AMC Entertainment vs Lionsgate Studios
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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 β0.4%).
- Lionsgate Studios turned more of its sales into free cash flow (0.4% FCF margin, against β7.6%).
- Lionsgate Studios earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (8.3%, against β0.8%).
| Latest fiscal year | AMC Β· FY25 | LION Β· FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.1B | $3.6B |
| Revenue | $4.8B | $2.6B |
| Free cash flow | β$366M | $11.4M |
| Net income | β$632M | β$198M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.6% | 1.8% |
| 5-year growth | 31.3% | β |
| Share count change | 42.1% | 14.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | β0.4% | 3.7% |
| Net margin | β13.0% | β7.5% |
| FCF margin | β7.6% | 0.4% |
| Return on capital | β0.8% | 8.3% |
| Return on equity | β | β |
| 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 | β | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 5 |
Revenue
FY17
AMC $5.1B
LION β
FY18
AMC $5.5B
LION β
FY19
AMC $5.5B
LION β
FY20
AMC $1.2B
LION β
FY21
AMC $2.5B
LION β
FY22
AMC $3.9B
LION β
FY23
AMC $4.8B
LION β
FY24
AMC $4.6B
LION $2.5B
FY25
AMC $4.8B
LION $2.6B
FY26
AMC β
LION $2.6B
AMC
LION
Operating margin
FY17
AMC 2.0%
LION β
FY18
AMC 4.9%
LION β
FY19
AMC 2.5%
LION β
FY20
AMC β330.2%
LION β
FY21
AMC β36.8%
LION β
FY22
AMC β13.4%
LION β
FY23
AMC β1.5%
LION β
FY24
AMC β1.7%
LION β0.6%
FY25
AMC β0.4%
LION β0.7%
FY26
AMC β
LION 3.7%
AMC
LION
Free cash flow
FY17
AMC β$89.4M
LION β
FY18
AMC β$53.1M
LION β
FY19
AMC $60.9M
LION β
FY20
AMC β$1.3B
LION β
FY21
AMC β$707M
LION β
FY22
AMC β$831M
LION β
FY23
AMC β$441M
LION β
FY24
AMC β$296M
LION $387M
FY25
AMC β$366M
LION β$180M
FY26
AMC β
LION $11.4M
AMC
LION
Return on capital
FY17
AMC 1.4%
LION β
FY18
AMC 3.9%
LION β
FY19
AMC 1.8%
LION β
FY20
AMC β78.1%
LION β
FY21
AMC β35.0%
LION β
FY22
AMC β22.9%
LION β
FY23
AMC β3.3%
LION β
FY24
AMC β3.5%
LION β
FY25
AMC β0.8%
LION β1.1%
FY26
AMC β
LION 8.3%
AMC
LION
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.