National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI) stock
NCMINasdaqServices-AdvertisingFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 1, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 10, 2026Score 9/3019% below fair value
$1.87+0.17 (+10.00%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $175.91MP/E –Yield 6.42%
National CineMedia statistics
96 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- May 22, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Oct 1, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 8.00
- 12.99
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.62
- 2.10
- EV / FCF
- 8.33
- 15.48
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.05%
- 1.88%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.38%
- 0.04%
- Float
- 65M
- 53M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 30.5%
- 13.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 89.4%
- 62.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 6M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -5.09%
- -3.30%
- Short % of Float
- 9.50%
- 5.82%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 6.61%
- 4.22%
- Days to Cover
- 10.61
- 3.54
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $4.33
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $1.40
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $1.77
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $2.06
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $3.07
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.15
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 18.4%
- 0.50%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -16.9%
- -1.81%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -31.5%
- -4.67%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -33.2%
- 0.47%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -51.9%
- -13.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -55.0%
- -13.9%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -57.3%
- -16.1%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -95.0%
- -57.0%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -98.8%
- 46.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 873,787
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 3.46
- 0.64
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 50.5
- 47.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 68.8%
- 65.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.39
- 1.19
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -27.8%
- -0.85%
- EBITDA Margin
- -15.2%
- 0.72%
- FCF Margin
- 7.45%
- 9.88%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -7.88%
- 1.34%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -4.36%
- -3.24%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -9.64%
- -0.09%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -5.55%
- -0.55%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.50
- 1.37
- Quick Ratio
- 1.31
- 0.94
- Debt / Equity
- 0.02
- 0.51
- Debt / FCF
- 0.28
- 2.79
- Interest Coverage
- -17.86
- -0.55
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 4.48%
- 9.45%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -25.8%
- 14.3%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -0.81%
- 7.44%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 21.9%
- 12.3%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.41
- 0.64
- Revenue Per Employee
- $995.97K
- $394.08K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$106.45K
- -$7.02K
- Employee Count
- 248
- 525
- WACC
- 12.1%
- 10.3%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$68.70M
- -$315.88K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $22.60M
- $1.76M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.24
- $0.12
- Equity (Book Value)
- $319.60M
- $51.00M
- Book Value Per Share
- $3.40
- $1.98
- Tangible Book Value
- -$256.90M
- $2.87M
- Working Capital
- $41.00M
- $16.25M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$3.60M
- -$5.67M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.20
- $0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -15.0%
- 0.37%
- FCF Yield
- 10.5%
- 4.39%
- Dividend Yield
- 6.42%
- 1.31%
- Buyback Yield
- 2.56%
- 3.39%
- Shareholder Yield
- 8.98%
- 3.74%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.12
- $1.04
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 1
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 47.3%
- 23.2%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $2.10M
- $3.48M
- Income Tax
- -$42.30M
- $1.63M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.79
- 1.96
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | NCMI | S&P 500 | Difference | NCMI per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -15.4% | -3.0% | −12.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | -30.2% | -2.8% | −27.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | -51.0% | +11.5% | −62.5 pts | ||
| 1 year | -53.4% | +13.5% | −66.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | -52.8% | +77.7% | −130.5 pts | -22.1% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -94.4% | +72.6% | −167.0 pts | -43.8% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -97.8% | +308.2% | −406.0 pts | -31.8% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
6M NCMI shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 5.1% from the previous report, or 9.50% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 10.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 57.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6,215,255 | -5.1% | 585,686 | 10.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 6,548,235 | -0.9% | 1,092,922 | 6.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6,609,306 | -8.6% | 1,584,484 | 4.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 7,231,223 | -1.0% | 673,145 | 10.7 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 7,307,626 | -1.9% | 1,054,343 | 6.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 7,451,712 | +3.7% | 2,036,243 | 3.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7,183,211 | -1.6% | 297,075 | 24.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 7,299,777 | -0.6% | 297,906 | 24.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7,342,601 | +2.1% | 632,839 | 11.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7,189,919 | +2.9% | 398,979 | 18.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 6,986,191 | +0.7% | 306,390 | 22.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 6,939,835 | +2.4% | 335,081 | 20.7 |
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