profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
National CineMedia
$1.86+14.81% today
-52.2% in 1 year
1-year low $1.511-year high $4.31
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What National CineMedia sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $249 million in 2022 to $243 million in 2025, with -$10.6 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
National CineMedia handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $23M$11M
Free cash flow 2025$3M
Bought back its own shares$23M
Paid as dividends$11M
Cash vs. debt$35M vs. $21M
National CineMedia vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| National CineMedia | No profit yet | ||
 AppLovin | 40.2× · Expensive | ||
 Publicis Groupe | 15.8× · Fair price | ||
 Omnicom Group | No profit yet | ||
 Focus Media Information Technology | 26.6× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads National CineMedia's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249 | 165 | 241 | 243 | |
| 131 | 85 | 115 | 112 | |
| 13 | -27 | -20 | -14 | |
| 45 | 750 | 22 | 28 | |
| -29 | 705 | -22 | -11 | |
| -3.50 | 14.34 | -0.23 | -0.11 | |
| 52.7% | 51.5% | 47.8% | 45.9% | |
| 5.1% | -16.5% | -8.1% | -5.7% | |
| -11.5% | 426.9% | -9.3% | -4.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 792 | 568 | 569 | 491 |
| Cash | 62 | 35 | 75 | 35 |
| Total debt | 1,121 | 10 | 23 | 21 |
| Total liabilities | 1,256 | 133 | 157 | 115 |
| -515 | 435 | 411 | 375 | |
| 8 | 49 | 96 | 94 | |
| 1.8% | 128.8% | -3.7% | -2.0% | |
| 5.6% | 162.3% | -5.4% | -2.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -47 | -7 | 60 | 8 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| -50 | -10 | 55 | 3 | |
| Dividends paid | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | |
| 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 |
Valuation
- –
- 74.4×
- –
- 0.8×
- 0.7×
- 62.5×
- 5.8×
- 1.6%
- -6.1%
- 4.0%
Profitability
- 45.9%
- -5.7%
- -4.4%
- 12.6%
- -4.2%
- 27.2%
- -2.3%
- -1.8%
- -4.2%
- –
Growth
- −0.8%
- –
- −94.9%
- −50.4%
- +85.3%
Financial health
- -1.0×
- 0.06
- 4.8%
- -28.2×
- 1.82
- 1.82
- 0.52
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 7%of 435
Bottom 6%of 437
Bottom 20%of 439
Bottom 23%of 439
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $7.50
- Range
- $7.00 – $8.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | -0.23 | -0.26 | +11.5% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 0.28 | 0.25 | +12.0% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 0.02 | -0.03 | +156.6% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | -0.11 | -0.11 | +0.0% |
| May 6, 2025 | -0.24 | -0.20 | −20.0% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 0.26 | 0.20 | +30.0% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | -0.04 | -0.03 | −48.1% |
| Aug 5, 2024 | -0.09 | -0.08 | −12.5% |
4.0%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$40a year at today's yield, before tax
−50.4%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$8.80 in 2015 → $0.12 in 2025
How safe it looks
-169.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 407.1%
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
32No pass
Benjamin Graham
61Pass
Philip Fisher
37No pass
Peter Lynch
31No pass
Joel Greenblatt
2No pass
Charlie Munger
47No pass
Terry Smith
39No pass
Questions about National CineMedia
Is National CineMedia a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the National CineMedia AI analysis
What does National CineMedia do?
National CineMedia, Inc., through its subsidiary, National CineMedia, LLC, operates cinema advertising network in North America. It is in Advertising Agencies.
Does National CineMedia pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 4.0% a year. In 2025 it paid out $11.4 million in dividends.
Is National CineMedia stock halal?
No. National CineMedia does not pass our halal screen: its cash and receivables are 75% of its market value, at or above the 49% limit. How we check
How has National CineMedia stock done over the past year?
Down 52.2% over the past twelve months, to $1.86. It traded between $1.51 and $4.31 and is 56.8% below its high.
Who are National CineMedia's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are AppLovin, Publicis Groupe, Omnicom Group and Focus Media Information Technology. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with National CineMedia's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.