For the quarter ended March 2026, Cinemark Holdings (CNK Quick QuoteCNK - Free Report) reported revenue of $643.1 million, up 18.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.06, compared to -$0.32 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.19% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $635.51 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.05, the EPS surprise was -16.05%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Cinemark performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Average ticket price - U.S. Operating Segment: $10.53 versus $10.47 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Average ticket price - International Operating Segment: $3.87 versus $3.62 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Concession revenues per patron - U.S. Operating Segment: $8.58 compared to the $8.27 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Concession revenues per patron - International Operating Segment: $3.25 compared to the $2.96 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Revenue- U.S. Operating Segment- Admissions: $253.8 million versus $245.44 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +22.3% change.
• Revenue- International Operating Segment- Admissions: $57.6 million compared to the $59.01 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2% year over year.
• Revenue- U.S. Operating Segment- Concession: $206.8 million versus $193.62 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +25.8% change.
• Revenue- International Operating Segment- Concession: $48.4 million versus $48.14 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.2% change.
• Total revenue- U.S.: $514.7 million versus $480.08 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +23.4% change.
• Revenue- Admissions: $311.4 million compared to the $307.4 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.9% year over year.
• Revenue- Other: $76.5 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $71.17 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +15.6%.
• Revenue- Concession: $255.2 million versus $244.55 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +21.3% change.

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Shares of Cinemark have returned +1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.