AMC Entertainment (AMC Quick QuoteAMC - Free Report) reported $1.71 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 31.6%. EPS of $0.13 for the same period compares to -$0.21 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.25% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.66 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.11, the EPS surprise was +18.18%.

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 AMC Entertainment performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Total Attendance - U.S.: 52.13 million compared to the 47.02 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Total Attendance - International: 22.78 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 18.59 million.
• Total Attendance: 74.92 million versus 65.65 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Average ticket price - International: $10.84 versus $11.23 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Food & beverage revenue per patron - International: $5.61 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $5.63.
• Average ticket price - U.S: $13.55 compared to the $13.63 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Food & beverage revenue per patron - U.S: $8.85 versus the two-analyst average estimate of $8.87.
• Revenues- Food and beverage: $589.4 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $554.45 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +30.5%.
• Revenues- Other theatre: $168.2 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $160.4 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +26.2%.
• Revenues- Admissions: $953.5 million compared to the $892.15 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +33.3% year over year.

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Shares of AMC Entertainment have returned +11.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.