---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-26-006406"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TOON"
cik: "0001355848"
company_name: "Kartoon Studios, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-14T13:05:37+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-14T13:07:08.250944+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kartoon Studios Q2 net income $27M on $39.2M litigation gain; revenue down 44% to $5.8M

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $5.8M vs $10.3M prior year (-44%); operating loss $3.4M vs $3.2M prior year.
- Net income $27.0M vs $(6.3M) loss prior year, driven by $39.2M non-recurring litigation settlement gain.
- Ended quarter with $40.5M cash/marketable securities, no long-term debt; additional $39.2M in escrow pending legal fees.
- Signed Amazon Prime distribution deal for Hundred Acre Wood (Winnie-the-Pooh), launching Feb 18, 2027 with Shop the Show program.
- Sold Frederator channel network in July, retaining IP (Castlevania, Bee and Puppycat); appointed Brooke Bacon SVP Consumer Products.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-26-006406
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TOON
- cik: 0001355848
- company_name: Kartoon Studios, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-14T13:05:37+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1355848/000168316826006406/0001683168-26-006406-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1355848/000168316826006406/kartoon_8k.htm

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