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MARCUS CORP (MCS)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for MARCUS CORP. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About MARCUS CORP

Marcus Corp operates primarily in two segments: movie theatres and hotels and resorts. It owns or operates 78 movie theatres with 985 screens across 17 states under brands such as Marcus Theatres, Movie Tavern by Marcus, and BistroPlex, offering amenities like recliner seating and in-theatre dining. The company also owns or manages hotels and resorts with approximately 4,700 rooms in several states, serving customers seeking entertainment and lodging.

Snapshot

Revenue
$758.5M
Revenue growth (YoY)
3.1%
Net income
$12.7M
Diluted EPS
Gross margin
Operating margin
2.2%
Net margin
1.7%
FCF margin
0.1%
ROE
2.8%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
38.6×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$856.2M
Long-term debt / equity
0.35×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Marcus

  • Revenue grew 3.1% to $758M in FY2025, faster than the 0.8% the year before.
  • Operating margin turned positive at 2.2% in FY2025, from a 9.0% operating loss in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $232M, up 12.5% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $989000 in FY2025, 0.1% of revenue.
  • Net income turned positive at $13M in FY2025, from a $8M loss in FY2024.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Marcus’s fundamentals sit among the 216 Communication Services companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin2.2%
49th percentile of 185
Net margin1.7%
56th percentile of 191
FCF margin0.1%
30th percentile of 164
Revenue growth (YoY)+3.1%
51st percentile of 209
ROE2.8%
58th percentile of 165
P/E38.6×
69th percentile of 95
Long-term debt / equity0.35×
36th percentile of 101
Short interest2.01d
32nd percentile of 216

No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 6 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

Conviction investors
0
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
0 new, 3 added
Reduced / exited
4
3 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$25.4M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$6.9M294.0KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$5.5M234.8KAdded
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$4.7M201.4KReduced
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$3.7M156.8KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$3.0M126.5KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$1.6M70.3KAdded

No longer held by: Point72 Asset Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
0
Reported activity
Quiet
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-04-15
filed 2026-04-17
Evans Michael ReadePres., Marcus Hotels & ResortsSell7.7K$19.04$146K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
798.7K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+9.4%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
2.01
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
397.9K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-14798.7K+9.4%2.01
2026-07-31730.0K+13.2%2.49
2026-07-15645.1K-6.6%3.59
2026-06-30690.9K+15.7%1.60
2026-06-15597.1K-12.4%2.99
2026-05-29681.3K+19.5%5.04
2026-05-15570.0K-1.6%4.00
2026-04-30579.1K-8.0%3.95

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$758.5M$735.6M$729.6M$677.4M$458.2M
Gross profit
Operating income$17.1M$16.2M$33.9M$8.3M$-41.5M
Net income$12.7M$-7.8M$14.8M$-12.0M$-43.3M
Diluted EPS

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$23.4M$40.8M$55.6M$21.7M$17.7M
Current assets$64.6M$92.2M$101.7M$63.9M$99.9M
Total assets$1.01B$1.04B$1.07B$1.06B$1.19B
Current liabilities$163.4M$176.7M$164.4M$156.4M$213.2M
Long-term debt$159.0M$149.0M$159.5M$170.0M$204.2M
Total liabilities$557.2M$579.7M$593.9M$607.7M$734.7M
Total equity$457.4M$464.9M$471.2M$456.9M$453.6M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$84.2M$103.9M$102.6M$93.2M$46.3M
Capital expenditure$83.2M$79.2M$38.8M$36.8M$17.1M
Free cash flow$989,000$24.7M$63.9M$56.4M$29.2M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$231.7M12.5%$15.8M
Q1 FY2026$154.4M3.8%$-15.4M
Q4 FY2025$193.5M2.8%$6.0M$0.19
Q3 FY2025$210.2M-9.7%$16.2M
Q2 FY2025$206.0M17.0%$7.3M
Q1 FY2025$148.8M7.4%$-16.8M
Q4 FY2024$188.3M16.6%$986,000$0.03
Q3 FY2024$232.7M11.4%$23.3M

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorCommunication Services
SIC industryServices-Motion Picture Theaters
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2013
SEC CIK62234

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-07-30
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10-Q2026-04-30
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8-K2026-07-30
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8-K2026-05-29
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8-K2026-04-30
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8-K2026-04-30
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.