AMCX
AMC Networks Inc.
AMCX lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve, though they disagree widely on how much.
AMCX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
AMCX's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
AMCX PE Valuation
AMCX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMCX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AMCX, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AMCX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.22 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$3.04 | +$0.56 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.53 | +$3.69 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.89 | +$6.68 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.66 | +$6.76 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.60 | -671% |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.22 | -422% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.79 | -262% |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.10 | -204% |
AMCX lost $3.04 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before, but its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
AMCX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $566.1M | +0.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $547.5M | -8.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $542.1M | -2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $594.8M | -0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $561.7M | -6.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $600M | -4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $555.2M | -6.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $599.3M | -12% |
AMCX's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $566M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -7.3% | -17 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.9% | -7.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -5.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.6% | +34 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.9% | -5.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -6.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -42% | -41 points |
AMCX's operating margin was −7.3% last quarter, down 17 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AMCX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$52.4M | -225% |
| Q2 2026 | $43.3M | -55% |
| Q1 2026 | $64.8M | -31% |
| Q4 2025 | $40.4M | +7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $42M | -22% |
| Q2 2025 | $95.7M | +0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $94.2M | -35% |
| Q4 2024 | $37.6M | -43% |
AMCX usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$52M, but it generated $96M over the past year.
AMCX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.7% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | -26% | -14.4M shares |
| 3 years | -4.7% | -2.1M shares |
| 5 years | -3.5% | -1.5M shares |
| Available history | -27% | -15.2M shares |
AMCX has 42M diluted shares, down 26% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $7.6M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $253.8M |
AMCX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 8.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 56.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 21.9x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 193.8x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 26.6x | High |
AMCX's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
AMCX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.8 | Neutral |
AMCX's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (neutral).
AMCX PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | AMCX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
AMCX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AMCX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.88 | 5.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.8 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $9.45 | 1.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.44 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $10.9 | 15% below |
AMCX's trend is mixed: it's above one of its five weekly moving averages, and 15% below its 200-week average.
AMCX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $39.5 | $32.9 | -17% |
| 2021 | $32.9 | $35.9 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | $35.9 | $15.6 | -57% |
| 2023 | $15.6 | $18.8 | +21% |
| 2024 | $18.8 | $9.42 | -50% |
| 2025 | $9.42 | $9.80 | +4% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.80 | $9.33 | -4.8% |
AMCX has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 4.8% so far in 2026.