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WEBTOON Entertainment Inc · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

WEBTOON reported Q1 2026 revenue of $320.9M with a net loss of $8.8M as operating loss narrowed versus prior year.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, WEBTOON Entertainment posted revenue of $320.9 million, down slightly from $325.7 million a year ago. Operating loss improved to $8.0 million from $26.6 million. Net loss was $8.8 million versus $22.0 million in Q1 2025; net loss attributable to WEBTOON was $9.5 million.

  • Revenue of $320.9M with operating loss narrowing to $8.0M.
  • Net loss $8.8M improved 60% YoY.
  • Cost of revenue $237.8M; marketing spend $30.5M.
  • Paid content and platform monetization remain growth levers.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$321M

Previous: $326M-1.5%
EPS (adj)

-$0.07

Previous: -$0.17+58.8%
Capital Expenditures

-$3.15M

Previous: -$536K-487.3%
Net Income

-$9.46M

Previous: -$22.4M+57.8%
Operating Income

-$8.03M

Previous: -$26.6M+69.8%

Revenue & EPS history

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc · Revenue · Quarterly

$321M

Q1 2026-1.5%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 2 of 7 quarters(29%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc · $327M total across 3 segments · Q1 2024

  • Paid Content
    $267M
  • Advertising
    $37M
  • IP Adaptations
    $22.9M

Forward guidance

Focus on paid content monetization, creator economics, and geographic expansion; foreign exchange can move reported results.

Tailwinds

  • Meaningful YoY reduction in operating and net losses.
  • Large global webcomics audience and IP library.

Headwinds

  • Revenue slightly down YoY.
  • FX translation headwinds on comprehensive income.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 7 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

-12.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

-13.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-13.8%

Avg return

30 days after

22%

2 / 9 earnings

Positive

+3.5%

Q2 2023

Best reaction

-36.9%

Q2 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.2%-8.7%-15.8%
Q4 2025-9.3%-16.1%-15.4%
Q3 2025-25.1%-25.9%-25.8%
Q1 2025-18.3%-11.2%-17.1%
Q4 2024-10.5%-11.3%-19.8%
Q3 2023-10.3%-8.3%+13.1%
Q3 2024-5.4%-3.3%+13.3%
Q2 2023+3.5%-4.5%-17.1%
Q2 2024-36.9%-34.7%-39.8%
Q1 2024
Q4 2023
Q1 2023
Q4 2022
Q3 2022
Q2 2022
Q1 2022

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