AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over TDAY overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
TDAY
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
TDAY trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
TDAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
TDAY's cash flow is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue and balance sheet are under pressure.
AMC PE Valuation
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TDAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.7x | $0.52 | -92% |
| Fair | 11x | $0.64 | -91% |
| Forward | 35x | $6.86 | — |
| Expensive | 83x | $5.01 | -27% |
| Current | 114x | $6.86 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TDAY's PE is in its expensive range at 114x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 35x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
AMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AMC has the edge over TDAY on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
TDAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect TDAY to return to profit, with revenue declining. 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.
TDAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.19 | +223% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.06 | -89% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.18 | -126% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.18 | -51% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.01 | +$0.19 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.57 | +$1.38 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.70 | +$1.39 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.37 | +$1.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.18 | +$0.02 |
TDAY 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 TDAY 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 has the edge over TDAY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TDAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $519.2M | -7.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $536.3M | -8.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $548.5M | -4% |
| Q4 2025 | $585M | -5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $560.8M | -8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $584.9M | -8.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $571.6M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $621.3M | -7.2% |
TDAY's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $519M last quarter, down 7.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7% | +4.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.6% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.5% | +6.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.9% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7% | +9.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1% | -1.7 points |
TDAY's operating margin was −1.1% last quarter, up 2.7 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 TDAY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TDAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1M | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.6M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.4M | -35% |
| Q4 2025 | $30.8M | +$34.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.9M | -75% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.5M | -31% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.8M | +3.3% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.8M | -130% |
TDAY still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $61M 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.
TDAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -24% | -46.5M shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +5% | +7.1M shares |
| 5 years | -38% | -90.1M shares |
| Available history | +13% | +16.9M shares |
TDAY has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $303,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.8M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $38,000 |
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.
TDAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 8.6x | High |
TDAY's net debt is about 4.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 5.9 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).
TDAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.2 | Neutral |
TDAY's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TDAY PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TDAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 114x | 16x | 593% above |
| PE % | 91 | 26 | 65 pts above |
TDAY is trading at 114x earnings, a 593% 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.
TDAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.72 | 2.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.13 | 3.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.84 | 0.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.43 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.27 | 61% above |
TDAY's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 61% 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 TDAY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TDAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.20 | $2.75 | -56% |
| 2021 | $2.75 | $5.61 | +104% |
| 2022 | $5.61 | $2.10 | -63% |
| 2023 | $2.10 | $2.30 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | $2.30 | $4.98 | +117% |
| 2025 | $4.98 | $5.42 | +8.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.42 | $6.86 | +27% |
TDAY's yearly returns have swung widely, from +117% in 2024 to −63% in 2022. It's up 27% so far in 2026.