ESRT vs MANU vs SEG Stock Comparison

Empire State Realty Trust, Manchester United and Seaport Entertainment 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
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Manchester United leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Manchester United 6, Seaport Entertainment 2, Empire State Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESRTMANUSEGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $864.10M $3.60B $292.85M MANU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 280.0x -61.6x -2.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +5.5% +3.1% MANU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% -6.4% -102.5% ESRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% 2.6% — MANU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.4x 1.0x SEG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.08% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.8% +13.4% -8.2% 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% 31.6% SEG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 46/100 41/100 MANU

Percentile Scorecard

ESRTMANUSEG

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

AxisESRTMANUSEG
Valuation 78 #33 of 145 30 #31 of 44 19 #36 of 44
Growth 1 #139 of 141 76 #11 of 43 48 #23 of 43
Profitability 26 #99 of 134 53 #20 of 41 5 #39 of 41
Financial Health 57 #60 of 138 24 #36 of 47 94 #4 of 47
Shareholder Returns 13 #114 of 131 – –
Overall 35 46 41
  • ESRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SEG 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

PeriodESRTMANUSEGSPY
1 month +22.4%+1.5%-2.3% -0.2%
3 months -11.1%-11.5%-13.3% +3.9%
6 months -12.2%+18.3%+0.4% +8.2%
Year to date -22.9%+29.9%+15.7% +12.9%
1 year -36.8%+13.4%-8.2% +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

MeasureESRTMANUSEGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%33.6%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%32.0%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.670.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.010.40-0.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-54.5%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-14.5%-21.6% -1.2%
52-week high $7.96$24.19$29.18 $779.14
52-week low $3.93$15.20$18.23 $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.

MultipleESRTMANUSEG
P/E now vs peer median 280.0xmedian 26.3x -61.6xmedian 17.0x -2.3xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.0x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.4x 12.9xmedian 10.8x -2.7xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 23.3x 9.9xmedian 11.2x -7.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 18.1xmedian 2.4x 0.7xmedian 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 monthsESRTMANUSEG
Revenue $784.18M $909.31M $121.57M
Gross profit – -$21.12M $8.70M
Operating income -$34.52M $30.28M -$123.06M
Net income $9.26M -$57.81M -$123.24M
Free cash flow -$437.31M $363.93M -$40.19M
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $-0.34 $-9.74
Cash & equivalents $85.61M $89.13M $117.80M
Total debt $4.54B $3.96B $38.05M
Shares (diluted) 268.95M 172.43M 12.80M
Enterprise value $1.14B $3.26B -$113.90M

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
MetricESRTMANUSEG
P/E 280.0x -61.6x -2.3x
P/FCF -2.0x 9.9x -7.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 14.2x -7.3x
P/S 1.1x 4.0x 2.4x
P/B 0.5x 18.1x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 18.1x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 12.9x -2.7x
EV/EBIT -50.2x 146.2x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF -4.0x 12.2x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 17.5x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.68 3.64 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESRTMANUSEG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 5.5% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 5.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.6% 127.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -123.1% 223.3% -30.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 62.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -86.5% -36.0% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -19.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -92.4% -35.3% -2.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% -16.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% 128.3% -15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.4% 141.3% -15.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -149.9% 34.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESRTMANUSEG
Gross margin – -2.3% 7.2%
EBITDA margin 22.1% 37.6% -64.6%
Operating margin -4.4% 3.3% -101.2%
Pretax margin 1.3% -7.0% -101.4%
Net margin 0.4% -6.4% -102.5%
FCF margin -55.8% 40.0% -33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 27.8% -33.1%
Return on equity 0.5% -26.5% -29.5%
Return on assets 0.2% -2.8% -22.7%
Return on invested capital -1.1% 2.6% –
Return on capital employed – 2.5% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 24.6x -4.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 0.0% 11.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESRTMANUSEG
Debt / assets 22.4% 44.5% 7.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 4.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.4x 1.0x
Debt / FCF -2.2x 2.5x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 90.3% 23.8%
Equity / assets 41.9% 9.7% 76.2%
Interest coverage -0.3x 0.5x –
Current ratio – 0.3x –
Quick ratio – 0.2x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 0.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESRTMANUSEG
Dividend yield 3.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusESRTMANUSEG
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2027 $-0.18FY2027 $-1.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -240.0%FY2027 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $758.24MFY2026 $1.07BFY2027 $105.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027 -19.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% -6.0% +34.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESRTMANUSEG
Held by institutions 83.6% 17.1% 86.8%
Institutions holding 228 125 118
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +5.0% +3.6%
Institutions buying 141 63 52
Institutions selling 51 30 25
Buyers to sellers 2.76 2.10 2.08

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.

ESRTMANUSEG
ESRT 1.00 0.22 0.19
MANU 0.22 1.00 0.17
SEG 0.19 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESRT, MANU and SEG?

Manchester United (MANU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $864.10M, Manchester United (MANU) $3.60B, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) $292.85M.

Which company is growing faster?

Manchester United (MANU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) +2.0%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) +3.1%.

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%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) -102.5%). 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%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) -8.2%. 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 Seaport Entertainment (SEG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) has been the steadiest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.6%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.