DLPN vs YELP
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. and Yelp Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | DLPN | YELP |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $56.7M | $1.5B |
| Net income | $-3.1M | $145.6M |
| Gross margin | 5.3% | 90.3% |
| Net margin | −5.4% | 9.9% |
| Return on equity | −29.0% | 20.0% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.27 | $2.24 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $-2.0M | $323.7M |
| Equity | $9.7M | $710.9M |
| Net debt / equity | −0.72× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.84× | 2.99× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 18.7% | 10.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
YELP bills 25.8× 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 | YELP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $56.7M | $1.5B |
| FY2024 | $51.7M | $1.4B |
| FY2023 | $43.1M | $1.3B |
| FY2022 | $40.5M | $1.2B |
| FY2021 | $35.7M | $1.0B |
| FY2020 | $24.1M | $872.9M |
| FY2019 | $25.0M | $1.0B |
| FY2018 | $22.6M | $942.8M |
| FY2017 | $22.4M | $850.8M |
| FY2016 | $9.4M | $716.1M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | DLPN | YELP |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-3.1M | $145.6M |
| FY2024 | $-12.6M | $132.8M |
| FY2023 | $-24.4M | $99.2M |
| FY2022 | $-4.8M | $36.3M |
| FY2021 | $-6.5M | $39.7M |
| FY2020 | $-1.9M | $-19.4M |
| FY2019 | $-2.3M | $40.9M |
| FY2018 | $-2.9M | $55.4M |
| FY2017 | $6.9M | $153.0M |
| FY2016 | $-37.2M | $-1.7M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$1,408,255,611 | YELP |
| FY2024 | −$1,360,379,016 | YELP |
| FY2023 | −$1,293,938,925 | YELP |
| FY2022 | −$1,153,000,442 | YELP |
| FY2021 | −$996,111,801 | YELP |
| FY2020 | −$848,878,520 | YELP |
| FY2019 | −$989,192,133 | YELP |
| FY2018 | −$920,221,661 | YELP |
| FY2017 | −$828,433,956 | YELP |
| FY2016 | −$706,667,375 | YELP |
| FY2015 | −$546,610,166 | YELP |
| FY2014 | −$375,465,806 | YELP |
| FY2013 | −$230,694,120 | YELP |
| FY2012 | −$133,703,065 | YELP |
| FY2011 | −$82,812,176 | YELP |
| FY2010 | −$47,731,000 | YELP |
YELP has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −15.4 pp | YELP |
| FY2024 | −33.8 pp | YELP |
| FY2023 | −64.0 pp | YELP |
| FY2022 | −14.8 pp | YELP |
| FY2021 | −21.9 pp | YELP |
| FY2020 | −5.8 pp | YELP |
| FY2019 | −13.3 pp | YELP |
| FY2018 | −18.8 pp | YELP |
| FY2017 | +12.9 pp | DLPN |
| FY2016 | −395.6 pp | YELP |
| FY2015 | −279.0 pp | YELP |
| FY2014 | −100.2 pp | YELP |
| FY2013 | −103.0 pp | YELP |
| FY2012 | −73.7 pp | YELP |
| FY2011 | −239.5 pp | YELP |
The higher net margin has changed hands between DLPN and YELP over this period.
15 of 16 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 YELP's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 120.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.5.
15 of 16 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 YELP over these 15 fiscal years — DLPN led in 1 and YELP in 14.
15 of 16 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 YELP's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 27.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.2.
8 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
YELP led in return on equity in every one of the 8 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
8 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.