Communication Services
Live Price
Offline$3.62
+1.83% today
1Y Change
-30.47%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026
Coverage: 246 bars · Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $320.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $3.62 and down 30.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +1.0%, EPS growth of +52.2%, a dividend yield of 3.5%. What stands out right now is revenue +1.0%, EPS +52.2%, free cash flow -94.9% with operating margin -5.7% and ROIC -2.8%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.5%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 1.3. Stock Foundry combines NCMI price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Benchmark Edge
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
NCMI
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NCMI Max Drawdown
-45.10%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for NCMI and SPY.
Powered by FMP stock_dividend. Includes historical ex-dates, pay dates, and payout amounts.
Dividend Yield
3.52%
Trailing 12M Payout
$0.09
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 9, 2026 | Mar 23, 2026 | $0.03 | $0.03 | Quarterly |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 26, 2025 | $0.03 | $0.03 | Quarterly |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | $0.03 | $0.03 | Quarterly |
| May 16, 2025 | May 16, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | $0.03 | $0.03 | Special |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Mar 24, 2025 | Apr 7, 2025 | $0.03 | $0.03 | Special |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Aug 22, 2022 | Sep 6, 2022 | $0.03 | $0.30 | Quarterly |
| May 20, 2022 | May 23, 2022 | Jun 7, 2022 | $0.03 | $0.30 | Quarterly |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Mar 17, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $0.05 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Nov 22, 2021 | Dec 7, 2021 | $0.05 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Aug 23, 2021 | Sep 6, 2021 | $0.05 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| May 20, 2021 | May 21, 2021 | Jun 7, 2021 | $0.05 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Mar 22, 2021 | Apr 5, 2021 | $0.05 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Nov 16, 2020 | Dec 1, 2020 | $0.07 | $0.70 | Quarterly |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | $0.07 | $0.70 | Quarterly |
| May 15, 2020 | May 18, 2020 | Jun 1, 2020 | $0.07 | $0.70 | Quarterly |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Mar 3, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | $0.19 | $1.90 | Quarterly |
| Nov 13, 2019 | Nov 14, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | $0.17 | $1.70 | Quarterly |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | $0.17 | $1.70 | Quarterly |
| May 15, 2019 | May 16, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | $0.17 | $1.70 | Quarterly |
| Mar 4, 2019 | Mar 5, 2019 | Mar 19, 2019 | $0.17 | $1.70 | Quarterly |
| Nov 14, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | $0.17 | $1.70 | Quarterly |
| Aug 15, 2018 | Aug 16, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | $0.17 | $1.70 | Quarterly |
| May 17, 2018 | May 18, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | $0.17 | $1.70 | Quarterly |
| Mar 21, 2018 | Mar 22, 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 | $0.17 | $1.70 | Quarterly |
| Nov 15, 2017 | Nov 16, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| Aug 9, 2017 | Aug 12, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| May 16, 2017 | May 18, 2017 | Jun 1, 2017 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| Mar 7, 2017 | Mar 9, 2017 | Mar 23, 2017 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| Nov 16, 2016 | Nov 18, 2016 | Dec 2, 2016 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| Aug 23, 2016 | Aug 25, 2016 | Sep 9, 2016 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| May 17, 2016 | May 19, 2016 | Jun 2, 2016 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| Mar 8, 2016 | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 24, 2016 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| Nov 18, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 | Dec 4, 2015 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| Aug 18, 2015 | Aug 20, 2015 | Sep 3, 2015 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| May 21, 2015 | May 26, 2015 | Jun 9, 2015 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| Mar 10, 2015 | Mar 12, 2015 | Mar 26, 2015 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| Nov 18, 2014 | Nov 20, 2014 | Dec 5, 2014 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Aug 21, 2014 | Sep 5, 2014 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| May 15, 2014 | May 19, 2014 | Jun 2, 2014 | $0.22 | $2.20 | Quarterly |
| Mar 4, 2014 | Mar 6, 2014 | Mar 20, 2014 | $0.72 | $7.20 | Quarterly |
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