Content Solutions full-year gross profit: $100 million, up 50% YoY; gross margin 66%, up 1,260 bps from 53% in 2024 (CFO).
Technology Products & Services full-year revenue: up 16% YoY; gross margin 57%, up ~400 bps YoY (CFO).
2025 installations: 160 systems (high end of guidance), up 10% YoY; 166 new/upgraded system signings, up 28% YoY (CEO, CFO).
Network growth: 3.5% commercial footprint growth; 8% in rest of world; Japan network grew ~20%; Australia more than doubled since 2023 (CEO, CFO).
Total addressable market: ~4,500 zones worldwide, double current systems in operation and backlog (CEO).
Balance sheet: Cash $151 million (up 50% from year-end 2024); debt $289 million; net leverage 0.7x (CFO).
One-time charges in Q4: $22 million ($15M for repurchase of >99% of 2026 convertible notes; $7M noncash goodwill impairment for SSIMWAVE) (CFO).
Official Guidance
2026 projected global box office: $1.4 billion (CEO).
2026 system installations: 160–175 worldwide (CEO).
2026 total adjusted EBITDA margin: mid-40s range with a floor of 45% (CEO).
2028 targets: revenue growth at high single to low double-digit CAGR; adjusted EBITDA margin >50%; adjusted EPS growth at twice the rate of revenue; free cash flow conversion ~50% in 2026 and growing (CEO).
Mgmt Quotes
"2025 was a truly transformational year for the company in which we firmly established IMAX as a premier global platform for entertainment and events." (CEO)
"We are an unqualified winner in a complex entertainment landscape." (CEO)
"We believe we are far from our peak, but rather in a period of evolution and growth." (CEO)
"Our standout 2025 financial results once again illustrate the uniqueness of IMAX's operating model and position as a leading entertainment platform." (CFO)
"We believe IMAX's position has never been as strong." (CFO)