Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Cinemark Holdings (CNK) posted Operating Expenses of $1.71 billion for Q2 2026, up 11.3% from $1.53 billion a year earlier and up 37.8% from the prior quarter.
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Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at Cinemark Holdings was $3.07 billion, up 5.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.78 billion, up 3.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cinemark Holdings' Operating Expenses was $2.69 billion in FY2024 (-0.5%), $2.7 billion in FY2023 (+6.3%), $2.54 billion in FY2022 (+44.3%) and $1.76 billion in FY2021 (+22.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses increased in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 6.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 301.1%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 99.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $1.24 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.36 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.49 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.68 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 1.26 Bn |
| 2 | Liberty Media | 21.27 Bn | 15.83 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 846.00 Mn |
| 3 | TKO Group Holdings | 13.42 Bn | 10.34 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 1.12 Bn |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.91 Bn | 6.94 Bn | 30.26 Mn | 148.00 Mn |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.62 Bn | 1.22 Bn | - | 1.71 Bn |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.83 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 75.84 Mn | 70.26 Mn |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 2.21 Bn | 293.86 Mn | 1.05 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 8 | Marcus | 880.96 Mn | 812.55 Mn | 106.56 Mn | 204.68 Mn |
| 9 | Reading International | 40.74 Mn | 10.84 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 59.42 Mn |
| 10 | Nip | 17.52 Mn | -30,357.30 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 986.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 288,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -340,000.00 |
API Access
Cinemark Holdings Operating Expenses API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CNK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "CNK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CNK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();