Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Cinemark Holdings (CNK) reported Operating Margin of 39.11% for Q3 2026, up 12.33 percentage points from 26.78% a year earlier but down 3.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Cinemark Holdings' Operating Margin came in at 20.37%, up 8.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.81%, down 1.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of +120.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 11.90% in FY2024 (-0.04 pp), 11.94% in FY2023 (+15.60 pp), -3.66% in FY2022 (+13.06 pp) and -16.71% in FY2021 (+93.29 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of -26.18% in Q4 2025 and a high of 42.99% in Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Operating Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 140.99 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 23.89 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 42.99% (Q2 2026), 7.48% (Q1 2026) and -26.18% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.79 Bn | 7.29 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 8.83% |
| 2 | Liberty Media | 25.44 Bn | 19.25 Bn | 494.00 Mn | 19.33% |
| 3 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.25 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 871.13 Mn | 27.76% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 9.36 Bn | 7.28 Bn | 20.12 Mn | -10.96% |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.66 Bn | 1.07 Bn | - | 39.11% |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.77 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 90.38 Mn | 4.48% |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 3.02 Bn | 722.44 Mn | 1.13 Bn | 14.53% |
| 8 | Marcus | 821.51 Mn | 700.25 Mn | 113.63 Mn | 12.74% |
| 9 | Reading International | 39.83 Mn | 9.93 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 11.18% |
| 10 | Nip | 9.60 Mn | 9.60 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 39.11% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 42.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -26.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -20.61% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.17% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -29.00% |
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Cinemark Holdings Operating Margin API
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