AMC Third-Quarter Revenue Hits a Record: Up 31.6% to $1.711 Billion as Net Income Swings to a $109.3 Million Profit
Leawood — AMC Entertainment, the Leawood, Kansas-based operator of the world's largest movie exhibition circuit, on November 4 reported third-quarter 2026 results: total revenues rose 31.6% to a company-record $1.711 billion, from $1.300 billion a year earlier; net earnings were $109.3 million, compared with a net loss of $298.2 million a year earlier; diluted earnings per share were $0.12, versus a loss of $0.58; and operating income rose to $248.7 million from $35.8 million.
By category, admissions revenue was $953.5 million (versus $715.1 million a year earlier), food and beverage revenue was $589.4 million (versus $451.8 million), and other theatre revenue was $168.2 million. Adjusted EBITDA climbed 183.7% to $347.5 million, from $122.5 million, also an all-time record; adjusted net earnings were $116.9 million and adjusted earnings per share were $0.13. Free cash flow for the quarter was $109.3 million, and cash and cash equivalents stood at $751.9 million at quarter end.
On October 5, AMC completed a $3.97 billion refinancing covering approximately 97% of its debt, extending core maturities to 2031 and 2033. The company operates approximately 840 theatres and 9,500 screens worldwide.
It was AMC's second consecutive quarter setting company records for revenue and adjusted EBITDA. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Adam Aron called the July-to-September period the best quarterly results for revenue and adjusted EBITDA since the company's founding in 1920. (Source: AMC Entertainment)
Source: AMC Entertainment
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Photo: 图：位于佛罗里达州 Oldsmar 的 AMC Woodlands Square 20 影院。MatthewHoobin 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The AMC Woodlands Square 20 theater in Oldsmar, Florida. By MatthewHoobin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
