AMC vs MCS vs AERA Stock Comparison

Amc Entertainment Holdings, Marcus and AI Era Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCS Marcus Corp
$28.28 +0.7% 1M +109.9% 1Y
Market cap
$869.13M
P/E
38.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$789.80M
Div. yield
1.17%
Movie Theaters Communication Services
4 wins
AERA AI Era Corp.
$0.02 -83.3% 1M -96.0% 1Y
Market cap
$116.03K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 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.

QuestionAMCMCSAERALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.15B $869.13M $116.03K AMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.9x 38.3x -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +1.8% +102.4% AERA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.6% 2.9% -3.1% MCS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.3% 5.0% — AMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 1.2x 0.0x AERA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.17% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.4% +109.9% -96.0% MCS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -61.5%/yr +8.8%/yr -80.2%/yr MCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.4% 37.5% 404.7% MCS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 64/100 77/100 AERA

Percentile Scorecard

AMCMCSAERA

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

AxisAMCMCSAERA
Valuation 75 #4 of 13 100 #1 of 13 91 #12 of 123
Growth 60 #5 of 11 30 #8 of 11 89 #13 of 107
Profitability 50 #6 of 11 60 #5 of 11 70 #32 of 105
Financial Health 25 #10 of 13 67 #5 of 13 59 #55 of 131
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 53 64 77
  • AMC ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • MCS ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • AERA ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMCMCSAERASPY
1 month +1.7%+0.7%-83.3% -0.2%
3 months +12.0%+13.5%-96.1% +3.9%
6 months +81.7%+47.1%-98.2% +8.2%
Year to date +91.0%+82.3%-97.8% +12.9%
1 year +10.4%+109.9%-96.0% +12.3%
3 years -67.4%+86.1%-97.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -31.2%+23.0%-71.9% +23.3%
5 years -99.2%+52.5%-100.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -61.5%+8.8%-80.2% +10.9%
10 years -99.1%+10.0%-100.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -37.2%+1.0%-72.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMCMCSAERASPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.4%37.5%404.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.1%29.8%448.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.820.540.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.122.93-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.8%-53.0%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-9.2%-98.7% -1.2%
52-week high $3.28$31.13$1.52 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$13.06$0.02 $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.

MultipleAMCMCSAERA
P/E now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 50.4x 38.3xmedian 50.4x -0.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.4x 1.1xmedian 1.4x 0.0xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 18.0x 9.7xmedian 18.0x 0.0xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -81.5xmedian 17.5x 13.0xmedian 17.5x 0.0xmedian 9.2x
P/B now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 2.4x 1.9xmedian 2.4x 0.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.08median 0.26 0.25median 0.26 0.00median 0.29

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 monthsAMCMCSAERA
Revenue $5.23B $789.80M $10.01M
Gross profit $3.44B $352.87M –
Operating income $228.30M $32.28M $3.28M
Net income -$554.10M $22.68M -$313.02K
Free cash flow -$26.40M $66.69M $2.58M
EPS (diluted) $-0.77 $0.73 $-0.06
Cash & equivalents $778.40M $26.35M $115.84K
Total debt $3.85B $149.12M $3.47M
Shares (diluted) 722.02M 31.05M 5.46M
Enterprise value $239.70M $800.72M -$534.20K

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
MetricAMCMCSAERA
P/E -3.9x 38.3x -0.3x
P/FCF -81.5x 13.0x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 6.9x 0.0x
P/S 0.4x 1.1x 0.0x
P/B -1.5x 1.9x 0.0x
P/Tangible book -1.3x 1.9x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 9.7x 0.0x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 30.7x 0.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.3x 0.0x
EV/FCF -197.9x 14.9x 0.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 7.8x 0.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.08 0.25 0.00

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMCMCSAERA
Debt / assets 47.9% 14.9% 4.1%
Debt / equity -2.7x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 1.2x 0.0x
Debt / FCF -145.9x 2.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 118.1% 54.3% 73.9%
Equity / assets -18.1% 45.7% 26.1%
Interest coverage 0.4x 2.9x 46.9x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -0.83 2.12 -0.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMCMCSAERA
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield -15.6% 1.6% -449.1%
Shareholder yield -15.6% 2.7% -449.1%
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.

ConsensusAMCMCSAERA
Forward P/E – 30.7xFY2026 –
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
HoldersAMCMCSAERA
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.

AMCMCSAERA
AMC 1.00 0.44 0.05
MCS 0.44 1.00 -0.05
AERA 0.05 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMC, MCS and AERA?

Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) $2.15B, Marcus (MCS) $869.13M, AI Era (AERA) $116.03K.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Marcus (MCS) has the highest net margin (Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) -10.6%, Marcus (MCS) 2.9%, AI Era (AERA) -3.1%). 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) +10.4%, Marcus (MCS) +109.9%, AI Era (AERA) -96.0%. Over five years, Marcus (MCS) compounded fastest (Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) -61.5%/yr, Marcus (MCS) +8.8%/yr, AI Era (AERA) -80.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) 0.00%, Marcus (MCS) 1.17%. Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) and AI Era (AERA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marcus (MCS) has been the steadiest (Amc Entertainment Holdings (AMC) 83.4%, Marcus (MCS) 37.5%, AI Era (AERA) 404.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.