AMC Networks Q1 revenue slightly beats estimates, helped by streaming price increases

AMC Global Media

08/05/2026 12:13

Overview

US media company's Q1 revenue slightly beat analyst expectations, but fell 2% yr/yr

Adjusted EPS for Q1 missed consensus, declining sharply from last year

Company to repurchase $30 mln of stock under accelerated share repurchase program

Outlook

AMC Global Media reiterates its financial outlook for the year

Result Drivers

STREAMING PRICE INCREASES - Streaming revenues rose 11% yr/yr, mainly due to price increases across services

AFFILIATE REVENUE DECLINES - Affiliate revenues fell 16% due to basic subscriber declines

ADVERTISING WEAKNESS - Advertising revenues decreased 5% mainly due to lower marketplace pricing, partially offset by digital advertising growth

Company press release: ID:nGNX5CLrdm

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Revenue
Slight Beat*
$542.13 mln
$540.73 mln (6 Analysts)
Q1 Adjusted EPS
Miss
$0.08
$0.21 (6 Analysts)
Q1 EPS
-$0.43
Q1 Adjusted Operating Income
Beat
$68.97 mln
$58.51 mln (6 Analysts)
Q1 EBIT
$31.26 mln
Q1 Free Cash Flow
$64.82 mln


*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the broadcasting peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for AMC Global Media Inc is $7.00, about 18.2% below its May 7 closing price of $8.56

The stock recently traded at 5 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 4 three months ago

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