AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over DLX overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
DLX
Deluxe Corporation
DLX 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.
DLX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
DLX's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue 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.
DLX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6.6x | $26.69 | — |
| Cheap | 12x | $20.65 | -23% |
| Current | 16x | $26.69 | — |
| Fair | 17x | $29.15 | +9.2% |
| Expensive | 28x | $48.18 | +81% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DLX's PE is in its fair range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.6x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
DLX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for DLX, with profitability improving.
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.
DLX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.05 | +137% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.71 | -6.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.17 | +68% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.26 | +81% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.80 | +53% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.83 | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.29 | +50% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +62% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.18 | +100% |
DLX 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 DLX on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 DLX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DLX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $553.9M | +2.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $499.3M | -4.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $538.1M | +0.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $535.2M | +2.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $540.2M | +2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $521.3M | -3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $536.5M | +0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $520.5M | -3.1% |
DLX's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $554M last quarter, up 2.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.5% | -4.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +4.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9% | -0.4 points |
DLX's operating margin was 9.5% last quarter, down 4.5 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's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $168M over the past year.
DLX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $58.6M | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.3M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $79.3M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $43.9M | -6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.8M | +143% |
| Q1 2025 | $24.3M | +295% |
| Q4 2024 | $60.2M | -28% |
DLX generated $214M in free cash flow over the past year, up 37% 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.
DLX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +100K shares |
| 1 year | +2% | +904K shares |
| 3 years | +6.5% | +2.8M shares |
| 5 years | +8.1% | +3.5M shares |
| Available history | +8.1% | +3.5M shares |
DLX has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $14M |
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 DLX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
DLX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1x | High |
DLX's net debt is about 5.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.8 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).
DLX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.1 | Neutral |
DLX's weekly RSI is 60 (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.
DLX PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | DLX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | 5.3% below |
| PE % | 45 | 26 | 19 pts above |
DLX is trading at 16x 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.
DLX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $24.1 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $24.3 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $25.0 | 6.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $21.5 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $20.5 | 30% above |
DLX 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 DLX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
DLX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50.1 | $26.1 | -48% |
| 2021 | $26.1 | $31.6 | +21% |
| 2022 | $31.6 | $17.0 | -46% |
| 2023 | $17.0 | $21.5 | +26% |
| 2024 | $21.5 | $22.4 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | $22.4 | $22.7 | +1.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.7 | $26.7 | +18% |
DLX has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 18% so far in 2026.