DLPN vs SCI
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. and Service Corp. International, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DLPN | SCI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $56.7M | $4.3B |
| Net income | $-3.1M | $542.6M |
| Gross margin | 5.3% | 26.5% |
| Net margin | −5.4% | 12.6% |
| Return on equity | −29.0% | 32.7% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.27 | $3.80 |
| Dividend / share | · | $1.30 |
| Payout ratio | · | 33.8% |
| Free cash flow | $-2.0M | $554.2M |
| Equity | $9.7M | $1.6B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.72× | 2.99× |
| Current ratio | 0.84× | 0.55× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 18.7% | 4.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 1.0% |
SCI bills 76.0× the revenue of DLPN, and DLPN closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | DLPN | SCI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $56.7M | $4.3B |
| FY2024 | $51.7M | $4.2B |
| FY2023 | $43.1M | $4.1B |
| FY2022 | $40.5M | $4.1B |
| FY2021 | $35.7M | $4.1B |
| FY2020 | $24.1M | $3.5B |
| FY2019 | $25.0M | $3.2B |
| FY2018 | $22.6M | $3.2B |
| FY2017 | $22.4M | $3.1B |
| FY2016 | $9.4M | $3.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DLPN | SCI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-3.1M | $542.6M |
| FY2024 | $-12.6M | $518.6M |
| FY2023 | $-24.4M | $537.3M |
| FY2022 | $-4.8M | $565.3M |
| FY2021 | $-6.5M | $802.9M |
| FY2020 | $-1.9M | $515.9M |
| FY2019 | $-2.3M | $369.6M |
| FY2018 | $-2.9M | $447.2M |
| FY2017 | $6.9M | $546.7M |
| FY2016 | $-37.2M | $177.0M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$4,252,534,611 | SCI |
| FY2024 | −$4,134,694,016 | SCI |
| FY2023 | −$4,056,654,925 | SCI |
| FY2022 | −$4,068,155,442 | SCI |
| FY2021 | −$4,107,415,801 | SCI |
| FY2020 | −$3,487,454,520 | SCI |
| FY2019 | −$3,205,783,133 | SCI |
| FY2018 | −$3,167,622,661 | SCI |
| FY2017 | −$3,072,617,956 | SCI |
| FY2016 | −$3,021,741,375 | SCI |
| FY2015 | −$2,982,940,166 | SCI |
| FY2014 | −$2,991,940,806 | SCI |
| FY2013 | −$2,548,172,120 | SCI |
| FY2012 | −$2,400,566,065 | SCI |
| FY2011 | −$2,315,567,176 | SCI |
| FY2010 | −$2,190,552,000 | SCI |
SCI has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −18.0 pp | SCI |
| FY2024 | −36.8 pp | SCI |
| FY2023 | −69.7 pp | SCI |
| FY2022 | −25.6 pp | SCI |
| FY2021 | −37.5 pp | SCI |
| FY2020 | −22.8 pp | SCI |
| FY2019 | −20.8 pp | SCI |
| FY2018 | −26.9 pp | SCI |
| FY2017 | +13.2 pp | DLPN |
| FY2016 | −401.7 pp | SCI |
| FY2015 | −292.8 pp | SCI |
| FY2014 | −96.5 pp | SCI |
| FY2013 | −113.3 pp | SCI |
| FY2012 | −94.1 pp | SCI |
| FY2011 | −265.8 pp | SCI |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DLPN and SCI over this period.
15 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DLPN's net margin has been more volatile than SCI's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 120.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.3.
15 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between DLPN and SCI over these 15 fiscal years — DLPN led in 1 and SCI in 14.
15 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
DLPN's return on equity has been more volatile than SCI's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 27.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.8.
8 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
SCI led in return on equity in every one of the 8 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
8 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.