Who is the CEO of Dear U?

According to the DART company overview, Dear U's representative director is 안종오 (name as registered in Korean). The company was founded on 2017-07-04.

Where is Dear U listed?

Dear U trades on the Korea Exchange KOSDAQ market under the ticker 376300. Its fiscal year ends in December.

Does Dear U pay a dividend?

Yes. For fiscal 2025, Dear U paid a cash dividend of ₩316 per common share, a 0.8% yield as stated in its annual report, with a payout ratio of 40.3%. The prior year's dividend was ₩215.

Does Dear U have any recent filing signals?

Signals detected automatically from DART filings and quarterly results: Share pledge (a 5%+ holder reported a share pledge agreement (loan, extension or change) in the past 90 days); Buyback (treasury share purchase or buyback trust decided in the past 90 days); Cancellation (buyback with repurchased shares to be cancelled (90 days)). These are factual flags, not investment advice.

Which companies are in the same industry as Dear U?

Under the Korean Standard Industrial Classification recorded on DART, Dear U is grouped with 45 other listed companies in software publishing. The most covered in Korean news over the past 30 days are Lunit, Plateer and Acryl.

Dear U KRX:376300KOSDAQ

디어유 · Korean news coverage and regulatory filings, organized.

한국어

Articles, 24h0

Articles, 7 days3

DART filings, 7 days0

Articles tracked24since Sep 11

In Q2 2026, Dear U reported revenue of ₩23.4bn, up 15.7% year on year, and operating profit of ₩9.4bn. Dear U (디어유) appeared in 3 Korean news articles and 0 DART filings over the past seven days. Coverage peaked on Nov 3 with 2 articles.

Filing signals Buyback Cancellation Share pledge Screener

Dear U quarterly results consolidated, KRW

Quarter	Revenue	YoY	Operating profit	Net income
Q2 2026	₩23.4bn	+15.7%	₩9.4bn margin 40.3%	₩4.5bn
Q1 2026	₩23.4bn	+33.4%	₩9.7bn margin 41.4%	₩11.8bn
Q4 2025 derived	₩23.8bn	+33.9%	₩9.8bn margin 41.0%	₩10.3bn
Q3 2025	₩22.3bn	+25.8%	₩8.7bn margin 39.1%	₩9.7bn
Q2 2025	₩20.2bn	+5.8%	₩7.4bn margin 36.9%	−₩6.6bn
Q1 2025	₩17.5bn	-13.5%	₩5.5bn margin 31.2%	₩5.2bn
Q4 2024 derived	₩17.8bn	-14.8%	₩4.9bn margin 27.4%	₩5.5bn
Q3 2024	₩17.7bn	-8.5%	₩6.3bn margin 35.8%	₩3.1bn

Key accounts from quarterly, half-year and annual reports filed on DART. Q4 is derived as full-year minus nine-month figures. Figures may differ from preliminary earnings releases. Margin is operating profit divided by revenue — see operating margin.

Dear U top stories 2 weeks, by number of outlets

1
Operating profit of 9.2 billion won but 7.4 billion won net loss...Dearyu repeats 'MG impairment' woes
1 outlets · 1 articlesFirst report Nov 3 17:57 디지털데일리
2
SM Entertainment, Dear U, Dream Maker face business system hack exposing resident numbers and account information
1 outlets · 1 articlesFirst report Nov 8 16:42 데일리시큐
3
Dearyu 3Q operating profit 9.2 billion won...up 5.6%
1 outlets · 1 articlesFirst report Nov 3 16:08 연합뉴스경제
4
DearYou moves forward... riding Lee Kwang-soo effect with new businesses [EntertainmyEconomy]
1 outlets · 1 articlesFirst report Nov 6 14:46 MTN
5
SM Entertainment, Dear U and Dream Maker personal information leaked... includes resident registration numbers and bank account numbers
1 outlets · 1 articlesFirst report Nov 8 19:33 스페셜타임스
6
Dearyu sees 16.61% share price gain amid expectations for valuation reassessment as it expands into Chinese market
1 outlets · 1 articlesFirst report Nov 11 09:24 매일경제

Latest Dear U news Korean headlines

Nov 1109:24

Dearyu sees 16.61% share price gain amid expectations for valuation reassessment as it expands into Chinese market
매일경제
Nov 819:33

SM Entertainment, Dear U and Dream Maker personal information leaked... includes resident registration numbers and bank account numbers
스페셜타임스
Nov 816:42

SM Entertainment, Dear U, Dream Maker face business system hack exposing resident numbers and account information
데일리시큐
Nov 614:46

DearYou moves forward... riding Lee Kwang-soo effect with new businesses [EntertainmyEconomy]
MTN
Nov 317:57

Operating profit of 9.2 billion won but 7.4 billion won net loss...Dearyu repeats 'MG impairment' woes
디지털데일리
Nov 316:08

Dearyu 3Q operating profit 9.2 billion won...up 5.6%
연합뉴스경제
Oct 2108:30

Focus: DearU enters IP commerce with New York Bubble House...stock reassessment potential?
데일리인베스트
Oct 2006:44
Whale hunting: Will engineering, Taesung, DearU be tomorrow's whale stocks?
MTNJusung Engineering Taesung
1 more on this story · 1 outlets
- Whale hunting: Will engineering, Taesung, DearU be tomorrow's whale stocks?머니투데이 · Oct 20 06:57
Oct 1711:52
Whale hunting: Will Viatron, Sungho Electronics, Dearyou, Dream Security be tomorrow's whale stocks?
MTNSungho Electronics Viatron Technologies Dream Security
1 more on this story · 1 outlets
- Whale hunting: Will Viatron, Sungho Electronics, Dearyou, Dream Security be tomorrow's whale stocks?머니투데이 · Oct 17 12:14
Oct 710:38

Lee Kwang-soo begins communicating on fan platform Bubble...focus on DearU intensifies
한스경제
Oct 709:44

DearU's Bubble gains traction with Lee Kwang-soo...interest spreads to China's QQ Music
뉴스핌
Oct 211:08

Treasury share acquisition and retirement alongside new business...DearU rowing while the tide rises
MTN
Sep 2920:12

DearU to acquire 15 billion won in treasury shares via trust...at 92.5% of acquisition limit
디지털데일리
Sep 2919:27

DearU buys back 15 billion won in treasury shares and retires them entirely...also boosting dividends
테크M
Sep 2915:25

DearU to acquire and fully retire 15 billion won in treasury shares to enhance mid-to-long-term corporate value
머니투데이
Sep 2915:01
DearU to buy back and retire 15 billion won worth of treasury shares...strengthening shareholder returns
이데일리
2 more on this story · 2 outlets
- DearU to buy back and retire 15 billion won worth of treasury shares...strengthening shareholder returns이데일리증권 · Sep 29 14:59
- DearU to buy back and retire 15 billion won worth of treasury shares...strengthening shareholder returns이데일리 · Sep 29 14:59
Sep 2913:48
DearU enters into trust contract for treasury share acquisition worth 15 billion won
뉴시스경제
1 more on this story · 1 outlets
- DearU to acquire and retire treasury shares worth 15 billion won뉴스핌 · Sep 29 14:40
Sep 2913:41

DearU decides to enter into trust contract for treasury share acquisition worth 15 billion won
디지털투데이Stake / acquisition
Sep 1708:54

Meritz Securities: DearU, impact of NCT Mark and Taemin service termination...target price down 18.6%
뉴스1

Articles per day 2 weeks

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Company profile

CEO: 안종오
Industry: Software publishing
Founded: 2017-07-04
Fiscal year-end: December
Head office: 서울특별시 강남구
Website: dear-u.co
Quotes & chart: Naver Securities (Korean)

From the DART company overview.

Dear U dividends annual report

Korea dividend rankings

Year	Per share	Yield	Payout
FY2025	₩316	0.8%	40.3%
FY2024	₩215	0.5%	20.9%
FY2023	–	–	–

Major shareholders latest 5%+ report per holder

Korea 5% stake disclosures

JYP Ent.55.17%
에스엠55.11%
안종오5.87%

Each holder's most recent 5% ownership report on DART; names as filed in Korean.

Same industry Software publishing

All in industry

Company	Latest quarter op. profit	Articles 30d
Lunit	−₩10.7bn	186
Plateer	–	91
Acryl	−₩1.0bn	64
SKAI worldwide	–	39
Sphere	–	38
Coreline Soft	−₩2.2bn	37
Maum.ai	–	36
Virnect	–	29

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Dear U DART filings

Nov 315:43

Operating results on consolidated financial statement basis (provisional) (fair disclosure)
Earnings & dividends
Nov 315:32

Corporate briefing (IR) held
Other
Nov 216:07

Report on large shareholdings in securities (general)
Ownership reports
Oct 2813:09

Convocation of shareholders' meeting (extraordinary general meeting)
Other
Oct 2813:03

Setting of shareholder register closure period or record date
Other
Sep 2913:10

Major event report (self-treasury shares acquisition trust contract execution decision)
Capital & M&A

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Dear U FAQ

Who is the CEO of Dear U?: According to the DART company overview, Dear U's representative director is 안종오 (name as registered in Korean). The company was founded on 2017-07-04.
Where is Dear U listed?: Dear U trades on the Korea Exchange KOSDAQ market under the ticker 376300. Its fiscal year ends in December.
What were Dear U's latest quarterly results?: In Q2 2026, Dear U reported revenue of ₩23.4bn, up 15.7% year on year, and operating profit of ₩9.4bn. Figures come from reports filed on DART.
Does Dear U pay a dividend?: Yes. For fiscal 2025, Dear U paid a cash dividend of ₩316 per common share, a 0.8% yield as stated in its annual report, with a payout ratio of 40.3%. The prior year's dividend was ₩215.
Does Dear U have any recent filing signals?: Signals detected automatically from DART filings and quarterly results: Share pledge (a 5%+ holder reported a share pledge agreement (loan, extension or change) in the past 90 days); Buyback (treasury share purchase or buyback trust decided in the past 90 days); Cancellation (buyback with repurchased shares to be cancelled (90 days)). These are factual flags, not investment advice.
Which companies are in the same industry as Dear U?: Under the Korean Standard Industrial Classification recorded on DART, Dear U is grouped with 45 other listed companies in software publishing. The most covered in Korean news over the past 30 days are Lunit, Plateer and Acryl.