Marcus Corporation (The) (MCS) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.51
- Estimate
- $0.35
- Surprise
- +47.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $231.7M
- Score today
- 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Marcus Corporation (The) (MCS) beat the $0.35 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.51 — a large 47.1% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MCS Sell at 5.8/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +47.1% surprise compares with a +28.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-30.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: six major film distributors (84.0%)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5)
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
- $27.89
- Price target
- $30.53
- Stop
- $26.62
- Upside to target
- +9.5%
At 37.8× trailing and 32.8× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MCS 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
- $850.0M
- P/E (fwd)
- 32.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 37.8
- 52-week range
- $12.85–$32.42
- Off 52-week high
- 14.0%
- RSI (14)
- 36
- Volume vs avg
- 0.05×
- Score today
- 5.8/10