National CineMedia (NCMI) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
National CineMedia's (NCMI) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 72.06% in Q2 2026, up 272.0% year-on-year from 19.37% in Q2 2025, and down 18.3% quarter-over-quarter from 88.2% in Q1 2026.
National CineMedia (NCMI) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
National CineMedia has disclosed Gross Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 72.06% for Q2 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 72.06%, up 272.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 88.9% (up 1219.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 82.89%, up 17.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 72.06% for Q2 2026 at National CineMedia, down from 88.2% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 96.62% in Q2 2023 to a low of 64.08% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 86.91% (2022), against an average of 82.46%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 12950 bps in 2022 and slumped 1413 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- National CineMedia's Gross Margin stood at 87.13% in 2022, then declined by 14 bps to 75.0% in 2023, then decreased by 15 bps to 64.08% in 2024, then soared by 48 bps to 94.95% in 2025, then dropped by 24 bps to 72.06% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 72.06% (Q2 2026), 88.2% (Q1 2026), and 94.95% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 175.91 Bn | 173.15 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 96.70% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.52 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 16.62% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.46 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 73.58% |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.71 Bn | -875.81 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.36 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 70.41 Mn | 81.08% |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.27 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 71.96% |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 56.94% |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 74.79% |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 34.74% |
| 10 | National CineMedia | 332.29 Mn | 280.69 Mn | 24.50 Mn | 72.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | 72.06% |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 88.20% |
| Sep 25, 2025 | 94.95% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 93.82% |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 69.34% |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 64.08% |
| Sep 26, 2024 | 83.81% |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 93.24% |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 73.26% |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 75.00% |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 74.49% |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 96.62% |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 72.78% |
| Dec 29, 2022 | 87.13% |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 88.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 87.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 86.91% |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 60.94% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 83.60% |
| Jul 1, 2021 | 36.43% |