AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over CMCSA overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
CMCSA
Comcast Corporation
CMCSA 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.
CMCSA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
CMCSA's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are stable.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CMCSA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7.3x | $24.80 | — |
| Cheap | 7.7x | $24.36 | -1.8% |
| Current | 7.8x | $24.80 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $41.21 | +66% |
| Expensive | 23x | $73.94 | +198% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CMCSA's PE is in its cheap range at 7.8x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 7.3x.
AMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AMC has the edge over CMCSA on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
CMCSA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect CMCSA's profitability to improve, with its earnings and revenue holding steady. 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 lost $0.40 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
CMCSA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.38 | +6.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.18 | -47% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.11 | -49% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.10 | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.39 | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.00 | +62% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.04 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.06 | +7.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +12% |
CMCSA has the edge over AMC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 CMCSA 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's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 12 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
CMCSA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $29.3B | -6.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $29.9B | -1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $31.5B | +5.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $32.3B | +1.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $31.2B | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $30.3B | +2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $29.9B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $31.9B | +2.1% |
CMCSA's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $29.3B last quarter, down 6.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | -4.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 19% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +1.3 points |
CMCSA has the edge over AMC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $168M over the past year.
CMCSA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.8B | -14% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.2B | +1% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.5B | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.1B | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.6B | +37% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.1B | +157% |
| Q1 2025 | $6B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.2B | +60% |
CMCSA's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $19.7B over the past year, down 6.2% 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.
CMCSA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -8M shares |
| 1 year | -3.4% | -127M shares |
| 3 years | -14% | -579M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -1.1B shares |
| Available history | -23% | -1B shares |
CMCSA has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B |
| Q2 2025 | $1.8B |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2B |
| Q4 2024 | $2.2B |
CMCSA spent $4.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 48% from the year before.
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's net debt is about 4.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 12 years a year ago.
CMCSA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
CMCSA has the edge over AMC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
CMCSA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.2 | Neutral |
CMCSA's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (neutral).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CMCSA PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | CMCSA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.8x | 16x | 53% below |
| PE % | 17 | 26 | 9 pts below |
CMCSA is trading at 7.8x earnings, a 53% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
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 CMCSA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CMCSA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $22.6 | 9.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $23.9 | 3.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $26.2 | 5.2% below |
| 100 week MA | $29.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $35.6 | 30% below |
CMCSA has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 30% 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 CMCSA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CMCSA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.1 | $50.4 | +12% |
| 2021 | $50.4 | $50.0 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | $50.0 | $35.1 | -30% |
| 2023 | $35.1 | $43.9 | +25% |
| 2024 | $43.9 | $37.9 | -14% |
| 2025 | $37.9 | $27.8 | -27% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.8 | $24.8 | -11% |
CMCSA has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 11% so far in 2026.