Imax (IMAX) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.21
- Estimate
- $1.02
- Surprise
- +116.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $174.6M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.0 → 5.7/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Imax (IMAX) beat the $1.02 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.21 — a large 116.2% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.0/10) to Sell at 5.7/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates IMAX Sell at 5.8/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +116.2% surprise compares with a +52.1% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.3 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Thin upside margin: 9.8%
- Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8
- Negative momentum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $47.55
- Price target
- $52.20
- Stop
- $45.22
- Upside to target
- +9.8%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.1:1
The stock trades at 70.8× trailing but 20.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-06 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
IMAX at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Entertainment
- Market cap
- $2.64B
- P/E (fwd)
- 20.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 70.8
- 52-week range
- $32.71–$57.73
- Off 52-week high
- 17.6%
- RSI (14)
- 37
- Volume vs avg
- 0.34×
- Score today
- 5.8/10