Last 48 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Advertising Agencies
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | -20.00 | — | — | 3.14 | 68.38 | — | — | 6.74 | — | — | — | 4.50 | 0.38 | 0.03 | — | 0.73 | — | — | — | 6.39 | — |
| — | — | — | -53.5% | — | — | — | +49.8% | — | — | — | +513.6% | — | — | — | -88.5% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.85 | 1.59 | 2.06 | 0.98 | 1.73 | 2.22 | 4.13 | 1.89 | 2.67 | 1.87 | 3.34 | 1.15 | 2.83 | 0.93 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 1.43 | 0.89 | 2.26 |
| — | -28.2% | -50.3% | -48.4% | -35.3% | +18.4% | +23.9% | +64.3% | -5.5% | +100.3% | +2138.4% | +2249.7% | +987.3% | +236.3% | -89.6% | -94.5% | -88.5% | -96.2% | -91.2% | -80.7% | -73.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.50 | 1.11 | 0.81 | 0.89 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.73 | 1.06 | 1.24 | 0.96 | 0.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | -15.3% | -47.9% | -44.2% | -27.7% | +24.3% | +25.4% | +65.0% | +153.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| P/FCF | 73.68 | — | 3.93 | 14.02 | — | — | 27.22 | 5.82 | — | 16.01 | 5.52 | 7.48 | — | — | 0.55 | — | 4.43 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | -85.6% | +141.1% | — | — | +393.0% | -22.2% | — | — | +897.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.40 | — | — | 2.37 | 14.64 | — | — | 4.94 | 50.03 | 72.82 | — | 3.23 | — | — | — | 7.52 | 76.03 | 21.34 | — | 18.64 | — |
| — | — | — | -52.0% | -70.7% | — | — | +53.1% | — | — | — | -57.1% | — | — | — | -59.6% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | 2.64 | 62.01 | — | — | 5.96 | — | — | — | 4.15 | 0.38 | 0.02 | — | 8.29 | — | 24.23 | — | 15.11 | — |
| — | — | — | -55.6% | — | — | — | +43.5% | — | — | — | -49.9% | — | -99.9% | — | -45.2% | — | — | — | +567.2% | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 30.3% | 93.7% | -12.1% | 60.1% | 44.0% | 16.2% | 28.9% | 61.9% | 42.0% | 25.0% | 2.1% | 66.5% | 5.3% | 58.8% | 20.6% | 67.3% | 45.5% | 49.9% | 31.5% | 52.3% | 24.6% |
| — | +477.6% | -141.7% | -2.9% | +4.8% | -35.3% | +1253.0% | -7.0% | +697.8% | -57.4% | -89.6% | -1.1% | -88.4% | +17.7% | -34.5% | +28.7% | +84.9% | +403.9% | +270.0% | +28.3% | +13.6% | |
| Operating Margin | -5.7% | -21.9% | -79.1% | 25.5% | -2.8% | -23.2% | -68.5% | 23.1% | -12.0% | -17.0% | -60.7% | 22.5% | -49.8% | -33.1% | -87.7% | 30.6% | -7.7% | 8.3% | -62.7% | 12.6% | -59.0% |
| — | +5.4% | -15.5% | +10.7% | +76.4% | -36.3% | -12.8% | +2.6% | +75.9% | +48.6% | +30.8% | -26.7% | -546.2% | -496.7% | -39.9% | +143.2% | +86.9% | +103.9% | +88.0% | +109.5% | +83.4% | |
| Net Margin | -4.4% | -17.0% | -84.1% | 31.4% | 2.5% | -20.7% | -88.0% | 28.6% | -5.8% | -15.9% | -92.8% | 26.1% | 736.0% | 3684.5% | -130.4% | 6.7% | -16.3% | -1.0% | -70.2% | 13.5% | -47.9% |
| — | +17.9% | +4.4% | +9.8% | +143.7% | -29.9% | +5.2% | +9.7% | -100.8% | -100.4% | +28.8% | +292.4% | +4607.2% | +353288.2% | -85.7% | -50.9% | +65.9% | +99.4% | +80.5% | +106.0% | +77.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -2.6% | -2.9% | -7.6% | 7.7% | 0.5% | -3.0% | -7.9% | 6.2% | -0.9% | -2.2% | -8.3% | 5.6% | 93.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +1.8% | +3.6% | +24.1% | +149.1% | -34.8% | +5.3% | +10.4% | -101.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ROA | -1.9% | -2.2% | -5.5% | 5.7% | 0.4% | -2.2% | -5.7% | 4.5% | -0.7% | -1.6% | -6.3% | 4.3% | 62.4% | 139.2% | -5.9% | 0.8% | -1.1% | -0.1% | -3.1% | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| — | +2.3% | +3.7% | +27.2% | +151.2% | -35.7% | +8.7% | +5.4% | -101.1% | -101.2% | -5.7% | +450.4% | +5589.9% | +160259.0% | -93.1% | -25.9% | +37.5% | +96.7% | -41.2% | +129.6% | -60.8% | |
| ROIC | -2.9% | -3.1% | -6.0% | 5.2% | -0.4% | -2.8% | -5.2% | 4.2% | -1.6% | -1.9% | -4.4% | 3.7% | -4.9% | -1.5% | -4.1% | 3.5% | -0.5% | 0.7% | -2.7% | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| — | -9.7% | -14.1% | +24.2% | +73.9% | -44.2% | -20.4% | +11.9% | +68.1% | -32.2% | -7.6% | +6.6% | -881.5% | -321.1% | -52.3% | +265.7% | +77.6% | +118.7% | +21.1% | +139.0% | +8.0% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | +69.8% | +101.5% | -7.0% | -35.9% | -34.1% | -44.1% | +59.8% | +44.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.94 | — | — | 0.68 | 1.81 | — | — | 0.79 | 6.97 | 17.46 | — | 0.52 | — | — | — | 31.32 | 308.65 | 85.23 | — | 67.07 | — |
| — | — | — | -13.8% | -74.1% | — | — | +53.7% | — | — | — | -98.4% | — | — | — | -53.3% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 2.42 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 2.42 | 1.90 | 1.74 | 2.29 | 2.42 | 2.46 | 2.45 | 2.76 | 2.46 | 2.00 | 2.43 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 2.84 | 2.27 | 2.50 |
| — | +5.4% | -20.6% | 0.0% | -22.9% | -28.8% | -17.2% | -1.7% | +23.1% | +0.9% | +2634.7% | +1702.0% | +321.9% | +378.2% | -96.4% | -94.0% | -81.1% | -84.5% | -37.4% | -43.2% | -46.0% | |
| Quick Ratio | 2.42 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 2.42 | 1.90 | 1.74 | 2.29 | 2.42 | 2.46 | 2.45 | 2.76 | 2.46 | 2.00 | 2.43 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 2.84 | 2.27 | 2.50 |
| — | +5.4% | -20.6% | 0.0% | -22.9% | -28.8% | -17.2% | -1.7% | +23.1% | +0.9% | +2634.7% | +1702.0% | +321.9% | +378.2% | -96.4% | -94.0% | -81.1% | -84.5% | -37.4% | -43.2% | -46.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | -16.67 | — | -142.00 | 147.50 | 17.00 | -106.00 | -152.50 | 63.25 | -8.00 | -20.75 | -85.75 | 60.25 | 607.00 | 176.90 | -1.25 | 1.45 | -0.10 | 0.58 | -1.67 | 1.24 | -1.02 |
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National CineMedia, Inc.'s current P/E is -20.0x. The average P/E over the last 2 quarters is 35.8x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
National CineMedia, Inc.'s current operating margin is -5.7%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking National CineMedia, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.