AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over MCHX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
MCHX
Marchex, Inc.
MCHX 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.
MCHX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
MCHX's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MCHX PE Valuation
MCHX 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 |
Analysts expect AMC's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
MCHX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MCHX, 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.
MCHX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.15 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.12 | -$0.02 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.11 | +$0.01 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.11 | $0.00 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.10 | -$0.01 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.10 | +$0.01 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.12 | +$0.03 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.11 | +$0.11 |
| Q3 2022 | -$0.14 | +$0.02 |
MCHX is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.12 per share over the past year, against $0.22 at its worst in late 2023.
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 MCHX 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 MCHX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MCHX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $11M | -5.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.6M | -6.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.8M | -9% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.5M | -8.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.7M | -3.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.4M | -1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.9M | -3.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $12.6M | -1.8% |
MCHX's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $11M last quarter, down 5.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.1% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -13% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -22% | -8.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8.2% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.6% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -16% | -5.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -13% | -4.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | -6.6% | +3.8 points |
MCHX's operating margin was −3.1% last quarter, up 1.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top 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 MCHX on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
MCHX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$651K | -243% |
| Q1 2026 | -$957K | +$2M |
| Q4 2025 | $116K | -84% |
| Q3 2025 | $897K | +351% |
| Q2 2025 | $454K | +1035% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.9M | -$429K |
| Q4 2024 | $710K | -21% |
| Q3 2024 | $199K | +$579K |
MCHX has burned cash in most quarters: −$595,000 over the past year, against −$2M 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.
MCHX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +5.5M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | +3% | +1.4M shares |
| 5 years | +0.1% | +70K shares |
| Available history | -3.5% | -1.7M shares |
MCHX has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
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.
MCHX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | -10.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -27.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -28.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2019 | -23.5x | Net Cash |
MCHX has more cash than debt.
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).
MCHX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.9 | Neutral |
MCHX's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MCHX PE vs Communication Services Sector
MCHX 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 MCHX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MCHX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.32 | 4.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.55 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.58 | 13% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.71 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.69 | 18% below |
MCHX has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 18% 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 MCHX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MCHX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.77 | $2.15 | -43% |
| 2021 | $2.15 | $2.71 | +26% |
| 2022 | $2.71 | $1.71 | -37% |
| 2023 | $1.71 | $1.36 | -20% |
| 2024 | $1.36 | $1.88 | +38% |
| 2025 | $1.88 | $1.67 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.67 | $1.38 | -17% |
MCHX has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 17% so far in 2026.