BATRA vs MTN vs PLAY Stock Comparison

Atlanta Braves Holdings, Vail Resorts and Dave & Buster's Entertainment Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTN Vail Resorts Inc
$149.55 +9.9% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.39B
P/E
36.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.84B
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Vail Resorts leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vail Resorts 5, Atlanta Braves Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBATRAMTNPLAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.48B $5.39B $263.51M MTN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -54.2x 36.6x -3.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -4.3% -1.5% BATRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.6% 5.2% -4.3% MTN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 8.2% 1.7% MTN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 61.1x 4.0x 4.5x MTN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.4% -2.0% -59.5% BATRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.2%/yr -15.4%/yr -28.6%/yr BATRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.8% 38.0% 76.5% BATRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 49/100 32/100 MTN

Percentile Scorecard

BATRAMTNPLAY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBATRAMTNPLAY
Valuation 7 #41 of 44 40 #27 of 44 67 #15 of 44
Growth 31 #30 of 43 24 #33 of 43 7 #40 of 43
Profitability 18 #34 of 41 78 #10 of 41 43 #24 of 41
Financial Health 17 #39 of 47 30 #33 of 47 11 #42 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 72 #8 of 28 –
Overall 18 49 32
  • BATRA ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MTN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PLAY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBATRAMTNPLAYSPY
1 month -8.0%+9.9%+6.8% -0.8%
3 months -1.3%+0.9%-32.2% +3.5%
6 months +1.5%+24.1%-44.4% +7.0%
Year to date +27.8%+12.6%-56.4% +12.2%
1 year +27.4%-2.0%-59.5% +13.0%
3 years +44.1%-27.6%-79.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.0%-10.2%-41.1% +23.1%
5 years +77.5%-56.7%-81.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.2%-15.4%-28.6% +11.0%
10 years +214.8%-4.2%-82.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%-0.4%-15.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBATRAMTNPLAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.8%38.0%76.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.1%36.2%80.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.350.461.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.38-0.05-0.78 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -22.4%-68.0%-90.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-7.5%-66.6% -1.8%
52-week high $59.61$161.76$21.17 $779.14
52-week low $41.92$119.02$6.38 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBATRAMTNPLAY
P/E now vs peer median -54.3xmedian 17.1x 36.2xmedian 17.1x -2.8xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 375.5xmedian 10.9x 11.4xmedian 10.9x 5.2xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.7xmedian 11.4x 21.5xmedian 11.4x -15.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.5x 9.6xmedian 2.5x 2.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 -2.43median 0.57 0.07median 0.57

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBATRAMTNPLAY
Revenue $749.97M $2.84B $2.08B
Gross profit $186.76M – $1.78B
Operating income -$70.66M $420.54M $36.20M
Net income -$63.87M $170.74M -$88.60M
Free cash flow -$94.86M $248.00M -$16.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.99 $4.12 $-2.55
Cash & equivalents $116.28M $231.35M $16.00M
Total debt $793.13M $3.19B $1.51B
Shares (diluted) 64.97M 35.79M 34.81M
Enterprise value $3.04B $3.79B $197.71M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBATRAMTNPLAY
P/E -54.3x 36.2x -2.8x
P/FCF -36.7x 21.5x -15.4x
P/Operating cash flow -54.4x 11.1x 0.8x
P/S 4.6x 1.9x 0.1x
P/B 6.6x 9.6x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 8.6x 20.2x -2.7x
EV/EBITDA 375.5x 11.4x 5.2x
EV/EBIT -58.9x 19.6x 48.0x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 2.9x 0.8x
EV/FCF -43.9x 33.3x -108.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -65.0x 17.2x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -2.43 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBATRAMTNPLAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -4.3% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -0.6% -1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% – -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -373.9% -24.9% -78.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.2% -5.9% -50.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -204.1% -42.7% -1,013%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.6% -15.5% -38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -198.8% -45.2% -1,022%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -14.9% -41.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -234.8% -13.6% 38.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -93.9% -9.1% -7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.7% -22.4% 94.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.0% -8.4% -28.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBATRAMTNPLAY
Gross margin 24.9% – 85.4%
EBITDA margin 1.5% 25.6% 15.9%
Operating margin -9.4% 14.8% 1.7%
Pretax margin -10.1% 8.0% -5.6%
Net margin -8.6% 5.2% -4.3%
FCF margin -12.6% 8.7% -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin -8.5% 16.9% 15.5%
Return on equity -12.1% 23.2% -94.5%
Return on assets -3.7% 3.0% -2.1%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 8.2% 1.7%
Return on capital employed -6.3% 9.3% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.8x -3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.2% 1.0% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBATRAMTNPLAY
Debt / assets 45.6% 57.7% 36.6%
Debt / equity 1.5x 5.7x 17.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 61.1x 4.0x 4.5x
Debt / FCF -8.4x 12.8x -94.2x
Liabilities / assets 69.7% 89.9% 97.9%
Equity / assets 30.3% 10.1% 2.1%
Interest coverage -1.5x 2.0x 0.2x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.28 1.50 0.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBATRAMTNPLAY
Dividend yield – 5.9% –
Net buyback yield – 0.8% –
Shareholder yield – 6.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBATRAMTNPLAY
Forward P/E – 27.5xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.56FY2026 $5.43FY2027 $-1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.8%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – +15.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $843.34MFY2026 $2.95BFY2027 $2.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 +4.0%FY2027 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +9.8% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBATRAMTNPLAY
Held by institutions 12.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 207 439 171
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +3.8% +2.6%
Institutions buying 93 226 92
Institutions selling 43 145 56
Buyers to sellers 2.16 1.56 1.64

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BATRAMTNPLAY
BATRA 1.00 0.23 0.18
MTN 0.23 1.00 0.31
PLAY 0.18 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BATRA, MTN and PLAY?

Vail Resorts (MTN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) $3.48B, Vail Resorts (MTN) $5.39B, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) $263.51M.

Which company is growing faster?

Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +6.8%, Vail Resorts (MTN) -4.3%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vail Resorts (MTN) has the highest net margin (Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) -8.6%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 5.2%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -4.3%). On return on invested capital, Vail Resorts (MTN) leads (Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) -4.6%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 8.2%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) returned the most: Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +27.4%, Vail Resorts (MTN) -2.0%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -59.5%. Over five years, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) compounded fastest (Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +12.2%/yr, Vail Resorts (MTN) -15.4%/yr, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -28.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) has been the steadiest (Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) 19.8%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 38.0%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 76.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BATRA, MTN and PLAY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vail Resorts (MTN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.