AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over PODC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
PODC
PodcastOne, Inc.
PODC 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.
PODC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
PODC's revenue and cash flow are currently stable, but its profitability is under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PODC PE Valuation
PODC 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.
PODC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PODC's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. 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 has the edge over PODC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
PODC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.10 | +$0.12 |
PODC is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.10 per share over the past year, against $0.22 at its worst in late 2025.
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 has the edge over PODC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PODC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.4M | +1.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.1M | +7.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.7M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.9M | +25% |
PODC's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2025: $15M last quarter, up 1.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -9.7% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.9% | +10 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1% | +12 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6.4% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | -7% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -13% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | -12% | N/A |
PODC's operating margin was −9.7% last quarter, down 2.6 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.
PODC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$447K | -157% |
| Q1 2026 | $93K | -82% |
| Q4 2025 | $669K | +$1.5M |
PODC and AMC do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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.
PODC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +8.1% | +2.2M shares |
| 1 year | +19% | +4.7M shares |
PODC 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.
PODC Net Leverage
PODC's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
PODC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.6 | Neutral |
PODC's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (neutral).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PODC PE vs Communication Services Sector
PODC 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 stronger trend alignment. AMC is above 4 of 5 weekly averages versus PODC above 1 of 4.
PODC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.09 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.80 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.89 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.42 | 9.9% below |
PODC has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 9.9% below its 100-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 PODC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PODC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.39 | $1.85 | -58% |
| 2024 | $1.85 | $2.33 | +26% |
| 2025 | $2.33 | $2.10 | -9.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.10 | $2.18 | +3.8% |
PODC has finished lower in two of the last three years. It's up 3.8% so far in 2026.