IMAX CORP (IMAX)
Communication Services · Cinema Technology & Exhibition Services · NYSE
IMAX is a global entertainment technology provider delivering immersive cinematic experiences through proprietary large-format projection systems and digital remastering.
What IMAX CORP does
IMAX Corporation is an entertainment technology company specializing in motion picture technologies and large-format presentations. The company designs and manufactures proprietary projection and sound systems, and provides image enhancement and maintenance services to theater operators worldwide. IMAX also manages a film portfolio and generates revenue through technology rentals, sales of equipment, and digital remastering services.
Themes: Immersive entertainment, Premium Large Format (PLF) cinema, Digital film post-production, Global theater exhibition infrastructure
Fundamentals
- Price$52.74 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$2.9B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+103.1% 2025-08-21 close $25.97 → 2026-08-21 close $52.74
- P/E71.38 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+9.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+59.6% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+11.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.79 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+14.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+10.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.53 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-23 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How IMAX compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 79 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 132 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 121 covered Communication Services peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 114 covered Communication Services peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Communication Services companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
IMAX is in the Communication Services Short-term Top 10.
Communication Services Short-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
Not scored for the long-term list: no shareholder return data.
Short-term score
60.3 #199 of 1,704 scored · #5 of 66 in Communication Services
Trend 93rd: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; momentum 63rd: over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 52.6 percentage points; weakest is volume and participation 31st: trading volume is unusually light — only about 42% of its 30-day average.
Communication Services Short-term Top 10
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 4th in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 62.3.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
How IMAX CORP looks technically
IMAX CORP (IMAX) is trading 36.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 543 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 36, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 63, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago. It is 3.2% below its all-time high. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 42% of its 30-day average.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 36.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +36.1% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $44.60 | $44.60 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $38.74 | $38.74 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 46 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 46 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 543 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 543 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 36, with buyers in control | 36.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 63, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 63.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($48.36 to $54.50) — its "stochastic" reading is 71 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 71.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 2 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $54.50 | $54.50 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 3.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -3.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 108.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +108.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 3.2% below its highest point of the past year | 3.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $54.50 (set on 2026-08-20) | $54.50 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($25.66 to $53.71), and it has given back only a small part of its rise from last year’s low — 3% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $35.48 to $36.38. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 3.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 3.2% below its all-time high | -3.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 22.7% above a support level at $40.77 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-04-06, most recently on 2026-05-26. Since 2024-08-21 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -22.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.41 (set on 2008-11-21) | $2.41 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 2088.3% above its all-time low | +2,088% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 41st percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.07 between its high and its low — about 3.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.07 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $45.93 and $54.97 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $45.93 – $50.45 – $54.97 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.9% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (36.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 42% of its 30-day average | 0.42× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
|---|---|---|
| Since a bullish engulfing | 2 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 2 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | -0.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.7% above the previous close 14 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 47.84 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.7% |
| Gap filled | a 2.7% gap up opened on 2026-07-20 has been "filled" 24 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 24 sessions ago |
Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 37.0 percentage points (the stock gained 39.3% while the market gained 2.3%) | +37.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 52.6 percentage points (the stock gained 55.7% while the market gained 3.1%) | +52.6% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 28.4 percentage points (the stock gained 39.5% while the market gained 11.1%) | +28.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 82.6 percentage points (the stock gained 103.1% while the market gained 20.5%) | +82.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 32% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.3% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | +32.4% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 32% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $40.04 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +31.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 8% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-23 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $48.80 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 22 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +8.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
IMAX last closed at $52.74 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40.77 | Support | 22.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-06 to 2026-05-26 |
| $37.86 | Support | 28.2% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-21 to 2026-04-30 |
| $36.92 | Support | 30.0% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-11-19 to 2026-07-21 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke out to a new 20-day high · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · Near the all-time high · beating the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · all time high · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.55 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 11 analysts
- Mean price target$51.18 range $42.00 – $60.00; median $50.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for IMAX
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.5203 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on film release schedules and the quality of blockbuster content.","Risk of credit losses and collectability of financing receivables from theater exhibitors.","Sensitivity to global macroeconomic conditions affecting consumer discretionary spending on cinema."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of IMAX's 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the prior one filed 2025-10-23.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference period: 'three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025' (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Added reference to '2025 Form 10-K' instead of '2024 Form 10-K' (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Added IMAX China ownership percentage 71.57% as of March 31, 2026 (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Added IMAX China net income figures: $6.4 million total, $4.6 million to shareholders for three months ended March 31, 2026 (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Added forward-looking statement words list including 'drive', 'forecast', 'improve', 'likely', 'potential', 'projection', 'prospect', 'remain', 'runway', 'scheduled', 'seek', 'subject to', 'target', 'upcoming' (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Added extensive forward-looking statement language covering AI, brand extensions, capital structure, pension contributions, and technological capabilities (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Added risk factors specific to AI products and AI-generated content (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Added reference to 'accuracy of assumptions underlying goodwill impairment assessment and fair value measurements' as a risk factor (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Removed:
- Removed reference to 'Note 13, Segment Reporting' from opening paragraph (older filing filed 2025-10-23)
- Removed reference period: 'three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024' (older filing filed 2025-10-23)
- Removed IMAX China ownership percentage 71.72% (older filing filed 2025-10-23)
- Removed IMAX China net income figures: $30.5 million total, $21.9 million to shareholders for nine months ended September 30, 2025 (older filing filed 2025-10-23)
- Removed 'IMAX StreamSmart®' from trademark list (older filing filed 2025-10-23)
- Removed section describing company's public disclosure practices and investor relations contact information (older filing filed 2025-10-23)
- Reworded:
- Opening paragraph: changed from 'three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024' to 'three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025' (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Changed reference from '2024 Form 10-K' to '2025 Form 10-K' and from 'fiscal year ended December 31, 2024' to 'fiscal year ended December 31, 2025' (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- IMAX China ownership: changed from '71.72%' to '71.57%' (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Forward-looking statements section: expanded from brief introductory sentence to detailed list of forward-looking statement words and comprehensive statement of included topics (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Risk factors section: substantially rewritten and expanded with more detailed language and additional specific risk categories (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Changed 'risks related to' language to 'risks associated with' in several instances for consistency (newer filing filed 2026-04-30)
- Notes:
- Comparison reflects different reporting periods (Q1 2026 vs Q3 2025) which naturally affects financial metrics and forward-looking content
- Older filing appears to be truncated at the end; full extent of removals may not be complete
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($24950) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 1 sell ($24950) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 7 sells ($8M) — 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-06. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about IMAX's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding IMAX as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 6,873,559
- Reported value $261,263,961
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 1 increased, 4 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
IMAX had 7,774,261 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
IMAX had 14.2% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.83 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 7,774,261
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 14.2%
- Prior settlement (shares) 6,532,276
- Reported change 19.01%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.83
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Dolby Laboratories (DLB)
- Cinemark Holdings (CNK)
- AMC Entertainment (AMC)
- Regal Cinemas (Cineworld)
- Barco NV
- Christie Digital Systems
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Frequently asked questions
What does IMAX CORP (IMAX) do?
IMAX Corporation is an entertainment technology company specializing in motion picture technologies and large-format presentations. The company designs and manufactures proprietary projection and sound systems, and provides image enhancement and maintenance services to theater operators worldwide. IMAX also manages a film portfolio and generates revenue through technology rentals, sales of equipment, and digital remastering services.
What sector is IMAX CORP (IMAX) in?
IMAX CORP (IMAX) is classified in the Communication Services sector. Its industry is Cinema Technology & Exhibition Services. It trades on NYSE.
Who are IMAX CORP's (IMAX) competitors?
Notable peers of IMAX CORP (IMAX) include Dolby Laboratories, Cinemark Holdings, AMC Entertainment, Regal Cinemas (Cineworld) and Barco NV. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is IMAX CORP (IMAX) overbought or oversold right now?
IMAX CORP (IMAX) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 63, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on IMAX come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.