AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over TOON overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
TOON
Kartoon Studios Inc.
TOON 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.
TOON Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
TOON's cash flow is currently strong, but its revenue and profitability are weak. 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.
TOON PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 8.3x | $0.49 | — |
| Cheap | 8.6x | $0.51 | +4.7% |
| Fair | 9.4x | $0.56 | +15% |
| Expensive | 11x | $0.64 | +30% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TOON's PE is 8.3x, 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 |
Analysts expect AMC's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
TOON Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect TOON's losses to grow, with revenue growing.
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.
TOON Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.06 | +$0.52 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.45 | +$0.03 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.49 | +$0.05 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.55 | +$0.58 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.46 | +$1.06 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.48 | +$1.36 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.54 | +$1.87 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.13 | +$1.10 |
TOON 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 TOON 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 TOON on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TOON Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.8M | -43% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.2M | -24% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.7M | +2.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.9M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.3M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.5M | +56% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.4M | +6.9% |
| Q3 2024 | $8.7M | -14% |
TOON's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $6M last quarter, down 43% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -59% | -27 points |
| Q1 2026 | -39% | -6.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -38% | -1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -29% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -31% | +24 points |
| Q1 2025 | -32% | +71 points |
| Q4 2024 | -37% | +294 points |
| Q3 2024 | -29% | +96 points |
TOON's operating margin was −59% last quarter, down 27 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 TOON on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TOON Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $34.2M | +$38.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.9M | -$1M |
| Q4 2025 | $346K | +$2.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.5M | -471% |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.5M | +$2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.8M | -148% |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.4M | -159% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.5M | +$11.1M |
TOON's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $26M 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.
TOON Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +8.2M shares |
| 1 year | +48% | +23.2M shares |
| 3 years | +119% | +38.6M shares |
| 5 years | +136% | +40.9M shares |
| Available history | +6213% | +69.8M shares |
TOON 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.
TOON Net Leverage
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).
TOON Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.6 | Oversold |
TOON's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TOON PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TOON | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.3x | 16x | 50% below |
TOON is trading at 8.3x earnings, a 50% discount 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 the edge over TOON on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TOON Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.53 | 7.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.58 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.65 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $0.67 | 27% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.19 | 59% below |
TOON is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 59% 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 TOON on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TOON Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.22 | $15.6 | +603% |
| 2021 | $15.6 | $12.0 | -23% |
| 2022 | $12.0 | $5.30 | -56% |
| 2023 | $5.30 | $1.39 | -74% |
| 2024 | $1.39 | $0.66 | -53% |
| 2025 | $0.66 | $0.74 | +12% |
| 2026 YTD | $0.74 | $0.49 | -34% |
TOON's yearly returns have swung widely, from +603% in 2020 to −74% in 2023. It's down 34% so far in 2026.