LUCK vs MANU vs RICK Stock Comparison

Lucky Strike Entertainment, Manchester United and Rci Hospitality Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.72 +1.7% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.57B
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, Rci Hospitality Holdings 2, Lucky Strike Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUCKMANURICKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $578.64M $3.57B $211.91M MANU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.4x -61.7x -50.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 4.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +5.5% +1.0% MANU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% -6.4% -1.5% RICK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 2.6% 0.0% LUCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.4x 4.9x MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.8% +13.8% +3.1% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.4%/yr +5.0%/yr -16.4%/yr MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 33.6% 42.0% MANU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 45/100 53/100 RICK

Percentile Scorecard

LUCKMANURICK

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

AxisLUCKMANURICK
Valuation 58 #19 of 44 30 #31 of 44 93 #4 of 44
Growth 12 #38 of 43 76 #11 of 43 10 #39 of 43
Profitability 48 #22 of 41 50 #21 of 41 55 #19 of 41
Financial Health 9 #43 of 47 24 #36 of 47 50 #24 of 47
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 28 – 56 #13 of 28
Overall 43 45 53
  • LUCK ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • RICK 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

PeriodLUCKMANURICKSPY
1 month -21.3%+1.7%-0.6% -0.8%
3 months -41.7%-9.8%+4.3% +3.5%
6 months -44.5%+20.3%+8.5% +7.0%
Year to date -51.5%+30.2%+14.9% +12.2%
1 year -50.8%+13.8%+3.1% +13.0%
3 years -60.3%+17.1%-48.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -26.5%+5.4%-19.8% +23.1%
5 years -59.1%+27.5%-59.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.4%+5.0%-16.4% +11.0%
10 years —+34.1%+141.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+3.0%+9.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLUCKMANURICKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%33.6%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.0%32.1%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.681.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.940.410.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-54.5%-78.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.7%-14.3%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $9.49$24.19$31.34 $779.14
52-week low $4.11$15.20$20.82 $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.

MultipleLUCKMANURICK
P/E now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 17.1x -61.7xmedian 17.1x -49.8xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 10.9x 13.0xmedian 10.9x 9.6xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -57.4xmedian 11.4x 9.9xmedian 11.4x 6.0xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 2.5x 18.1xmedian 2.5x 0.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.57 3.65median 0.57 1.73median 0.57

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 monthsLUCKMANURICK
Revenue $1.25B $909.31M $284.42M
Gross profit $844.13M -$21.12M –
Operating income $136.79M $30.28M $27.29M
Net income -$35.78M -$57.81M -$3.87M
Free cash flow -$9.78M $363.93M $34.75M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.34 $-0.55
Cash & equivalents – $89.13M $26.40M
Total debt $1.78B $3.96B $240.09M
Shares (diluted) 136.63M 172.43M 7.65M
Enterprise value $578.64M $3.23B $96.28M

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
MetricLUCKMANURICK
P/E -12.1x -61.7x -49.8x
P/FCF -57.4x 9.9x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 14.3x 4.9x
P/S 0.5x 4.0x 0.7x
P/B -1.4x 18.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -1.3x 18.1x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 13.0x 9.6x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 146.4x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 4.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF -239.5x 12.2x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.6x 17.5x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 3.65 1.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMANURICK
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 5.5% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 5.2% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.2% 24.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 223.3% -20.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 62.2% -24.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -257.0% -36.0% -123.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% -19.1% -28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -154.5% -35.3% -129.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -16.9% -28.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -41.4% 128.3% -16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% 22.8% -13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -127.1% 141.3% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 34.6% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMANURICK
Gross margin 67.8% -2.3% –
EBITDA margin 22.0% 37.6% 15.4%
Operating margin 11.0% 3.3% 9.6%
Pretax margin -3.2% -7.0% 0.1%
Net margin -3.7% -6.4% -1.5%
FCF margin -0.8% 40.0% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 27.8% 15.0%
Return on equity – -26.5% -1.6%
Return on assets -1.1% -2.8% -0.7%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 2.6% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 4.5% 2.5% 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.9x -4.4x -11.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.0% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUCKMANURICK
Debt / assets 55.2% 44.5% 42.1%
Debt / equity -4.5x 4.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.4x 4.9x
Debt / FCF -182.1x 2.5x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 112.3% 90.3% 58.3%
Equity / assets -12.3% 9.7% 41.7%
Interest coverage – 0.5x 1.6x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.6x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.43 0.97 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUCKMANURICK
Dividend yield 5.8% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 6.3% – 7.6%
Shareholder yield 12.1% 0.0% 8.8%
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.

ConsensusLUCKMANURICK
Forward P/E – – 4.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2027 $-0.18FY2027 $6.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +412.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2027 $1.07BFY2027 $293.21MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2027 +19.6%FY2027 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -6.0% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUCKMANURICK
Held by institutions 50.3% 17.1% 49.5%
Institutions holding 55 125 97
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +5.0% +3.3%
Institutions buying 24 63 51
Institutions selling 20 30 24
Buyers to sellers 1.20 2.10 2.13

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.

LUCKMANURICK
LUCK 1.00 0.22 0.20
MANU 0.22 1.00 0.20
RICK 0.20 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUCK, MANU and RICK?

Manchester United (MANU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) $578.64M, Manchester United (MANU) $3.57B, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) $211.91M.

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%, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) has the highest net margin (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -3.7%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) -1.5%). On return on invested capital, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) leads (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 9.0%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -50.8%, Manchester United (MANU) +13.8%, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) +3.1%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -16.4%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.0%/yr, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) -16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manchester United (MANU) has been the steadiest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 54.2%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.