National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI) Stock Price & Analysis

National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI) closed at USD 1.94 on Thursday, October 22, 2026, down 2.02% on the day. The US market is currently closed (pre-market); this is not a live price.

The prior close was USD 1.94; the Oct 22, 2026 session ranged USD 1.93–2.01 on volume of 451,523 shares. Market capitalization is —, with a 52-week range of USD 1.93–4.56 (NMS). Source: Nexqual, retrieved October 23, 2026 at 09:27 UTC.

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Key facts (NCMI)

1 of 80 tracked superinvestors hold NCMI (13F, Q2 2026): 0 new, 0 added, 1 reduced, 0 unchanged.
Total return with dividends: 1Y -53.4% vs S&P 500 +14.9%; 5Y -93.4% vs S&P 500 +80.3%.
Next earnings: 2026-10-29, EPS estimate USD 0.03, revenue estimate $71.4M.

Superinvestors (SEC 13F-HR, Q2 2026) (NCMI)

1 of 80 tracked investors hold NCMI. Each row is the investor's latest 13F; change is vs their prior-quarter share count.

Investor	Firm	% of portfolio	Value	Change
First Eagle Investment	First Eagle Investment Management	<0.01%	$1.3M	Reduced -21.1%

Analysts (NCMI)

Rating changes, last 120 days:

Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price target
2026-08-12	Wedbush	Target lowered	Outperform	$6 → $5

Total return (dividends reinvested) (NCMI)

	1Y (from 2025-10-23)	5Y (from 2021-10-18)
Total return	-53.4%	-93.4%
S&P 500 (SPY)	+14.9%	+80.3%
Per year	-53.5%	-41.8%
Volatility (annualized)	73.6%	87.1%
Max drawdown	-55.3% (Nov 2025→Oct 2026)	-96.8% (Nov 2021→Mar 2023)

Companies that name NCMI in their SEC reports

Relationship to NCMI	Company	Filing	Sentence
partner	AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. (AMC)	10-K Feb 23, 2026	“The Company's exhibitor services agreement with National CineMedia, LLC ("NCM") includes a significant financing component due to the significant length of time between receiving the non-cash consideration and fulfilling the performance obligation.”
partner	Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (CNK)	10-K Feb 18, 2026	“The Company entered into an Exhibitor Services Agreement with NCM ("ESA") pursuant to which NCM primarily provides screen advertising to the Company's domestic theaters through its branded "Noovie" pre-show entertainment program and also handles lobby promotions and displays for the Company's theaters.”

NCMI analyst estimates and revisions

Period	EPS estimate	90 days ago	Change	Revenue estimate	Analysts
Current quarter (ends Sep 2026)	$0.03	$0.03	+20.0%	$71.4M	1
Next quarter (ends Dec 2026)	$0.47	$0.32	+46.9%	$101.9M	1
Current fiscal year (ends Dec 2026)	$0.17	$-0.01	-1800.0%	$265.8M	1
Next fiscal year (ends Dec 2027)	$0.12	$0.14	-17.2%	$272.4M	1

Key Statistics (as of October 23, 2026 at 09:27 UTC)

Price	USD 1.94
Change	▼ 2.02% (down)
Previous Close	USD 1.94
Open	USD 1.94
Day Range	USD 1.93 – 2.01
52-Week Range	USD 1.93 – 4.56
Volume	451,523 shares
Market Cap	—
Exchange	NMS

Technical Analysis (NCMI)

Nexqual's technical model rates NCMI "SELL" based on 2 bullish and 5 bearish signals across 127 daily candles, as of October 23, 2026 at 09:27 UTC.

Overall Signal	SELL
RSI (14)	30.36 (neutral)
vs SMA50	Below (USD 2.35)
MACD	-0.11 (negative)

Earnings (NCMI)

Next Earnings Date	2026-10-29
EPS Estimate	USD 0.03
Revenue Estimate	$71.40M

Recent Earnings History

Quarter	Actual vs Estimate
2026-06-30	USD -0.1 vs est -0.09 ▼ miss
2025-12-31	USD 0.28 vs est 0.27 ▲ beat
2025-09-30	USD 0 vs est -0.01 ▲ beat

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 09:27 UTC.

Financials & Fundamentals (NCMI)

Total Revenue	$249.00M
Revenue Growth (latest quarter, YoY)	+12.70%
Gross Margin	+43.61%
Operating Margin	-21.92%
Profit Margin	-3.13%
ROE	-2.28%
Debt / Equity	0.07
Current Ratio	1.84
Total Cash	$43.10M
Total Debt	$21.90M

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 09:27 UTC.

Ownership (NCMI)

Insider Ownership	+1.43%
Institutional Ownership	+95.28%
Shares Outstanding	94.07M
Float	65.60M
Short % of Float	+11.74%

Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 09:27 UTC.

Peers & Related Stocks

Symbol	Name	Price	Change
CNK	Cinemark Holdings Inc Cinemark	USD 39.61	▼ 0.78%
CCO	Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings,	USD 2.42	▲ 0%
MCS	Marcus Corporation (The)	USD 28.3	▼ 1.84%
NNBR	NN, Inc.	USD 3.33	▼ 4.03%
NATR	Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc	USD 12.41	▲ 1.22%

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