Growth Metrics

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

National CineMedia (NCMI) has disclosed FCF Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 6.55% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 2602.0% to 6.55% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.4% through Jan 2026, down 2124.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.15% for FY2026, 2148.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin hit 6.55% in Q1 2026 for National CineMedia, up from 3.15% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 60.43% in Q1 2024 to a low of 110.93% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 6.35% across 5 years, with a median of 1.36% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: skyrocketed 43231bps in 2022 and later plummeted -11680bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 12.54% in 2022, then soared by 223bps to 15.42% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 111bps to 32.56% in 2024, then tumbled by -110bps to 3.15% in 2025, then surged by 307bps to 6.55% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for NCMI at 6.55% in Q1 2026, 3.15% in Q3 2025, and 12.74% in Q2 2025.