AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over RBBN overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
RBBN
Ribbon Communications Inc.
RBBN 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.
RBBN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
RBBN's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RBBN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.9x | $0.99 | -32% |
| Current | 15x | $1.45 | — |
| Fair | 16x | $1.62 | +12% |
| Expensive | 22x | $2.22 | +53% |
| Forward | 28x | $1.45 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RBBN's PE is in its cheap range at 15x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 28x next year's earnings, in its expensive range.
AMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AMC has the edge over RBBN on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
RBBN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RBBN's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
RBBN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.05 | -47% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.10 | +$0.33 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.08 | +$0.32 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.17 | +$0.45 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.22 | +$0.53 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.23 | +$0.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.24 | +$0.08 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.31 | +$0.09 |
RBBN 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 RBBN on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 RBBN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RBBN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $218.7M | +1.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $192.3M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $162.6M | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $227.3M | -9.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $215.4M | +2.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $220.6M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $181.3M | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $251.4M | +11% |
RBBN's revenue is down over the past year, though its latest quarter was up: $219M last quarter, up 1.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -6.3% | -8.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -19% | -8.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.1% | -9.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3% | +1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9% | +2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -11% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +5.9 points |
RBBN's operating margin was 2.6% last quarter, up 1.3 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 has the edge over RBBN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RBBN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$15.5M | -174% |
| Q2 2026 | -$15.8M | -$9.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$25.1M | -$9.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $27.3M | -49% |
| Q3 2025 | $21M | +$44.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$6.5M | +$6.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$15.7M | -248% |
| Q4 2024 | $53.8M | +210% |
RBBN's free cash flow was −$29M over the past year, against $53M 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.
RBBN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.9% | +1.6M shares |
| 1 year | +1.3% | +2.2M shares |
| 3 years | +4.5% | +7.7M shares |
| 5 years | +21% | +30.7M shares |
| Available history | +62% | +68.6M shares |
RBBN has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $824,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
RBBN spent $4M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 RBBN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
RBBN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 10.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
RBBN's net debt is about 9.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.2 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).
RBBN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.3 | Oversold |
RBBN's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RBBN PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RBBN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 16x | 12% below |
| PE % | 32 | 26 | 6 pts above |
RBBN is trading at 15x earnings, a 12% 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 the edge over RBBN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RBBN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.54 | 5.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.86 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.28 | 36% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.04 | 52% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.06 | 53% below |
RBBN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 53% 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 RBBN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RBBN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.10 | $6.61 | +113% |
| 2021 | $6.61 | $6.08 | -8% |
| 2022 | $6.08 | $2.65 | -56% |
| 2023 | $2.65 | $2.90 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | $2.90 | $4.10 | +41% |
| 2025 | $4.10 | $2.95 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.95 | $1.45 | -51% |
RBBN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +113% in 2020 to −56% in 2022. It's down 51% so far in 2026.