Communication Services
The Marcus Corporation(MCS)
Live Price
Offline$22.44
+0.54% today
1Y Change
+40.80%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $550.00M
- Revenue Growth
- +3.1%
- EPS Growth
- +270.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.8%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The Marcus Corporation (MCS) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $550.00M and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $22.44 and up 40.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +3.1%, EPS growth of +270.8%, a dividend yield of 1.8%. What stands out right now is revenue +3.1%, EPS +270.8%, free cash flow -96.0% with operating margin 2.4% and ROIC 2.2%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.8%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 38.1 and price/sales 0.7. Stock Foundry combines MCS price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+3.1% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+2.4% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 5, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +3.1% and EPS at +270.8%, with operating margin around 2.4%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 5, 2026 | โ | -0.8% | -4.5% | +7.5% |
2026 Feb 26, 2026 | -185.7% | +2.5% | +7.1% | +3.7% |
2025 Oct 31, 2025 | -2.3% | +1.2% | +4.8% | +9.2% |
Benchmark Edge
MCS vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
MCS
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Normalized return
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MCS Max Drawdown
-27.81%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MCS and SPY.
Company Overview
The Marcus Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
The Marcus Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates movie theatres, and hotels and resorts in the United States. It operates in two segments, Theatres, and Hotels and Resorts. The Theatres segment operates multiscreen motion picture theatres, as well as Funset Boulevard, a family entertainment center. The Hotels and Resorts segment owns and operates full-service hotels and resorts, as well as manages full-service hotels, resorts, and other properties. The company also provides hospitality management services, including check-in, housekeeping, and maintenance for a vacation ownership development. As of December 30, 2021, it owned or operated 1,064 screens at 85 movie theatre locations in 17 states under the Marcus Theatres, Movie Tavern by Marcus, and BistroPlex brands; and operated 8 wholly-owned or majority-owned hotels and resorts, as well as managed 11 hotels, resorts, and other properties for third parties. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Leadership
- Gregory S. Marcus
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 2.9k
- Street Address
- 100 East Wisconsin Avenue
- Mailing
- Milwaukee, WI, 53202-4125
- Region
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 414 905 1000
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 38.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 10.1
- Price/Sales
- 0.7
- Price/Book
- 1.2
Growth
- Revenue
- +3.1%
- EPS
- +270.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- -96.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 113.7%
- Operating Margin
- 2.4%
- Net Margin
- 1.9%
- ROE
- 3.1%
- ROIC
- 2.2%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.90
- Current Ratio
- 0.11
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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