IMAX Corporation
Rank #254Op. LeverageIMAX · NYSE · Communication Services
IMAX Corporation (IMAX) — Rank #254 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.27) · ROE 9.8% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000921582 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
IMAX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology platform for entertainment and events in the United States, Canada, Greater China, rest of Asia, Western Europe, Latin America, and internationally.
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It operates through Content Solutions; and Technology Products and Services segments. The company offers IMAX film remastering, a proprietary technology that digitally remasters films and other content into IMAX formats for distribution to the IMAX network; IMAX Enhanced, which provides end-to-end technology across streaming content and entertainment devices at home; AI-driven video quality solutions for media and entertainment companies; and streaming technology software products. It also provides preventative and emergency maintenance services, and quality monitoring to the IMAX network; film post-production services; and IMAX film and digital cameras for content creators. In addition, the company engages in the distribution of format documentary films to institutional theaters, as well as live performances and interactive events with artists and creators; after-market sales of IMAX System parts and 3D glasses; sale or lease of IMAX theater systems; provision of management services to theaters; and rental of company's proprietary 2D and 3D large-format film cameras. The company markets its theater systems through a direct sales force and marketing staff to science and natural history museums, zoos, aquariums, and other educational and cultural centers, as well as theme parks, private home theaters, tourist destination sites, fairs, and expositions. It offers its services under the IMAX, IMAX 3D, Experience It In IMAX, The IMAX Experience, DMR, Filmed For IMAX, IMAX Live, IMAX Enhanced, and IMAX StreamSmart.
IMAX Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.
- Industry
- Entertainment
- Sector
- Communication Services
- State
- A6
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- imax.com
Financials
Each fiscal year is read as-of that year’s own 10-K filing, so nothing restated after the fact leaks backwards. Line items this filer never tagged are omitted. Hover or tap a badge for the diagnostic behind it.
| Fiscal year end | 2025-12-31filed 2026-02-25 | 2024-12-31filed 2025-02-19 | 2023-12-31filed 2024-02-27 | 2022-12-31filed 2023-02-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 410.2 | 352.2 | 374.8 | 300.8 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 16.5% | -6.0% | 24.6% | 18.0% |
| Cost of revenue | 164.0 | 162.0 | 160.5 | 144.5 |
| Gross profit | 246.2 | 190.2 | 214.3 | 156.4 |
| Gross margin | 60.0% | 54.0% | 57.2% | 52.0% |
| Selling, general & administrative | 138.5 | 132.7 | 144.4 | 138.0 |
| Research & development | 5.8 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 5.3 |
| Operating income | 84.2 | 43.9 | 50.4 | (4.8) |
| Operating margin | 20.5% | 12.5% | 13.4% | -1.6% |
| Interest income | 2.8 | 2.2 | — | — |
| Interest expense | — | — | 6.8 | 5.9 |
| Pre-tax income | 63.3 | 37.7 | 46.1 | (9.8) |
| Income tax expense | 17.8 | 5.0 | 13.1 | 10.1 |
| Net income | 34.9 | 26.1 | 25.3 | (22.8) |
| Net margin | 8.5% | 7.4% | 6.8% | -7.6% |
| EPS (basic) | $0.65 | $0.49 | $0.47 | -$0.40 |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.63 | $0.48 | $0.46 | -$0.40 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?