Stocks · Communication Services · Entertainment
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. AMC
$2.77 +0.36% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $2.47B
Expensive vs sectorHigh risk
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- The diluted share count rose 45.8% in a year.
- Net debt is 16.1× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 62 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Communication Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth31Weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 49%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 44%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 14%
Quality40Weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 48%
- Gross marginTop 28%
- Operating marginBottom 45%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 42%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 5%
- Interest coverBottom 34%
Value19Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 15%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 20%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 41%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 47%
Momentum75Positive
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 37%
- 6-month returnTop 1%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 49%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 32%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 6%
Revisions29Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 23%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 34%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 11%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 3%
Stability3Very weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 7%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 13%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 5%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 10.6% | 6.4% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 66.4% | 67.1% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 5.2% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | -6.2% | -0.4% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 6.4% | 10.6% | ↓ | Top 49% |
| Gross margin | 67.1% | 66.4% | ↑ | Top 28% |
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 0.7% | ↑ | Bottom 45% |
| Net margin | -10.6% | -7.4% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | -0.4% | -6.2% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 4.0% | — | Top 48% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 7.4% | — | Top 44% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -9.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -4.8 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 16.06×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 0.5×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -6.67%
- Shareholder yield
- -6.67%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +45.8%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +61.0%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 23, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +41.9%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +4.8%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $2.50
- Target vs current price
- -9.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 28
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 32%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | +366.7% | +26.8% | +17.0% | +28.9% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | +31.3% | +9.7% | -2.8% | +42.8% | +91.0% |
| Feb 23, 2026 | -25.0% | -4.2% | -3.3% | -18.3% | +13.3% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -205.3% | -0.4% | -3.2% | -9.2% | -44.2% |
| Aug 11, 2025 | +73.0% | +3.4% | +2.4% | -3.4% | -11.9% |
| May 7, 2025 | +4.9% | +1.1% | +2.2% | +26.9% | +6.3% |
| Feb 25, 2025 | -12.5% | -2.7% | -9.2% | -8.3% | -10.4% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | +42.9% | +4.3% | +3.9% | +11.8% | -28.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | $0.14 | $0.03 | +366.7% | $1.60B |
| May 5, 2026 | -$0.22 | -$0.32 | +31.3% | $1.05B |
| Feb 23, 2026 | -$0.25 | -$0.20 | -25.0% | $1.29B |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -$0.58 | -$0.19 | -205.3% | $1.30B |
| Aug 11, 2025 | -$0.01 | -$0.04 | +73.0% | $1.38B |
| May 7, 2025 | -$0.58 | -$0.61 | +4.9% | $862.5M |
| Feb 25, 2025 | -$0.18 | -$0.16 | -12.5% | $1.31B |
| Nov 6, 2024 | -$0.04 | -$0.07 | +42.9% | $1.35B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / EBITDA | 21.8× | — | — | Bottom 41% |
| EV / Sales | 1.80× | — | — | Top 47% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | -0.87% | — | — | Bottom 20% |
| Earnings yield | -38.48% | — | — | Bottom 15% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 16
- Days above the 200-day average
- 62
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +12.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.9%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +4.4%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +50.2%
- RSI (14)
- 50.5
- Relative volume
- 0.59×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 84.0%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 48th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.66
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.35
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -15.8%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -91.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 | -99.7% | 1210 days | Not yet recovered |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Feb 9, 2021 | -72.4% | 9 days | 75 days (May 27, 2021) |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Jan 5, 2021 | -59.7% | 68 days | 14 days (Jan 26, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $2.47B
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$1.07
- Revenue (TTM)
- $5.23B
- 52-week range
- $0.93 – $3.40
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.53B | $3.91B | $4.81B | $4.64B | $4.85B |
| Gross profit | $1.78B | $2.63B | $3.21B | $3.09B | $3.25B |
| Operating income | -$930.0M | -$522.3M | -$74.3M | -$79.3M | $40.5M |
| Net income | -$1.27B | -$973.6M | -$396.6M | -$352.6M | -$632.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$11.15 | -$7.43 | -$2.37 | -$1.06 | -$1.23 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.35B | $1.31B | $862.5M | $1.40B | $1.30B | $1.29B | $1.05B | $1.60B |
| Net income | -$20.7M | -$135.6M | -$202.1M | -$4.7M | -$298.2M | -$127.4M | -$117.1M | -$11.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.06 | -$0.35 | -$0.47 | -$0.01 | -$0.58 | -$0.25 | -$0.22 | -$0.02 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$614.1M | -$628.5M | -$215.2M | -$50.8M | -$119.8M |
| Capital expenditure | -$100.6M | -$219.8M | -$229.6M | -$245.5M | -$246.1M |
| Free cash flow | -$714.7M | -$848.3M | -$444.8M | -$296.3M | -$365.9M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | -$700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $1.80B | $220.4M | $832.7M | $254.9M | $169.6M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $778.4M
- Total assets
- $8.04B
- Total liabilities
- $9.50B
- Total debt
- $7.72B
- Net debt
- $6.94B
- Shareholders’ equity
- -$1.45B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 23, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2020 | $0.05 | Mar 23, 2020 |
| Nov 29, 2019 | $0.35 | Dec 16, 2019 |
| Sep 6, 2019 | $0.35 | Sep 23, 2019 |
| Jun 7, 2019 | $0.35 | Jun 24, 2019 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | $0.35 | Mar 25, 2019 |
| Dec 7, 2018 | $0.35 | Dec 26, 2018 |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $3.10 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Sep 7, 2018 | $0.35 | Sep 24, 2018 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 43,340,153
- Days to cover
- 1.86
- Change vs previous report
- +15.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Aug 24, 2023
- 1-for-10
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2-for-1