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Largest movie theater chain in the US and one of the largest globally, screening first-run films.
Largest movie theater chain in the US and one of the largest globally, screening first-run films.
Splits each ticket with the film studios, which take a larger share in the opening weeks, and keeps most of what moviegoers spend on food and drink, so attendance depends on the studio release slate. It grew through the 2016 purchases of Odeon and Carmike and carries heavy debt, a legacy of the 2020 closures.
Moat: narrow (scale, distribution). Largest US screen count and prime locations, but heavy debt and streaming pressure on windows.
Headquarters: Leawood, Kansas, United States · Founded: 1920 · Employees: 33,311
Size AMC Entertainment (AMC) is a United States Communication Services company (Movies/Entertainment) with a market value of $2.80B, the 1590th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $3.14 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 109.3%, against +5.3% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 6.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.6%); the operating margin is 5.2% (peer median 8.9%).
Valuation It trades at 1.9× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 4.3× (3rd cheapest of 21).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.0 points below its cost of capital (8.0% WACC).
Credit AMC Entertainment has 1 bond outstanding ($2.00B), rated B+ by the agencies and trading like B at a weighted spread of 318 bp.
Short interest Short interest is 5.3% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 2 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.23B | $4.85B | $4.64B | $4.81B | $3.91B |
| Revenue growth | — | +5% | -4% | +23% | — |
| Gross profit | $1.40B | $1.15B | $1.09B | $1.15B | $707M |
| EBITDA | $585M | $343M | $313M | $399M | $8.90M |
| Net income | -$554M | -$632M | -$353M | -$397M | -$974M |
| Free cash flow | -$86.8M | -$406M | -$343M | -$445M | -$830M |
| Capital expenditure | $241M | $246M | $246M | $230M | $202M |
| Total debt | $7.72B | $8.14B | $8.28B | $9.14B | $10.0B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMC Entertainment AMC | $2.80B | +109% | +6% | 5% | 1.9× | n/a |
| Cinemark CNK | $4.51B | +44% | +13% | 15% | 1.9× | 2.4% |
| Marcus MCS | $813M | +49% | +9% | 6% | 1.3× | 9.2% |
| IMAX IMAX | $2.61B | +35% | +15% | 23% | 6.8× | 12.2% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | AMC | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +9.0% | +10.5% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +109.3% | +5.3% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -16.7% | -14.8% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +6.4% | +1.6% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 8.9% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 1.9× | 4.3× | 3rd cheapest of 21 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.0 pp | +0.5 pp | 9th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.6× | 10.2× | 2nd most expensive of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 11.8× | 3.2× | 2nd most indebted of 12 |
| Bond spread | 318 bp | n/a | — |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMC Entertainment AMC | United States | $2.80B | +109% | +6% | 5% | 1.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Huace Film & TV 300133.SZ | China | $2.79B | +15% | +44% | 8% | 6.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Toei 9605.T | Japan | $2.77B | +5% | +3% | 20% | 2.3× | -3.3% | +11.5% |
| Ruyi Film Entertainment 002739.SZ | China | $2.94B | -9% | -8% | 3% | 2.3× | 6.7% | +15.4% |
| China Star Entertainment 0326.HK | Hong Kong | $2.54B | -10% | -69% | -157% | 90.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Itv ITV.L | United Kingdom | $3.23B | -16% | +2% | 13% | 0.9× | -2.8% | +4.8% |
| Atlanta Braves BATRA | United States | $3.23B | +1% | +6% | -9% | 5.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Film 601595.SS | China | $2.40B | +47% | -18% | -2% | 22.6× | 57.0% | +24.4% |
| MSG Rangers MSGR | United States | $2.37B | +1,624% | +2% | -9% | 8.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing Jetsen Technology 300182.SZ | China | $2.36B | +6% | -23% | 9% | 7.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Prime Focus PFOCUS.NS | India | $2.36B | -7% | +29% | 16% | 4.5× | 26.0% | +12.6% |
| ROUND ONE 4680.T | Japan | $2.22B | +42% | +21% | 15% | 2.5× | 4.3% | +25.5% |
| Songcheng Performance Development 300144.SZ | China | $2.17B | -29% | -15% | 37% | 6.0× | 5.6% | +20.1% |
| Madison Square Garden Entertainment MSGE | United States | $3.65B | +18% | +16% | 17% | 4.1× | 5.0% | +66.9% |
| Banijay BNJ.AS | Netherlands | $3.83B | -13% | +7% | 14% | 1.8× | -4.5% | +18.1% |
| Manchester United MANU | United States | $3.90B | +15% | +5% | -2% | 5.2× | 18.3% | +6.5% |
| Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town 000069.SZ | China | $2.00B | -25% | -22% | -32% | 4.2× | 1.1% | -17.4% |
| Toei Animation 4816.T | Japan | $4.17B | +23% | -2% | 31% | 5.9× | 0.5% | +12.7% |
| Lionsgate Studios LION | United States | $4.24B | +16% | -8% | 6% | 2.7× | 18.6% | -8.0% |
| United Parks & Resorts PRKS | United States | $1.81B | +2% | -4% | 21% | 2.5× | 0.2% | +30.9% |
| EVT EVT.AX | Australia | $1.78B | +39% | +7% | 9% | 3.0× | 21.0% | +18.0% |
AMC Entertainment has 1 bond outstanding with $2.00B face value. The agencies rate it B+; its bonds trade like B. Weighted yield 7.76%, a spread of 318 bp over government bonds.