Lee Enterprises vs WEBTOON Entertainment
WEBTOON Entertainment reported revenue of $1.4 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.5 times Lee Enterprises' $562 million in fiscal 2025. Lee Enterprises' revenue fell 8.0% in its latest year, and WEBTOON Entertainment's grew 2.5%. Lee Enterprises had an operating margin of -0.8%, against -4.6% at WEBTOON Entertainment. Free cash flow was −$7 million at Lee Enterprises and $4 million at WEBTOON Entertainment. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 28 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Lee Enterprises | WEBTOON Entertainment | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 28, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $562M | $1.4B |
| Revenue growth | −8.0% | 2.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −1.9% | — |
| Gross margin | — | 23.3% |
| Operating margin | −0.8% | −4.6% |
| Net margin | −6.7% | −25.0% |
| Free cash flow | −$7M | $4M |
| Free cash flow margin | −1.3% | 0.3% |
| Return on capital | −0.9% | −6.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 31.4x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | 2.0% | 9.2% |
| Last close | $6.59 | $9.67 |
| P/E at the last close | — | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 of 8 | 2 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Lee Enterprises and WEBTOON Entertainment pages.