CNK
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
CNK's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
TMUS has the edge over CNK overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
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.
TMUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TMUS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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.
TMUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $171 | — |
| Current | 16x | $171 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $218 | +27% |
| Fair | 26x | $274 | +60% |
| Expensive | 56x | $581 | +240% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TMUS has the edge over CNK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
TMUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
TMUS has the edge over CNK on the outlook, with more favorable valuation expectations.
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.
TMUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.49 | +30% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.37 | -0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.56 | -9.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.41 | -8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.72 | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.39 | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.59 | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.24 | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.66 | +39% |
TMUS earned $10.37 per share over the past year, about the same as 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.
TMUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.6B | +7.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.8B | +7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.1B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.3B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $22B | +8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1B | +6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.9B | +6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.9B | +6.8% |
TMUS's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $23.6B last quarter, up 7.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +4 points |
TMUS's operating margin was 24% last quarter, up 3.4 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 has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 177% versus its history, compared with TMUS at up 148%.
TMUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1B | +5.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8B | +4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.2B | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.8B | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6B | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4B | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3B | +2% |
TMUS generated $18.7B in free cash flow over the past year, up 8.8% from the year before.
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 the edge over TMUS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
TMUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -10.8M shares |
| 1 year | -4.9% | -55M shares |
| 3 years | -8.8% | -103M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -182M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +207M shares |
TMUS has 1.1B diluted shares, down 4.9% from a year ago, with $12B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $4.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7B |
TMUS spent $12B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 1.7% from the year before.
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.
TMUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
TMUS's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
TMUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.1 | Neutral |
TMUS's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (neutral).
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.
TMUS PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TMUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | Same PE |
| PE % | 1 | 26 | 25 pts below |
TMUS has the edge over CNK on valuation relative to its sector.
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 has the edge over TMUS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TMUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $159.1 | 7.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $172.0 | 0.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $187.8 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $212.9 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $188.7 | 9.4% below |
TMUS has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 9.4% below 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 has the edge over TMUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TMUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $77.2 | $132.9 | +72% |
| 2021 | $132.9 | $119.9 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | $119.9 | $140.0 | +17% |
| 2023 | $140.0 | $160.3 | +15% |
| 2024 | $160.3 | $223.0 | +39% |
| 2025 | $223.0 | $201.0 | -9.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $201.0 | $171.0 | -15% |
TMUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 15% so far in 2026.