ESRT vs MSGS vs MTN Stock Comparison

Empire State Realty Trust, Madison Square Garden Sports and Vail Resorts Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MTN Vail Resorts Inc
$151.39 +11.2% 1M -4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.43B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.84B
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Madison Square Garden Sports leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Sports 6, Vail Resorts 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESRTMSGSMTNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $850.92M $9.26B $5.43B MSGS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 276.9x 1,197x 36.8x MTN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 27.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +11.0% -4.3% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% 0.7% 5.2% MTN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% — 8.2% MTN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.9x 4.0x MSGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.8% +68.6% -4.1% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr +15.9%/yr -15.0%/yr MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.6% 29.7% 38.0% MSGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 37/100 47/100 MTN

Percentile Scorecard

ESRTMSGSMTN

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

AxisESRTMSGSMTN
Valuation 78 #33 of 145 16 #37 of 44 37 #28 of 44
Growth 1 #139 of 141 45 #24 of 43 24 #33 of 43
Profitability 26 #99 of 134 45 #23 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Financial Health 57 #60 of 138 41 #28 of 47 30 #33 of 47
Shareholder Returns 13 #114 of 131 – 68 #10 of 29
Overall 35 37 47
  • ESRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MSGS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MTN 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

PeriodESRTMSGSMTNSPY
1 month +22.4%-4.6%+11.2% -0.2%
3 months -11.1%-3.2%-3.7% +3.9%
6 months -12.2%+14.7%+19.5% +8.2%
Year to date -22.9%+48.6%+14.0% +12.9%
1 year -36.8%+68.6%-4.1% +12.3%
3 years -37.3%+132.7%-26.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%+32.5%-9.8% +23.3%
5 years -49.6%+108.8%-55.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.8%+15.9%-15.0% +10.9%
10 years -74.0%+135.9%-2.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -12.6%+9.0%-0.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESRTMSGSMTNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.6%29.7%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%23.8%36.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.530.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.012.31-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-32.0%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.8%-7.6%-6.4% -1.2%
52-week high $7.96$416.24$161.76 $779.14
52-week low $3.93$212.91$119.02 $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.

MultipleESRTMSGSMTN
P/E now vs peer median 280.0xmedian 26.3x 1,197xmedian 17.0x 36.7xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.0x 8.0xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 14.4x 291.8xmedian 10.8x 11.4xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 23.3x 151.1xmedian 11.2x 21.8xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x -35.2xmedian 2.4x 9.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -4.68median 1.91 -26.31median 0.56 -2.46median 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 monthsESRTMSGSMTN
Revenue $784.18M $1.15B $2.84B
Gross profit – $320.12M –
Operating income -$34.52M $28.87M $420.54M
Net income $9.26M $7.76M $170.74M
Free cash flow -$437.31M $61.26M $248.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $0.32 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $85.61M $164.51M $231.35M
Total debt $4.54B $1.10B $3.19B
Shares (diluted) 268.95M 24.25M 35.79M
Enterprise value $409.72M $8.86B $3.82B

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
MetricESRTMSGSMTN
P/E 280.0x 1,197x 36.7x
P/FCF -2.0x 151.1x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 147.7x 11.2x
P/S 1.1x 8.0x 1.9x
P/B 0.5x -35.2x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 0.5x -25.2x 20.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 291.8x 11.4x
EV/EBIT -50.2x 323.9x 19.8x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 8.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF -4.0x 152.7x 33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 149.2x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.68 -26.31 -2.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESRTMSGSMTN
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 11.0% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 9.1% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -123.1% 94.9% -24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -30.3% -5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -86.5% 134.6% -42.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.3% -45.2% -15.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -92.4% 134.3% -45.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% -45.5% -14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% -31.6% -13.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -25.7% -9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.4% -30.4% -22.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -149.9% -26.0% -8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESRTMSGSMTN
Gross margin – 27.7% –
EBITDA margin 22.1% 2.8% 25.6%
Operating margin -4.4% 2.5% 14.8%
Pretax margin 1.3% 1.6% 8.0%
Net margin 0.4% 0.7% 5.2%
FCF margin -55.8% 5.3% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 5.4% 16.9%
Return on equity 0.5% – 23.2%
Return on assets 0.2% 0.5% 3.0%
Return on invested capital -1.1% – 8.2%
Return on capital employed – 3.3% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 24.6x 8.1x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.9% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESRTMSGSMTN
Debt / assets 22.4% 16.8% 57.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x -1.0x 5.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 2.9x 4.0x
Debt / FCF -2.2x 4.2x 12.8x
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 117.1% 89.9%
Equity / assets 41.9% -17.1% 10.1%
Interest coverage -0.3x 1.4x 2.0x
Current ratio – 0.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.53 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESRTMSGSMTN
Dividend yield 3.1% – 5.9%
Net buyback yield – – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.0% 6.7%
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.

ConsensusESRTMSGSMTN
Forward P/E – – 27.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2027 $-1.03FY2027 $5.43FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -240.0%FY2027 -421.9%FY2027 +31.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $758.24MFY2026 $1.06BFY2027 $2.95BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 -7.9%FY2027 +4.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +1.5% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESRTMSGSMTN
Held by institutions 83.6% 81.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 228 463 439
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +10.3% +3.8%
Institutions buying 141 247 226
Institutions selling 51 136 145
Buyers to sellers 2.76 1.82 1.56

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.

ESRTMSGSMTN
ESRT 1.00 -0.06 0.31
MSGS -0.06 1.00 0.15
MTN 0.31 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESRT, MSGS and MTN?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $850.92M, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $9.26B, Vail Resorts (MTN) $5.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESRT, MSGS and MTN?

Vail Resorts (MTN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 276.9x, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 1,197x, Vail Resorts (MTN) 36.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) +2.0%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +11.0%, Vail Resorts (MTN) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vail Resorts (MTN) has the highest net margin (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.4%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Vail Resorts (MTN) leads (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -1.1%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -36.8%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +68.6%, Vail Resorts (MTN) -4.1%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -12.8%/yr, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +15.9%/yr, Vail Resorts (MTN) -15.0%/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) 0.03%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.00%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 0.00%. Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) and Vail Resorts (MTN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) has been the steadiest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.6%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 29.7%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESRT, MSGS and MTN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 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.