Growth Metrics

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

National CineMedia has reported Gross Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 72.06% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Gross Margin at 72.06% for Q2 2026, up 272.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Apr 2026 was 88.9% (up 1219.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 82.89%, up 17.0%.
  • Gross Margin reached 72.06% in Q2 2026 per NCMI's latest filing, down from 88.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 96.62% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 64.08% in Q4 2024.
  • Median Gross Margin over the past 5 years was 86.91% (2022), compared with a mean of 82.46%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Gross Margin skyrocketed 12950bps in 2022 before it tumbled -1413bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 87.13% in 2022, then decreased by -14bps to 75.0% in 2023, then decreased by -15bps to 64.08% in 2024, then soared by 48bps to 94.95% in 2025, then dropped by -24bps to 72.06% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for NCMI at 72.06% in Q2 2026, 88.2% in Q1 2026, and 94.95% in Q3 2025.