AERA vs AMC vs CNK Stock Comparison

AI Era, Amc Entertainment Holdings and Cinemark Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AERA AI Era Corp.
$0.02 -83.3% 1M -95.0% 1Y
Market cap
$81.89K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
CNK Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
$39.02 +1.7% 1M +46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.58B
P/E
13.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Movie Theaters Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cinemark Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cinemark Holdings 5, AI Era 3, Amc Entertainment Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAERAAMCCNKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.89K $2.22B $4.58B CNK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x -4.0x 13.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 16.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +102.4% +6.4% +4.5% AERA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% -10.6% 10.2% CNK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.3% 8.1% AMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 5.5x 3.6x AERA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -95.0% +9.6% +46.4% CNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -80.0%/yr -61.6%/yr +15.7%/yr CNK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 403.9% 83.4% 39.5% CNK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 53/100 68/100 AERA

Percentile Scorecard

AERAAMCCNK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAERAAMCCNK
Valuation 91 #12 of 123 75 #4 of 13 92 #2 of 13
Growth 89 #13 of 107 60 #5 of 11 40 #7 of 11
Profitability 69 #33 of 105 50 #6 of 11 80 #3 of 11
Financial Health 58 #56 of 131 25 #10 of 13 58 #6 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 77 53 68
  • AERA ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • AMC ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • CNK ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAERAAMCCNKSPY
1 month -83.3%-9.1%+1.7% +0.9%
3 months -95.5%+8.4%+11.9% +5.9%
6 months -98.0%+91.0%+34.5% +8.5%
Year to date -97.8%+91.0%+67.9% +13.3%
1 year -95.0%+9.6%+46.4% +12.4%
3 years -97.8%-67.4%+151.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -71.9%-31.2%+36.0% +23.5%
5 years -100.0%-99.2%+107.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -80.0%-61.6%+15.7% +11.0%
10 years -100.0%-99.0%+0.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year -72.1%-37.2%+0.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAERAAMCCNKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 403.9%83.4%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 448.5%76.1%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.810.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.111.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-99.8%-62.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.7%-9.1%-2.8% -0.9%
52-week high $1.52$3.28$40.15 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$0.95$21.93 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAERAAMCCNK
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 17.0x -3.9xmedian 51.6x 13.1xmedian 51.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 1.5x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.6x 9.4xmedian 18.1x 9.6xmedian 18.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.3x -81.5xmedian 17.3x 17.3xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x -1.5xmedian 2.5x 2.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.32 -0.08median 0.26 0.27median 0.26

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAERAAMCCNK
Revenue $10.01M $5.23B $3.36B
Gross profit – $3.44B –
Operating income $3.28M $228.30M $541.50M
Net income -$313.02K -$554.10M $343.60M
Free cash flow $2.58M -$26.40M $261.60M
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $-0.77 $2.95
Cash & equivalents $115.84K $778.40M $1.01B
Total debt $3.47M $3.85B $3.75B
Shares (diluted) 5.46M 722.02M 116.40M
Enterprise value -$568.34K $311.98M $1.17B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAERAAMCCNK
P/E -0.3x -3.9x 13.1x
P/FCF 0.0x -81.5x 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 0.0x 9.8x 5.7x
P/S 0.0x 0.4x 1.3x
P/B 0.0x -1.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 0.0x -1.3x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 9.4x 9.6x
EV/EBIT 0.1x 22.9x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 1.0x 2.2x
EV/FCF 0.2x -197.9x 27.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.2x 23.9x 9.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -0.08 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERAAMCCNK
Revenue growth (1Y) 102.4% 6.4% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 65.5% 7.1% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 249.5% 884.1% 15.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 38.0% 30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -134.8% -52.6% 20.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.6% 9.3% 319.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -40,365% 8.5% 369.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -164.0% 46.1% 48.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% 467.6% 70.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 35.3% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% 91.4% 68.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 66.2% -18.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAERAAMCCNK
Gross margin – 65.8% –
EBITDA margin 117.6% 10.6% 22.4%
Operating margin 32.8% 4.4% 16.1%
Pretax margin -3.1% -10.5% 10.8%
Net margin -3.1% -10.6% 10.2%
FCF margin 25.8% -0.5% 7.8%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 4.2% 23.6%
Return on equity -7.1% – 21.7%
Return on assets -3.3% -7.0% 3.8%
Return on invested capital – 10.3% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 156.1% 3.8% 7.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.3x -0.4x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAERAAMCCNK
Debt / assets 4.1% 47.9% 40.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x -2.7x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 5.5x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 0.2x -145.9x 14.3x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 118.1% 82.8%
Equity / assets 26.1% -18.1% 17.2%
Interest coverage 46.9x 0.4x 4.2x
Current ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.43 -0.83 0.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERAAMCCNK
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield -449.1% -15.6% 2.2%
Shareholder yield -449.1% -15.6% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 11.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 15.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -113.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAERAAMCCNK
Forward P/E – – 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.09FY2026 $2.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +134.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.37BFY2026 $3.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.6%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.9% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERAAMCCNK
Held by institutions – 60.8% 63.5%
Institutions holding – 292 308
Change in shares held, QoQ – +121.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying – 190 156
Institutions selling – 35 107
Buyers to sellers – 5.43 1.46

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AERAAMCCNK
AERA 1.00 0.06 0.01
AMC 0.06 1.00 0.42
CNK 0.01 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERA, AMC and CNK?

Cinemark Holdings (CNK) is the largest by market capitalisation: AI Era (AERA) $81.89K, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) $2.22B, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) $4.58B.

Which company is growing faster?

AI Era (AERA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AI Era (AERA) +102.4%, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) +6.4%, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cinemark Holdings (CNK) has the highest net margin (AI Era (AERA) -3.1%, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) -10.6%, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) leads (Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) 10.3%, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cinemark Holdings (CNK) returned the most: AI Era (AERA) -95.0%, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) +9.6%, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) +46.4%. Over five years, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) compounded fastest (AI Era (AERA) -80.0%/yr, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) -61.6%/yr, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) +15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) has been the steadiest (AI Era (AERA) 403.9%, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) 83.4%, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AERA, AMC and CNK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.