Stocks · Communication Services · Entertainment
The Marcus Corporation MCS
$27.06 -0.18% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $834.8M
Strong trendInexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Oct 30, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $0.73, up 58.4% year over year.
- The shares trade at 37.1× trailing earnings, lower than 89% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- Over the past year the stock returned +77.4%, ahead of the S&P 500 by 62.4 percentage points.
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.
Growth49Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 36%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 27%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 44%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 40%
Quality77Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 49%
- Gross marginTop 1%
- Operating marginBottom 40%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 17%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 38%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 42%
- Interest coverTop 40%
Value81Strong
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 37%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 39%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 35%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 37%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 34%
Momentum92Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 7%
- 6-month returnTop 12%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 5%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 25%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 32%
Revisions45Neutral
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 28%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 34%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 36%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 34%
Stability59Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 48%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 29%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 41%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 42%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 2.5% | 1.8% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 38.8% | 111.8% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 4.1% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | -0.6% | 8.4% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 1.8% | 2.5% | ↓ | Bottom 36% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 58.4% | — | Top 27% | |
| Gross margin | 111.8% | 38.8% | ↑ | Top 1% |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 3.0% | ↑ | Bottom 40% |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 1.9% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 8.4% | -0.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 3.6% | — | Bottom 49% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 3.8% | — | Bottom 44% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -10.4%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -14.8 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.78×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 2.9×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.16%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.13%
- Shareholder yield
- 1.02%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -1.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -8.9%
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 30, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 2
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -34.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +3.0%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 5 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $33.50
- Target vs current price
- +23.8%
- Analysts with a rating
- 8
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 63%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | +44.7% | +19.0% | +23.4% | +18.7% | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +5.6% | -7.2% | -5.2% | -0.2% | +29.0% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | -185.7% | +3.4% | +10.1% | +6.8% | +15.4% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -2.3% | +8.8% | +14.1% | +18.7% | +12.5% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | +21.1% | -9.2% | -7.8% | -6.4% | -18.2% |
| May 6, 2025 | -3.8% | -1.3% | +4.0% | +7.5% | -0.1% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | -22.5% | +0.3% | -17.2% | -17.4% | -20.2% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | +58.7% | +9.9% | +30.4% | +30.9% | +21.1% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $0.51 | $0.35 | +44.7% | $231.7M |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -$0.51 | -$0.54 | +5.6% | $154.4M |
| Feb 26, 2026 | -$0.06 | $0.07 | -185.7% | $193.5M |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $0.42 | $0.43 | -2.3% | $210.2M |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $0.23 | $0.19 | +21.1% | $206.0M |
| May 6, 2025 | -$0.54 | -$0.52 | -3.8% | $148.8M |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.03 | $0.04 | -22.5% | $188.3M |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.73 | $0.46 | +58.7% | $232.7M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 37.1× | 50.4× | 11th | Top 37% |
| P/E (forward) | 35.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.7× | — | — | Top 35% |
| EV / Sales | 1.43× | — | — | Top 37% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.99% | — | — | Top 39% |
| Earnings yield | 2.70% | — | — | Top 37% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 32.3× – 127.5× since Sep 28, 2023. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +77.4%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +58.4%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +26.1%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
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
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 139
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +7.1%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +6.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -4.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +30.4%
- RSI (14)
- 41.2
- Relative volume
- 1.13×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 45.9%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 97th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.77
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.28
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -13.0%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -43.6%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2021 | Jun 10, 2024 | -58.1% | 815 days | 512 days (Jun 26, 2026) |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Oct 14, 2020 | -13.8% | 12 days | 7 days (Oct 23, 2020) |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | -13.2% | 25 days | Not yet recovered |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Dec 3, 2020 | -13.1% | 1 days | 10 days (Dec 17, 2020) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 | -12.5% | 9 days | 12 days (Jul 28, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $834.8M
- P/E (TTM)
- 37.1
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.73
- Revenue (TTM)
- $789.8M
- Dividend yield
- 1.22%
- 52-week range
- $12.85 – $32.42
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $458.2M | $677.4M | $729.6M | $735.6M | $758.5M |
| Gross profit | $183.7M | $257.4M | $286.5M | $287.4M | $293.4M |
| Operating income | -$41.5M | $8.3M | $33.9M | $16.2M | $21.7M |
| Net income | -$43.3M | -$12.0M | $14.8M | -$7.8M | $12.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.38 | -$0.38 | $0.36 | -$0.24 | $0.41 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $232.7M | $188.3M | $148.8M | $206.0M | $210.2M | $193.5M | $154.4M | $231.7M |
| Net income | $23.3M | $986,000 | -$16.8M | $7.3M | $16.2M | $6.0M | -$15.4M | $15.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.73 | $0.03 | -$0.53 | $0.23 | $0.52 | $0.19 | -$0.50 | $0.52 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $46.3M | $93.2M | $102.6M | $103.9M | $84.2M |
| Capital expenditure | -$17.1M | -$36.8M | -$38.8M | -$79.2M | -$83.2M |
| Free cash flow | $29.2M | $56.4M | $63.9M | $24.7M | $989,000 |
| Dividends paid | $0 | -$3.1M | -$7.4M | -$8.8M | -$9.2M |
| Net share buybacks | -$417,000 | -$1.5M | -$281,000 | $1.7M | $15,000 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $26.3M
- Total assets
- $999.5M
- Total liabilities
- $542.7M
- Total debt
- $320.0M
- Net debt
- $293.6M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $456.9M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 30, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | $0.09 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $0.08 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.08 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | $0.08 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | $0.08 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| May 27, 2025 | $0.07 | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $0.07 | Mar 17, 2025 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | $0.07 | Dec 16, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 830,868
- Days to cover
- 4.04
- Change vs previous report
- +2.2%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Dec 8, 1997
- 3-for-2
- Nov 15, 1995
- 3-for-2
- Nov 9, 1992
- 3-for-2
- May 4, 1987
- 3-for-2
- Aug 24, 1981
- 11-for-10