Kartoon Studios (TOON)
Produces family animation while monetizing owned IP, streaming channels, licensing, and media services.
Something off on this page? Send us feedback.
Sells animated and live-action programming, streaming distribution, character licensing, and family-focused media services, with production work generating most revenue. Its model combines Mainframe's commissioned animation, owned and controlled IP, Kartoon Channel!/Ameba distribution, and Beacon's media-planning and buying work.
Develops and produces animated and live-action programming through Mainframe Studios, including work for outside media and IP owners, while building a catalog of owned and controlled family properties. It distributes programming through Kartoon Channel!, Ameba TV, and third-party streaming, connected-TV, and pay-TV services, and licenses content and characters for consumer products.
Earns most revenue from production services; content distribution, advertising and subscriptions on owned channels, licensing, and Beacon Media Group's specialist media-planning and buying work provide additional routes. Canadian production operations, a Beverly Hills corporate base, and channels across more than 61 territories give the group a cross-border operating footprint.
Depends on outside studios, co-financing partners, distribution platforms, rights agreements, Canadian production incentives, and a concentrated customer base.
Company facts
No analyst consensus on record.
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $40.5M · Total debt $9.1M · Total assets $94.5M · Shareholders' equity $52.4M
- Revenue
- $5.8M
- Operating income
- −$3.4M
- Net income
- $28.1M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | 31.85% | 19.81M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 0.97% | 603.4K shares | |
| 6 holders · as of Sep 21, 2026 | |||
| Other | 67.18% | 41.79M shares | |
| remainder | |||
62.20M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Clear Street Derivatives LLCInstitution | 11.42% | 7.10M | filed Aug 17, 2026 |
Anson Funds Management LPInstitution | 8.36% | 5.20M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Clear Street Group Inc.Institution | 5.71% | 3.55M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Nomura Holdings IncInstitution | 4.79% | 2.98M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 3.69% | 2.30M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
No open-market trades in the last 12 months.
- Walt Disney
Broadest rival in family IP, streaming placement, and consumer products.
- Warner Bros. Discovery
Cartoon Network and HBO Max contest kids' viewing and licensing.
- Netflix
Global family streaming and animated originals compete for attention.
- Paramount Skydance
Nickelodeon, Paramount+, and Skydance Animation span key kid markets.
Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kartoon Studios | $0.5893 | +1.96% | $34.2M | 13.2 | — | 5.1 | −43.4% |
| Walt Disney | $103.52 | −0.68% | $180.96B | 21.5 | 13.8 | 1.8 | +7.1% |
| Warner Bros. Discovery | $30.82 | +0.05% | $77.22B | — | — | 2.1 | −11.2% |
| Netflix | $71.95 | −1.92% | $305.47B | 23.1 | 20.8 | 6.3 | +13.4% |
| Paramount Skydance | $9.93 | +0.15% | $10.78B | — | 12.0 | 0.4 | +0.9% |
| Median | 22.3 | 13.8 | 2.0 | +4.0% |