AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over GTN overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
GTN
Gray Media, Inc.
GTN has slightly 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.
GTN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
GTN's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, and its cash flow 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.
GTN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 2.6x | $0.77 | -87% |
| Forward | 4.6x | $5.81 | — |
| Fair | 7.2x | $2.16 | -63% |
| Expensive | 14x | $4.31 | -26% |
| Current | 19x | $5.81 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GTN's PE is in its expensive range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.6x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
AMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AMC has the edge over GTN on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GTN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GTN, but weaker profitability. 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.
GTN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.26 | +320% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.30 | -32% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.60 | -139% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.52 | -165% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.41 | -142% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.44 | -71% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.54 | +2100% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.34 | +$2.46 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.36 | +$4.75 |
GTN 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 GTN 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.
GTN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $972M | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $839M | +8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $768M | -1.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $792M | -24% |
| Q3 2025 | $749M | -21% |
| Q2 2025 | $772M | -6.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $782M | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +21% |
GTN's revenue has held roughly level: $972M last quarter, up 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +5.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -7.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +18 points |
GTN 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 has the edge over GTN on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GTN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $99M | +$110M |
| Q2 2026 | $106M | +1667% |
| Q1 2026 | -$18M | -115% |
| Q4 2025 | $69M | -79% |
| Q3 2025 | -$11M | -104% |
| Q2 2025 | $6M | +$17M |
| Q1 2025 | $117M | +244% |
| Q4 2024 | $328M | +1326% |
GTN still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $256M 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.
GTN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +3.1% | +3M shares |
| 3 years | +7.5% | +7M shares |
| 5 years | +5.3% | +5M shares |
| Available history | 0% | -- |
GTN has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $30M |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
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 GTN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GTN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.8x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 8.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.9x | High |
GTN's net debt is about 6.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.4 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).
GTN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 59.4 | Neutral |
GTN's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (neutral).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GTN PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | GTN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 16x | 17% above |
| PE % | 88 | 26 | 62 pts above |
GTN is trading at 19x earnings, a 17% premium 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 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.
GTN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.73 | 23% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.61 | 26% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.64 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.52 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.87 | 1% below |
GTN has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 1% 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 GTN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GTN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.3 | $17.4 | -18% |
| 2021 | $17.4 | $20.3 | +17% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $10.5 | -48% |
| 2023 | $10.5 | $8.96 | -14% |
| 2024 | $8.96 | $3.01 | -66% |
| 2025 | $3.01 | $4.93 | +64% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.93 | $5.81 | +18% |
GTN has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 18% so far in 2026.