National CineMedia, Inc.

NCMI

NASDAQCommunication ServicesAdvertising Agencies

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$2.575

+$0.035 · +1.38%

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Jul 10, 2026

50/100

GoAI score

Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

Undervalued

Momentum

Neutral

Sentiment

Mixed

Risk resilience

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

Company website

National CineMedia, Inc., through its subsidiary, National CineMedia, LLC, operates cinema advertising network in North America. The company engages in the sale of advertising to national, regional, and local businesses in Noovie, a cinema advertising and entertainment show seen on movie screens; and sells advertising on its Lobby Entertainment Network, a series of strategically placed screens located in movie theater lobbies, as well as other forms of advertising and promotions in theatre lobbies. It also sells digital advertising, including through NCM Boost, a data, insights and analytics platform that utilizes data; NCM Boost, a audience accelerator digital product; NCM Boomerang, retargeting solution designed to amplify post-theatre engagement; NCM Bullseye, an AI-generated creative to deliver dynamic and hyper-localized messaging; and NCM Blueprint, a real-time renovation permit data to identify homeowners who are actively engaged in remodelling projects. It offers its services to national and local sales groups. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.

Industry: Advertising Agencies
Sector: Communication Services
Headquarters: US
CEO: Thomas F. Lesinski
Listed since: Feb 8, 2007
Employees: 248

Market position

Day range

Current $2.575

$2.4939$2.5771

52-week range

Current $2.575

$2.16$5.03

Open: $2.56
Previous close: $2.54
Volume: 226.05K; 0.37× average
Average volume: 609K; Average daily volume
Market cap: 241.48M USD
Beta: 1.44; Market reference 1
50-day average: $3.628; -29.02% below average
200-day average: $3.6109; -28.69% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value: 313.77M USD
EV / EBITDA: 11.25×
Earnings yield: -2.89%
Free cash flow yield: 0.76%

Profitability & efficiency

Return on equity: -2.58%
Return on assets: -1.86%
Return on invested capital: -2.81%

Financial health

Current ratio: 2.42×

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$4.63

79.81% upside

Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $5.00Average $4.63Low $4.25

Rating distribution

17 ratings

Strong buy00%

Buy635%

Hold1165%

Sell00%

Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

4 institutions

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$0.12

2025 complete year-98.2% since 2018

2026 partial: $0.06

$6.80

2,018

$6.80

2,019

$4.00

2,020

$2.00

2,021

$0.12

2,025

$0.06

2,026*

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Action	Ex-dividend date	Details	Record date	Payment date
Dividend	May 22, 2026	$0.03Quarterly	May 22, 2026	Jun 4, 2026
Dividend	Mar 9, 2026	$0.03Quarterly	Mar 9, 2026	Mar 23, 2026
Dividend	Nov 10, 2025	$0.03Quarterly	Nov 10, 2025	Nov 26, 2025
Dividend	Aug 15, 2025	$0.03Quarterly	Aug 15, 2025	Aug 29, 2025
Dividend	May 16, 2025	$0.03Quarterly	May 16, 2025	May 30, 2025
Dividend	Mar 24, 2025	$0.03Irregular	Mar 24, 2025	Apr 7, 2025