CNK vs AERA vs RDI Stock Comparison

Cinemark Holdings, AI Era and Reading International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CNK Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
$39.66 +10.8% 1M +50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.50B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Movie Theaters Communication Services
6 wins
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
RDI Reading International Inc
$1.79 -6.8% 1M +26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$39.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$214.46M
Div. yield
–
Movie Theaters Communication Services

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cinemark Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cinemark Holdings 6, AI Era 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNKAERARDILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.50B $116.03K $39.83M CNK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.1x -0.3x -3.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +102.4% -2.2% AERA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.2% -3.1% -5.9% CNK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% — 1.4% CNK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 0.0x 16.3x AERA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.01% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.0% -96.0% +26.1% CNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr -81.2%/yr -18.2%/yr CNK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 404.5% 49.5% CNK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 77/100 34/100 AERA

Percentile Scorecard

CNKAERARDI

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

AxisCNKAERARDI
Valuation 92 #2 of 13 91 #12 of 124 58 #6 of 13
Growth 40 #7 of 11 89 #13 of 109 50 #6 of 11
Profitability 80 #3 of 11 70 #33 of 107 20 #9 of 11
Financial Health 58 #6 of 13 59 #55 of 133 8 #12 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 68 77 34
  • CNK ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • AERA ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • RDI ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNKAERARDISPY
1 month +10.8%-85.7%-6.8% -1.0%
3 months +21.2%-96.1%+23.4% +2.9%
6 months +39.3%-98.0%+54.3% +6.4%
Year to date +70.7%-97.8%+70.5% +11.4%
1 year +50.0%-96.0%+26.1% +13.1%
3 years +158.0%-98.0%-10.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.2%-72.9%-3.8% +21.5%
5 years +94.0%-100.0%-63.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.2%-81.2%-18.2% +10.9%
10 years -0.8%-100.0%-86.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.1%-72.1%-18.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCNKAERARDISPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%404.5%49.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%447.6%46.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.810.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.27-0.240.53 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.2%-100.0%-80.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-98.7%-23.5% -2.5%
52-week high $40.15$1.52$2.34 $779.14
52-week low $21.93$0.02$1.00 $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.

MultipleCNKAERARDI
P/E now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 50.6x -0.3xmedian 17.2x -3.2xmedian 50.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.4x 0.0xmedian 1.1x 0.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 18.0x 0.0xmedian 9.5x 18.8xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 17.6x 0.0xmedian 9.5x 12.0xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.4x 0.0xmedian 1.6x -1.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.26 0.00median 0.29 -0.12median 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 monthsCNKAERARDI
Revenue $3.36B $10.01M $214.46M
Gross profit – – $29.52M
Operating income $541.50M $3.28M $2.54M
Net income $343.60M -$313.02K -$12.72M
Free cash flow $261.60M $2.58M $3.17M
EPS (diluted) $2.95 $-0.06 $-0.53
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $115.84K $5.70M
Total debt $15.47B $3.47M $256.79M
Shares (diluted) 116.40M 5.46M 23.84M
Enterprise value $1.10B -$534.20K $9.93M

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
MetricCNKAERARDI
P/E 13.3x -0.3x -3.2x
P/FCF 17.6x 0.0x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 0.0x 7.2x
P/S 1.4x 0.0x 0.2x
P/B 2.9x 0.0x -1.6x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 0.0x -1.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 0.0x 18.8x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 0.1x 113.8x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF 28.1x 0.2x 91.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 0.2x 55.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.00 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNKAERARDI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 102.4% -2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 65.5% 0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.1% 249.5% 190.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 44.1% 28.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.8% -134.8% 26.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 319.0% 54.6% 27.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 369.2% -40,365% 28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.6% -164.0% 27.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.0% 167.3% 65.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 57.6% 32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.4% 167.3% 483.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.9% 57.6% 28.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNKAERARDI
Gross margin – – 13.8%
EBITDA margin 22.4% 117.6% 7.2%
Operating margin 16.1% 32.8% 1.2%
Pretax margin 10.8% -3.1% -5.4%
Net margin 10.2% -3.1% -5.9%
FCF margin 7.8% 25.8% 1.5%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 25.8% 2.5%
Return on equity 21.7% -7.1% –
Return on assets 3.8% -3.3% -3.0%
Return on invested capital 8.1% – 1.4%
Return on capital employed 7.5% 156.1% 1.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x -8.3x -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNKAERARDI
Debt / assets 40.7% 4.1% 59.8%
Debt / equity 2.4x 0.2x -11.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 0.0x 16.3x
Debt / FCF 14.3x 0.2x 81.1x
Liabilities / assets 82.8% 73.9% 105.4%
Equity / assets 17.2% 26.1% -5.4%
Interest coverage 4.2x 46.9x 0.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.80 -0.43 -0.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNKAERARDI
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 2.2% -449.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% -449.1% –
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.

ConsensusCNKAERARDI
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.38FY2026 – $-0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +128.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.44BFY2026 – $245.21MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.4%FY2026 – +20.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% – -4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNKAERARDI
Held by institutions 63.5% – 39.3%
Institutions holding 308 – 31
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% – -0.9%
Institutions buying 156 – 5
Institutions selling 107 – 8
Buyers to sellers 1.46 – 0.63

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.

CNKAERARDI
CNK 1.00 0.03 0.09
AERA 0.03 1.00 -0.09
RDI 0.09 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNK, AERA and RDI?

Cinemark Holdings (CNK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cinemark Holdings (CNK) $4.50B, AI Era (AERA) $116.03K, Reading International (RDI) $39.83M.

Which company is growing faster?

AI Era (AERA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cinemark Holdings (CNK) +4.5%, AI Era (AERA) +102.4%, Reading International (RDI) -2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cinemark Holdings (CNK) has the highest net margin (Cinemark Holdings (CNK) 10.2%, AI Era (AERA) -3.1%, Reading International (RDI) -5.9%). On return on invested capital, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) leads (Cinemark Holdings (CNK) 8.1%, Reading International (RDI) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cinemark Holdings (CNK) returned the most: Cinemark Holdings (CNK) +50.0%, AI Era (AERA) -96.0%, Reading International (RDI) +26.1%. Over five years, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) compounded fastest (Cinemark Holdings (CNK) +14.2%/yr, AI Era (AERA) -81.2%/yr, Reading International (RDI) -18.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cinemark Holdings (CNK) has been the steadiest (Cinemark Holdings (CNK) 39.5%, AI Era (AERA) 404.5%, Reading International (RDI) 49.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.