ESRT vs MANU vs PUSA Stock Comparison

Empire State Realty Trust, Manchester United and Powerus Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.68 +1.5% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
PUSA Powerus Corp
$1.91 -48.7% 1M -75.6% 1Y
Market cap
$95.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.21M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Manchester United leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Manchester United 7, Powerus 1, Empire State Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESRTMANUPUSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $864.10M $3.60B $95.22M MANU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 280.0x -61.6x -19.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +5.5% +6.1% PUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% -6.4% -154.2% ESRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% 2.6% — MANU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.4x — MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.08% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.8% +13.4% -75.6% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr +4.9%/yr — MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 33.6% 114.5% MANU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 46/100 24/100 MANU

Percentile Scorecard

ESRTMANUPUSA

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

AxisESRTMANUPUSA
Valuation 78 #33 of 145 30 #31 of 44 12 #39 of 44
Growth 1 #139 of 141 76 #11 of 43 0 #43 of 43
Profitability 26 #99 of 134 53 #20 of 41 8 #38 of 41
Financial Health 57 #60 of 138 24 #36 of 47 100 #1 of 47
Shareholder Returns 13 #114 of 131 – 0 #29 of 29
Overall 35 46 24
  • ESRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PUSA 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

PeriodESRTMANUPUSASPY
1 month +22.4%+1.5%-48.7% -0.2%
3 months -11.1%-11.5%-33.2% +3.9%
6 months -12.2%+18.3%-51.4% +8.2%
Year to date -22.9%+29.9%-39.4% +12.9%
1 year -36.8%+13.4%-75.6% +12.3%
3 years -37.3%+16.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%+5.3%— +23.3%
5 years -49.6%+26.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%+4.9%— +10.9%
10 years -74.0%+34.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -12.6%+3.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESRTMANUPUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%33.6%114.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%32.0%116.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.671.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.010.40-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-54.5%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-14.5%-75.6% -1.2%
52-week high $7.96$24.19$7.82 $779.14
52-week low $3.93$15.20$1.87 $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.

MultipleESRTMANUPUSA
P/E now vs peer median 280.0xmedian 26.3x -61.6xmedian 17.0x -19.2xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.0x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 29.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.4x 12.9xmedian 10.8x -8.3xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 23.3x 9.9xmedian 11.2x -40.1xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 18.1xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -4.68median 1.91 3.64median 0.56 —median 0.56

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 monthsESRTMANUPUSA
Revenue $784.18M $909.31M $3.21M
Gross profit – -$21.12M –
Operating income -$34.52M $30.28M -$6.56M
Net income $9.26M -$57.81M -$4.95M
Free cash flow -$437.31M $363.93M -$2.38M
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $-0.34 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $85.61M $89.13M $22.20M
Total debt $4.54B $3.96B –
Shares (diluted) 268.95M 172.43M 49.86M
Enterprise value $1.14B $3.26B -$43.17M

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
MetricESRTMANUPUSA
P/E 280.0x -61.6x -19.2x
P/FCF -2.0x 9.9x -40.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 14.2x -59.5x
P/S 1.1x 4.0x 29.6x
P/B 0.5x 18.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 18.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 12.9x -8.3x
EV/EBIT -50.2x 146.2x -8.0x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.9x 16.3x
EV/FCF -4.0x 12.2x -22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 17.5x -32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.68 3.64 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESRTMANUPUSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 5.5% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 5.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -123.1% 223.3% -922.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 62.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -86.5% -36.0% -960.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -19.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -92.4% -35.3% -195.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% -16.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% 128.3% -149.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.4% 141.3% -139.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -149.9% 34.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESRTMANUPUSA
Gross margin – -2.3% –
EBITDA margin 22.1% 37.6% -196.5%
Operating margin -4.4% 3.3% -204.1%
Pretax margin 1.3% -7.0% -159.4%
Net margin 0.4% -6.4% -154.2%
FCF margin -55.8% 40.0% -74.0%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 27.8% -49.8%
Return on equity 0.5% -26.5% -11.2%
Return on assets 0.2% -2.8% -10.9%
Return on invested capital -1.1% 2.6% –
Return on capital employed – 2.5% -14.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 24.6x -4.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 0.0% 106.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESRTMANUPUSA
Debt / assets 22.4% 44.5% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 4.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF -2.2x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 90.3% 3.0%
Equity / assets 41.9% 9.7% 97.0%
Interest coverage -0.3x 0.5x –
Current ratio – 0.3x 52.4x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 52.1x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 52.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.97 39.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESRTMANUPUSA
Dividend yield 3.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – -39.1%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.0% -39.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 259.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -5.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – –

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.

ConsensusESRTMANUPUSA
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2027 $-0.18FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY -240.0%FY2027 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $758.24MFY2026 $1.07BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% -6.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESRTMANUPUSA
Held by institutions 83.6% 17.1% 4.8%
Institutions holding 228 125 32
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +5.0% +209.7%
Institutions buying 141 63 27
Institutions selling 51 30 1
Buyers to sellers 2.76 2.10 27.00

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.

ESRTMANUPUSA
ESRT 1.00 0.22 -0.06
MANU 0.22 1.00 -0.02
PUSA -0.06 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESRT, MANU and PUSA?

Manchester United (MANU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $864.10M, Manchester United (MANU) $3.60B, Powerus (PUSA) $95.22M.

Which company is growing faster?

Powerus (PUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) +2.0%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Powerus (PUSA) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) has the highest net margin (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.4%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Powerus (PUSA) -154.2%). On return on invested capital, Manchester United (MANU) leads (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -1.1%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -36.8%, Manchester United (MANU) +13.4%, Powerus (PUSA) -75.6%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -12.8%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 3.08%, Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%. Manchester United (MANU) and Powerus (PUSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manchester United (MANU) has been the steadiest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.6%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%, Powerus (PUSA) 114.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESRT, MANU and PUSA?

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 7. 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.