Cinemark Holdings (CNK) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Cinemark Holdings' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.12% in Q2 2026, up 1.25 percentage points from 6.87% a year earlier and up 1.32 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 Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.08 percentage points.
- 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 2021 (a drop of 11.44 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CNK's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 6.80% (Q1 2026), 5.82% (Q4 2025) and 0.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.78 Bn | 8.85 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.74% |
| 2 | TKO Group Holdings | 33.44 Bn | 30.40 Bn | 990.96 Mn | 6.70% |
| 3 | Liberty Media | 18.71 Bn | 14.03 Bn | 329.00 Mn | 2.95% |
| 4 | Liberty Live Holdings | 8.81 Bn | 6.86 Bn | 30.26 Mn | -2.57% |
| 5 | Cinemark Holdings | 4.18 Bn | 797.64 Mn | - | 8.12% |
| 6 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment | 3.23 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 75.84 Mn | 14.10% |
| 7 | Amc Entertainment Holdings | 1.99 Bn | 80.86 Mn | 1.05 Bn | 10.29% |
| 8 | Emerald Holding | 997.46 Mn | 523.66 Mn | 99.50 Mn | -1.57% |
| 9 | Marcus | 831.33 Mn | 762.92 Mn | 106.56 Mn | 5.03% |
| 10 | Reading International | 41.78 Mn | 12.09 Mn | 14.10 Mn | 1.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.84% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -19.08% |
API Access
Cinemark Holdings Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=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();