AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MGNI
Magnite, Inc.
MGNI has the edge over AMC overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
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.
MGNI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MGNI's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MGNI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $23.34 | -20% |
| Forward | 22x | $29.34 | — |
| Current | 24x | $29.34 | — |
| Fair | 72x | $86.77 | +196% |
| Expensive | 291x | $349 | +1091% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MGNI's PE is in its cheap range at 24x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 22x 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.
MGNI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MGNI, 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.
MGNI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.32 | +10% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.20 | +200% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.10 | +255% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.05 | +377% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.95 | +494% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.40 | +208% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.31 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.22 | +$0.79 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.16 | +$1.33 |
MGNI 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.
MGNI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $204.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $192.8M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $164.4M | +5.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $205.4M | +5.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $179.5M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $173.3M | +6.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $155.8M | +4.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $194M | +3.8% |
MGNI's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $204M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.7% | +5.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +4.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | +4.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +6.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9% | +8.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +1.9 points |
MGNI 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 MGNI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MGNI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $93M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $174.5M | +2801% |
| Q1 2026 | -$130.2M | -$118.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $103.1M | -7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $68.4M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $6M | -93% |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.8M | +$54.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $111M | +40% |
MGNI generated $240M in free cash flow over the past year, up 38% 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.
MGNI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.5% | +3.6M shares |
| 1 year | -1.5% | -2.4M shares |
| 3 years | +9.8% | +13.4M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +19.3M shares |
| Available history | +153% | +91.2M shares |
MGNI has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20M |
| Q2 2026 | $21.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $14.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $23.4M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.6M |
MGNI spent $79M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 178% 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.
MGNI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
MGNI 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).
MGNI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 69.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 73.9 | Neutral |
MGNI's weekly RSI is 70 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 74 (neutral).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MGNI PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | MGNI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 16x | 48% above |
| PE % | 28 | 26 | 2 pts above |
MGNI is trading at 24x earnings, a 48% 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.
MGNI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $24.8 | 18% above |
| 20 week MA | $23.3 | 26% above |
| 50 week MA | $17.8 | 65% above |
| 100 week MA | $17.9 | 64% above |
| 200 week MA | $14.5 | 102% above |
MGNI 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 MGNI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MGNI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $8.38 | $32.5 | +288% |
| 2021 | $32.5 | $18.8 | -42% |
| 2022 | $18.8 | $10.7 | -43% |
| 2023 | $10.7 | $9.34 | -13% |
| 2024 | $9.34 | $16.4 | +75% |
| 2025 | $16.4 | $16.5 | +0.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $16.5 | $29.3 | +78% |
MGNI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +288% in 2020 to −43% in 2022. It's up 78% so far in 2026.