IMAX Corporation (IMAX)Communication Services | Entertainment | Mississauga, Canada | NYSE
51.69 USD
+0.03
(0.058%)
⇧
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 51.69 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:13 a.m. EDT
The narrative has shifted dramatically from a value trap to a growth story, anchored by the blockbuster performance of 'The Odyssey.' While the stock trades at a lofty forward P/E of 24x, the 12% earnings beat and 35% earnings growth suggest the market is pricing in a successful transition to premium content. However, the valuation remains aggressive; a trailing P/E near 70 implies that even modest miss on future growth could trigger a severe re-rating. The options chain confirms this tension: heavy speculation on a surge to $65+ exists alongside significant protection against a drop to the $30s, reflecting uncertainty about whether this is a sustainable inflection point or a temporary hype cycle. For investors, the thesis is now entirely dependent on the company's ability to replicate this box office dominance and maintain high margins, making it a high-risk, high-reward play rather than a defensive hold. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.166258 |
| AutoETS | 0.175677 |
| MSTL | 0.188772 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.254769 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 1.86 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.018 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.24 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 62.748 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.68 |
| Market Cap | 2,834,788,608 |
| Trailing P/E | 71.79 |
| Forward P/E | 23.97 |
| Beta | 0.49 |
| Profit Margins | 9.84% |
| Website | https://www.imax.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:13 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a specific directional breakout. In the December 2026 expiration, there is a massive imbalance with 2.1k open interest in out-of-the-money calls versus only 6.4k in-the-money calls, while puts show a similar skew toward OTM strikes (3.2k vs 36 ITM). This suggests traders are betting on a large gap-up event driven by the 'Odyssey' box office success, but they are hedging against a crash below $36-$45. The IV spike on deep OTM puts indicates fear of a sharp decline if the hype fades, creating a volatile environment where both sides are waiting for a catalyst.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.63783264 |
| Address1 | 2,525 Speakman Drive |
| All Time High | 57.73 |
| All Time Low | 0.55 |
| Ask | 55.0 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,107,660 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,270,210 |
| Average Volume | 1,270,210 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,107,660 |
| Beta | 0.491 |
| Bid | 48.8 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 6.489 |
| City | Mississauga |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 51.69 |
| Current Ratio | 4.264 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 52.5 |
| Day Low | 51.105 |
| Debt To Equity | 62.748 |
| Display Name | IMAX |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,809,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,809,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.35 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.368 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,809,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,277,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,277,000 |
| Ebitda | 138,216,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.33219 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 22.082 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 7.335 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,052,051,968 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.07343 |
| Eps Forward | 2.15621 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.72 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 905 403 6450 |
| Fifty Day Average | 52.3712 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.68120193 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.013007185 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 63.783264 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 57.73 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.040001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.104624994 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 31.24 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 20.449999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.65460944 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 31.24 - 57.73 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 771,255,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 41,888,407 |
| Forward Eps | 2.15621 |
| Forward P E | 23.972618 |
| Free Cashflow | 109,159,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 679 |
| Fullday Change | -0.040000916 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.07737121 |
| Fullday Price | 51.69 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.5973 |
| Gross Profits | 248,524,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.17924999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.99104 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 54,842,114 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 864,691,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. |
| Long Name | IMAX Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,834,788,608 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_29780 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 40,922,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,938,988,889 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 52.01 |
| Operating Cashflow | 132,901,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.22528 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.11 |
| Phone | 905 403 6457 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 51.69 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,008,605 |
| Previous Close | 51.66 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 24.929705 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 7.9657884 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 6.813053 |
| Profit Margins | 0.09835 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.796 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.58333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0299988 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0580696 |
| Regular Market Day High | 52.5 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 51.105 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 51.105 - 52.5 |
| Regular Market Open | 52.01 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 51.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 51.69 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 915,161 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0665 |
| Return On Equity | 0.11016 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.122 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.68 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1570785 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 54,842,114 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.121700004 |
| Shares Short | 6,673,373 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,756,356 |
| Short Name | Imax Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1838 |
| Short Ratio | 7.0 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | ON |
| Symbol | IMAX |
| Target High Price | 65.0 |
| Target Low Price | 45.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 57.5 |
| Target Median Price | 59.0 |
| Total Cash | 159,916,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.916 |
| Total Debt | 282,636,992 |
| Total Revenue | 416,081,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.72 |
| Trailing P E | 71.791664 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 41.89455 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 9.795448 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.23381199 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 915,161 |
| Website | https://www.imax.com |
| Zip | L5K 1B1 |