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Marcus

NYQ:MCS · US5663301068
EntertainmentMedium

360

57
EV / EBIT33
Price / Owner Earnings5
Owner Earnings Yield33
Dividend Yield76
Price/Sales61
EV / Gross Profit55
Price/Book63
Return on Capital51
Cash Return on Capital36
Return on Equity51
EBIT Margin57
Gross Profitability56
Cash Conversion92
Accruals55
Owner Earnings Margin35
Sales growth44
Profit Growth64
Long-Term EPS Growth25
Owner Earnings Growth100
Reinvestment4
Price momentum74
Debt load71
Refinancing30
Debt Payback15
Liquidity43
Analyst ratings86
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside25
Market mood26
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Marcus clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryEntertainment
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Employees141
ISINUS5663301068
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Digital MediaEntertainment SystemsVacation RentalTravel AccommodationsVideo AdvertisingAugmented RealityHospitalityHotelMedia and EntertainmentTheatre

Description

The Marcus Corporation engages primarily in movie theatres and hotels and resorts business. As of December 31, 2025, the company’s theatre operations included 78 movie theatres with 985 screens throughout 17 states (Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnes…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

The Marcus Corporation is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 39.1× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
63
2023202420252026

All-time high

83

Jan 2024

All-time low

47

Jan 2023

Average rank

64

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
61
61
58
71
Price/Earnings
20
20
4
17
Price/Book
63
53
57
78
Dividend Yield
76
87
88
82
Value (overall)
68
59
50
75

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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