The company's financial position remains vulnerable, evidenced by a deeply negative equity base of -$1.9B and a constrained current ratio of 0.35 as of 2026Q1.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Mar'12 | Mar'11 | Mar'10 | Mar'09 |
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| Total Current Assets | 582.7M | 730.5M | 947.2M | 1.2B | 902.1M | 1.87B | 487M | 673.1M | 781.3M | 872.4M | 683.64M | 414.37M | 509.74M | 843.52M | 331.11M | 406.56M | 530M | 710.72M | 649.83M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 339.2M | 428.5M | 632.3M | 884.3M | 631.5M | 1.59B | 308.3M | 265M | 313.3M | 310M | 207.07M | 211.25M | 218.21M | 546.45M | 133.07M | 277.61M | 417.41M | 611.59M | 539.6M |
| Cash Only | 339.2M | 428.5M | 632.3M | 884.3M | 631.5M | 1.59B | 308.3M | 265M | 313.3M | 310M | 207.07M | 211.25M | 218.21M | 546.45M | 133.07M | 277.61M | 417.41M | 611.59M | 539.6M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 103.3M | 157.3M | 169.5M | 205.2M | 167.6M | 170.4M | 99M | 265.9M | 284.2M | 298M | 222.39M | 106.08M | 102.28M | 110.02M | 102.91M | 102.91M | 43.04M | 28.06M | 38.19M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 8.82 | 11.84 | 13.34 | 15.56 | 15.64 | 24.6 | 29.08 | 17.74 | 19 | 21.41 | 25.09 | 13.14 | 13.85 | 14.61 | 14.06 | 14.44 | 6.48 | 4.24 | 6.15 |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 51.2M | 39.5M | 36.4M | 31.3M | 21.3M | 37.5M | 35.2M | 34M | 29.04M | 13.99M | 10.52M | 10.64M | 8.86M | 11.77M | 10.21M | 8.22M | 6.75M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | - | - | 12.1 | 8.97 | 10.38 | 15.32 | 18.89 | 6.92 | 6.49 | 6.68 | 8.61 | 4.44 | 3.67 | 3.58 | 1.47 | 1.92 | 1.73 | 1.46 | 2.21 |
| Other Current Assets | 140.2M | 144.7M | 58.2M | 41.6M | 37.8M | 40.7M | 24.6M | 41.3M | 48.8M | 116.3M | 108.73M | 23.43M | 123.2M | 138.57M | 38.66M | 61.77M | 21.16M | 23.88M | 31.16M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 7.1B | 7.29B | 7.3B | 7.81B | 8.23B | 8.95B | 9.79B | 13B | 8.71B | 8.93B | 7.96B | 4.7B | 4.25B | 4.2B | 3.94B | 3.23B | 3.33B | 3.06B | 3.09B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 4.37B | 4.51B | 4.66B | 5.1B | 5.52B | 6.12B | 6.77B | 7.45B | 3.04B | 3.12B | 3.04B | 1.4B | 1.25B | 1.18B | 1.18B | 883.7M | 958.72M | 863.53M | 964.67M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 1.10x | 1.07x | 0.99x | 0.94x | 0.71x | 0.41x | 0.18x | 0.73x | 1.80x | 1.63x | 1.07x | 2.10x | 2.16x | 2.33x | 2.26x | 2.94x | 2.53x | 2.80x | 2.35x |
| Goodwill | 2.39B | 2.42B | 2.3B | 2.36B | 2.34B | 2.43B | 2.55B | 4.79B | 4.79B | 4.93B | 3.93B | 2.41B | 2.29B | 2.29B | 2.22B | 1.95B | 1.95B | 1.84B | 1.84B |
| Intangible Assets | 146.4M | 147.4M | 144.3M | 146.7M | 147.3M | 153.4M | 163.2M | 195.3M | 352.1M | 380.5M | 365.14M | 237.38M | 225.51M | 234.32M | 243.18M | 135.02M | 149.49M | 148.43M | 193.62M |
| Long-Term Investments | 98.6M | 72.1M | 69.3M | 79.5M | 93.4M | 97M | 97.5M | 267.1M | 263.3M | 404.5M | 466.06M | 432.57M | 346.87M | 338.35M | 295.93M | 135.73M | 146.59M | 75.05M | 54M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 198.5M | 140.2M | 123.2M | 116.3M | 128.7M | 152M | 207.1M | 235.9M | 242.2M | 71.4M | 67.73M | 90.95M | 70.73M | 64.15M | 4.79M | 67.87M | 63.46M | 69.72M | 7.22M |
| Total Assets | 7.68B | 8.02B | 8.25B | 9.01B | 9.14B | 10.82B | 10.28B | 13.68B | 9.5B | 9.81B | 8.62B | 5.11B | 4.76B | 5.05B | 4.27B | 3.64B | 3.86B | 3.77B | 3.74B |
| Asset Turnover | 0.63x | 0.60x | 0.56x | 0.53x | 0.43x | 0.23x | 0.12x | 0.40x | 0.58x | 0.52x | 0.38x | 0.58x | 0.57x | 0.54x | 0.63x | 0.71x | 0.63x | 0.64x | 0.61x |
| Asset Growth % | -15.9% | -2.79% | -8.45% | -1.38% | -15.58% | 5.3% | -24.86% | 44.02% | -3.16% | 13.78% | 68.65% | 7.27% | -5.61% | 18.12% | 17.37% | -5.59% | 2.15% | 0.81% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 1.67B | 1.77B | 1.74B | 1.63B | 1.69B | 1.79B | 1.58B | 1.93B | 1.33B | 1.41B | 1.19B | 712.15M | 636.38M | 658M | 566.91M | 580.49M | 455.95M | 454.72M | 389.17M |
| Accounts Payable | 273.5M | 382.9M | 378.3M | 320.5M | 330.5M | 377.1M | 298.8M | 543.3M | 452.6M | 569.6M | 501.76M | 313.02M | 262.63M | 268.16M | 226.22M | 195.94M | 195.94M | 165.42M | 155.55M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 91.09 | 115.09 | 89.38 | 72.82 | 94.22 | 184.6 | 265.04 | 100.27 | 83.39 | 111.99 | 148.69 | 99.35 | 91.63 | 90.28 | 37.56 | 32.03 | 33.1 | 29.41 | 51.07 |
| Short-Term Debt | 586.2M | 19.9M | 64.2M | 25.1M | 20M | 20M | 20M | 20M | 15.2M | 87.7M | 81.24M | 18.79M | 23.6M | 16.08M | 14.28M | 61.85M | 61.85M | 9.96M | 9.92M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 1.75B | 465.5M | 432.4M | 421.8M | 402.7M | 408.6M | 405.4M | 449.2M | 414.8M | 401M | 277.24M | 221.68M | 213.88M | 202.83M | 171.12M | 174.35M | 141.24M | 125.84M | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 358.7M | 338.2M | 108.9M | 241.9M | 89.8M | 85.2M | 84.1M | 114.6M | 299.3M | 301.9M | 179.11M | 125.99M | 107.81M | 111.54M | 136.49M | 148.35M | -102.05M | 25.35M | 174.48M |
| Current Ratio | 0.35x | 0.41x | 0.54x | 0.74x | 0.53x | 1.05x | 0.31x | 0.35x | 0.59x | 0.62x | 0.57x | 0.58x | 0.80x | 1.28x | 0.58x | 0.70x | 1.16x | 1.56x | 1.67x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.35x | 0.41x | 0.51x | 0.71x | 0.51x | 1.03x | 0.30x | 0.33x | 0.56x | 0.59x | 0.55x | 0.56x | 0.78x | 1.27x | 0.57x | 0.68x | 1.14x | 1.54x | 1.65x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -82.27 | - | -63.94 | -48.28 | -68.2 | -144.68 | -217.06 | -75.61 | -57.91 | -83.89 | -115 | -81.77 | -74.11 | -72.09 | -22.02 | -15.67 | -24.89 | -23.71 | -42.7 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 7.95B | 8.14B | 8.26B | 9.22B | 10.07B | 10.82B | 11.56B | 10.53B | 6.77B | 6.28B | 5.44B | 2.86B | 2.61B | 2.88B | 2.93B | 2.9B | 3.13B | 2.88B | 2.98B |
| Long-Term Debt | 3.4B | 4.02B | 4.01B | 4.55B | 5.12B | 5.41B | 5.7B | 4.73B | 4.71B | 4.22B | 675.41M | 1.9B | 1.78B | 2.07B | 2.07B | 2.07B | 2.09B | 2.31B | 2.39B |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 10.87B | 3.53B | 3.67B | 4.05B | 4.31B | 4.71B | 5.07B | 5B | 669.8M | 800.2M | 609.36M | 233.71M | 266.61M | 109.26M | 116.37M | 116.37M | 185.19M | 205.65M | 57.29M |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 142.4M | 35.7M | 33.9M | 32.4M | 32.1M | 31.3M | 40.5M | 46M | 41.6M | 49.6M | 20.96M | -219.67M | 0 | 0 | 40.75M | 7M | 7M | 7M | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 4.51B | 554.3M | 545.9M | 589.3M | 610.9M | 675.1M | 748.7M | 745.6M | 1.24B | 1.14B | 4.14B | 699.78M | 571.46M | 702.33M | 385.72M | 419.47M | 385.29M | -100.81M | 175.98M |
| Total Liabilities | 9.61B | 9.91B | 10.01B | 10.86B | 11.76B | 12.61B | 13.13B | 12.46B | 8.1B | 7.69B | 6.6B | 3.57B | 3.25B | 3.54B | 3.5B | 3.48B | 3.59B | 3.34B | 3.37B |
| Total Debt | 3.99B | 8.14B | 8.28B | 9.14B | 10.02B | 10.75B | 11.38B | 10.35B | 5.46B | 5.11B | 675.41M | 101.86M | 109.26M | 2.39B | 2.2B | 2.33B | 2.52B | 2.46B | 2.46B |
| Net Debt | 3.65B | 7.71B | 7.64B | 8.26B | 9.39B | 9.16B | 11.08B | 10.09B | 5.15B | 4.8B | 468.33M | -109.39M | -108.95M | 1.84B | 2.07B | 2.06B | 2.1B | 1.85B | 1.92B |
| Debt / Equity | -2.07x | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.53x | 3.91x | 2.42x | 0.34x | 0.07x | 0.07x | 1.58x | 2.84x | 14.81x | 9.48x | 5.59x | 6.49x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.51x | 4.40x | 34.46x | 31.45x | - | - | - | 17.67x | 6.80x | 7.98x | 1.38x | 0.22x | 0.28x | 6.18x | 5.54x | 7.60x | 14.87x | 8.32x | 8.39x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 1.38x | 4.17x | 31.83x | 28.41x | - | - | - | 17.21x | 6.41x | 7.49x | 0.96x | -0.23x | -0.28x | 4.77x | 5.21x | 6.70x | 12.40x | 6.25x | 6.55x |
| Interest Coverage | 0.35x | -0.18x | 0.21x | 0.04x | -1.56x | -1.79x | -11.69x | 0.50x | - | - | 2.23x | 2.54x | 1.80x | 1.71x | - | 1.02x | 0.47x | 0.06x | 0.19x |
| Total Equity | -1.93B | -1.89B | -1.76B | -1.85B | -2.62B | -1.79B | -2.86B | 1.21B | 1.4B | 2.11B | 2.01B | 1.54B | 1.51B | 1.51B | 774.11M | 157.6M | 265.95M | 439.54M | 378.48M |
| Equity Growth % | -25.66% | -7.63% | 4.73% | 29.59% | -46.66% | 37.39% | -335.4% | -13.15% | -33.82% | 4.89% | 30.88% | 1.72% | 0.35% | 94.74% | 391.18% | -40.74% | -39.49% | 16.13% | - |
| Book Value per Share | -3.57 | -3.69 | -5.29 | -11.02 | -20.03 | -15.72 | -107.58 | 103.18 | 94.81 | 145.34 | 179.73 | 138.50 | 136.62 | 173.81 | 69.92 | 18.17 | 30.66 | 50.68 | 35.25 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | -1.93B | -1.89B | -1.76B | -1.85B | -2.62B | -1.79B | -2.89B | 1.21B | 1.4B | 2.11B | 2.01B | 1.54B | 1.51B | 1.51B | 774.11M | 157.6M | 265.95M | 439.54M | 378.48M |
| Common Stock | 6.1M | 5.1M | 4.1M | 2.6M | 500K | 5.1M | 2.3M | 1M | 1.4M | 1.1M | 2.18M | 2.34M | 2.4M | 972K | 15K | 14K | 14K | 14K | 14K |
| Retained Earnings | -9.1B | -8.98B | -8.35B | -7.99B | -7.6B | -6.62B | -5.34B | -706.2M | -550.9M | -207.9M | 384.4M | 352.39M | 327.08M | 321.73M | -37.15M | -492.94M | -398.84M | -224.54M | -304.45M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -56.4M | -56.4M | -56.4M | -48.2M | -700K | -680K | -680K | -588K | 0 | 0 | -2.6M | -2.6M | -2.6M |
| Accumulated OCI | -57.7M | -42.2M | -132M | -78.2M | -77.3M | -28.1M | 38.7M | -26.1M | 5.5M | 125.6M | -2.55M | 2.8M | 12.84M | 24.2M | 9.44M | -20.2M | -3.99M | -3.18M | 17.06M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.9M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unsustainable debt service obligations
As reported in recent financial filings, AMC's total equity has remained deeply negative, hovering around -$1.9B in 2026Q1, which underscores a multi-year trajectory of capital depletion that continues to challenge the company's long-term solvency and financial stability in a highly competitive exhibition landscape.
The consistent negative equity position suggests that the company's cumulative losses have significantly outpaced its ability to raise capital or generate retained earnings. Investors should monitor whether this trend of balance sheet erosion necessitates further dilutive equity offerings to maintain operational continuity.
Based on the company's reported figures, total debt levels have fluctuated significantly, reaching $4.0B in 2026Q1 after peaking at $11.8B in 2025Q3, indicating that the firm remains heavily reliant on debt management strategies to navigate its substantial interest obligations and upcoming maturity walls.
The volatility in debt levels suggests an aggressive, albeit reactive, approach to capital structure management. The high debt burden relative to the company's limited cash-generating capacity warrants further investigation into the sustainability of its current financing arrangements.
According to quarterly balance sheet data, AMC's current ratio has deteriorated to 0.35 as of 2026Q1, reflecting a constrained liquidity position that leaves the company with minimal buffer to absorb unexpected operational shocks or sudden downturns in the theatrical release cycle.
A current ratio consistently below 1.0 indicates that current liabilities significantly exceed current assets, suggesting a reliance on future cash flows or external financing to meet short-term obligations. This liquidity profile appears precarious and may limit the company's ability to invest in necessary theater upgrades.
As indicated by financial statements, AMC maintains a significant portion of its $7.7B asset base in goodwill and intangibles, which totaled $2.4B in 2026Q1, suggesting that a large share of the company's valuation is tied to non-physical assets rather than tangible theater infrastructure.
The reliance on goodwill and intangibles may expose the balance sheet to potential impairment risks if theater performance fails to meet long-term projections. The concentration of assets in PPE, while necessary for the PLF strategy, remains secondary to the substantial intangible valuation on the books.
Based on the provided data, the company's heavy reliance on operating leases, which are not fully captured in traditional debt metrics, creates a significant off-balance-sheet liability that may distort the true picture of AMC's fixed-cost obligations and long-term financial health.
While the reported debt figures provide a snapshot of financial leverage, they likely understate the total burden of theater occupancy costs. Analysts should consider these lease commitments as a primary risk factor that could exacerbate financial distress during periods of low attendance.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying AMC stock.
As of 2025, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) had total assets of $8.02B including $730.5M in current assets.
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) carries total debt of $8.14B, offset by $428.5M in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $-1894.8M ($-3.69 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) reported a current ratio of 0.41x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.