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National CineMedia, Inc.
NCMI Communication Services Advertising Agencies
National CineMedia, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $243.2 million, up 1.00% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 12.7%, EPS was flat and free cash flow grew 60.6%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 133.70 | 51.20 | 50.90 | 56.40 | 16.20 | 24.10 | 2.20 | 1.00 | 3.66 | 3.81 |
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| High | 161.00 | 152.50 | 109.40 | 89.30 | 98.50 | 61.10 | 34.10 | 6.50 | 7.60 | 7.25 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 615 | 572 | 536 | 531 | 418 | 346 | 297 | 292 | 254 | 248 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.84 | 0.57 | 0.95 | 0.98 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 448 | 426 | 441 | 445 | 90 | 115 | 249 | 165 | 241 | 243 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 72.70 | 70.73 | 70.00 | 69.76 | 51.88 | 32.90 | 52.69 | 51.51 | 47.84 | 45.93 | |||||
| EBT | 109 | 295 | 104 | 99 | 36 | (118) | (66) | 697 | (22) | (11) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 24.33 | 69.19 | 23.49 | 22.28 | 39.71 | (103.32) | (26.57) | 421.73 | (9.18) | (4.36) | |||||
| Net income | 95 | 115 | 80 | 87 | (126) | (118) | (66) | 697 | (22) | (11) | |||||
| Depreciation | 38 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 43 | 38 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 74.86 | 65.33 | 57.43 | 57.51 | 11.60 | 14.35 | 30.40 | 3.45 | 2.51 | 2.58 | ||||
| Earnings | 4.20 | 0.20 | 3.90 | 4.70 | (8.40) | (6.10) | (3.07) | 14.73 | (0.23) | (0.11) | |||||
| Cash flow | 22.33 | 21.29 | 19.56 | 18.57 | 7.09 | (11.92) | (5.77) | (0.14) | 0.63 | 0.09 | |||||
| Capex | (2.54) | (2.10) | (1.86) | (1.81) | (1.03) | (0.71) | (0.09) | (0.07) | (0.06) | (0.06) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 19.79 | 19.19 | 17.69 | 16.76 | 6.07 | (12.63) | (5.86) | (0.21) | 0.57 | 0.03 | |||||
| Book value | (19.52) | (11.47) | (11.61) | (15.67) | (34.46) | (48.02) | (56.61) | 9.07 | 4.29 | 3.99 | |||||
| Shares, m | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 96 | 94 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 34.37 | 350.00 | 17.05 | 15.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 1.97 | 1.07 | 1.13 | 1.27 | 3.21 | 1.96 | 0.08 | 1.15 | 2.64 | 1.51 | |||||
| P/B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 1.55 | 0.98 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 3.96 | 3.17 | 3.07 | 3.19 | 12.85 | 10.65 | 4.39 | 7.77 | 7.02 | 6.01 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 15.08 | 10.79 | 10.11 | 11.11 | 25.64 | (11.86) | (21.90) | (106.91) | 32.18 | 2,923.34 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 134 | 139 | 150 | 144 | 55 | (95) | (47) | (7) | 60 | 8 | ||||
| Capex | (15) | (14) | (14) | (14) | (8) | (6) | (1) | (3) | (6) | (6) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 118 | 125 | 136 | 130 | 47 | (101) | (48) | (10) | 55 | 3 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 101 | 103 | 120 | 135 | 150 | 89 | (1,039) | 85 | 104 | 76 | ||||
| Total debt | 924 | 923 | 924 | 927 | 1,052 | 1,098 | 1,139 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |||||
| Net debt | 875 | 880 | 858 | 853 | 872 | 996 | 1,075 | (28) | (68) | (26) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | (117) | (75) | (89) | (121) | (269) | (383) | (464) | 435 | 411 | 375 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 2.97 | 5.04 | 2.57 | 3.18 | (6.49) | (5.72) | (3.57) | 103.70 | (3.93) | (2.00) | ||||
| ROIC | 14.26 | 11.95 | 12.54 | 13.77 | (6.32) | (7.00) | 0.71 | (4.19) | (3.55) | (2.48) | |||||
| ROE | (22.82) | (60.89) | (36.34) | (34.32) | 33.56 | 14.94 | 6.77 | (4,781.02) | (5.27) | (2.70) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
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National CineMedia, Inc. vs peers in Advertising Agencies (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVC Entravision Communications Corporation | $615.6M | 211× | — (loss-making) | +126.24% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +294.23% (above 0%: growing) | 26.04% | 13.15% | Compare |
| NEXN Nexxen International Ltd. Sponsored ADR | $514.3M | 30.4× | 18.1× | +10.52% (above 0%: growing) | −57.14% (below 0%: shrinking) | +290.91% (above 0%: growing) | 81.30% | 4.14% | Compare |
| QUOT Quotient Technology Inc. | $397.9M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −5.12% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −89.94% (below 0%: shrinking) | 47.07% | (20.46%) | Compare |
| ADV Advantage Solutions Inc. | $376.5M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +1.80% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −56.17% (below 0%: shrinking) | 11.87% | 0.19% | Compare |
| TJGC TJGC Group Limited | $322.1M | — | — | — | — | −1,699.18% (below 0%: shrinking) | — | — | Compare |
| SDM Smart Digital Group Limited | $290.2M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare |
| NCMI National CineMedia, Inc. | $211.7M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +12.74% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +60.61% (above 0%: growing) | 29.28% | (21.92%) | |
| FLNT FLUENT, INC. | $84.1M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +8.37% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −835.54% (below 0%: shrinking) | 28.91% | (10.22%) | Compare |
| TSQ Townsquare Media, Inc. | $70.9M | — (loss-making) | 13.5× | −0.08% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −97.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | 26.74% | (10.66%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $349.3M | — | — | +5.09% | — | −89.94% | 27.83% | (5.01%) |
National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI) key facts
- Strength: National CineMedia, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $243.2 million, up 1.00% from fiscal 2024.
- National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI) is an Advertising Agencies company in the Communication Services sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, NCMI traded at $2.06, a market capitalization of $211.7 million.
- National CineMedia, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share, a yield of 4.37%.
- Return on equity was −2.70% and debt-to-equity 0.04.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.17 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.
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