Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Grom Social Enterprises Inc (GROM) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Grom Social Enterprises Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 4M vs 44,957M combined for tracked competitors (0.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-5.9% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs holding steady (-1.0%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Grom Social Enterprises Inc generated -27.1% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2024, vs -1.9% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -464.7% net margin compares with 1.4% for the peer group.
- Scale: Grom Social Enterprises Inc ranks #75 of 92 companies by market capitalization in the Internet Services & Social Media industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Grom Social Enterprises Inc accounted for 0.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.0% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.05M compares with $3.44M for the peer group (0.0x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
GROM Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2024
Grom Social Enterprises Inc reported revenue contraction of 27.13 % year on year in Q1 2024, below its competitors' combined revenue change of -1.91 %.
With a net margin of -464.71 %, Grom Social Enterprises Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (1.44 %).
Grom Social Enterprises Inc generated 0.01 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.01 % a year earlier.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc vs. its Competitors, Q1 2024
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Grom Social Enterprises Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Grom Social Enterprises Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Grom Social Enterprises Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Internet Services & Social Media industry grew revenue 20.1% year over year, combined, vs -27.1% for Grom Social Enterprises Inc. Grom Social Enterprises Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.00% to 0.00%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grom Social Enterprises Inc | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (2) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (9) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (5) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 50.00 % (3 of 6) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
GROM Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
GROM Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
GROM Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
GROM Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Paramount Global | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Grom Social Enterprises Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Grom Social Enterprises Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Grom Social Enterprises Inc | 0.00 | 3.72 |
| Fox Corporation | 27,241.92 | 16,201.00 |
| Paramount Global | 11,498.80 | 28,756.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 38,740.72 | 44,960.72 |
Sources: Grom Social Enterprises Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Named by the company | 85% | |
| DreamWorks Animation | Named by the company | 85% |
| iBoss | Named by the company | 85% |
| Nickelodeon | Named by the company | 85% |
| Synergy 88 Digital | Named by the company | 85% |
| Video Star | Named by the company | 85% |
| Disney | Named by the company | 85% |
| Go Guardian | Named by the company | 85% |
| NBC | Named by the company | 85% |
| Snapchat | Named by the company | 85% |
| Top Draw Philippines | Named by the company | 85% |
| Bluecoat | Named by the company | 85% |
| Named by the company | 85% | |
| Lego Life | Named by the company | 85% |
| Palo Alto Networks | Named by the company | 85% |
| TikTok | Named by the company | 85% |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment | Named by the company | 85% |
| Amazon Prime | Named by the company | 85% |
| Disney Plus | Named by the company | 85% |
| Named by the company | 85% | |
| Netflix | Named by the company | 85% |
| Snipple Animation Studio | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cisco | Named by the company | 85% |
| Forcepoint (Websense) | Named by the company | 85% |
| Lightspeed | Named by the company | 85% |
| Securly | Named by the company | 85% |
| Toon City Animation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Zigazoo | Named by the company | 85% |
| Barracuda | Named by the company | 85% |
| Micro Focus International Plc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Fox Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Paramount Global | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Grom Social Enterprises Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Grom Social Enterprises Inc | Animation 87.11 % |
| Fox Corporation | Television 55.01 % |
| Paramount Global | TV Media 58.56 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grom Social Enterprises Inc | 0 | 45,312 | -191,604 |
| Fox Corporation | 27,242 | 1,535,640 | 165,877 |
| Paramount Global | 11,499 | 11,502,400 | 8,400 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 38,741 | 3,444,981 | 135,709 |
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Grom Social Enterprises Inc | PH 87.11 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 75 companies in Grom Social Enterprises Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Grom Social Enterprises Inc ranks #75 of 75 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 6,215, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Platforms Inc | 1,836,281 | 78.56 % |
| 2 | Applovin Corporation | 103,886 | 4.44 % |
| 3 | Nebius Group n v | 57,432 | 2.46 % |
| 4 | Gds Holdings Limited | 52,067 | 2.23 % |
| 5 | Rentokil Initial Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Thomson Reuters Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Zoom Communications Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Digitalocean Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Flutter Entertainment Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Gartner Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 75 | Grom Social Enterprises Inc | 0 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Grom Social Enterprises Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-25.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Professional Diversity Network Inc | 1 | -10.54 % |
| 71 | Global Mofy Metaverse Limited | 1 | -98.05 % |
| 72 | Lucas Gc Limited | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 73 | Veritec Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 74 | Cloudweb Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 75 | Grom Social Enterprises Inc | 0 | - |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Grom Social Enterprises Inc's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Internet Services & Social Media industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (112 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 29.30 % | 53.20 % (avg) | -23.9 pp |
| Operating Margin | -358.33 % | industry median | -357.7 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -221.61 % | 8.63 % (avg) | -230.2 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.59 % | 6.24 % (avg) | -5.7 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Internet Services & Social Media industry average (112 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 40.0x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 20.6x | - |
| P/B | 0.1x | 4.5x | -4.4x |
| Return on Equity | -98.49 % | industry aggregate | -126.02 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -38.59 % | 0.06 % (avg) | -38.65 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 12.37 % | -4.02 % | -25.76 % | 2.25 % | -13.84 % | -25.53 % |
| Operating Margin | -44.84 % | -35.90 % | -54.90 % | -109.13 % | -344.06 % | -329.59 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -21.86 % | -18.06 % | -17.16 % | -15.60 % | -33.19 % | -34.89 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Grom Social Enterprises Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Grom Social Enterprises Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Grom Social Enterprises Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 8.1% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution. A caveat worth reading alongside this chart: Meta Platforms Inc alone holds 79% of this industry's market cap. In an industry this dominated by one leader, the framework will place nearly every OTHER company in "Dog" or "Question Mark" purely because relative share is measured against that leader, regardless of how strong those other companies actually are on their own fundamentals. Check the Profitability, Valuation and Financial Strength sections above before treating this quadrant label as a verdict.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 6,215 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.59 % vs industry average 6.24 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Grom Social Enterprises Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Grom Social Enterprises Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 357.7 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 126.0 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-5.9% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Meta Platforms Inc , holding 78.56 % of industry market cap.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grom Social Enterprises Inc | 0.57 | 1.00 | 0.03 |
| Fox Corporation | - | 2.95 | 0.57 |
| Paramount Global | 0.28 | 1.31 | 0.86 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grom Social Enterprises Inc | Q1 2024 | -27.1 % | - |
| Fox Corporation | Q1 2026 | -8.6 % | -50.6 % |
| Paramount Global | Q2 2025 | +0.5 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | -3.1 % | - |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grom Social Enterprises Inc | Q1 2024 | -7.2 % | -75.4 % |
| Fox Corporation | Q1 2026 | - | +82.4 % |
| Paramount Global | Q2 2025 | +5.9 % | -8.2 % |
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grom Social Enterprises Inc | - | - | - |
| Fox Corporation | 7.85% | 9.53% | 15.06% |
| Paramount Global | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.12% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Grom Social Enterprises Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Grom Social Enterprises Inc | - | 0.00 |
| Fox Corporation | 16.68 | 1.68 |
| Paramount Global | - | 0.40 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 22.07 | 0.86 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.