AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over AMCX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
AMCX
AMC Networks Inc.
AMCX has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
AMCX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
AMCX's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMCX PE Valuation
AMCX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
AMCX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AMCX, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 AMCX on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AMCX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.22 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$3.04 | +$0.56 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.53 | +$3.69 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.89 | +$6.68 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.66 | +$6.76 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.60 | -671% |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.22 | -422% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.79 | -262% |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.10 | -204% |
AMCX lost $3.04 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before, but its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
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 AMCX 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 AMCX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AMCX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $566.1M | +0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $547.5M | -8.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $542.1M | -2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $594.8M | -0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $561.7M | -6.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $600M | -4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $555.2M | -6.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $599.3M | -12% |
AMCX's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $566M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -7.3% | -17 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9% | -7.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.6% | +34 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.9% | -5.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -6.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -42% | -41 points |
AMCX's operating margin was −7.3% last quarter, down 17 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 AMCX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AMCX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$52.4M | -225% |
| Q2 2026 | $43.3M | -55% |
| Q1 2026 | $64.8M | -31% |
| Q4 2025 | $40.4M | +7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $42M | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $95.7M | +0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $94.2M | -35% |
| Q4 2024 | $37.6M | -43% |
AMCX usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$52M, but it generated $96M over the past year.
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.
AMCX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.7% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | -26% | -14.4M shares |
| 3 years | -4.7% | -2.1M shares |
| 5 years | -3.5% | -1.5M shares |
| Available history | -27% | -15.2M shares |
AMCX has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $7.6M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $253.8M |
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 AMCX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AMCX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 8.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 56.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 21.9x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 193.8x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 26.6x | High |
AMCX's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
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).
AMCX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.8 | Neutral |
AMCX's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (neutral).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMCX PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | AMCX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
AMCX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 AMCX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AMCX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.88 | 5.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.8 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $9.45 | 1.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.44 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.9 | 15% below |
AMCX's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 15% below its 200-week average.
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 AMCX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
AMCX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $39.5 | $32.9 | -17% |
| 2021 | $32.9 | $35.9 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | $35.9 | $15.6 | -57% |
| 2023 | $15.6 | $18.8 | +21% |
| 2024 | $18.8 | $9.42 | -50% |
| 2025 | $9.42 | $9.80 | +4% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.80 | $9.33 | -4.8% |
AMCX has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 4.8% so far in 2026.