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Third-largest US movie theater chain, also operating cinemas across Latin America, showing first-run films.
Third-largest US movie theater chain, also operating cinemas across Latin America, showing first-run films.
Splits each ticket with the film's studio, so the cinema keeps only part of box-office sales, while popcorn, drinks and screen advertising are kept in full and carry much of the profit. Results therefore depend on how many blockbusters studios release and on attendance. Its Latin American theatres add exposure to local currencies.
Moat: narrow (scale, distribution, installed base). Large screen footprint and studio relationships, but streaming reduces theatrical window value.
Headquarters: Plano, Texas, United States · Founded: 1984 · Employees: 27,900
Size Cinemark (CNK) is a United States Communication Services company (Movies/Entertainment) with a market value of $4.51B, the 1261st largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $38.90 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 43.8%, against +11.1% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 13.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.8%); the operating margin is 15.1% (peer median 7.3%).
Valuation It trades at 14.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 30.0× (4th cheapest of 17).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 2% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +35%, so the hurdle is -33 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.7 points above its cost of capital (8.3% WACC).
Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $577M at 31 Mar 2026 — 0.2 years of trailing revenue. Backlog detail →
Credit Cinemark has 2 bonds outstanding ($1.26B), rated BB by the agencies and trading like BB at a weighted spread of 144 bp.
Short interest Short interest is 6.5% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 19 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.56B | $3.12B | $3.05B | $3.07B | $2.45B |
| Revenue growth | — | +2% | -1% | +25% | — |
| Gross profit | $786M | $578M | $580M | $571M | $255M |
| EBITDA | $747M | $544M | $560M | $581M | $304M |
| Net income | $287M | $137M | $304M | $185M | -$267M |
| Free cash flow | $341M | $177M | $315M | $295M | $25.3M |
| Capital expenditure | $283M | $219M | $151M | $150M | $111M |
| Total debt | $2.97B | $2.99B | $3.46B | $3.55B | $3.78B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinemark CNK | $4.51B | +44% | +13% | 15% | 14.8× | 2.4% |
| AMC Entertainment AMC | $2.80B | +109% | +6% | 5% | n/a | n/a |
| Marcus MCS | $813M | +49% | +9% | 6% | 30.7× | 9.2% |
| IMAX IMAX | $2.61B | +35% | +15% | 23% | 18.8× | 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 | CNK | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +5.8% | +11.3% | 7th lowest of 20 |
| 6-month return | +43.8% | +11.1% | 4th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -6.4% | -16.7% | 4th highest of 20 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +13.1% | +3.8% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 15.1% | 7.3% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 14.8× | 30.0× | 4th cheapest of 17 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 2.4% | 5.0% | 8th least demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +35.3% | +18.1% | 3rd highest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -32.9 pp | -14.7 pp | 3rd least demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +5.7 pp | +0.4 pp | 5th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.3× | 10.4× | 5th cheapest of 12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.2× | 2.8× | 7th most indebted of 14 |
| Bond spread | 144 bp | 147 bp | 2nd tightest of 4 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinemark CNK | United States | $4.51B | +44% | +13% | 15% | 14.8× | 2.4% | +35.3% |
| China Film 600977.SS | China | $4.48B | +16% | 0% | -9% | 141.5× | -7.1% | +10.4% |
| Lionsgate Studios LION | United States | $4.24B | +16% | -8% | 6% | 52.8× | 18.6% | -8.0% |
| Toei Animation 4816.T | Japan | $4.17B | +23% | -2% | 31% | 27.9× | 0.5% | +12.7% |
| Benefit Systems BFT.WA | Poland | $5.18B | +54% | +40% | 19% | 23.7× | 13.4% | +34.3% |
| Manchester United MANU | United States | $3.90B | +15% | +5% | -2% | 142.1× | 18.3% | +6.5% |
| Banijay BNJ.AS | Netherlands | $3.83B | -13% | +7% | 14% | 8.0× | -4.5% | +18.1% |
| Beijing Enlight Media 300251.SZ | China | $5.49B | -16% | -71% | -57% | 179.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Madison Square Garden Entertainment MSGE | United States | $3.65B | +18% | +16% | 17% | 32.1× | 5.0% | +66.9% |
| Genting Singapore G13.SI | Singapore | $5.76B | -10% | +2% | 15% | 19.1× | -5.0% | +18.2% |
| Atlanta Braves BATRA | United States | $3.23B | +1% | +6% | -9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Itv ITV.L | United Kingdom | $3.23B | -16% | +2% | 13% | 8.3× | -2.8% | +4.8% |
| CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA EVD.DE | Germany | $6.68B | +11% | +14% | 15% | 18.4× | 6.8% | +64.3% |
| Churchill Downs CHDN | United States | $6.71B | +11% | +4% | 26% | 13.6× | 2.3% | +22.7% |
| Ruyi Film Entertainment 002739.SZ | China | $2.94B | -9% | -8% | 3% | 34.1× | 6.7% | +15.4% |
| AMC Entertainment AMC | United States | $2.80B | +109% | +6% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Huace Film & TV 300133.SZ | China | $2.79B | +15% | +44% | 8% | 50.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Toei 9605.T | Japan | $2.77B | +5% | +3% | 20% | 23.5× | -3.3% | +11.5% |
| MSG Knickerbockers MSGK | United States | $7.51B | n/a | +11% | 3% | n/a | 61.1% | +22.6% |
| China Star Entertainment 0326.HK | Hong Kong | $2.54B | -10% | -69% | -157% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Film 601595.SS | China | $2.40B | +47% | -18% | -2% | 264.9× | 57.0% | +24.4% |
Cinemark has 2 bonds outstanding with $1.26B face value. The agencies rate it BB; its bonds trade like BB. Weighted yield 5.90%, a spread of 144 bp over government bonds.
Cinemark reported $577M of remaining performance obligations at 31 Mar 2026 and up 1% from the previous quarter. That is 0.2 years of trailing revenue already under contract. Book-to-bill last quarter: 1.01.