IMAX Corporation
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
Today's AI verdict on what's driving $IMAX, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.
What it does
Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.
Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
Where Entertainment sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $IMAX.
Entertainment
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.
Industry benchmark
9-name peer basket
-3.1%YTD
+16.7%1Y
Fundamentals & catalyst
Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.
Key ratios
P/E
68.9How 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
9.3%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
22.1%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
4.5%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
6.8Same 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
11.9%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
59.1%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
0.8Total 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 23, 2026$0.43$0.30+41.1%
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.17$0.15+13.3%
Q4 2025Feb 25, 2026$0.58$0.43+34.9%
Q3 2025Oct 23, 2025$0.47$0.35+34.1%
Next earningsThu, Oct 22·consensus EPS $0.58
Quarterly trend
QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$102.8M+12.2%61.2%20.2%$0.28$32.0M
Q1 FY26$81.4M-6.1%56.3%12.2%$0.08$1.9M
Q4 FY25$125.2M+35.1%56.0%25.8%$0.01$26.8M
Q3 FY25$106.7M+16.6%63.1%27.2%$0.38$65.7M
Forward consensus
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$456.0M$440.9M – $478.8M$1.82$1.61 – $2.089
FY27$479.0M$464.2M – $521.3M$2.05$1.69 – $2.439
FY28$508.4M$498.1M – $531.2M$2.33$2.19 – $2.478
FY29$548.9M$530.8M – $585.4M$2.60$2.49 – $2.826
FY30$617.6M$597.2M – $658.7M$3.34$3.20 – $3.636
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.0.4×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.85%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.+11.3%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.+29.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.
Float & profile
FloatLow float · 41.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.1% 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.β0.395-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.
Insider activity
Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.
Recent news
Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.
15 Stocks to Watch With Short Squeeze PotentialIMAX CFO Natasha Fernandes Sells $1.1 Million in Stock -- Should Investors Cash-in After the Stock Surged 78%?Here's Why Imax (IMAX) is a Strong Momentum StockImax says it's open to a sale. Why is no one buying?IMAX to Present at Upcoming Institutional Investor Conferences
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