# The Marcus Corporation (MCS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Entertainment. Price $27.27, market value $841 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 36.9×**. The Marcus Corporation trades at 36.9× trailing earnings. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 32.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 1.8×**. The shares trade at 1.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.6×**. Enterprise value is 9.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.9%** (5-yr avg 6.8%). Free cash flow equals 7.9% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 6.8%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 2.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 4.1%**. 4.1% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 1.7%**. 1.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.8%**. 2.8% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.3%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.1%** (3-yr 3.8%/yr, 5-yr 26.1%/yr). Revenue grew 3.1% over the last year, against 26.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -74.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -74.0% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.35**. Debt is 0.35 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.3×**. It would take 1.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.32%** ($0.32 per share, trailing). The Marcus Corporation yields 1.32%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 72%** (14% of free cash flow). 72% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 12.0%/yr** (1-yr 7.1%). The dividend has compounded at 12.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 6 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 81.0%** (YTD 77.5%, 3-mo 34.0%). The shares are up 81.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -15.9%** (112.2% above the low). Trading 16% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 42**. An RSI of 42 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.60** (volatility 40%). Beta of 0.60 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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