Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Cinemark Holdings (CNK) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.62% in Q3 2026, up 4.81 percentage points from 4.80% a year earlier and up 2.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 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 Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 2.36 percentage points in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.54% (Q2 2026), 5.82% (Q1 2026) and 4.67% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 42.00 Bn | 9.65 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 6.90% |
| 2 | TKO Group Holdings | 37.65 Bn | 34.84 Bn | 871.13 Mn | 8.69% |
| 3 | Liberty Media | 23.31 Bn | 17.79 Bn | 494.00 Mn | 4.26% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 9.54 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 20.12 Mn | - |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.77 Bn | 1.20 Bn | - | 15.35% |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.20 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 90.38 Mn | 15.31% |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 3.09 Bn | 790.41 Mn | 1.13 Bn | 7.06% |
| 8 | Marcus | 842.79 Mn | 721.54 Mn | 113.63 Mn | 4.66% |
| 9 | Reading International | 38.60 Mn | 8.91 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 1.12% |
| 10 | Nip | 16.85 Mn | -21.45 Mn | - | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.35% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.10% |
| 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 | 6.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.72% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.76% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -12.98% |
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Cinemark Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CNK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();