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Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

$38.51-0.62%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026

Basics

Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Entertainment
Country: United States
Market cap: 4.5B USD
Enterprise value: 6.9B USD
Full-time employees: 8,451

Overall health

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.03 vs a peer median of 0.65), less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.84 vs a peer median of 1.38) and more debt relative to equity (5.88× vs a peer median of 0.37×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.03 vs peers 0.65), less liquidity (current ratio 0.84 vs peers 1.38) and more debt vs equity (5.88× vs peers 0.37×)
About average: growth and valuation

Ranks #270 of 454 communication services companies (bottom 41%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 5.9× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 5.9× equity vs peers 0.4×.
Debt is 5.9× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 5.9× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.
Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 145% of reported profit.
Cinemark's free cash flow is 145% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

StockQuotient Score

46/ 100▲ 1 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 48 → Nov 4 46 (-2)

Valuation

Is the price right?

54/100

Moderate▲ 2 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 52 → 54

Share price -2.6%+1
Company's reported figures updated-1
Peer companies moved+2

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Helped by:

▲ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield4.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.64Sector median: 0.0294 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield9.6%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.15Sector median: 0.0857 · MAD: 0.0649

Free cash flow yield7.0%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC cash flow or share count unavailable · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.06Sector median: 0.0740 · MAD: 0.0593

Other data (not scored)

Book yield11.2%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC equity or share count unavailableReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4780 · MAD: 0.3375

Growth

Is it growing?

51/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 4.5%

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ 3-yr revenue
▼ EPS growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-5.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.46Sector median: 0.0878 · MAD: 0.3126

3-year revenue growth6.3%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.47Sector median: 0.0303 · MAD: 0.0683

Revenue growth4.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.21Sector median: 0.0299 · MAD: 0.0720

Profitability

Does it earn well?

73/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROIC
▲ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin11.0%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC operating income not reported in standard form · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.35Sector median: 0.0818 · MAD: 0.0789

Return on assets6.0%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.02Sector median: 0.0272 · MAD: 0.0318

Return on invested capital19.5%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC operating income or invested capital unavailable · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.91Sector median: 0.0598 · MAD: 0.0706

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin49.4%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.4656 · MAD: 0.1827

Return on equity45.8%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0529 · MAD: 0.1007

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Debt / equity
▼ Beta
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.03

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.30Sector median: 0.6525 · MAD: 0.2880

Current ratio0.84×

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of dateReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.78Sector median: 1.3848 · MAD: 0.6948

Debt / equity5.88×

Yahoo Finance fallback · no standard SEC debt tagOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -13.85Sector median: 0.3697 · MAD: 0.3335

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Cinemark

Is Cinemark getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 46/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Cinemark valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 54/100 against 512 communication services peers. Earnings yield 4.8% vs a peer median of 2.9% (stronger than 61% of peers).Earnings yield 4.8% vs peers 2.9% (stronger than 61% of peers).
Is Cinemark growing?: At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 51/100 against 512 communication services peers. 3-year revenue growth 6.3% vs a peer median of 3.0% (stronger than 63% of peers).3-year revenue growth 6.3% vs peers 3.0% (stronger than 63% of peers). Earnings per share growth -5.5% vs a peer median of 8.8% (weaker than 62% of peers).Earnings per share growth -5.5% vs peers 8.8% (weaker than 62% of peers).
How profitable is Cinemark?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 73/100 against 512 communication services peers. Return on invested capital 19.5% vs a peer median of 6.0% (stronger than 82% of peers).Return on invested capital 19.5% vs peers 6.0% (stronger than 82% of peers).
How risky is Cinemark?: Higher risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 5.88× vs a peer median of 0.37× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 5.88× vs peers 0.37× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Jul 30, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026

No major changes

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	3.2B USD	3.4B USD	+4.5%
Net income (12 months)	170.7M USD	216.6M USD	+26.9%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Communication Services · 67 companies

Valuations in Communication Services are within their usual range since 2016.

46% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
22% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +13% and earnings +11% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is −6% vs the whole market, against a usual −7%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Communication Services: too few Entertainment companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Operating margin	-16.7%	-11.8%	7.9%	9.7%	5.1%	▼ 4.7 pts
Net margin	-28.0%	-11.0%	6.1%	10.2%	4.4%	▼ 5.7 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	-8.1%	—	—	—	—	—
Return on equity (ROE)	-130.9%	—	—	—	—	—
Free cash flow margin	4.7%	—	—	—	—	—
Current ratio	1.14×	—	—	—	—	—
Quick ratio	1.12×	—	—	—	—	—
Debt to equity	7.74×	—	—	—	—	—
Interest coverage	-1.69×	-1.86×	1.60×	2.06×	1.11×	▼ 46%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.03 vs a peer median of 0.65), less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.84 vs a peer median of 1.38) and more debt relative to equity (5.88× vs a peer median of 0.37×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.03 vs peers 0.65), less liquidity (current ratio 0.84 vs peers 1.38) and more debt vs equity (5.88× vs peers 0.37×)

About average: growth and valuation

Ranks #270 of 454 communication services companies (bottom 41%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Much more borrowing than peers. Debt is 5.9× equity vs a peer median of 0.4×.Debt is 5.9× equity vs peers 0.4×.

Debt is 5.9× shareholders' equity, against a peer median of 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.Debt is 5.9× shareholders' equity, vs peers 0.4×, among the highest 10% of its peer group.

Profit is backed by cash. Free cash flow is 145% of reported profit.

Cinemark's free cash flow is 145% of its reported profit, so its earnings are turning into cash it can reinvest, pay out or use to reduce debt.

Questions investors ask about Cinemark

Is Cinemark getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Jul 30, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 46/100, up 1 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Cinemark valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 54/100 against 512 communication services peers. Earnings yield 4.8% vs a peer median of 2.9% (stronger than 61% of peers).Earnings yield 4.8% vs peers 2.9% (stronger than 61% of peers).

Is Cinemark growing?

At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 51/100 against 512 communication services peers. 3-year revenue growth 6.3% vs a peer median of 3.0% (stronger than 63% of peers).3-year revenue growth 6.3% vs peers 3.0% (stronger than 63% of peers). Earnings per share growth -5.5% vs a peer median of 8.8% (weaker than 62% of peers).Earnings per share growth -5.5% vs peers 8.8% (weaker than 62% of peers).

How profitable is Cinemark?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 73/100 against 512 communication services peers. Return on invested capital 19.5% vs a peer median of 6.0% (stronger than 82% of peers).Return on invested capital 19.5% vs peers 6.0% (stronger than 82% of peers).

How risky is Cinemark?

Higher risk relative to 512 communication services peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 5.88× vs a peer median of 0.37× (weaker than 100% of peers).Debt / equity 5.88× vs peers 0.37× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

3.2B USD

3.4B USD

+4.5%

Net income (12 months)

170.7M USD

216.6M USD

+26.9%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Operating margin

-16.7%

-11.8%

7.9%

9.7%

5.1%

▼ 4.7 pts

Net margin

-28.0%

-11.0%

6.1%

10.2%

4.4%

▼ 5.7 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

-8.1%

—

Return on equity (ROE)

-130.9%

—

Free cash flow margin

4.7%

—

Current ratio

1.14×

—

Quick ratio

1.12×

—

Debt to equity

7.74×

—

Interest coverage

-1.69×

-1.86×

1.60×

2.06×

1.11×

▼ 46%