Growth Metrics

National CineMedia (NCMI) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)

National CineMedia (NCMI) has disclosed EBITDA Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 31.44% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 282.0% to 31.44% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 4.32% through Jan 2026, up 495.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 4.36% for FY2026, 490.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin hit 31.44% in Q1 2026 for National CineMedia, up from 2.52% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 3684.46% in Q2 2023 to a low of 130.37% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 254.68% across 5 years, with a median of 3.41% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA Margin: skyrocketed 368550bps in 2023 and later plummeted -370036bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 6.65% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 292bps to 26.1% in 2023, then increased by 10bps to 28.62% in 2024, then crashed by -91bps to 2.52% in 2025, then soared by 1146bps to 31.44% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA Margin for NCMI at 31.44% in Q1 2026, 2.52% in Q3 2025, and 20.66% in Q2 2025.