AMC Entertainment vs Lionsgate Studios
AMC Entertainment reported revenue of $4.8 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.8 times Lionsgate Studios' $2.6 billion in fiscal 2026. AMC Entertainment's revenue grew 4.6% in its latest year, and Lionsgate Studios' grew 1.8%. AMC Entertainment had an operating margin of -0.4%, against 3.7% at Lionsgate Studios. Free cash flow was −$366 million at AMC Entertainment and $11 million at Lionsgate Studios. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and March 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| AMC Entertainment | Lionsgate Studios | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, Mar 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $4.8B | $2.6B |
| Revenue growth | 4.6% | 1.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 31.3% | — |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | −0.4% | 3.7% |
| Net margin | −13.0% | −7.5% |
| Free cash flow | −$366M | $11M |
| Free cash flow margin | −7.5% | 0.4% |
| Return on capital | −0.8% | 8.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 12.3x | 13.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | 42.0% | 14.7% |
| Last close | $2.89 | $12.14 |
| P/E at the last close | — | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $345,000, sold $0 | sold $2.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 of 8 | 5 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the AMC Entertainment and Lionsgate Studios pages.