AMC Entertainment
AMC · Movies & Entertainment
$2.90
1.0%Lionsgate Studios
LION · Movies & Entertainment
$12.49
1.7%The short version
- AMC Entertainment is the larger business, with $4.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.6B for Lionsgate Studios, about 1.8 times as much.
- AMC Entertainment grew revenue faster (4.6%, against 1.8%).
- Lionsgate Studios kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (3.7% operating margin, against −0.4% operating margin).
- Lionsgate Studios turned more of its sales into free cash flow (0.4% FCF margin, against −7.6% FCF margin).
- Lionsgate Studios earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (8.3%, against −0.8%).
| Latest fiscal year | AMC · FY25 | LION · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.1B | $3.6B |
| Revenue | $4.8B | $2.6B |
| Free cash flow | −$366M | $11.4M |
| Net income | −$632M | −$198M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.6% | 1.8% |
| 5-year growth | 31.3% | — |
| Share count change | 42.1% | 14.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | −0.4% | 3.7% |
| Net margin | −13.0% | −7.5% |
| FCF margin | −7.6% | 0.4% |
| Return on capital | −0.8% | 8.3% |
| Return on equity | — | — |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $3.6B | $1.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 12.3x | 13.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 5 |
FY17
AMC $5.1B
LION —
FY18
AMC $5.5B
LION —
FY19
AMC $5.5B
LION —
FY20
AMC $1.2B
LION —
FY21
AMC $2.5B
LION —
FY22
AMC $3.9B
LION —
FY23
AMC $4.8B
LION —
FY24
AMC $4.6B
LION $2.5B
FY25
AMC $4.8B
LION $2.6B
FY26
AMC —
LION $2.6B
AMC
LION
FY17
AMC 2.0%
LION —
FY18
AMC 4.9%
LION —
FY19
AMC 2.5%
LION —
FY20
AMC −330.2%
LION —
FY21
AMC −36.8%
LION —
FY22
AMC −13.4%
LION —
FY23
AMC −1.5%
LION —
FY24
AMC −1.7%
LION −0.6%
FY25
AMC −0.4%
LION −0.7%
FY26
AMC —
LION 3.7%
AMC
LION
FY17
AMC −$89.4M
LION —
FY18
AMC −$53.1M
LION —
FY19
AMC $60.9M
LION —
FY20
AMC −$1.3B
LION —
FY21
AMC −$707M
LION —
FY22
AMC −$831M
LION —
FY23
AMC −$441M
LION —
FY24
AMC −$296M
LION $387M
FY25
AMC −$366M
LION −$180M
FY26
AMC —
LION $11.4M
AMC
LION
FY17
AMC 1.4%
LION —
FY18
AMC 3.9%
LION —
FY19
AMC 1.8%
LION —
FY20
AMC −78.1%
LION —
FY21
AMC −35.0%
LION —
FY22
AMC −22.9%
LION —
FY23
AMC −3.3%
LION —
FY24
AMC −3.5%
LION —
FY25
AMC −0.8%
LION −1.1%
FY26
AMC —
LION 8.3%
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