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Compared to Estimates, Webtoon (WBTN) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended June 2026, Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN) reported revenue of $338.47 million, down 2.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.04, compared to $0.07 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.11% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $338.82 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.02, the EPS surprise was +100%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Webtoon performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

Monthly Active Users (MAU): 156.9 million compared to the 149.05 million average estimate based on three analysts.
Monthly Active Users (MAU) - Japan: 21.8 million versus 21.93 million estimated by two analysts on average.
Monthly Active Users (MAU) - Rest of World: 110.7 million versus 102.22 million estimated by two analysts on average.
Monthly Paying Users (MPU) - Korea: 3.8 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 3.5 million.
Monthly Paying Users (MPU) - Japan: 2.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 2.27 million.
Monthly Paying Users (MPU): 7.5 million compared to the 7.51 million average estimate based on two analysts.
Paying Ratio - Korea: 15.5% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 15.7%.
Paying Ratio - Japan: 9.4% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 10.4%.
Paying Ratio - Rest of World: 1.5% compared to the 1.7% average estimate based on two analysts.
Revenue- Paid Content Revenue: $263.94 million versus $265.34 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4% change.
Revenue- IP Adaptations Revenue: $27.4 million compared to the $30.09 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.6% year over year.
Revenue- Advertising Revenue: $47.12 million versus $43.03 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.2% change.

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Shares of Webtoon have returned -22.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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