NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC (NCMI)
Communication · Cinema advertising and network services · NASDAQ
Digital advertising and content network operator that sells cinema advertising across U.S. theater chains and manages specialty exhibition content.
What NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC does
National CineMedia operates a digital cinema advertising network (DCN) and lobby entertainment network (LEN) that displays advertisements and promotional content across thousands of screens in AMC, Cinemark, and other affiliated movie theater circuits. The company generates revenue by selling advertising inventory to national brands and generating fees from theater exhibitors. It also owns Spotlight Cinema Networks, a platform serving art house, luxury, and dine-in theaters with specialized content and advertising solutions.
Themes: ["Cinema advertising networks","Out-of-home advertising","Movie theater exhibition partnerships","Specialty / art house cinema content"]
Fundamentals
- Price$3.88 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$358M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-19.3% as of 2026-07-09 close
- Net margin-3.5% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+44.1% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-2.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.03 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+1.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.50 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +3.1%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
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Competitors & peers
- Cinemark Holdings (CNMK)
- AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC)
- Regal Entertainment / Cineworld
- AMC theater circuits
- Cinemark theater circuits
- Regal / Cineworld theaters (post-July 2023 network affiliate)
- Art house and luxury movie theaters
- Dine-in theater chains
- National brand advertisers
- Dependence on exhibitor relationships: Regal terminated its ESA in July 2023; AMC amended and terminated its TRA in April 2025, reducing revenue streams and payment obligations.
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.