LION vs ANGX vs IMAX Stock Comparison

Lionsgate Studios, Angel Studios and Imax Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.71 +13.5% 1M +99.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
ANGX Angel Studios, Inc.
$3.66 -11.8% 1M -40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$610.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$413.29M
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
1 win
IMAX Imax Corp
$51.78 -1.6% 1M +59.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.66B
P/E
65.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Imax leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Imax 4, Lionsgate Studios 3, Angel Studios 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIONANGXIMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.66B $610.74M $2.66B LION
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -31.0x -3.9x 65.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 22.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +121.9% +14.8% ANGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% -37.5% 9.8% IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% — 13.2% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -0.2x -0.8x IMAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +99.8% -40.7% +59.2% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +20.1%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.5% 86.0% 43.1% IMAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 13/100 62/100 IMAX

Percentile Scorecard

LIONANGXIMAX

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

AxisLIONANGXIMAX
Valuation 33 #83 of 123 11 #110 of 123 38 #126 of 204
Growth 98 #3 of 109 19 #89 of 109 93 #15 of 191
Profitability 38 #67 of 107 12 #94 of 107 81 #37 of 189
Financial Health 11 #117 of 131 17 #109 of 131 83 #39 of 221
Shareholder Returns 15 #66 of 77 5 #73 of 77 15 #136 of 159
Overall 39 13 62
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • ANGX ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • IMAX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIONANGXIMAXSPY
1 month +13.5%-11.8%-1.6% -1.0%
3 months -2.1%-13.3%+2.3% -0.4%
6 months -0.4%+20.4%+45.1% +4.5%
Year to date +39.2%-21.6%+40.1% +12.4%
1 year +99.8%-40.7%+59.2% +13.6%
3 years +21.0%—+177.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%—+40.6% +20.8%
5 years ——+149.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year ——+20.1% +10.4%
10 years ——+66.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+5.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLIONANGXIMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.5%86.0%43.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%87.5%36.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.831.640.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.02-0.471.37 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-86.4%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.5%-44.0%-8.1% -1.6%
52-week high $16.40$6.54$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $6.36$2.18$32.53 $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.

MultipleLIONANGXIMAX
P/E now vs peer median -31.3xmedian 15.1x -4.4xmedian 15.1x 69.5xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.0x 1.6xmedian 1.0x 6.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 9.8x -6.2xmedian 9.8x 18.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 9.4x -15.1xmedian 9.4x 22.4xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 1.7x -23.0xmedian 1.7x 6.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 0.07median 0.33 0.65median 1.16

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 monthsLIONANGXIMAX
Revenue $2.88B $413.29M $416.08M
Gross profit – $239.44M $248.12M
Operating income $133.20M -$130.14M $83.87M
Net income -$118.80M -$154.81M $47.12M
Free cash flow $97.40M -$44.73M $126.59M
R&D – $16.50M $6.42M
EPS (diluted) $-0.41 $-0.84 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $425.80M $48.04M $159.92M
Total debt $1.90B $74.36M $38.84M
Shares (diluted) 291.60M 184.24M 56.57M
Enterprise value $2.51B $416.42M $2.06B

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
MetricLIONANGXIMAX
P/E -31.3x -4.4x 69.5x
P/FCF 38.8x -15.1x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 34.3x -15.3x 21.4x
P/S 1.3x 1.6x 6.8x
P/B -3.2x -23.0x 6.3x
P/Tangible book -3.1x -21.3x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 33.9x -6.2x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 39.5x -5.4x 32.4x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.7x 6.5x
EV/FCF 54.0x -15.7x 21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.7x -15.9x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.07 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIONANGXIMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 121.9% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 102.3% 20.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,284% -31.7% 39.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -357.9% 42.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.9% -48.7% 10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -186.0% 79.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.1% -20.7% 21.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -60.9% 107.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.3% 36.8% 72.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -108.3% 40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 234.0% 36.1% 88.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -109.0% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLIONANGXIMAX
Gross margin – 57.9% 59.6%
EBITDA margin 5.4% -27.3% 35.7%
Operating margin 4.6% -31.5% 20.2%
Pretax margin -3.3% -37.5% 15.0%
Net margin -4.1% -37.5% 9.8%
FCF margin 3.4% -10.8% 30.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% -10.7% 31.9%
Return on equity – – 10.7%
Return on assets -2.2% -69.1% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 18.4% – 13.2%
Return on capital employed 6.6% -412.5% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x 0.3x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 2.9% 6.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIONANGXIMAX
Debt / assets 35.7% 31.6% 4.2%
Debt / equity -1.6x -2.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -0.2x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 19.5x -1.7x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 122.5% 112.5% 51.0%
Equity / assets -22.5% -12.5% 49.0%
Interest coverage 0.5x -7.8x 11.2x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.7x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score -0.44 -0.54 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIONANGXIMAX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -14.8% -0.6%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -14.8% -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.

ConsensusLIONANGXIMAX
Forward P/E – – 22.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.35FY2026 $2.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +57.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $530.29MFY2026 $497.98MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +64.9%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.3% -5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIONANGXIMAX
Held by institutions 89.1% 23.0% 91.5%
Institutions holding 291 139 257
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +21.4% +4.5%
Institutions buying 155 75 144
Institutions selling 85 15 69
Buyers to sellers 1.82 5.00 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.

LIONANGXIMAX
LION 1.00 0.16 0.19
ANGX 0.16 1.00 0.12
IMAX 0.19 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LION, ANGX and IMAX?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.66B, Angel Studios (ANGX) $610.74M, Imax (IMAX) $2.66B.

Which company is growing faster?

Angel Studios (ANGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +9.9%, Angel Studios (ANGX) +121.9%, Imax (IMAX) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Imax (IMAX) has the highest net margin (Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, Angel Studios (ANGX) -37.5%, Imax (IMAX) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Lionsgate Studios (LION) leads (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 18.4%, Imax (IMAX) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lionsgate Studios (LION) returned the most: Lionsgate Studios (LION) +99.8%, Angel Studios (ANGX) -40.7%, Imax (IMAX) +59.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Imax (IMAX) has been the steadiest (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.5%, Angel Studios (ANGX) 86.0%, Imax (IMAX) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LION, ANGX and IMAX?

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 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.