AERA vs IMAX vs RLNDF Stock Comparison

AI Era, Imax and RoyaLand Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AERA AI Era Corp.
$0.02 -77.8% 1M -90.0% 1Y
Market cap
$86.26K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins
IMAX Imax Corp
$51.31 -8.9% 1M +55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
67.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
RLNDF RoyaLand Co Ltd.
$3.00 -14.3% 1M +200.0% 1Y
Market cap
$41.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Video Games Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Imax leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Imax 5, AI Era 2, RoyaLand 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAERAIMAXRLNDFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.26K $2.77B $41.93M IMAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 67.8x -1,048,125,000x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.4x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +102.4% +14.8% — AERA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 9.8% — IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.8x — IMAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.0% +55.9% +200.0% RLNDF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -80.3%/yr +22.2%/yr — IMAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 398.0% 43.0% — IMAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 62/100 — AERA

Percentile Scorecard

AERAIMAXRLNDF

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

AxisAERAIMAXRLNDF
Valuation 91 #12 of 123 39 #124 of 203 –
Growth 89 #13 of 107 93 #14 of 188 –
Profitability 70 #32 of 105 82 #34 of 183 –
Financial Health 58 #55 of 130 83 #38 of 216 5 #171 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 14 #131 of 152 –
Overall 77 62 –
  • AERA ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • IMAX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RLNDF ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAERAIMAXRLNDFSPY
1 month -77.8%-8.9%-14.3% +0.7%
3 months -95.2%+7.9%+20.0% +3.7%
6 months -98.3%+35.0%+252.9% +7.1%
Year to date -97.8%+38.8%+200.0% +12.8%
1 year -90.0%+55.9%+200.0% +11.9%
3 years -97.8%+181.6%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -71.9%+41.2%— +22.8%
5 years -100.0%+172.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -80.3%+22.2%— +10.9%
10 years -100.0%+69.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -72.1%+5.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAERAIMAXRLNDFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 398.0%43.0%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 436.4%36.2%— 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.12— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.231.30— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-42.3%-99.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.7%-8.9%-86.7% -1.2%
52-week high $1.52$56.35$22.50 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$32.43$0.01 $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.

MultipleAERAIMAXRLNDF
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 17.5x 68.9xmedian 25.8x -1,048,125,000xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.1x 6.8xmedian 1.9x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.8x 18.1xmedian 14.6x —median 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.2x 22.2xmedian 22.2x —median 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 6.3xmedian 2.2x -122.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.38 0.64median 1.45 —median 0.39

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 monthsAERAIMAXRLNDF
Revenue $10.01M $416.08M –
Gross profit – $248.12M –
Operating income $3.28M $83.87M –
Net income -$313.02K $47.12M –
Free cash flow $2.58M $126.59M –
R&D – $6.42M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $0.72 –
Cash & equivalents $115.84K $159.92M $31.71K
Total debt $3.47M $38.84M –
Shares (diluted) 5.46M 56.57M 13.98M
Enterprise value -$563.98K $2.17B $41.33M

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
MetricAERAIMAXRLNDF
P/E -0.3x 68.9x -1,048,125,000x
P/FCF 0.0x 22.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 0.0x 21.2x –
P/S 0.0x 6.8x –
P/B 0.0x 6.3x -122.7x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 6.7x -122.7x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 18.1x –
EV/EBIT 0.1x 32.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.0x 6.5x –
EV/FCF 0.2x 21.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 0.2x 20.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.64 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERAIMAXRLNDF
Revenue growth (1Y) 102.4% 14.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 65.5% 5.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 20.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 249.5% 39.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 42.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -134.8% 10.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.6% 79.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -40,365% 21.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -164.0% 107.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% 72.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 40.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% 88.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 44.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAERAIMAXRLNDF
Gross margin – 59.6% –
EBITDA margin 117.6% 35.7% –
Operating margin 32.8% 20.2% –
Pretax margin -3.1% 15.0% –
Net margin -3.1% 9.8% –
FCF margin 25.8% 30.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 31.9% –
Return on equity -7.1% 10.7% –
Return on assets -3.3% 5.2% –
Return on invested capital – 13.2% –
Return on capital employed 156.1% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.3x 2.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 6.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAERAIMAXRLNDF
Debt / assets 4.1% 4.2% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 51.0% 782.0%
Equity / assets 26.1% 49.0% -682.0%
Interest coverage 46.9x 11.2x –
Current ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.43 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERAIMAXRLNDF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -449.1% -0.6% –
Shareholder yield -449.1% -0.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusAERAIMAXRLNDF
Forward P/E – 22.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.29FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +57.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +4.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $497.98MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +21.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERAIMAXRLNDF
Held by institutions – 91.5% –
Institutions holding – 257 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.5% –
Institutions buying – 144 –
Institutions selling – 69 –
Buyers to sellers – 2.09 –

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.

AERAIMAXRLNDF
AERA 1.00 -0.06 –
IMAX -0.06 1.00 –
RLNDF – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERA, IMAX and RLNDF?

Imax (IMAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: AI Era (AERA) $86.26K, Imax (IMAX) $2.77B, RoyaLand (RLNDF) $41.93M.

Which company is growing faster?

AI Era (AERA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AI Era (AERA) +102.4%, Imax (IMAX) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Imax (IMAX) has the highest net margin (AI Era (AERA) -3.1%, Imax (IMAX) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RoyaLand (RLNDF) returned the most: AI Era (AERA) -90.0%, Imax (IMAX) +55.9%, RoyaLand (RLNDF) +200.0%. Over five years, Imax (IMAX) compounded fastest (AI Era (AERA) -80.3%/yr, Imax (IMAX) +22.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Imax (IMAX) has been the steadiest (AI Era (AERA) 398.0%, Imax (IMAX) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AERA, IMAX and RLNDF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Imax (IMAX) 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.