Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK) is a publicly traded company in the Communication Services — Entertainment industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Cinemark Holdings, Inc., through its various subsidiaries, operates in the business of exhibiting motion pictures. As of June 30, 2022, the company managed a portfolio of 522 movie theaters, encompassing 5,868 screens located across the United States, South America, and Central America. The company was established in 1984 and maintains its principal executive offices in Plano, Texas.
Is Cinemark Holdings, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK) trades at 21.8× earnings (P/E), above the median of the 80 communication companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (16.4×) $30 (-24 %); at its sector median (20.0×) $36 (-8 %).
Kaplio overview: Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Market cap $5B · 52 weeks $22 – $40 (2 % below the high) · P/E 21.8× · 2027 expected P/E 14.4× · Dividend 0.92 % · Next earnings November 3, 2026 · expected EPS $0.97 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Jul 30.
- Valuation: P/E 21.8× (expensive).
- Business: EBITDA margin 16.7 % (weak).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 6.6× (fragile).
- Earnings: 2 of 8 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (16.4×) $30 (-24 %); at its sector median (20.0×) $36 (-8 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in communication: 4 of 7 pass
- EBITDA margin 16.7 %, fails.
- FCF yield 3.9 %, fails.
- Net debt / EBITDA 6.6×, fails.
- 3y revenue growth 9.1 %, passes.
- Capex / Revenue 7.0 %, passes.
- Payout on FCF 22.0 %, passes.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 5y 10.0×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Cinemark Holdings, Inc.: P/E 21.8×; EV/EBITDA 9.9×; ROIC 13.1 %; $4.5B. Sphere Entertainment Co. (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 23.5×; ROIC -0.8 %; $3.9B), Manchester United plc (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 13.0×; ROIC -1.8 %; $3.6B), Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (P/E 105×; EV/EBITDA 80.8×; ROIC -2.3 %; $3.5B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 21.8× · median 16.4× · minimum 4.8× · maximum 23.3× · cheap below 12.4× · expensive above 19.7×. It has been cheaper than today 95% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight · Yield 0.92 % ($0.34 per share in 2025) · 5-year growth -12 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 0.1× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $9.20 a year ($0.77 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 26.76% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 13.12% |
| Return on Assets | 3.36% |
| Gross Margin | 29.98% |
| Operating Margin | 13.25% |
| Net Margin | 6.42% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.93 |
| Current Ratio | 0.78 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.27 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +8.32% |
| 3 months | +7.11% |
| Year-to-date | +68.63% |
| 1 year | +45.09% |
| 3 years | +136.37% |
| 5 years | +87.51% |
| 10 years | -1.33% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.3600 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | $0.0900 |
| 2026-05-28 | $0.0900 |
| 2026-03-03 | $0.0900 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.0900 |
| 2025-08-27 | $0.0800 |
| 2025-05-29 | $0.0800 |
| 2025-03-05 | $0.0800 |
| 2020-03-05 | $0.3600 |
| 2019-12-03 | $0.3400 |
| 2019-09-03 | $0.3400 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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