ADV
Advantage Solutions Inc.
ADV offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over ADV overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
ADV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
ADV's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
AMC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
AMC's revenue is currently healthy, and its profitability and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
ADV PE Valuation
ADV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ADV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ADV's earnings to decline, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
AMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AMC has the edge over ADV on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
ADV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$24.65 | -$5.53 |
| Q2 2026 | -$21.17 | +$2.71 |
| Q1 2026 | -$18.67 | +$10.62 |
| Q4 2025 | -$17.54 | +$7.88 |
| Q3 2025 | -$19.12 | -$8.87 |
| Q2 2025 | -$23.88 | -$15.13 |
| Q1 2025 | -$29.29 | -$27.54 |
| Q4 2024 | -$25.42 | -$20.42 |
ADV is still losing money, but far less than before: $24.65 per share over the past year, against $118.00 at its worst in late 2023.
AMC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.40 | +$0.94 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.10 | -$0.28 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.09 | -$0.18 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.34 | -$0.28 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.34 | +$0.29 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.82 | +$0.67 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.91 | +$0.38 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.06 | +$1.31 |
AMC has the edge over ADV on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ADV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $913.7M | -0.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $889.5M | +1.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $869.6M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $932.1M | +4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $915M | -2.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $873.7M | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $821.8M | -6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $892.3M | -17% |
ADV's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $914M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.8% | -3.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -17% | +1.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.4% | +4.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1% | +12 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -19% | -23 points |
ADV's operating margin was 0.8% last quarter, down 3.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AMC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | -1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.3B | -3.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $862.5M | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B | +18% |
AMC has the edge over ADV on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +8.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.4% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.6% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -17% | -5.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4% | +14 points |
AMC has the edge over ADV on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ADV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $40.6M | -22% |
| Q2 2026 | -$16M | -$5.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $12.3M | +$67.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $67.8M | +33% |
| Q3 2025 | $52.2M | +500% |
| Q2 2025 | -$10.2M | -121% |
| Q1 2025 | -$54.7M | -$30.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $51.2M | +23% |
ADV still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2025 peak: $105M over the past year.
AMC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109.3M | +$190.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $190.1M | +114% |
| Q1 2026 | -$174.7M | +$242.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $43.3M | -62% |
| Q3 2025 | -$81.1M | +$11.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $88.9M | +$168.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$417M | -$178.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $113.9M | +$263.8M |
AMC has the edge over ADV on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ADV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -100K shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -777K shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -172K shares |
| 5 years | +0.1% | +11.8K shares |
| Available history | +57% | +4.7M shares |
ADV has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $14.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.3M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $869,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
ADV spent $19M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent the year before.
AMC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +24% | +175M shares |
| 1 year | +107% | +463M shares |
| 3 years | +767% | +793M shares |
| 5 years | +4063% | +875M shares |
AMC has 897M diluted shares, up 107% from a year ago.
ADV Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 16.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 14.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 18.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 21.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 60.2x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 11.2x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 10.3x | High |
ADV's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from more than 20 years a year ago.
AMC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 9.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 12.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 12.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 10.7x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 18.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 14.3x | High |
AMC has the edge over ADV on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ADV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.3 | Neutral |
ADV's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
AMC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.4 | Neutral |
AMC's weekly RSI is 67 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 65 (neutral).
ADV PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ADV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ADV has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ADV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $30.5 | 3.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.2 | 5.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $29.3 | 7.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $36.4 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $56.1 | 44% below |
ADV's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 44% below its 200-week average.
AMC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.01 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.64 | 27% above |
| 50 week MA | $2.01 | 66% above |
| 100 week MA | $2.53 | 32% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.9 | 69% below |
AMC has the edge over ADV on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ADV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $260.0 | $333.5 | +28% |
| 2021 | $333.5 | $195.5 | -41% |
| 2022 | $195.5 | $46.8 | -76% |
| 2023 | $46.8 | $90.5 | +94% |
| 2024 | $90.5 | $74.3 | -18% |
| 2025 | $74.3 | $22.2 | -70% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.2 | $31.4 | +41% |
ADV is up 41% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in four of the previous six years.
AMC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.5 | $12.6 | -66% |
| 2021 | $12.6 | $142.6 | +1036% |
| 2022 | $142.6 | $44.0 | -69% |
| 2023 | $44.0 | $6.12 | -86% |
| 2024 | $6.12 | $4.00 | -35% |
| 2025 | $4.00 | $1.69 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.69 | $3.34 | +98% |
AMC has the edge over ADV on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.