Netmarble said on the 5th that, on a consolidation basis in the fourth quarter of 2025, it posted revenue of 797.6 billion won and operating profit of 110.8 billion won. EBITDA came to 148.9 billion won in the same period, while the net loss was 35.9 billion won.
Compared with the same period a year earlier, revenue rose 22.9%, operating profit 214.8%, and EBITDA 102.9%. Quarter over quarter, revenue increased 14.6%, operating profit 21.9%, and EBITDA 21.7%. However, due to the impact of intangible asset impairment, net profit remained in the red and swung to a loss from the previous quarter.
On a full-year basis for 2025, it recorded revenue of 2.8351 trillion won, EBITDA of 484.0 billion won, operating profit of 352.5 billion won, and net profit of 245.1 billion won. Revenue and operating profit increased 6.4% and 63.5%, respectively, from a year earlier. Both fourth-quarter and annual revenue were record highs on a quarterly and yearly basis.
Overseas revenue in the fourth quarter was 614.3 billion won, accounting for 77% of total revenue. Cumulative overseas revenue for the year was 2.0704 trillion won, or 73% of total revenue. As of the fourth quarter, revenue by country was North America 39%, Korea 23%, Europe 12%, Southeast Asia 12%, Japan 7%, and others 7%.
By genre, revenue share was RPG 42%, casual games 33%, MMORPG 18%, and others 7%. The company said overall revenue increased as seasonal update effects at overseas subsidiaries and regional expansion results of existing titles such as "Seven Knights Re:BIRTH" were reflected. It added that operating profit continued to improve in line with a companywide expense efficiency trend.
Netmarble plans to roll out eight new titles sequentially in 2026. In the first quarter, it will introduce "Stone Age Idle" and "The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin"; in the second quarter, "SOL: enchant" and "MonGil: STAR DIVE." In the second half, it previewed launches of "Solo Leveling: KARMA," "Shangri-La Frontier: The Seven Strongest Species," "Project Octopus," and "Evilbane."
It also announced a shareholder return policy. Netmarble decided to pay cash dividends of 71.8 billion won, equivalent to 30% of net profit attributable to owners of the parent for the 2025 fiscal year. The dividend per share is 876 won. It will cancel in full the 4.7% of treasury shares previously acquired. In addition, it plans to expand the shareholder return ratio to up to 40% from 2026 to 2028.
Chief Executive Kim Byung-gyu of Netmarble said, "Last year, we posted record results through the success of three new multi-genre titles, strengthening of live-service capabilities, and expense structure efficiency," adding, "This year, we will do our best to deliver meaningful growth by sequentially introducing eight new titles developed so far starting in the first quarter."