Company Overview
IMAX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology platform for entertainment and events in the United States, Canada, Greater China, rest of Asia, Western Europe, Latin America, and internationally. It operates through Content Solutions; and Technology Products and Services segments. The company offers IMAX film remastering, a proprietary technology that digitally remasters films and other content into IMAX formats for distribution to the IMAX network; IMAX Enhanced, which provides end-to-end technology across streaming content and entertainment devices at home; AI-driven video quality solutions for media and entertainment companies; and streaming technology software products. It also provides preventative and emergency maintenance services, and quality monitoring to the IMAX network; film post-production services; and IMAX film and digital cameras for content creators. In addition, the company engages in the distribution of format documentary films to institutional theaters, as well as live performances and interactive events with artists and creators; after-market sales of IMAX System parts and 3D glasses; sale or lease of IMAX theater systems; provision of management services to theaters; and rental of company's proprietary 2D and 3D large-format film cameras. The company markets its theater systems through a direct sales force and marketing staff to science and natural history museums, zoos, aquariums, and other educational and cultural centers, as well as theme parks, private home theaters, tourist destination sites, fairs, and expositions. It offers its services under the IMAX, IMAX 3D, Experience It In IMAX, The IMAX Experience, DMR, Filmed For IMAX, IMAX Live, IMAX Enhanced, and IMAX StreamSmart. IMAX Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.
Why Investors Should Care
Net profit has compounded at 12.9% per year over the last five years.
Operating margin of 22.5% supports profitability.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $410.21M (+16.5% YoY); net profit $34.88M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +12.2%, earnings +35.0%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 5.6%, profit CAGR 12.9%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 5.61% |
| 1 Year: | 12.20% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 12.88% |
| 1 Year: | 35.00% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +100.39% |
| 6 Months: | +26.57% |
| 3 Months: | +32.51% |
| 1 Month: | +3.84% |
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- RSI (14)55.06 · Neutral
P/E of 70.74 is above the sector median of 19.18 — pricier than peers.
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PROS
- Profit CAGR of 12.9% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Trading at a high P/E of 70.7.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMAX IMAX Corporation R2KR3K | 51.64 | 70.74 | $2.83B | 0.00% | - | 11.02% | 5.61% | 12.88% |
| 2 | GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 338.46 | 16.98 | $1.99T | 0.25% | 26.20% | 48.68% | 17.96% | 21.53% |
| 3 | META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 616.77 | 23.23 | $1.36T | 0.36% | 25.69% | 29.85% | 19.89% | 37.61% |
| 4 | NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI | 78.25 | 24.61 | $325.83B | 0.00% | 29.87% | 49.54% | 22.30% | 32.79% |
| 5 | VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPXR3K | 50.35 | 13.11 | $209.19B | 6.02% | 8.56% | 15.84% | 2.33% | 6.90% |
| 6 | TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 183.36 | 19.18 | $196.69B | 2.27% | 9.39% | 17.99% | 22.63% | 28.77% |
| 7 | DIS The Walt Disney Company SPXR3K | 105.31 | 21.71 | $181.84B | 1.43% | 10.74% | 8.01% | 6.96% | 4.12% |
| 8 | T AT&T Inc. SPXR3K | 25.68 | 8.45 | $175.97B | 4.68% | 6.59% | 18.34% | 0.31% | 3.44% |
| 9 | SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. R3KAITECH | 542.43 | 29.58 | $111.53B | 0.00% | 24.61% | 44.48% | 13.59% | - |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 98.34M | 82.11M | - | 80.20M | 104.80M | 86.39M | - | 34.90M | 8.86M | 37.26M | - | 38.75M | 50.95M | 56.60M | 60.04M | 73.97M | 68.75M | 86.95M | 97.98M | 103.90M | 79.12M | 88.96M | 91.45M | 86.67M | 91.68M | 106.65M | 81.38M | 102.84M |
| Gross Profit | 69.03M | 42.39M | 71.88M | 52.18M | 50.28M | 44.90M | 55.33M | 35.77M | 49.46M | 39.87M | 60.15M | 50.69M | 60.40M | 42.19M | 54.64M | 45.14M | 59.55M | 47.12M | 62.36M | 5.09M | -7.69M | 3.83M | 20.31M | 17.28M | 25.60M | 27.49M | 31.77M | 44.04M | 31.70M | 50.05M | 57.89M | 62.72M | 46.89M | 43.93M | 51.02M | 53.18M | 53.60M | 67.27M | 45.81M | 62.90M |
| Operating Income | 36.53M | 13.66M | - | 18.93M | 12.80M | 7.72M | - | -291.00K | 1.99M | 4.50M | - | 17.10M | 14.72M | 9.61M | - | 14.00M | 24.05M | 14.41M | - | -38.44M | -41.50M | -27.39M | - | -10.85M | -2.95M | -853.00K | -8.03M | -101.00K | -4.24M | 11.40M | 14.23M | 22.03M | 12.07M | 2.87M | 19.41M | 16.73M | 14.35M | 29.05M | 9.95M | 20.77M |
| Net Income | 24.35M | 8.61M | 22.49M | 11.30M | 6.02M | 2.52M | 8.95M | 75.00K | -1.71M | -850.00K | 4.83M | 8.51M | 7.62M | 5.02M | 1.69M | 8.27M | 11.40M | 9.03M | 18.17M | -49.35M | -25.97M | -47.21M | -21.25M | -14.84M | -9.21M | -8.38M | -13.61M | -2.85M | -8.95M | 2.45M | 8.35M | 11.99M | 3.27M | 3.58M | 13.90M | 2.33M | 11.26M | 20.66M | 4.23M | 15.40M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.34 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.00 | -0.03 | -0.01 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.16 | -0.14 | -0.23 | -0.05 | -0.16 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 0.27 |
| R&D Expense | 2.35M | 2.72M | - | 3.71M | 3.44M | 4.46M | - | 4.33M | 5.68M | 4.63M | - | 3.59M | 3.92M | 4.03M | - | 1.14M | 1.22M | 1.36M | - | 2.20M | 1.23M | 1.13M | - | 1.47M | 2.20M | 2.02M | 1.20M | 1.36M | 1.11M | 1.85M | 2.76M | 2.77M | 2.19M | 2.03M | - | 1.32M | 1.54M | 1.50M | 1.80M | 1.66M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 171.21M | 248.61M | 235.10M | 282.75M | 287.94M | 290.54M | 373.81M | 377.33M | 380.77M | 374.40M | 395.66M | 137.00M | 254.88M | 300.81M | 374.84M | 352.21M | 410.21M |
| Gross Profit | 81.55M | 137.65M | 114.06M | 153.25M | 164.60M | 173.39M | 219.29M | 202.68M | 185.25M | 207.93M | 214.17M | 21.54M | 134.41M | 156.35M | 214.34M | 190.20M | 246.19M |
| Operating Income | 19.80M | 50.97M | 28.97M | 58.89M | 65.10M | 57.87M | 87.77M | 58.60M | 31.44M | 45.18M | 77.28M | -121.82M | 10.98M | -4.83M | 50.40M | 43.86M | 84.23M |
| Net Income | 5.02M | 100.78M | 15.26M | 41.34M | 44.12M | 39.74M | 55.84M | 28.79M | 2.34M | 22.84M | 46.87M | -143.78M | -22.33M | -22.80M | 25.34M | 26.06M | 34.88M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.09 | 1.51 | 0.22 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.78 | 0.42 | 0.04 | 0.36 | - | -2.43 | -0.38 | -0.40 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.63 |
| R&D Expense | 3.75M | 6.25M | 7.83M | 11.41M | 14.77M | 16.10M | 12.73M | 16.32M | 20.86M | 13.73M | 5.20M | 5.62M | 6.94M | 5.30M | 10.11M | 5.10M | 5.82M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 349.09M | 406.24M | 421.87M | 481.14M | 621.53M | 930.63M | 857.33M | 866.61M | 873.60M | 889.07M | 997.75M | 883.25M | 821.15M | 814.67M | 830.40M | 894.03M |
| Total Equity | -96.77M | 45.01M | 158.46M | 192.91M | 253.08M | 319.58M | 382.77M | 623.89M | 562.01M | 527.75M | 512.16M | 547.69M | 394.00M | 356.08M | 263.36M | 273.14M | 299.47M | 337.89M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 27.02M | 20.08M | 30.39M | 18.14M | 21.34M | 29.55M | 106.50M | 317.45M | 204.76M | 158.72M | 141.59M | 109.48M | 317.38M | 189.71M | 97.40M | 76.20M | 100.59M | 151.17M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 55.08M | 11.00M | - | - | 29.28M | 27.32M | 25.36M | 37.75M | 18.23M | 305.68M | 2.47M | - | - | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 190.63M | 213.33M | 168.79M | 161.56M | 194.85M | 253.47M | 230.78M | 263.00M | 274.24M | 245.97M | 532.98M | 452.88M | 491.39M | 469.08M | 452.18M | 466.30M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 13.78M | 58.49M | 6.25M | 73.63M | 55.03M | 86.91M | 84.20M | 77.87M | 85.37M | 109.97M | 90.38M | -23.01M | 6.07M | 17.32M | 58.62M | 70.84M | 127.07M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -27.57M | -23.82M | -63.51M | -35.52M | -42.28M | -61.85M | -78.80M | -64.89M | -73.60M | -56.87M | -65.99M | -9.26M | -7.00K | -53.29M | -31.79M | -41.22M | -41.92M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 7.18M | -24.22M | 45.14M | -34.85M | -4.38M | 51.96M | 204.69M | -125.78M | -57.54M | -70.86M | -57.12M | 240.57M | -132.72M | -58.51M | -48.53M | -6.04M | -34.08M |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.43M | -5.34M | -5.53M | -6.05M | -13.02M | -40.10M | -43.26M | -15.28M | -24.14M | -13.37M | -7.42M | -697.00K | -3.59M | -8.42M | -6.49M | -8.43M | -8.17M |
| Free Cash Flow | 12.36M | 53.15M | 719.00K | 67.58M | 42.02M | 46.80M | 40.95M | 62.59M | 61.22M | 96.60M | 82.95M | -23.71M | 2.48M | 8.90M | 52.12M | 62.41M | 118.90M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3.06M | 34.28M | 0 | 46.14M | 71.48M | 2.66M | 36.62M | 13.90M | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 47.6% | 55.4% | 48.5% | 54.2% | 57.2% | 59.7% | 58.7% | 53.7% | 48.7% | 55.5% | 54.1% | 15.7% | 52.7% | 52.0% | 57.2% | 54.0% | 60.0% |
| Operating Margin % | 11.6% | 20.5% | 12.3% | 20.8% | 22.6% | 19.9% | 23.5% | 15.5% | 8.3% | 12.1% | 19.5% | -88.9% | 4.3% | -1.6% | 13.4% | 12.5% | 20.5% |
| Net Margin % | 2.9% | 40.5% | 6.5% | 14.6% | 15.3% | 13.7% | 14.9% | 7.6% | 0.6% | 6.1% | 11.8% | -104.9% | -8.8% | -7.6% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 8.5% |
| ROE % | 11.2% | 63.6% | 7.9% | 16.3% | 13.8% | 10.4% | 9.0% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 4.5% | 8.6% | -36.5% | -6.3% | -8.7% | 9.3% | 8.7% | 10.3% |
| ROCE % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orbis Allan Gray Ltd | 9.39% | 5.15M | $259.43M |
| 2 | Nomura Asset Management International Inc | 5.35% | 2.94M | $147.95M |
| 3 | Blackrock Inc. | 5.30% | 2.91M | $146.46M |
| 4 | Westfield Capital Management Co LP | 4.84% | 2.65M | $133.71M |
| 5 | Congress Asset Management Co | 4.63% | 2.54M | $127.83M |
| 6 | Driehaus Capital Management, LLC | 4.27% | 2.34M | $117.91M |
| 7 | FMR, LLC | 4.23% | 2.32M | $117.00M |
| 8 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 3.23% | 1.77M | $89.24M |
| 9 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 3.02% | 1.66M | $83.38M |
| 10 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2.65% | 1.45M | $73.08M |
Analyst View
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IMAX — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of IMAX Corporation (IMAX)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, IMAX Corporation (IMAX) trades at $51.64 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $25.30 to $54.79.
What is the market capitalisation of IMAX?
IMAX Corporation (IMAX) has a market capitalisation of $2.83B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of IMAX?
IMAX trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 70.74. The industry average P/E is 19.18. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 7.47.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of IMAX?
IMAX has a return on equity (ROE) of 11.02%.
Is IMAX a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of IMAX Corporation (IMAX), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.