Cinemark Holdings Inc. (CNK) saw its stock price soar 5.01% during intraday trading on Wednesday, reflecting a significant positive movement in the market.
The surge follows the company's release of its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings results. While the company reported a quarterly EPS of $0.16, missing the FactSet consensus estimate of $0.27, investors focused on several positive operational highlights. Cinemark's Q4 revenue of $776.3 million slightly exceeded analyst expectations of $774.4 million. For the full year, the company achieved record annual food and beverage revenue of $1.2 billion and entertained 193 million guests globally.
Additional strengths included a more than 40% year-over-year increase in D-BOX motion seat revenue, significant contributions from premium large formats, and the announcement of an annual dividend of $0.36 per share along with $75 million in share repurchases during the fourth quarter. These factors appear to have outweighed the earnings miss, driving investor optimism.