Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

CNK
About the company

Cinemark Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the theatrical exhibition business. It operates theatres in the United States and Latin America. Cinemark Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

Country: United StatesPrice: $40.80Market Cap: $4.7B

Investment snapshot

12%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

2

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

2 / 12

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$15.44

-62.2% vs price

Models with upside

0 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Key risk

All 12 investors flag CNK's debt & leverage

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

MetricGraham

Defensive Value

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Lynch

GARP

Greenblatt

Magic Formula

Piotroski

F-Score

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Ackman

Activist Value

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Asness

Systematic Factors

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

O'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

VerdictFAILFAILFAILNot rankedFAILFAILPASSFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILPASSNEUTRALFAILFAILNEUTRAL
Score
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/A-103.6%N/A-83.8%N/A-276.4%N/A-2003.1%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-11-03

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-03

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-18

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-03

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

    Where It Falls Short

    • Debt & Leverage0% pass✗ 15▾

      All 12 investors flag CNK's debt & leverage

      LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
      ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
      Debt/Equity & Interest Coverage
      ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
      Total Debt / Equity
      ✗Lynch< 0.33
      Cash - Long-term Debt
      ✗LynchPositive preferred
      LT Debt / Total Assets Change
      ✗PiotroskiDecreased YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities
      ✗Dreman> 1.5✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
      Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity
      ✗Dreman< 0.8✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00x
      Debt Levels
      ✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
      Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=2.3x, D/EBITDA=0.2x
      ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
      Total Debt / Shareholders Equity
      ✗Ackman<= 1.0
      Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    • Efficiency0% pass✗ 11▾

      All 8 investors flag CNK's efficiency

      Current Ratio
      ✗Graham>= 2.0
      ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-0.1%
      ✗Buffett> 10%
      ROIC - WACC-10.1%
      ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
      EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)
      ✗Greenblatt> 25%
      Current Ratio Change YoY
      ✗PiotroskiIncreased YoY
      Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY
      ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities
      ✗Dreman> 1.5
      Return on Invested Capital
      ✗Munger> 15%
      ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=unavailable; FY2024: ROIC=unavailable; FY2025: ROIC=unavailable
      ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
      Reinvestment Rate x ROIC
      ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
      ROIC (5-year)0/1 years above 12% (latest -7.1%)
      ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
    • Valuation models0% pass✗ 4▾

      CNK overvalued: all 4 models price fair value below $40.80 (median $15.44)

      Greenblatt fair value$20.04
      ✗Greenblatt-103.6% margin vs $40.80
      Dreman fair value$22.20
      ✗Dreman-83.8% margin vs $40.80
      Pabrai fair value$10.84
      ✗Pabrai-276.4% margin vs $40.80
      Marks fair value$1.94
      ✗Marks-2003.1% margin vs $40.80
    • Profitability6% pass✓ 3✗ 32▾

      15 of 16 flag CNK's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +12 more

      Net income / market capitalization+6.13%; #1385/6340 (top 21.8%)
      ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Positive EPS (10 years)16/22 years positive
      ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Net Income Positive (10+ years)16/22 years positive
      ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
      ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-32.3%
      ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
      Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-16.7% (latest)
      ✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
      Free Cash Flow Proxy$-143.7M
      ✗BuffettPositive and growing
      Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)
      ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
      Retained Earnings Effectiveness
      ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      ROE
      ✗Lynch> 15%
      EBIT / Enterprise Value5.7%
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=5.7%, ROC=None
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Net Income / Total Assets
      ✗PiotroskiROA > 0
      ROA Change YoY
      ✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROA
      ✗PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Gross Margin Change YoY
      ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Pre-Tax Income / Revenue4.9%
      ✗Dreman>= 8%
      Net Income / Shareholders' Equity
      ✗Dreman> 12%
      Margin of SafetyP/E=39.2x
      ✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
      Return on Equity-65.3% (3-yr avg)
      ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
      Discount to Intrinsic Value-83.8% (IV=$22.20 vs Price=$40.80)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Positive Net Income Frequency16/19 years positive
      ✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      Operating Income / Revenue
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      Net Income / Shareholders Equity
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Operating Margin Trend
      ✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend
      ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      Gross profit / total assets
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Net income / positive book equity
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR4.8% over 5 years
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
      Positive Diluted-EPS Years7/10 years positive
      ✓Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
    • Valuation8% pass✓ 2✗ 26▾

      12 of 13 flag CNK's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +9 more

      Net income / market capitalization+6.13%; #1385/6340 (top 21.8%)
      ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Price / 3-yr avg EPS27.6x
      ✗Graham<= 15x
      Price-to-Book Ratio
      ✗Graham<= 1.5x
      P/E x P/B
      ✗Graham<= 22.5
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      EBIT / Enterprise Value5.7%
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=5.7%, ROC=None
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Price / EPS39.2x
      ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
      Price / (CFO / Shares)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      Price / Book Value per Share
      ✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
      Valuation ReasonablenessP/E=39.2x, OE Yield=6.2%
      ✓MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
      P/E or FCF YieldP/E=39.2x
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/E=39.2x
      ✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
      Discount to Intrinsic Value-83.8% (IV=$22.20 vs Price=$40.80)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Price / FCF per Share
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Price vs. Trailing Low176% of trailing low ($23.24)
      ✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
      Positive book equity / market capitalization
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Price / Diluted EPS39.2x
      ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
      (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
      ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
      Price / Tangible Book Value per Share
      ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
      Book Value per Share Change
      ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
      Revenue / market capitalization+0.7539; #2115/5247 (top 40.3%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+34.34%; #919/6202 (top 14.8%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Growth13% pass✓ 4✗ 9▾

      7 of 8 flag CNK's growth — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +4 more

      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthN/A (no inventory)
      ✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
      EPS Growth Direction
      ✗DremanPositive over recent years
      EPS CAGR
      ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
      Positive Net Income Frequency16/19 years positive
      ✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      3yr Median Revenue Growth2.1%
      ✗Ackman>= 5%
      Positive EPS Growth Frequency4/5 years with positive EPS growth
      ✓AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend
      ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      5-year Revenue CAGR35.3%
      ✓SleepCAGR > 7%
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR4.8% over 5 years
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    • Verdicts14% pass✓ 2✗ 12▾

      Split decision: 12 FAIL · 2 PASS · 2 NEUTRAL

      Overall verdict
      ✗GrahamFAIL (1/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (2/7)•GreenblattNot ranked✗PiotroskiFAIL (F-Score 1)✗DremanFAIL (1/11)✓MungerPASS (2/4)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (0/6)✗MarksFAIL (2/5)✗AckmanFAIL (3/9)✗TempletonFAIL (1/8)✓SleepPASS (3/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✗SchlossFAIL (1/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
    • Cash Flow30% pass✓ 3✗ 9▾

      7 of 10 flag CNK's cash flow — Buffett, Piotroski, Dreman +4 more

      Free Cash Flow Proxy$-143.7M
      ✗BuffettPositive and growing
      FCF Positive and Growing$70.7M
      ✓LynchPositive and growing
      Operating Cash Flow
      ✗PiotroskiCFO > 0
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROA
      ✗PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Price / (CFO / Shares)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      P/E or FCF YieldP/E=39.2x
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      FCF Positive12/13 years FCF positive
      ✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
      (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap
      ✗Ackman>= 4%
      Price / FCF per Share
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency15/16 years positive
      ✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
      Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures
      ✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section

    Business & financials

    Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

    Company Profile

    Industry: Entertainment
    SIC Sector: Motion Pictures
    Size: Mid Cap($4.7B)
    Revenue: $3.1B+2.1% YoY
    Net Income: $138.2M-55.4% YoY

    Financial Snapshot

    Operating Margin--
    Return on Equity--
    Debt / Equity--
    Current Ratio--
    EPS (Diluted)$1.04−49.5% 1y
    Buybacks (1y)$275.0M
    Shares Retired13.3% / 11.6% 2y

    Shareholder Return

    Fiscal 2025

    Retired 13.3% of shares last year, 11.6% over two.

    Buybacks
    $275.0M
    Dividends
    —

    What drove EPS

    A buyback raises earnings per share without the company earning more. This splits each year's change into the two.

    FY24
    53.7% = 64.6% + −6.6%
    FY25
    −49.5% = −55.4% + 13.1%
    Earnings Fewer shares More shares

    The two parts do not sum exactly to the total — the difference is the cross-term, plus preferred capital where the company has any. It is left visible rather than distributed into the other two.

    Share count is the denominator the filer used for diluted EPS, recovered as net income ÷ EPS — not the balance-sheet count, which is a point-in-time figure and would put the timing difference into this split. Years with a loss are omitted: a smaller share count makes a loss per share larger, so the decomposition inverts.

    Company Financials

    Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

    TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

    The latest annual period end is unavailable. Showing the latest fiscal cycle’s quarters; quarter and annual columns may overlap. Quarterly shows the full quarter history.

    MetricTTM · 2026-09-30

    2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

    Sources · derived quarter values

    Derived from cumulative filings: revenue, net income, interest expense, depreciation amortization.

    Q3 FY 2026

    2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30

    Sources
    Q2 FY 2026

    2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30

    Sources
    Q1 FY 2026

    2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31

    Sources
    FY 2025
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2026-02-18
    FY 2024
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2025-02-19
    FY 2023
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2024-02-16
    FY 2022
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2023-02-24
    FY 2021
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2022-02-25
    Market Cap$4.7Bcurrent------$3.2Best.$4.4Best.$2.1Best.$1.4Best.$1.8Best.
    Revenue$3.6B↑13%$1.1B↑24%$1.1B↑16%$643.1M↑19%$3.1B↑2%$3.0B↓1%$3.1B↑25%$2.5B↑63%$1.5B
    Operating Income-----------------$252.5M
    Net Income$289.9M↑87%$122.8M↑148%$139.4M↑49%-$6.4M↑84%$138.2M↓55%$309.7M↑65%$188.2M↑169%-$271.2M↑36%-$422.8M
    EPS (Diluted)--$1.04↑160%$1.19↑89%$-0.06↑81%$1.04↓50%$2.06↑54%$1.34↑159%$-2.26↑36%$-3.55
    Gross Margin—————————
    Operating Margin————————-16.7%
    ROE————————-130.9%
    Total Debt--------$110.2M↓12%$125.3M↑43%$87.8M↓14%$102.4M↓96%$2.5B
    Shareholders' Equity----------------$322.9M
    Current Ratio————————1.14
    Debt / Equity————————7.74
    Operating Cash Flow----------------$166.2M
    Free Cash Flow----------------$70.7M

    Score history

    Historical Score Timeline

    Industry peers

    Industry Peers

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    CNK vs Peers — Financial Grading

    Revenue$3.1BTop 25%
    Net Income$138.2MMedian
    ROE—
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