BATRA vs PLAY vs MANU Stock Comparison

Atlanta Braves Holdings, Dave & Buster's Entertainment and Manchester United Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.78 +1.5% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Manchester United leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Manchester United 4, Atlanta Braves Holdings 4, Dave & Buster's Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBATRAPLAYMANULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.50B $283.88M $3.61B MANU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -54.6x -3.2x -62.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -1.5% +5.5% BATRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.6% -4.3% -6.4% PLAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.6% 1.7% 2.6% MANU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 61.1x 4.5x 2.4x MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% -54.9% +16.2% BATRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.2%/yr -27.0%/yr +5.0%/yr BATRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.7% 76.6% 33.5% BATRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 34/100 46/100 MANU

Percentile Scorecard

BATRAPLAYMANU

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

AxisBATRAPLAYMANU
Valuation 7 #41 of 44 72 #13 of 44 30 #31 of 44
Growth 36 #28 of 43 10 #39 of 43 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 17 #35 of 42 42 #25 of 42 51 #21 of 42
Financial Health 17 #39 of 47 11 #42 of 47 26 #35 of 47
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 19 34 46
  • BATRA ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PLAY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MANU 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

PeriodBATRAPLAYMANUSPY
1 month -8.9%+20.3%+1.5% +0.9%
3 months -0.8%-24.8%-11.1% +5.9%
6 months +3.9%-30.8%+18.7% +8.5%
Year to date +27.9%-52.4%+30.5% +13.3%
1 year +28.0%-54.9%+16.2% +12.4%
3 years +44.1%-77.7%+17.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.0%-39.4%+5.5% +23.5%
5 years +77.7%-79.2%+27.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.2%-27.0%+5.0% +11.0%
10 years +220.2%-81.1%+36.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.3%-15.4%+3.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBATRAPLAYMANUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.7%76.6%33.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.2%80.6%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.351.590.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.42-0.720.48 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -22.4%-90.7%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-63.6%-14.1% -0.9%
52-week high $59.61$21.17$24.19 $779.14
52-week low $41.92$6.38$15.20 $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.

MultipleBATRAPLAYMANU
P/E now vs peer median -54.3xmedian 16.8x -3.0xmedian 16.8x -61.9xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.9x 0.1xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 375.6xmedian 10.2x 5.3xmedian 10.2x 13.0xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -36.8xmedian 11.2x -16.8xmedian 11.2x 9.9xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x 18.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 0.07median 0.44 3.66median 0.44

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 monthsBATRAPLAYMANU
Revenue $749.97M $2.08B $909.31M
Gross profit $186.76M $1.78B -$21.12M
Operating income -$70.66M $36.20M $30.28M
Net income -$63.87M -$88.60M -$57.81M
Free cash flow -$94.86M -$16.00M $363.93M
EPS (diluted) $-0.99 $-2.55 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $116.28M $16.00M $89.13M
Total debt $793.13M $1.51B $3.96B
Shares (diluted) 64.97M 34.81M 172.43M
Enterprise value $3.07B $218.08M $3.27B

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
MetricBATRAPLAYMANU
P/E -54.3x -3.0x -61.9x
P/FCF -36.8x -16.8x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow -54.4x 0.8x 14.3x
P/S 4.6x 0.1x 4.0x
P/B 6.6x 3.1x 18.2x
P/Tangible book 8.7x -3.0x 18.2x
EV/EBITDA 375.6x 5.3x 13.0x
EV/EBIT -58.9x 48.6x 146.8x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 0.8x 4.9x
EV/FCF -43.9x -110.0x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -65.0x 5.5x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.07 3.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBATRAPLAYMANU
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -1.5% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -1.6% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.0% -1.8% 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% -0.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -373.9% -78.3% 223.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.2% -50.9% 62.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -204.1% -1,013% -36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.6% -38.3% -19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -198.8% -1,022% -35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -41.0% -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -234.8% 38.9% 128.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -93.9% -7.6% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.7% 94.9% 141.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.0% -28.4% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBATRAPLAYMANU
Gross margin 24.9% 85.4% -2.3%
EBITDA margin 1.5% 15.9% 37.6%
Operating margin -9.4% 1.7% 3.3%
Pretax margin -10.1% -5.6% -7.0%
Net margin -8.6% -4.3% -6.4%
FCF margin -12.6% -0.8% 40.0%
Operating cash flow margin -8.5% 15.5% 27.8%
Return on equity -12.1% -94.5% -26.5%
Return on assets -3.7% -2.1% -2.8%
Return on invested capital -4.6% 1.7% 2.6%
Return on capital employed -6.3% 1.0% 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -3.6x -4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.2% 0.6% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBATRAPLAYMANU
Debt / assets 45.6% 36.6% 44.5%
Debt / equity 1.5x 17.2x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 61.1x 4.5x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -8.4x -94.2x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 69.7% 97.9% 90.3%
Equity / assets 30.3% 2.1% 9.7%
Interest coverage -1.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.28 0.69 0.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBATRAPLAYMANU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 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.

ConsensusBATRAPLAYMANU
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.56FY2026 $-1.62FY2026 $-0.18FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $843.34MFY2026 $2.03BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% -0.2% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBATRAPLAYMANU
Held by institutions 12.1% 100.0% 17.1%
Institutions holding 207 171 125
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +2.6% +5.0%
Institutions buying 93 92 63
Institutions selling 43 56 30
Buyers to sellers 2.16 1.64 2.10

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.

BATRAPLAYMANU
BATRA 1.00 0.18 0.30
PLAY 0.18 1.00 0.17
MANU 0.30 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BATRA, PLAY and MANU?

Manchester United (MANU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) $3.50B, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) $283.88M, Manchester United (MANU) $3.61B.

Which company is growing faster?

Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +6.8%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -1.5%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) has the highest net margin (Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) -8.6%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -4.3%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%). On return on invested capital, Manchester United (MANU) leads (Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) -4.6%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 1.7%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) returned the most: Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +28.0%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -54.9%, Manchester United (MANU) +16.2%. Over five years, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) compounded fastest (Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +12.2%/yr, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -27.0%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.0%/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) 19.7%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 76.6%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Manchester United (MANU) leads on 4. 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.