Company overview
What does IMAX CORP do?
IMAX CORP (IMAX) is a U.S. SEC registrant. The Commission classifies the issuer under SIC 3861 (Photographic Equipment & Supplies).
What does IMAX CORP do?
IMAX CORP (IMAX) is a U.S. SEC registrant. The Commission classifies the issuer under SIC 3861 (Photographic Equipment & Supplies).
What industry is IMAX CORP in?
Industrials · Photographic Equipment & Supplies
What was IMAX CORP's latest reported revenue?
$102.8M for Q2 2026, from 10-Q filed Jul 23, 2026.
What changed in the latest comparable period?
Revenue increased +12.2% ($91.7M to $102.8M; Q2 2025 vs Q2 2026).
Business model (from the public record)
Belvedere describes the business using the issuer’s SEC classification and the company description extracted from public filings. Segment mix, customer identity, and recurring-versus-transactional revenue are shown only when those facts are identified in the filing extract—not inferred.
Industrials · Photographic Equipment & Supplies · United States
Financial profile
- Revenue
- $102.8M 10-Q · Q2 2026 · Filed Jul 23, 2026
- Revenue growth YoY
- +12.2% Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Q2 2026 · Filed Jul 23, 2026
- Gross margin
- +61.2% Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Q2 2026 · Filed Jul 23, 2026
- Operating margin
- +20.2% Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Q2 2026 · Filed Jul 23, 2026
- Net income
- $15.4M 10-Q · Q2 2026 · Filed Jul 23, 2026
- Operating cash flow
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Capex
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Belvedere FCF
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- FCF margin
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Cash
- $159.9M 10-Q · Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Jul 23, 2026
- Debt
- — Not identified in latest matched XBRL period
- Net debt
- -$159.9M Belvedere calculation · 10-Q · Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Jul 23, 2026
- Shares
- 54,842,114 10-Q · Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Jul 23, 2026
Balance sheet snapshot
Cash $159.9M. Identified debt —. Net debt -$159.9M. Missing debt tags are not treated as a zero-debt capital structure.
Financial information is derived from public filings and other identified sources. Belvedere calculations may differ from company-defined non-GAAP measures. See methodology and source notes. Valuation multiples are omitted because a licensed market-data provider is not configured.
Latest filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 19, 2026 | 0001628280-26-058427 | SEC |
| 10-Q | Jul 23, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0001628280-26-049300 | SEC |
| 8-K | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | 0001628280-26-049290 | SEC |
| 8-K | Jun 11, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 | 0001628280-26-042508 | SEC |
| 10-Q | Apr 30, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 0001628280-26-028960 | SEC |
| 8-K | Apr 30, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | 0001628280-26-028907 | SEC |
| DEF 14A | Apr 24, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 | 0001628280-26-027220 | SEC |
What changed
Each line is an arithmetic comparison of sourced facts. It is not a thesis.
Research view
Belvedere has not published an initiation or update on IMAX CORP. Universe inclusion is not a rating, a forecast, or coverage in the sell-side sense.
Research Radar
| Kind | Change | Explanation | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +12.2% | Revenue increased +12.2% ($91.7M to $102.8M; Q2 2025 vs Q2 2026). | 10-Q · RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Revenue acceleration | +18.3 pp | Quarterly revenue YoY growth moved from -6.1% to +12.2% (+18.3 percentage points). | 10-Q · BelvedereRevenueGrowthYoY | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Margin change | $0.612 | Reported gross margin was +61.2% in the latest comparable period. | 10-Q · BelvedereGrossMargin | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Cash | $159.9M | Cash and cash equivalents were $159.9M as of the latest reported balance-sheet date. | 10-Q · CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Share count | $54.8M | Shares outstanding were 54,842,114 as of the latest reported date. | 10-Q · CommonStockSharesOutstanding | Jul 23, 2026 |
Rankings
- Fastest-Growing Companies in the Belvedere Universe · rank 49 · +12.2%
- Revenue Growth Acceleration · rank 7 · 18.3 pp
- Strongest Balance Sheets · rank 32 · +17.4%
- Industrial Companies by Revenue Growth · rank 11 · +12.2%
Industry context
IMAX CORP is mapped to Industrials (Photographic Equipment & Supplies) from SIC metadata on the SEC submission. Mapping is a classification convenience, not a claim that every peer is economically comparable.
Belvedere Research Profile
This measures researchable information characteristics. It is not investment advice, a credit rating, or a buy/sell/hold recommendation.
Presence of core income-statement, cash-flow and balance-sheet concepts in SEC XBRL.
Comparable-period revenue history and operating-result availability.
Availability of margin, cash-flow and per-share concepts used in screening.
SEC periodic reports, current reports, proxy statement and website identified in submissions.
Distinct filing years in the current archive window plus comparable prior-period revenue.
Risks
Belvedere does not manufacture generic risk language. Material risks are those the issuer discloses in its periodic reports, particularly Item 1A of the latest Form 10-K.
A Form 10-K was not present in the current filing window.
Sources
- Source
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Form
- 10-Q
- Period
- Q2 2026
- Filed
- Jul 23, 2026
- Accession
- 0001628280-26-049300
- Concept
- RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
- Source
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Form
- 10-Q
- Period
- Q2 2026
- Filed
- Jul 23, 2026
- Accession
- 0001628280-26-049300
- Concept
- BelvedereRevenueGrowthYoY
(RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 2026-06-30 / RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax 2025-06-30) - 1
View filing- Source
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Form
- 10-Q
- Period
- Jun 30, 2026
- Filed
- Jul 23, 2026
- Accession
- 0001628280-26-049300
- Concept
- CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Disclosure
Belvedere Research publishes informational analysis. Nothing on this site is investment advice, an offer, or a solicitation to buy or sell any security.
This page is a company intelligence / data profile. It is not a research report unless a dated note is attached above. Rankings appearing here are independent of any issuer compensation.
Frequently asked questions
- What does IMAX CORP do?
- IMAX CORP (IMAX) is a U.S. SEC registrant. The Commission classifies the issuer under SIC 3861 (Photographic Equipment & Supplies).
- What industry is IMAX CORP in?
- IMAX CORP is classified in Industrials (Photographic Equipment & Supplies).
- When did IMAX CORP last file a periodic report?
- IMAX CORP last filed a 10-Q on Jul 23, 2026 (accession 0001628280-26-049300).
- What was IMAX CORP's latest revenue?
- $102.8M for Q2 2026, sourced from 10-Q filed Jul 23, 2026.
- Does Belvedere cover IMAX CORP?
- IMAX CORP is in the Belvedere universe. Presence in the universe is not the same as active initiation coverage.