AMC Entertainment vs Lionsgate Studios
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I put AMC Entertainment and Lionsgate Studios side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
AMC Entertainment
AMC
2/8
Revenue growthNet debt / EBITDA
Lionsgate Studios
LION
6/8
Operating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | AMC FY25 | LION FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.1B | $3.5B |
| 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 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.