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AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

$AMC·$2.3B·Entertainment·Communication Services
$2.62+1.2%YTD+70.7%1Y-8.5%
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2026-08-21: 475 posts2026-08-22: 240 posts2026-08-23: 302 posts3,200-5%
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AMAMC
$AMCAMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $AMC, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-31

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

The theatrical box-office recovery is doing real work, and the meme-sized share count is the reason the tape still trades like an option.

AMC is the world's largest movie-theater chain, and the stock reads as two things at once: a genuine cyclical recovery on a strong 2026 box office, and a five-year meme name whose share count is what buyers are ultimately betting against. It's been a fresh ride higher — up 71% year-to-date and sitting in the top quarter of its 52-week range.

  • The recovery in the print is real: Q1 revenue grew 21% year-over-year to $1.05B, and Q2 EPS of $0.14 crushed the -$0.03 consensus — a beat driven by a stronger 2026 film slate that management now sees pushing industry box office toward the $10.4B level.
  • The share-count picture is the tell: with roughly 890M shares outstanding after years of ATM issuance, every dollar of moviegoer revenue supports far fewer dollars of EPS than the same dollar did before dilution — the operational recovery has to run harder than the count to compound value.
  • The valuation lens is unusual: the equity trades at just 0.22x sales despite a 65% gross margin and roughly 30% return on invested capital in the recovery — cheap on the top line, expensive on the balance sheet, which is why the cyclical box-office read matters more than a multiple debate here.
  • Structural setup adds fuel: the tape sits 45% above the 200-day moving average, volume is normal (not blow-off), and no meaningful insider selling shows up in the bundle to counter the run.

The path if it works is a Q3 print that confirms the ~$3B whisper (Coyote vs Acme plus the Avengers content wave) and starts to click on FCF — the tape extends and the multiple gets rebuilt on cash generation rather than squeeze narratives. What resets it is a soft Q3 that reminds buyers a levered 890M-share cinema chain is still fragile without the box office actively pushing through.

Agrees with X sentimentThe X bull take — record August box office, hopes for a $3B Q3 lifted by Coyote vs Acme and the Avengers content — captures the real cyclical recovery the print is showing; the MOASS-style squeeze narratives and Ryan Cohen-crossover lore layered on top are the crowd's noise, not the fundamental story that's actually working.

What to watch: The Nov 4 Q3 print — whether revenue confirms a $3B quarter and FCF starts turning; a clean beat extends the run, a miss reminds the tape 890M shares is a very heavy count for this box office.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 2026 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment189 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-30

The thread is loudly bullish, driven by cult-holder optimism around AMC's record August box office pushing toward $1.25B and hopes for a $3B Q3 lifted by Coyote vs. Acme and Avengers content. Posters lean into MOASS-style squeeze narratives, Ryan Cohen crossover lore, and daily Day 213 posting rituals. Skeptics inside the base call out the roughly 890M share count and a near-99% five-year drawdown, but those voices are the minority.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates the largest US and European movie theater chain, earning from ticket sales, food and beverage, and advertising.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Entertainment sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AMC.

Entertainment · Communication Services

Streaming subscriber economics are the central tension: pricing power improving as password-sharing crackdowns and ad-tier rollouts lift ARPU. Linear TV cord-cutting continues structurally — sports rights remain the last durable moat.

What this means for $AMC

Neutral — AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc; exposure to the industry macro driver is limited or indirect.

Industry benchmark

9-name peer basket
+9.9%YTD
+4.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-1.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
29.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
38.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-11.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
29.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
65.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-4.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 20, 2026$0.14$0.03+366.7%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$-0.22$-0.32+31.3%
Q4 2025Feb 23, 2026$-0.25$-0.20-25.0%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$-0.58$-0.19-205.3%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $-0.05

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$1.0B+21.2%23.0%-4.3%$-0.22$-174.7M
Q4 FY25$1.3B-1.4%140%145%$-0.25$43.3M
Q3 FY25$1.3B-3.6%24.2%2.8%$-0.58$-81.1M
Q2 FY25$1.4B+35.6%65.1%6.6%$-0.01$88.9M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$5.5B$5.4B – $5.6B-$0.24-$0.26 – -$0.196
FY27$5.7B$5.6B – $5.9B-$0.07-$0.16 – $0.105
FY28$6.0B$5.8B – $6.3B$0.03-$0.09 – $0.125

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.74%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+10.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+44.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 831.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.225-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyMay 19Adam M AronCEO250.0K sh$344K

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KDebt-obligation accelerationJun 258-K — Item 2.04: Debt-obligation acceleration · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

AMC Entertainment announced the full redemption of its $125.471 million of 6.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 at par (100% of principal plus accrued interest), with notice delivered June 24, 2026. The redemption was funded concurrently with AMC's completion of a registered direct equity offering. This debt paydown reduces AMC's leverage and eliminates near-term maturity risk on those notes — a meaningful balance sheet improvement funded via equity dilution from the concurrent share offering.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jun 23424B5
AI summary

AMC filed a 424B5 prospectus supplement on 2026-06-23 of 95,250,000 Shares at $0.01 per share. This represents dilution happening now.

8-KMaterial agreementJun 238-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Delaware 001-33892 26-0303916 entered into a material purchase agreement on 2026-06-23 for $0.01, $2.10, expected closing June 24, 2026. Narrative: ngs, Inc. (the “Company” or “AMC”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investors (the “Investors”) for the sale by the Company of 95,250,000 shares (the “Shares”) of its Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), i... Delaware 001-33892 26-0303916 furnished a Reg FD disclosure covering: ngs, Inc. (the “Company” or “AMC”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional investors (the “Investors”) for the sale by the Company of 95,250,000 shares (the “Shares”) of its Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”), at a purchase price of $2.10 per share. The Offerin.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJun 118-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) issued a Regulation FD press release on June 11, 2026 announcing completion of its previously disclosed at-the-market (ATM) equity offering; specific proceeds and share count are in the attached Exhibit 99.1. The information is furnished rather than filed, so it does not carry Exchange Act Section 18 liability. Completion of the ATM confirms incremental dilution and provides AMC with additional liquidity, consistent with the company's ongoing equity capital management strategy.

8-KUnregistered equity saleMay 138-K — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

AMC filed an 8-K (Item 8.01) dated 2026-05-13. below is incorporated herein by reference. The shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) described herein were issued pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

8-KUnregistered equity saleMay 58-K — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

AMC filed an 8-K (Item 8.01) dated 2026-05-05. below is incorporated herein by reference. The shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) described herein will be issued pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 178-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

AMC entered into a credit agreement (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-04-17). Counterparty: Odeon, as borrower, OCGL, as the company, the lenders party thereto and U.S. Ban. Size: approximately $425,000,000. Rate: 12.750%. Maturing in 2031. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 18-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
AI summary

AMC entered into a material definitive agreement (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-04-01). Counterparty: Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (the “Lend. Size: approximately $425,000,000. Rate: 12.750%. Due 2027. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

AMC's $10.4B Box-Office Threshold: Is Annual FCF Within Reach?zacks.com·5d agoAMC Entertainment: Watch The Share Countseekingalpha.com·5d agoAMC Entertainment Spikes 7%, Cinemark Climbs 6%: Is This a Short Squeeze in Progress?247wallst.com·7d agoAMC vs. Cinemark: Which Theater Stock Is the Better Buy Now?zacks.com·7d agoAMC Stock Climbs Monday as Governance Overhaul and Strong Box Office Sentiment Fuel Momentumbenzinga.com·7d ago

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