AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
QNST
QuinStreet, Inc.
QNST 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.
QNST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
QNST'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.
QNST PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11x | $19.12 | — |
| Current | 12x | $19.12 | — |
| Cheap | 13x | $21.39 | +12% |
| Fair | 42x | $67.83 | +255% |
| Expensive | 103x | $165 | +765% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
QNST's PE is in its cheap range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings.
AMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AMC has the edge over QNST on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
QNST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for QNST, with profitability holding steady. 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.
QNST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.70 | +5.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.61 | +794% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.40 | +1650% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.13 | +$1.14 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.08 | +$1.30 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.18 | +$0.58 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.08 | +$0.65 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.01 | +$1.56 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.22 | +$1.23 |
QNST 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 has the edge over QNST on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
QNST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $416.7M | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $373.9M | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $346.1M | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | $287.8M | +1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $285.9M | +2.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $262.1M | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $269.8M | +60% |
| Q4 2024 | $282.6M | +130% |
QNST has the edge over AMC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.6% | +3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.1% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.8% | +5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -0.5% | +8.8 points |
QNST's operating margin was 5.6% last quarter, up 3.9 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's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $168M over the past year.
QNST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.1M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $52.4M | +78% |
| Q1 2026 | $36.4M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.7M | -46% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.4M | +$32.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $29.3M | +91% |
| Q1 2025 | $29.5M | +917% |
| Q4 2024 | $38.2M | +$43.2M |
QNST has the edge over AMC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
QNST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +687K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +81K shares |
| 3 years | +8% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +5.5% | +3.1M shares |
| Available history | +10% | +5.4M shares |
QNST has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $14.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $1,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $10.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $6.7M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
QNST spent $25M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent 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.
QNST Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
QNST 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).
QNST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.2 | Neutral |
QNST's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 61 (neutral).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
QNST PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | QNST | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 12 | 26 | 14 pts below |
QNST is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount 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.
QNST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.9 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.6 | 8.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $14.8 | 29% above |
| 100 week MA | $16.0 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.3 | 25% above |
QNST 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 QNST on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
QNST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.5 | $22.3 | +44% |
| 2021 | $22.3 | $18.3 | -18% |
| 2022 | $18.3 | $14.0 | -24% |
| 2023 | $14.0 | $12.8 | -8.4% |
| 2024 | $12.8 | $23.9 | +86% |
| 2025 | $23.9 | $14.4 | -39% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.4 | $19.1 | +33% |
QNST is up 33% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in four of the previous six years.