AMC vs AERA vs MCS Stock Comparison

Amc Entertainment Holdings, AI Era and Marcus Prices as of Oct 26, 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
3 wins
MCS Marcus Corp
$27.90 -0.6% 1M +108.4% 1Y
Market cap
$867.44M
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$789.80M
Div. yield
–
Movie Theaters Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Marcus leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Marcus 4, AI Era 3, Amc Entertainment Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMCAERAMCSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.16B $116.03K $867.44M AMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.9x -0.3x 38.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 30.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +102.4% +1.8% AERA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% -3.1% 2.9% MCS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% — 5.0% AMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 0.0x 1.2x AERA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.8% -96.0% +108.4% MCS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -61.6%/yr -81.2%/yr +8.5%/yr MCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.5% 404.5% 37.5% MCS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 77/100 64/100 AERA

Percentile Scorecard

AMCAERAMCS

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

AxisAMCAERAMCS
Valuation 75 #4 of 13 91 #12 of 124 100 #1 of 13
Growth 60 #5 of 11 89 #13 of 108 30 #8 of 11
Profitability 50 #6 of 11 71 #32 of 106 60 #5 of 11
Financial Health 25 #10 of 13 59 #55 of 132 67 #5 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 53 77 64
  • AMC ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • AERA ranked among 135 companies in Communication Services
  • MCS ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCAERAMCSSPY
1 month -1.0%-85.7%-0.6% -0.8%
3 months +16.0%-96.1%+14.0% +3.5%
6 months +75.8%-98.0%+45.6% +7.0%
Year to date +85.9%-97.8%+79.9% +12.2%
1 year +7.8%-96.0%+108.4% +13.0%
3 years -68.3%-98.0%+83.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -31.8%-72.9%+22.5% +23.1%
5 years -99.2%-100.0%+50.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -61.6%-81.2%+8.5% +11.0%
10 years -99.1%-100.0%+11.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -37.5%-72.1%+1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMCAERAMCSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.5%404.5%37.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.1%447.6%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.810.810.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.242.89 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.8%-100.0%-53.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-98.7%-10.4% -1.8%
52-week high $3.28$1.52$31.13 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$0.02$13.06 $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.

MultipleAMCAERAMCS
P/E now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 50.6x -0.3xmedian 16.7x 37.8xmedian 50.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.0xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 17.8x 0.0xmedian 9.6x 9.5xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -79.3xmedian 17.3x 0.0xmedian 9.3x 12.9xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 2.4x 0.0xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.08median 0.26 0.00median 0.29 0.24median 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 monthsAMCAERAMCS
Revenue $5.23B $10.01M $789.80M
Gross profit $3.44B – $352.87M
Operating income $228.30M $3.28M $32.28M
Net income -$554.10M -$313.02K $22.68M
Free cash flow -$26.40M $2.58M $66.69M
EPS (diluted) $-0.77 $-0.06 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $778.40M $115.84K $26.35M
Total debt $3.85B $3.47M $149.12M
Shares (diluted) 722.02M 5.46M 31.05M
Enterprise value $243.31M -$534.20K $799.03M

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
MetricAMCAERAMCS
P/E -3.8x -0.3x 37.8x
P/FCF -79.3x 0.0x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 0.0x 6.8x
P/S 0.4x 0.0x 1.1x
P/B -1.4x 0.0x 1.9x
P/Tangible book -1.3x 0.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 0.0x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 22.6x 0.1x 30.4x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF -195.7x 0.2x 14.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.6x 0.2x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.08 0.00 0.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMCAERAMCS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 102.4% 1.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 65.5% 3.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% – 3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 884.1% 249.5% 39.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 44.1% 21.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -52.6% -134.8% 53.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 54.6% 136.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.5% -40,365% 55.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.1% -164.0% 155.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 467.6% 167.3% 59.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% 57.6% 14.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 91.4% 167.3% 1,593%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 57.6% 10.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMCAERAMCS
Gross margin 65.8% – 44.7%
EBITDA margin 10.6% 117.6% 13.0%
Operating margin 4.4% 32.8% 4.1%
Pretax margin -10.5% -3.1% 3.0%
Net margin -10.6% -3.1% 2.9%
FCF margin -0.5% 25.8% 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 4.2% 25.8% 16.0%
Return on equity – -7.1% 5.1%
Return on assets -7.0% -3.3% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 10.3% – 5.0%
Return on capital employed 3.8% 156.1% 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x -8.3x 5.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCAERAMCS
Debt / assets 47.9% 4.1% 14.9%
Debt / equity -2.7x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 0.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF -145.9x 0.2x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 118.1% 73.9% 54.3%
Equity / assets -18.1% 26.1% 45.7%
Interest coverage 0.4x 46.9x 2.9x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.84 -0.43 2.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCAERAMCS
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield -16.0% -449.1% 1.6%
Shareholder yield -16.0% -449.1% 2.8%
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.

ConsensusAMCAERAMCS
Forward P/E – – 30.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 – $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +124.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.37BFY2026 – $798.11MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 – +5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% – +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMCAERAMCS
Held by institutions 60.8% – 66.6%
Institutions holding 292 – 138
Change in shares held, QoQ +121.1% – +4.9%
Institutions buying 190 – 69
Institutions selling 35 – 38
Buyers to sellers 5.43 – 1.82

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.

AMCAERAMCS
AMC 1.00 0.05 0.44
AERA 0.05 1.00 -0.05
MCS 0.44 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMC, AERA and MCS?

Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) $2.16B, AI Era (AERA) $116.03K, Marcus (MCS) $867.44M.

Which company is growing faster?

AI Era (AERA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) +6.4%, AI Era (AERA) +102.4%, Marcus (MCS) +1.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marcus (MCS) has the highest net margin (Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) -10.6%, AI Era (AERA) -3.1%, Marcus (MCS) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) leads (Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) 10.3%, Marcus (MCS) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marcus (MCS) returned the most: Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) +7.8%, AI Era (AERA) -96.0%, Marcus (MCS) +108.4%. Over five years, Marcus (MCS) compounded fastest (Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) -61.6%/yr, AI Era (AERA) -81.2%/yr, Marcus (MCS) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marcus (MCS) has been the steadiest (Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) 83.5%, AI Era (AERA) 404.5%, Marcus (MCS) 37.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marcus (MCS) leads on 4. 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.