Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Cinemark Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.68% in Q3 2026, up 8.90 percentage points from 0.78% a year earlier and up 1.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Cinemark Holdings came in at 5.60%, up 0.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +21.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.37% in FY2024 (+1.36 pp), 4.01% in FY2023 (+5.66 pp), -1.65% in FY2022 (+6.40 pp) and -8.05% in FY2021 (+7.62 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.47 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 18.12 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 8.99 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CNK's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 8.12% (Q2 2026), 6.80% (Q1 2026) and 5.82% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 40.45 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 5.24% |
| 2 | Liberty Media | 25.19 Bn | 19.00 Bn | 494.00 Mn | 3.04% |
| 3 | TKO Group Holdings | 14.19 Bn | 11.34 Bn | 871.13 Mn | 8.17% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 9.33 Bn | 7.25 Bn | 20.12 Mn | -2.30% |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.55 Bn | 961.17 Mn | - | 9.68% |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.73 Bn | 2.76 Bn | 90.38 Mn | 19.62% |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 2.94 Bn | 637.09 Mn | 1.13 Bn | 18.37% |
| 8 | Marcus | 822.72 Mn | 701.47 Mn | 113.63 Mn | 5.91% |
| 9 | Reading International | 41.19 Mn | 11.30 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 1.42% |
| 10 | Nip | 10.43 Mn | -30,357.31 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.68% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.12% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.02% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -6.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.45% |
API Access
Cinemark Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CNK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CNK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();