LUCK vs MANU vs MLCO Stock Comparison

Lucky Strike Entertainment, Manchester United and Melco Resorts & 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
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Manchester United leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Manchester United 5, Melco Resorts & Entertainment 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUCKMANUMLCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $599.82M $3.60B $1.53B MANU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.9x -61.6x 6.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 10.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +5.5% +5.2% MANU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% -6.4% 5.0% MLCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 2.6% 231.9% MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.4x -2.9x MLCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.47% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.3% +13.4% -55.6% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.3%/yr +4.9%/yr -19.6%/yr MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 33.6% 39.4% MANU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 46/100 85/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

LUCKMANUMLCO

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

AxisLUCKMANUMLCO
Valuation 58 #19 of 44 30 #31 of 44 100 #1 of 44
Growth 12 #38 of 43 76 #11 of 43 91 #5 of 43
Profitability 48 #22 of 41 53 #20 of 41 88 #6 of 41
Financial Health 9 #43 of 47 24 #36 of 47 61 #19 of 47
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 29 – –
Overall 43 46 85
  • LUCK ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO 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

PeriodLUCKMANUMLCOSPY
1 month -15.9%+1.5%-20.7% -0.2%
3 months -37.1%-11.5%-33.5% +3.9%
6 months -39.8%+18.3%-32.4% +8.2%
Year to date -48.2%+29.9%-50.5% +12.9%
1 year -46.3%+13.4%-55.6% +12.3%
3 years -57.5%+16.9%-55.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -24.9%+5.3%-23.6% +23.3%
5 years -56.3%+26.9%-66.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.3%+4.9%-19.6% +10.9%
10 years —+34.7%-77.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+3.0%-14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLUCKMANUMLCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%33.6%39.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.0%32.0%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.060.670.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.850.40-1.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-54.5%-74.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.7%-14.5%-60.1% -1.2%
52-week high $9.49$24.19$9.39 $779.14
52-week low $4.11$15.20$3.73 $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.

MultipleLUCKMANUMLCO
P/E now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 17.0x -61.6xmedian 17.0x 6.4xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 10.8x 12.9xmedian 10.8x 7.1xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -61.3xmedian 11.2x 9.9xmedian 11.2x 3.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 2.4x 18.1xmedian 2.4x 173.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.56 3.64median 0.56 0.19median 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 monthsLUCKMANUMLCO
Revenue $1.25B $909.31M $4.69B
Gross profit $844.13M -$21.12M $4.54B
Operating income $136.79M $30.28M $477.81M
Net income -$35.78M -$57.81M $196.16M
Free cash flow -$9.78M $363.93M $506.29M
R&D – – $4.78M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.34 $0.59
Cash & equivalents – $89.13M $454.26M
Total debt $1.78B $3.96B $14.51M
Shares (diluted) 136.63M 172.43M 400.63M
Enterprise value $599.82M $3.26B -$1.10B

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
MetricLUCKMANUMLCO
P/E -12.9x -61.6x 6.4x
P/FCF -61.3x 9.9x 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 14.2x 1.9x
P/S 0.5x 4.0x 0.3x
P/B -1.5x 18.1x 173.9x
P/Tangible book -1.3x 18.1x -8.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 12.9x 7.1x
EV/EBIT 17.4x 146.2x 2.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 4.9x 0.2x
EV/FCF -243.4x 12.2x 2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.9x 17.5x 1.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 3.64 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUMLCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 5.5% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 5.2% 35.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.2% 24.6% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.1% – 35.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 223.3% 24.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 62.2% 53.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -257.0% -36.0% 914.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% -19.1% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -154.5% -35.3% 347.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -16.9% 34.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -41.4% 128.3% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% 22.8% 84.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -127.1% 141.3% -3.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 34.6% 38.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUMLCO
Gross margin 67.8% -2.3% 96.6%
EBITDA margin 22.0% 37.6% 3.3%
Operating margin 11.0% 3.3% 10.2%
Pretax margin -3.2% -7.0% 4.0%
Net margin -3.7% -6.4% 5.0%
FCF margin -0.8% 40.0% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 27.8% 16.9%
Return on equity – -26.5% 1,233%
Return on assets -1.1% -2.8% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 2.6% 231.9%
Return on capital employed 4.5% 2.5% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.9x -4.4x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUMLCO
Debt / assets 55.2% 44.5% 0.2%
Debt / equity -4.5x 4.6x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.4x -2.9x
Debt / FCF -182.1x 2.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 112.3% 90.3% 99.9%
Equity / assets -12.3% 9.7% 0.1%
Interest coverage – 0.5x 1.4x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.3x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.44 0.97 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUMLCO
Dividend yield 5.5% – –
Net buyback yield 5.9% – –
Shareholder yield 11.4% 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.

ConsensusLUCKMANUMLCO
Forward P/E – – 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2027 $-0.18FY2027 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +57.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2027 $1.07BFY2027 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2027 +19.6%FY2027 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -6.0% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUCKMANUMLCO
Held by institutions 50.3% 17.1% 25.7%
Institutions holding 55 125 165
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +5.0% -6.1%
Institutions buying 24 63 84
Institutions selling 20 30 49
Buyers to sellers 1.20 2.10 1.71

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.

LUCKMANUMLCO
LUCK 1.00 0.21 0.28
MANU 0.21 1.00 0.18
MLCO 0.28 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUCK, MANU and MLCO?

Manchester United (MANU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) $599.82M, Manchester United (MANU) $3.60B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.53B.

Which company is growing faster?

Manchester United (MANU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) +3.7%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has the highest net margin (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -3.7%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 9.0%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 231.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -46.3%, Manchester United (MANU) +13.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -55.6%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -15.3%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +4.9%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 5.47%, Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 0.00%. Manchester United (MANU) and Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manchester United (MANU) has been the steadiest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 54.5%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LUCK, MANU and MLCO?

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 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.