AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has a slight edge over SKM overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
SKM
SK Telecom Co.,Ltd
SKM 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.
SKM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
SKM's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SKM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $12.00 | -65% |
| Fair | 11x | $15.65 | -54% |
| Expensive | 21x | $30.04 | -12% |
| Current | 24x | $34.12 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SKM's PE is 24x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
AMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AMC has the edge over SKM on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
SKM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SKM's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, 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.
SKM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.44 | -24% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.69 | -71% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.76 | -68% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.07 | -51% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.90 | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.39 | +9.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.37 | +16% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.17 | +2.4% |
SKM 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 SKM 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'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.
SKM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3B | -1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.2B | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $3B | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3B | -1.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.3B | -0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.4B | -0.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.4B | +2.9% |
SKM's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $3.3B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 36% | +29 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.2% | -11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.8% | -4.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.7% | -3.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 12% | +0.5 points |
SKM 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's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $168M over the past year.
SKM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $580M | -28% |
| Q1 2026 | $538.7M | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $257.2M | +3.6% |
| Q3 2025 | -$363.1M | -152% |
| Q2 2025 | $810.6M | +46% |
| Q1 2025 | $523.5M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $248.3M | +12% |
| Q3 2024 | $693.6M | +40% |
SKM still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $1B over the past year.
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.
SKM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.9% | +7.2M shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -585K shares |
| 3 years | -3.6% | -14.3M shares |
| 5 years | -1.9% | -7.5M shares |
| Available history | -2.4% | -9.5M shares |
SKM has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $198,919 |
| Q3 2024 | — |
SKM hasn't bought back shares in 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's net debt is about 4.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 12 years a year ago.
SKM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
SKM 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).
SKM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.7 | Neutral |
SKM's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (neutral).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SKM PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SKM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 16x | 44% above |
| PE % | 87 | 26 | 61 pts above |
SKM is trading at 24x earnings, a 44% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
SKM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $33.2 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $34.7 | 1.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $32.0 | 6.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $26.8 | 27% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.0 | 42% above |
SKM's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 42% above 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 SKM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SKM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.8 | $24.7 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | $24.7 | $29.2 | +18% |
| 2022 | $29.2 | $21.1 | -28% |
| 2023 | $21.1 | $21.4 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | $21.4 | $21.5 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | $21.5 | $20.5 | -4.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.5 | $34.1 | +66% |
SKM has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 66% so far in 2026.