AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over CNK overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
CNK
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
CNK 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.
CNK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
CNK's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CNK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $34.01 | -18% |
| Forward | 16x | $41.46 | — |
| Current | 17x | $41.46 | — |
| Fair | 20x | $49.22 | +19% |
| Expensive | 23x | $58.34 | +41% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CNK's PE is in its fair range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings.
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.
CNK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CNK, 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 lost $0.40 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
CNK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.62 | +4.9% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.50 | +134% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.86 | 0% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.30 | -16% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.04 | -50% |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.67 | +$0.75 |
| Q4 2022 | -$2.26 | +$1.29 |
| Q3 2022 | -$1.39 | +$4.23 |
| Q2 2022 | -$1.84 | +$4.38 |
CNK 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's revenue is growing: $1.7B last quarter, up 32% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
CNK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $643.1M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $776.3M | -4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $857.5M | -7% |
| Q2 2025 | $940.5M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $540.7M | -6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $814.3M | +27% |
CNK has the edge over AMC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | -2.5% | +27 points |
| Q1 2022 | -7.2% | +141 points |
| Q4 2021 | 6.7% | +299 points |
| Q3 2021 | -9.8% | +584 points |
| Q2 2021 | -29% | +2359 points |
| Q1 2021 | -148% | -140 points |
| Q4 2020 | -292% | -301 points |
| Q3 2020 | -594% | N/A |
CNK's operating margin was −2.5% last quarter, up 27 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 |
CNK has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 177% versus its history, compared with AMC at up 127%.
CNK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | -$43.1M | +$2.1M |
| Q2 2022 | $143M | +63% |
| Q1 2022 | -$137.5M | +$4.3M |
| Q4 2021 | $170.1M | +$348.9M |
| Q3 2021 | -$45.2M | -$10.8M |
| Q2 2021 | $87.5M | +$238.6M |
| Q1 2021 | -$141.8M | -$92.1M |
| Q4 2020 | -$178.8M | -475% |
CNK's free cash flow has turned positive after two years mostly in the red: $133M 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.
CNK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -6% | -7.4M shares |
| 3 years | -23% | -35.6M shares |
| 5 years | -0.7% | -874K shares |
| Available history | -0.2% | -206K shares |
CNK has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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.
CNK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 8.9x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 13.6x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 139.1x | High |
| Q2 2020 | 12.1x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2019 | 2.2x | Moderate |
CNK's net debt is about 8.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 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).
CNK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 69.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 82.2 | Overbought |
CNK's weekly RSI is 69 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 82 (overbought).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CNK PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | CNK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 16x | 0.5% above |
| PE % | 36 | 26 | 10 pts above |
CNK is trading at 17x earnings, in line with 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 bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 69% below its 200-week average.
CNK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.5 | 7.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $36.0 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $30.6 | 36% above |
| 100 week MA | $29.6 | 40% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.3 | 71% above |
CNK has the edge over AMC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 CNK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CNK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $34.0 | $16.5 | -51% |
| 2021 | $16.5 | $17.4 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | $17.4 | $8.64 | -50% |
| 2023 | $8.64 | $14.1 | +63% |
| 2024 | $14.1 | $31.0 | +120% |
| 2025 | $31.0 | $22.9 | -26% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.9 | $41.5 | +81% |
CNK's yearly returns have swung widely, from +120% in 2024 to −51% in 2020. It's up 81% so far in 2026.