AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over CABO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
CABO
Cable One, Inc.
CABO offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
CABO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
CABO's cash flow is currently stable, but its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CABO PE Valuation
CABO 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 |
AMC has the edge over CABO on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
CABO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CABO's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline.
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 CABO on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CABO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.36 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$274.38 | -$194.47 |
| Q2 2026 | -$184.20 | -$97.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$57.55 | -$54.98 |
| Q4 2025 | -$63.21 | -1943% |
| Q3 2025 | -$79.91 | -310% |
| Q2 2025 | -$86.85 | -333% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.57 | -106% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.43 | -92% |
CABO lost $274.38 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 CABO 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 CABO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CABO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $332.2M | -12% |
| Q2 2026 | $348.9M | -8.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $353M | -7.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $363.7M | -6.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $376M | -4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $381.1M | -3.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $380.6M | -5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $387.2M | -6% |
CABO's revenue has slid since its 2021 peak: $332M last quarter, down 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -103% | -128 points |
| Q2 2026 | -150% | -22 points |
| Q1 2026 | 25% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | -1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | -2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -128% | -156 points |
| Q1 2025 | 25% | -4.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | -4.7 points |
CABO's operating margin was −103% last quarter, down 128 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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 CABO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CABO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.7M | -83% |
| Q2 2026 | $46.9M | -39% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $71.6M | -25% |
| Q3 2025 | $84.8M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $76.6M | -8.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.2M | -54% |
| Q4 2024 | $95.7M | +165% |
CABO's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $183M over the past year, down 39% from 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.
CABO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +8.9K shares |
| 1 year | -5.9% | -361K shares |
| 3 years | -5.3% | -319K shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -753K shares |
| Available history | -0.8% | -44.2K shares |
CABO has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $16.5M |
| Q2 2023 | $41.4M |
| Q1 2023 | $41.8M |
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 CABO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CABO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 36.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 24.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 23.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 21.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 20.7x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.4x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 4.0x | High |
CABO's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up 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).
CABO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 23.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 1.2 | Oversold |
CABO's weekly RSI is 24 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 1 (oversold).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CABO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | CABO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
CABO 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 CABO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CABO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.85 | 62% below |
| 20 week MA | $22.5 | 87% below |
| 50 week MA | $62.2 | 95% below |
| 100 week MA | $132.6 | 98% below |
| 200 week MA | $329.7 | 99% below |
CABO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 99% 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 CABO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CABO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,497.5 | $2,260.9 | +51% |
| 2021 | $2,260.9 | $1,738.1 | -23% |
| 2022 | $1,738.1 | $697.5 | -60% |
| 2023 | $697.5 | $556.6 | -20% |
| 2024 | $556.6 | $370.6 | -33% |
| 2025 | $370.6 | $116.9 | -68% |
| 2026 YTD | $116.9 | $2.96 | -97% |
CABO has finished five years in a row lower, and it's down 97% so far in 2026.