IMAX Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1967

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 679

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • IMAX

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 9

  • Share Price
  • $48.29
  • (As of Friday Closing)

IMAX General Information

Description

Imax Corp is a technology platform for entertainment and events. Through its proprietary software, auditorium architecture, patented intellectual property, and specialized equipment, IMAX offers end-to-end solution to create superior, immersive content experiences for which the IMAX brand is globally renowned. The Company has two reportable segments being Content Solutions and Technology Products and Services. The Company leverages its proprietary technology and engineering in all aspects of its business, which principally consists of the IMAX film remastering and the sale or lease of premium IMAX theater systems.

Contact Information

Website
www.imax.com
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 2525 Speakman Drive
  • Mississauga, Ontario L5K 1B1
  • Canada
+1 (905)
Primary Industry
Movies, Music and Entertainment
Stock Exchange
NYS
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 2525 Speakman Drive
  • Mississauga, Ontario L5K 1B1
  • Canada
+1 (905)

IMAX Timeline

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IMAX Stock Performance

As of 13-Nov-2026, IMAX’s stock price is $48.29. Its current market cap is $2.67B with 55.2M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$48.29 $47.89 $32.71 - $57.73 $2.67B 55.2M 1M $2.45

IMAX Financials Summary

As of 30-Sep-2026, IMAX has a trailing 12-month revenue of $484M.

In Thousands,
USD 		TTM 30-Sep-2026 FY 2025 31-Dec-2025 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023
EV 3,222,611 2,189,696 1,598,796 1,033,315
Revenue 483,980 410,212 352,208 374,839
EBITDA 187,074 130,301 109,105 110,474
Net Income 134,070 34,876 26,059 25,335
Total Assets 1,029,944 894,031 830,398 814,669
Total Debt 244,053 278,611 266,257 252,055
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IMAX Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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IMAX Comparisons

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Industry
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Employees
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Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Imax Corp is a technology platform for entertainment and events. Through its proprietary software, auditorium architectu
Movies, Music and Entertainment
Mississauga, Canada
679 As of 2025

Burlingame, CA
 

Culver City, CA
 
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IMAX Competitors (13)

One of IMAX’s 13 competitors is Baobab Studios, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Burlingame, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Baobab Studios Venture Capital-Backed Burlingame, CA
Sony Pictures Entertainment Corporate Backed or Acquired Culver City, CA
Koncept VR Corporation Long Island City, NY
NBCUniversal Media Corporate Backed or Acquired New York, NY
Voice G Corporation Salisbury, United Kingdom
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IMAX Patents

  • 916

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 438

    Granted

  • 65

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

IMAX Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
WO-2025238505-A1 Large multimodal model-based video encoding optimization Pending 13-May-2024
WO-2025202987-A1 Film grain repetitive pattern scoring Pending 29-Mar-2024
WO-2025203001-A1 System and method for an adaptive bitrate streaming ladder optimization Pending 29-Mar-2024
WO-2025186724-A1 Systems and methods for assessing perceptual quality of synthesized film grain Pending 05-Mar-2024
WO-2025186724-A8 Systems and methods for assessing perceptual quality of synthesized film grain Pending 05-Mar-2024 G06T5/73
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IMAX Signals

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IMAX Investments & Acquisitions (9)

IMAX’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with SSIMWAVE for . The deal was made on 22-Sep-2022.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
SSIMWAVE 22-Sep-2022 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
IMAX AI 11-Mar-2021 Joint Venture Entertainment Software
Maoyan 25-Jan-2019 Corporate Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
Dreamscape Learn 07-Feb-2017 Early Stage VC Educational and Training Services (B2C)
PRIMA Cinema 29-Oct-2013 Later Stage VC Entertainment Software
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IMAX ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated November, 04, 2026

16.44 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

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Management

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of 231

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Movies and Entertainment

Subindustry

of 75

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IMAX Exits (4)

IMAX’s most recent exit was on 29-Oct-2013 from PRIMA Cinema. The exit was categorized as with 4 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
PRIMA Cinema 29-Oct-2013 Completed
  • 4 buyers
Laser Light Engines 18-Sep-2012 Completed
  • 2 buyers
Laser Light Engines 27-Sep-2010 Completed
  • 3 buyers
Digital Projection 07-Sep-1999 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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IMAX FAQs

  • When was IMAX founded?

    IMAX was founded in 1967.

  • Where is IMAX headquartered?

    IMAX is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

  • What is the size of IMAX?

    IMAX has 679 total employees.

  • What industry is IMAX in?

    IMAX’s primary industry is Movies, Music and Entertainment.

  • Is IMAX a private or public company?

    IMAX is a Public company.

  • What is IMAX’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for IMAX is IMAX.

  • What is the current stock price of IMAX?

    As of 13-Nov-2026 the stock price of IMAX is $48.29.

  • What is the current market cap of IMAX?

    The current market capitalization of IMAX is $2.67B.

  • What is IMAX’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for IMAX is $484M.

  • Who are IMAX’s competitors?

    Baobab Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Koncept VR, NBCUniversal Media, and Voice G are some of the 13 competitors of IMAX.

  • What is IMAX’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    IMAX’s EPS for 12 months was $2.45.

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