AERA vs IMAX vs SKYD Stock Comparison

AI Era, Imax and Skydance Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AERA AI Era Corp.
$0.02 -85.7% 1M -96.0% 1Y
Market cap
$116.03K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
2 wins
IMAX Imax Corp
$52.10 -7.1% 1M +64.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E
70.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
SKYD Skydance Corp
$7.48 -24.9% 1M -55.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Television Broadcasting Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAERAIMAXSKYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.03K $2.88B $8.52B SKYD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 70.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.8x 18.2x SKYD
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 -96.0% +64.4% -55.3% IMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -81.2%/yr +20.3%/yr -26.9%/yr IMAX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 404.5% 42.8% 58.8% IMAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 62/100 — AERA

Percentile Scorecard

AERAIMAXSKYD

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

AxisAERAIMAXSKYD
Valuation 91 #12 of 124 37 #128 of 203 –
Growth 89 #13 of 108 92 #16 of 187 –
Profitability 71 #32 of 106 83 #33 of 185 –
Financial Health 59 #55 of 132 84 #37 of 219 59 #26 of 62
Shareholder Returns – 15 #131 of 153 –
Overall 77 62 –
  • AERA ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • IMAX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SKYD ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAERAIMAXSKYDSPY
1 month -85.7%-7.1%-24.9% -0.8%
3 months -96.1%+15.5%-6.8% +3.5%
6 months -98.0%+40.4%-29.4% +7.0%
Year to date -97.8%+41.0%-44.2% +12.2%
1 year -96.0%+64.4%-55.3% +13.0%
3 years -98.0%+190.4%-30.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -72.9%+42.7%-11.3% +23.1%
5 years -100.0%+151.8%-79.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -81.2%+20.3%-26.9% +11.0%
10 years -100.0%+68.7%-86.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -72.1%+5.4%-18.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAERAIMAXSKYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 404.5%42.8%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 447.6%35.9%63.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.130.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.241.50-0.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-42.3%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -98.7%-7.5%-55.3% -1.8%
52-week high $1.52$56.35$16.74 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$32.22$6.80 $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.

MultipleAERAIMAXSKYD
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 16.7x 70.0xmedian 26.0x —median 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.1x 6.9xmedian 1.9x —median 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.6x 18.4xmedian 14.0x —median 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 9.3x 22.6xmedian 21.4x —median 9.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 6.4xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.29 0.65median 1.26 —median 0.44

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 monthsAERAIMAXSKYD
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 $3.27B
Total debt $3.47M $38.84M $13.66B
Shares (diluted) 5.46M 56.57M 1.10B
Enterprise value -$534.20K $2.28B $8.52B

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
MetricAERAIMAXSKYD
P/E -0.3x 70.0x –
P/FCF 0.0x 22.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 0.0x 21.5x –
P/S 0.0x 6.9x –
P/B 0.0x 6.4x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 6.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x 18.4x –
EV/EBIT 0.1x 32.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.0x 6.6x –
EV/FCF 0.2x 21.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 0.2x 20.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.65 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAERAIMAXSKYD
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
MetricAERAIMAXSKYD
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
MetricAERAIMAXSKYD
Debt / assets 4.1% 4.2% 31.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 51.0% 70.3%
Equity / assets 26.1% 49.0% 29.7%
Interest coverage 46.9x 11.2x –
Current ratio 0.1x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.1x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.43 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAERAIMAXSKYD
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.

ConsensusAERAIMAXSKYD
Forward P/E – 22.8xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.29FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +57.9%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.4% +43.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $497.98MFY2026 $30.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +21.4%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.7% +4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAERAIMAXSKYD
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.

AERAIMAXSKYD
AERA 1.00 -0.06 0.02
IMAX -0.06 1.00 0.20
SKYD 0.02 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AERA, IMAX and SKYD?

Skydance (SKYD) is the largest by market capitalisation: AI Era (AERA) $116.03K, Imax (IMAX) $2.88B, Skydance (SKYD) $8.52B.

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 Imax (IMAX) returned the most: AI Era (AERA) -96.0%, Imax (IMAX) +64.4%, Skydance (SKYD) -55.3%. Over five years, Imax (IMAX) compounded fastest (AI Era (AERA) -81.2%/yr, Imax (IMAX) +20.3%/yr, Skydance (SKYD) -26.9%/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) 404.5%, Imax (IMAX) 42.8%, Skydance (SKYD) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.