18.7%. Annual revenue rose 9.7% in FY2025, following 19.9% growth in FY2024. Gross margin remained high at 96.0% in FY2025. Operating margin improved from -46.6% in FY2023 to -20.3% in FY2024 and -0.7% in FY2025. Net income was -$3.1M in FY2025, narrowing from -$12.6M in FY2024 and -$24.4M in FY2023. For the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2026, revenue stood at $57.7M with an operating margin of -7.1%. In the latest quarter, revenue grew 2.5% year-over-year while quarterly earnings fell 70.2%.

As of June 30, 2026, Dolphin Entertainment held $7.7M in cash and short-term investments against $26.5M in total debt, resulting in net debt of $18.8M. Total assets were $54.9M and shareholders' equity was $6.2M, creating a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.25 and a current ratio of 0.77. Operating cash flow was -$2.0M in FY2025, alongside free cash flow of -$2.0M. Capital expenditures were $1,112 in FY2025, while the share count rose 60.2% over 5 years.

DLPN shares closed at $1.04 on October 16, 2026, trading at a price-to-sales multiple of 0.2x compared to the median of 0.8x for its US-listed Communication Services peers. The stock trades at an EV/EBITDA of 40.0x, above the peer median of 10.0x, and a forward P/E of 19.6x against the peer median of 14.1x. Over the past year, DLPN declined 26.8% while the S&P 500 (SPY) gained 16.8%. Over 5 years, the stock dropped 96.0% versus an 83.0% gain for the index.

Wall Street coverage on DLPN consists of 1 Buy rating and zero Hold or Sell recommendations. The mean price target is $3.00, representing an implied upside of 188.5% over the last close of $1.04. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, the analyst consensus projects an EPS of -$0.35 on revenue of $58.6M. For the next fiscal year, 1 analyst expects revenue to reach $61.4M with EPS turning positive to $0.16. The company beat EPS estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters, and its next earnings date is November 11, 2026.

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