Its price fell 61% over three years while the S&P 500's rose 74%.
NCMI's Quality Score fell 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to -7. Trading went back to normal after a busy day (2 chart checks stopped).
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| Long-term trend | −3 |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 10 |
ReportToday after the close: a loss of $0.18 a share. Raised its outlook for the year. Past reports ›
In the newsNational CineMedia earnings beat by $0.32, revenue fell short of estimates
Expected to report Thu Feb 25, after the close
NCMI is #6 of 6 by Quality Score.
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| Open for its score | ||
| 6 |
Expected to report Thu Feb 25, after the close (in 107 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
A loss of $0.18 a share, from a profit of $0.02.
| Line | October 1, 2026 | September 25, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Share-based compensation costs included in network operating costs | $100K | $100K |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 10)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Operational transformation savings | more than $7.5 million |
Sales grew 22% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | -31.1% | -41.4% | -33.5% |
| May 12, 2026 | -5.3% | -11.8% | -11.8% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +3.1% | +1.4% | -0.3% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $243M in 2025. It made a profit in three of the eight years.
RSI 33.1, MACD above signal, below both averages. Not scored.
3 insiders sold $892K across 7 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: NCMI is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
National CineMedia Inc is a cinema advertising platform in the U.S. It derives revenue from the sale of advertising to national, regional and local businesses through The Noovie Show and the CineLife Show, the cinema advertising and entertainment show seen on movie screens across the U.S., on LEN, a series of strategically-placed screens located in movie theater lobbies, as well as other forms of advertising and promotions in theater lobbies.
“Our advertising business competes in the estimated $409 billion U.S. advertising industry in 2025, which includes spending across television, radio, print, digital, mobile and out-of-home advertising.”
NCMI scores -7 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #6 of 6 in Services-Advertising by Quality Score, with 0 of 14 chart checks firing. Its price fell 61% over three years while the S&P 500's rose 74%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
NCMI scores -7 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #6 of 6 in Services-Advertising by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind NCMI's -7.
3 insiders sold $892K across 7 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Thomas F. Lesinski, Chief Executive Officer, who sold $149K on Oct 1. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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