DLPN vs UNF
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. and Unifirst Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DLPN | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $56.7M | $2.4B |
| Net income | $-3.1M | $148.3M |
| Gross margin | 5.3% | 36.6% |
| Net margin | −5.4% | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | −29.0% | 6.9% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.27 | $7.98 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 16.6% |
| Free cash flow | $-2.0M | $142.5M |
| Equity | $9.7M | $2.2B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.72× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.84× | 3.18× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 18.7% | 6.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 1.8% |
UNF bills 42.9× 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 | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $56.7M | $2.4B |
| FY2024 | $51.7M | $2.4B |
| FY2023 | $43.1M | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $40.5M | $2.0B |
| FY2021 | $35.7M | $1.8B |
| FY2020 | $24.1M | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $25.0M | $1.8B |
| FY2018 | $22.6M | $1.7B |
| FY2017 | $22.4M | $1.6B |
| FY2016 | $9.4M | $1.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DLPN | UNF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-3.1M | $148.3M |
| FY2024 | $-12.6M | $145.5M |
| FY2023 | $-24.4M | $103.7M |
| FY2022 | $-4.8M | $103.4M |
| FY2021 | $-6.5M | $151.1M |
| FY2020 | $-1.9M | $135.8M |
| FY2019 | $-2.3M | $179.1M |
| FY2018 | $-2.9M | $163.9M |
| FY2017 | $6.9M | $70.2M |
| FY2016 | $-37.2M | $125.0M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$2,375,652,611 | UNF |
| FY2024 | −$2,375,746,016 | UNF |
| FY2023 | −$2,189,923,925 | UNF |
| FY2022 | −$1,960,316,442 | UNF |
| FY2021 | −$1,790,488,801 | UNF |
| FY2020 | −$1,780,104,520 | UNF |
| FY2019 | −$1,784,374,133 | UNF |
| FY2018 | −$1,673,937,661 | UNF |
| FY2017 | −$1,568,544,956 | UNF |
| FY2016 | −$1,458,650,375 | UNF |
| FY2015 | −$1,453,504,166 | UNF |
| FY2014 | −$1,392,826,806 | UNF |
| FY2013 | −$1,353,221,120 | UNF |
| FY2012 | −$1,252,425,065 | UNF |
| FY2011 | −$1,133,653,176 | UNF |
| FY2010 | −$1,025,939,000 | UNF |
UNF has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −11.5 pp | UNF |
| FY2024 | −30.4 pp | UNF |
| FY2023 | −61.2 pp | UNF |
| FY2022 | −17.0 pp | UNF |
| FY2021 | −26.4 pp | UNF |
| FY2020 | −15.6 pp | UNF |
| FY2019 | −19.2 pp | UNF |
| FY2018 | −22.6 pp | UNF |
| FY2017 | +26.4 pp | DLPN |
| FY2016 | −404.3 pp | UNF |
| FY2015 | −293.5 pp | UNF |
| FY2014 | −99.1 pp | UNF |
| FY2013 | −115.9 pp | UNF |
| FY2012 | −95.2 pp | UNF |
| FY2011 | −266.3 pp | UNF |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DLPN and UNF over this period.
15 of 17 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 UNF's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 120.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.7.
15 of 17 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 UNF over these 15 fiscal years — DLPN led in 1 and UNF in 14.
15 of 17 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 UNF's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 27.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.2.
8 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
UNF led in return on equity in every one of the 8 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
8 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.