AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC has the edge over TSQ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
TSQ
Townsquare Media, Inc.
TSQ has slightly 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.
TSQ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
TSQ's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, 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.
TSQ PE Valuation
TSQ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AMC has the edge over TSQ on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
TSQ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect TSQ'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.
TSQ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.04 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.75 | -301% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.88 | -222% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.43 | +$0.56 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.71 | +$0.10 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.37 | +$4.02 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.36 | +$7.91 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.99 | +$1.49 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.81 | +$1.87 |
TSQ has the edge over AMC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 TSQ 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 TSQ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TSQ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $110.9M | +3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $115.4M | -0.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $96.8M | -1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $106.5M | -9.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $106.8M | -7.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $115.4M | -2.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $98.7M | -1% |
| Q4 2024 | $117.8M | +2.6% |
TSQ's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $111M last quarter, up 3.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -11% | -29 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.3% | -8.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.5% | -8.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.6% | -7.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +36 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.2% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +25 points |
TSQ's operating margin was 5% last quarter, down 0.6 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 TSQ on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TSQ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3M | -48% |
| Q2 2026 | $184K | -97% |
| Q1 2026 | $558K | +$5.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.2M | -63% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.3M | -9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.4M | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.5M | -$1.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $24.5M | -2.9% |
TSQ still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $12M 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.
TSQ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +210K shares |
| 1 year | +11% | +1.7M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | -7% | -1.4M shares |
| Available history | -3% | -554K shares |
TSQ has the edge over AMC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $1.4M |
| Q2 2024 | $17.8M |
| Q1 2024 | $4.3M |
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 TSQ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TSQ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 20.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 10.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 10.5x | High |
TSQ's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up 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).
TSQ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 18.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 1.4 | Oversold |
TSQ's weekly RSI is 18 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 1 (oversold).
AMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
AMC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSQ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TSQ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
TSQ has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 TSQ on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TSQ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.47 | 58% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.03 | 71% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.73 | 75% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.57 | 78% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.34 | 82% below |
TSQ is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 82% 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 TSQ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TSQ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.63 | $6.71 | -30% |
| 2021 | $6.71 | $13.0 | +93% |
| 2022 | $13.0 | $7.22 | -44% |
| 2023 | $7.22 | $10.6 | +46% |
| 2024 | $10.6 | $9.39 | -11% |
| 2025 | $9.39 | $5.15 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.15 | $1.46 | -72% |
TSQ has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 72% so far in 2026.