COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
IMAX vs NFLX
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. IMAX scored 60.7, NFLX scored 73.6 — NFLX leads.
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IMAX
IMAX Corporation
60.7
$52.74 · $2.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
12.9
NFLX leads
NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
73.6
$79.59 · $331.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestNFLX25.0x
- Fastest growthNFLX+16.0%
- Strongest balance sheetNFLX0.55
- Highest qualityNFLX93 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
IMAX
stronger →← stronger
NFLX
74
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
93
82
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
88
37
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
49
NFLX is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
IMAX
NFLX
$127mC
FCF
$11.2bA-
+14.8%B+
Rev
+16.0%B+
0.63B
D/E
0.55B
72.2xC
P/E
25.0xC+
0.93B+
PEG
1.80C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
IMAX
NFLX
27% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
163% above
~14%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~31%/yr
-30%
1-yr DCF upside
-64%
-21%
5-yr DCF upside
-62%
-7%
10-yr DCF upside
-60%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
IMAX
No notable signals flagged.
NFLX
Why this score
- Durable high returns
The companies
IMAXIMAX Corporation
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $2.9b. 3% off the 52-week high of $54.50. Revenue growing +15%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.93 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $51.18 (implying -3% upside).
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income — non-cash charges (depreciation, intangible amortization) are holding down GAAP earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
Trailing P/E 72.2x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating.
NFLXNetflix, Inc.
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $331.4b. Down 37% from 52-week high of $126.71 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +16%, comfortably above the S&P median. 45 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $93.42 (implying +17% upside).
Moat
Net margin 28% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 45% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. $331.4b market cap places it among the largest companies in the sector — distribution, R&D, and customer-acquisition costs amortize across a base peers can't replicate.
Risk
Down 37% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Beta 1.51 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where IMAX and NFLX diverge
On the headline score the gap is 12.9 points in favor of NFLX. The widest single difference is Quality, where NFLX leads by 19.1 points.
- QualityIMAX 73.5 · NFLX 92.6NFLX +19.1
- ValueIMAX 37.3 · NFLX 49.0NFLX +11.7
- GrowthIMAX 81.8 · NFLX 87.7NFLX +5.9
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.