LION vs IMAX Stock Comparison

Lionsgate Studios and Imax Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LION Lionsgate Studios Corp.
$12.22 +11.3% 1M +91.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.88B
Div. yield
–
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
IMAX Imax Corp
$50.49 -10.0% 1M +54.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
67.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$416.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Imax leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Imax 5, Lionsgate Studios 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLIONIMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.64B $2.77B LION
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.1x 67.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.0x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +14.8% IMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.1% 9.8% IMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% 13.2% LION
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -0.8x IMAX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +91.8% +54.1% LION
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +21.8%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.1% 42.9% IMAX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 63/100 IMAX

Percentile Scorecard

LIONIMAX

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

AxisLIONIMAX
Valuation 37 #78 of 123 41 #121 of 203
Growth 98 #3 of 107 93 #15 of 188
Profitability 40 #63 of 105 82 #34 of 184
Financial Health 11 #117 of 131 84 #36 of 217
Shareholder Returns 14 #64 of 74 15 #130 of 153
Overall 40 63
  • LION ranked among 134 companies in Communication Services
  • IMAX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLIONIMAXSPY
1 month +11.3%-10.0% +0.9%
3 months -6.4%+3.6% +5.9%
6 months +0.2%+35.6% +8.5%
Year to date +33.8%+36.6% +13.3%
1 year +91.8%+54.1% +12.4%
3 years +16.6%+181.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.3%+41.2% +23.5%
5 years —+167.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+21.8% +11.0%
10 years —+66.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+5.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLIONIMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.1%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%36.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.871.26 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.5%-10.4% -0.9%
52-week high $16.40$56.35 $779.14
52-week low $6.23$32.43 $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.

MultipleLIONIMAX
P/E now vs peer median -30.1xmedian 17.0x 67.8xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 6.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 9.6x 17.8xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 9.3x 21.9xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 1.6x 6.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.63median 1.41

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 monthsLIONIMAX
Revenue $2.88B $416.08M
Gross profit – $248.12M
Operating income $133.20M $83.87M
Net income -$118.80M $47.12M
Free cash flow $97.40M $126.59M
R&D – $6.42M
EPS (diluted) $-0.41 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $425.80M $159.92M
Total debt $1.90B $38.84M
Shares (diluted) 291.60M 56.57M
Enterprise value $2.60B $2.26B

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
MetricLIONIMAX
P/E -30.1x 67.8x
P/FCF 37.3x 21.9x
P/Operating cash flow 33.0x 20.8x
P/S 1.3x 6.7x
P/B -3.0x 6.2x
P/Tangible book -3.0x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 33.0x 17.8x
EV/EBIT 38.4x 31.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 6.4x
EV/FCF 52.5x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.4x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLIONIMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 20.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2,284% 39.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 42.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.9% 10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 79.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.1% 21.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 107.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 284.3% 72.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 234.0% 88.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.5%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLIONIMAX
Debt / assets 35.7% 4.2%
Debt / equity -1.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.5x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 19.5x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 122.5% 51.0%
Equity / assets -22.5% 49.0%
Interest coverage 0.5x 11.2x
Current ratio 0.4x –
Quick ratio 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.1x –
Altman Z-score -0.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLIONIMAX
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -0.7%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -0.7%
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.

ConsensusLIONIMAX
Forward P/E – 22.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +57.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $497.98MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLIONIMAX
Held by institutions 89.1% 91.5%
Institutions holding 291 257
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +4.5%
Institutions buying 155 144
Institutions selling 85 69
Buyers to sellers 1.82 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.

LIONIMAX
LION 1.00 0.19
IMAX 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LION and IMAX?

Lionsgate Studios (LION) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lionsgate Studios (LION) $3.64B, Imax (IMAX) $2.77B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Imax (IMAX) has the highest net margin (Lionsgate Studios (LION) -4.1%, 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) +91.8%, Imax (IMAX) +54.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Imax (IMAX) has been the steadiest (Lionsgate Studios (LION) 49.1%, Imax (IMAX) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LION and IMAX move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.19, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LION 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 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.