AMCX
AMC Networks Inc.
AMCX's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
NFLX has the edge over AMCX overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
NFLX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NFLX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
AMCX PE Valuation
AMCX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NFLX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $62.69 | — |
| Current | 18x | $62.69 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $94.95 | +51% |
| Fair | 47x | $161 | +157% |
| Expensive | 81x | $281 | +348% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NFLX's PE is in its cheap range at 18x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings.
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.
NFLX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NFLX, with profitability improving.
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.
NFLX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.58 | +3.5% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.46 | +45% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.18 | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.10 | +46% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.53 | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.39 | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.35 | +47% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.12 | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.98 | +65% |
NFLX has the edge over AMCX on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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.
NFLX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.9B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.6B | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.2B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.1B | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.5B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.5B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.2B | +16% |
NFLX has the edge over AMCX on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 35% | +6.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 32% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +2.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 28% | -1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 34% | +6.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | +5.2 points |
NFLX has the edge over AMCX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
NFLX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.9B | +8.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | -33% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1B | +91% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3B | +87% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7B | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | -13% |
NFLX has the edge over AMCX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 the edge over NFLX on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $7.6M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | $253.8M |
NFLX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -66.2M shares |
| 1 year | -3.3% | -145M shares |
| 3 years | -6.8% | -305M shares |
| 5 years | -7.8% | -354M shares |
| Available history | -7.1% | -323M shares |
NFLX has 4.2B diluted shares, down 3.3% from a year ago, with $12.9B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.8B |
| Q2 2026 | $4.7B |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B |
| Q1 2025 | $3.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $963.7M |
NFLX spent $12.9B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 61% from the year before.
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.
NFLX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
NFLX has the edge over AMCX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
NFLX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.0 | Oversold |
NFLX's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
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.
NFLX PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | NFLX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 16x | 9.8% above |
| PE % | 4 | 26 | 22 pts below |
NFLX is trading at 18x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
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 has the edge over NFLX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NFLX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $66.6 | 5.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $71.8 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $82.4 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $96.0 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $74.4 | 16% below |
NFLX is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 16% 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 the edge over NFLX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NFLX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.9 | $51.4 | +56% |
| 2021 | $51.4 | $61.4 | +19% |
| 2022 | $61.4 | $29.5 | -52% |
| 2023 | $29.5 | $48.7 | +65% |
| 2024 | $48.7 | $90.8 | +86% |
| 2025 | $90.8 | $94.5 | +4.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $94.5 | $62.7 | -34% |
NFLX is down 34% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.