CNK
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
CNK's fundamentals are mixed: its operating margin improved to −2.1%, while it turned 3.7% of its revenue into free cash flow. At 17x earnings, it's trading below its usual 20x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
CNK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
CNK's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
CNK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $34.01 | -18% |
| Forward | 16x | $41.46 | — |
| Current | 17x | $41.46 | — |
| Fair | 20x | $49.22 | +19% |
| Expensive | 23x | $58.34 | +41% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CNK's PE is in its fair range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings.
CNK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CNK, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CNK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.62 | +4.9% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.50 | +134% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.86 | 0% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.30 | -16% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.04 | -50% |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.67 | +$0.75 |
| Q4 2022 | -$2.26 | +$1.29 |
| Q3 2022 | -$1.39 | +$4.23 |
| Q2 2022 | -$1.84 | +$4.38 |
CNK earned $2.50 per share over the past year, up 134% from the year before.
CNK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $643.1M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $776.3M | -4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $857.5M | -7% |
| Q2 2025 | $940.5M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $540.7M | -6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $814.3M | +27% |
CNK's revenue is growing: $1.1B last quarter, up 24% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | -2.5% | +27 points |
| Q1 2022 | -7.2% | +141 points |
| Q4 2021 | 6.7% | +299 points |
| Q3 2021 | -9.8% | +584 points |
| Q2 2021 | -29% | +2359 points |
| Q1 2021 | -148% | -140 points |
| Q4 2020 | -292% | -301 points |
| Q3 2020 | -594% | N/A |
CNK's operating margin was −2.5% last quarter, up 27 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CNK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | -$43.1M | +$2.1M |
| Q2 2022 | $143M | +63% |
| Q1 2022 | -$137.5M | +$4.3M |
| Q4 2021 | $170.1M | +$348.9M |
| Q3 2021 | -$45.2M | -$10.8M |
| Q2 2021 | $87.5M | +$238.6M |
| Q1 2021 | -$141.8M | -$92.1M |
| Q4 2020 | -$178.8M | -475% |
CNK's free cash flow has turned positive after two years mostly in the red: $133M over the past year.
CNK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -6% | -7.4M shares |
| 3 years | -23% | -35.6M shares |
| 5 years | -0.7% | -874K shares |
| Available history | -0.2% | -206K shares |
CNK has 116M diluted shares, down 6% from a year ago.
CNK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 8.9x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 13.6x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 139.1x | High |
| Q2 2020 | 12.1x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2019 | 2.2x | Moderate |
CNK's net debt is about 8.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
CNK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 69.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 82.2 | Overbought |
CNK's weekly RSI is 69 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 82 (overbought).
CNK PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | CNK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 16x | 0.5% above |
| PE % | 36 | 26 | 10 pts above |
CNK is trading at 17x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
CNK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.5 | 7.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $36.0 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $30.6 | 36% above |
| 100 week MA | $29.6 | 40% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.3 | 71% above |
CNK is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 71% above its 200-week average.
CNK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $34.0 | $16.5 | -51% |
| 2021 | $16.5 | $17.4 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | $17.4 | $8.64 | -50% |
| 2023 | $8.64 | $14.1 | +63% |
| 2024 | $14.1 | $31.0 | +120% |
| 2025 | $31.0 | $22.9 | -26% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.9 | $41.5 | +81% |
CNK's yearly returns have swung widely, from +120% in 2024 to −51% in 2020. It's up 81% so far in 2026.