Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Cinemark Holdings (CNK) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.54% in Q2 2026, up 1.34 percentage points from 6.20% a year earlier and up 1.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cinemark Holdings reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.36%, down 6.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +21.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 12.70% in FY2024 (+1.85 pp), 10.85% in FY2023 (+13.34 pp), -2.48% in FY2022 (+2.97 pp) and -5.46% in FY2021 (+9.38 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.34 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 13.78 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 6.12 percentage points in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 5.82% (Q1 2026), 4.67% (Q4 2025) and 4.80% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.78 Bn | 8.85 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 8.38% |
| 2 | TKO Group Holdings | 33.44 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 7.32% |
| 3 | Liberty Media | 18.71 Bn | 14.03 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 3.63% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.81 Bn | 6.86 Bn | 30.26 Mn | - |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.18 Bn | 797.64 Mn | - | 7.54% |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.23 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 75.84 Mn | 11.81% |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 1.99 Bn | 80.86 Mn | 1.05 Bn | 3.83% |
| 8 | Emerald Holding | 997.46 Mn | 523.66 Mn | 99.50 Mn | -1.43% |
| 9 | Marcus | 831.33 Mn | 762.92 Mn | 106.56 Mn | 3.88% |
| 10 | Reading International | 41.78 Mn | 12.09 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 1.12% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.20% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.38% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7.66% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -13.95% |
Cinemark Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CNK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();