AENT
Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation
AENT trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over AENT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
AENT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
AENT's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, cash flow 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.
AENT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $4.13 | -21% |
| Current | 17x | $5.20 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $6.03 | +16% |
| Expensive | 30x | $9.28 | +78% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AENT's PE is in its cheap range at 17x.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AENT Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for AENT to show an outlook.
AMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect AMC's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AENT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.31 | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.26 | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.44 | +83% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.43 | +231% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.39 | +129% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +233% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.24 | +$0.30 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.13 | +$0.28 |
AENT has the edge over AMC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 lost $0.40 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
AENT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $278.8M | +9.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $500K | -100% |
| Q1 2026 | $258.2M | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $368.7M | -6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $254M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $227.8M | -3.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $213M | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $393.7M | -7.5% |
AENT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $279M last quarter, up 9.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.8% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -785% | -790 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.3% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.7% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.2% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3% | +4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7% | +2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8% | 0 points |
AENT's operating margin was 3.8% last quarter, about level with 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 AENT 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 AENT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AENT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1M | +72% |
| Q2 2026 | -$9.1M | -185% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.9M | +762% |
| Q4 2025 | -$16.9M | -167% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4M | +$14M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.7M | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4M | -89% |
| Q3 2024 | -$11.6M | -$8.9M |
AENT's free cash flow was −$1M over the past year, against $41M the year before.
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 AENT on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AENT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +30.4K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +86K shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +580K shares |
AENT has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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.
AENT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 7.4x | High |
AENT's net debt is about 4.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.3 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 AENT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AENT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.9 | Oversold |
AENT's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
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).
AENT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | AENT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 16x | 1.7% above |
| PE % | 32 | 29 | 3 pts above |
AENT is trading at 17x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AENT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.65 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.26 | 1.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.12 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.59 | 7% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.17 | 25% above |
AENT's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 25% above 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 AENT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AENT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $9.65 | $9.79 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | $9.79 | $10.1 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $0.93 | -91% |
| 2024 | $0.93 | $8.75 | +841% |
| 2025 | $8.75 | $7.73 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.73 | $5.20 | -33% |
AENT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +841% in 2024 to −91% in 2023. It's down 33% so far in 2026.
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 AENT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.