AMC Entertainment (AMC)
Operates the world's largest movie-theatre circuit, anchored by premium-format screens across eleven countries.
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Operates the world's largest movie-theatre circuit, with hundreds of theatres spread across eleven countries split between the United States and Europe. Box-office admissions and food and beverage sales drive most revenue, increasingly concentrated in premium large formats including IMAX, Dolby Cinema, and the proprietary XL at AMC screens.
Operates the world's largest movie-theatre chain, with hundreds of theatres and thousands of screens spread across eleven countries. Most of the footprint sits in the United States; the remainder is concentrated in Europe through the Odeon and Nordic Cinema Group circuits.
Revenue flows from box-office admissions, food and beverage concessions, on-screen advertising through the Screenvision joint venture, and private theatre rentals. A growing share concentrates in premium large formats — IMAX, Dolby Cinema, PRIME at AMC, and the proprietary XL at AMC screen — where per-patron spend runs above the chain average.
The AMC Stubs loyalty program spans a free tier, a paid annual tier, and the A-List monthly subscription, anchoring recurring attendance. The business depends on the studio theatrical release calendar; shorter post-pandemic windows and a multi-year exchangeable-note overhang shape the capital structure.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | Needham | Target | Target: — | Target: $3.50 |
| May 19, 2026 | Roth Capital | Target | Target: $2 | Target: $1.50 |
| May 6, 2026 | Benchmark | Upgrade | ||
| Apr 23, 2026 | Roth Capital | Target | Target: $3.25 | Target: $2 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Wedbush | Upgrade |
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RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $778.4M · Total debt $7.72B · Total assets $8.04B · Shareholders' equity −$1.45B
- Revenue
- $1.60B
- Operating income
- $238.1M
- Net income
- −$11.4M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | 49.90% | 445.40M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 315 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 0.62% | 5.53M shares | |
| 21 holders · as of May 19, 2026 | |||
| Other | 49.48% | 441.68M shares | |
| remainder | |||
892.60M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 6.32% | 56.39M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Discovery Capital Management, LLC / CTInstitution | 5.80% | 51.80M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Peconic Partners LLCInstitution | 3.59% | 32.00M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Marshall Wace, LLPInstitution | 3.40% | 30.38M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 3.21% | 28.66M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | Adam M. Aron | director, officer: CHAIRMAN, CEO & PRESIDENT | +250,000 | $1.38 |
- Cinemark
Closest direct rival; #2 US chain and a meaningful Latin America operator.
- Netflix
Largest at-home streaming substitute for theatrical moviegoing.
- Walt Disney
Largest studio supplier and a substitute via Disney+ / Hulu home streaming.
- Comcast
NBCUniversal studio and Peacock SVOD compress theatrical windows for AMC.
- Marcus Corporation
Regional US theatre operator concentrated in the Midwest, plus a hotels arm.
- Reading International
Small theatrical operator in the US, Australia, and New Zealand.
Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMC Entertainment | $2.93 | +1.38% | $2.58B | — | — | 0.5 | +15.6% |
| Cinemark | $35.99 | −0.72% | $4.20B | 20.1 | 15.2 | 1.2 | +15.5% |
| Netflix | $71.91 | −1.98% | $305.47B | 23.1 | 20.8 | 6.3 | +13.4% |
| Walt Disney | $103.49 | −0.71% | $180.96B | 21.5 | 13.8 | 1.8 | +7.1% |
| Comcast | $22.61 | −1.40% | $81.37B | 7.4 | 6.5 | 0.7 | −1.2% |
| Marcus Corporation | $27.61 | −0.61% | $857.0M | 38.1 | 36.3 | 1.1 | +12.5% |
| Reading International | $1.98 | −1.49% | $70.3M | — | — | 0.3 | +10.8% |
| Median | 21.5 | 15.2 | 1.2 | +11.6% |