LUCK vs MANU vs SONY Stock Comparison

Lucky Strike Entertainment, Manchester United and Sony Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MANU Manchester United plc
$20.97 +0.9% 1M +21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.47 +9.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$156.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
0.31%
Gaming Hardware Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sony leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sony 5, Manchester United 3, Lucky Strike Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUCKMANUSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $553.36M $3.65B $156.64B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.9x -62.5x -29.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 19.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +5.5% +2.1% MANU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% -6.4% -6.2% LUCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 2.6% 12.2% SONY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.4x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.93% 0.00% 0.31% LUCK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.4% +21.2% -9.6% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.6%/yr +5.2%/yr +1.9%/yr MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.1% 33.3% 29.2% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 46/100 55/100 SONY

Percentile Scorecard

LUCKMANUSONY

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

AxisLUCKMANUSONY
Valuation 57 #20 of 45 30 #32 of 45 80 #23 of 112
Growth 14 #37 of 43 76 #11 of 43 20 #87 of 108
Profitability 46 #23 of 42 51 #21 of 42 61 #41 of 104
Financial Health 9 #44 of 48 26 #36 of 48 49 #60 of 116
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 28 – 68 #26 of 78
Overall 44 46 55
  • LUCK ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLUCKMANUSONYSPY
1 month -25.7%+0.9%+9.0% +0.7%
3 months -42.2%-10.4%+11.8% +3.7%
6 months -49.1%+11.1%+26.8% +7.1%
Year to date -52.2%+31.7%-0.5% +12.8%
1 year -49.4%+21.2%-9.6% +11.9%
3 years -61.4%+16.6%+55.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -27.2%+5.2%+15.9% +22.8%
5 years -59.7%+28.7%+10.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -16.6%+5.2%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years —+37.5%+304.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+3.2%+15.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLUCKMANUSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.1%33.3%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.4%31.8%27.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.670.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.64-0.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.5%-54.5%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.3%-13.3%-15.8% -1.2%
52-week high $9.49$24.19$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $4.03$15.20$19.32 $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.

MultipleLUCKMANUSONY
P/E now vs peer median -11.9xmedian 17.4x -62.5xmedian 17.4x -29.8xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 10.8x 13.1xmedian 10.8x 8.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -56.6xmedian 11.7x 10.0xmedian 11.7x 14.5xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 2.5x 18.3xmedian 2.5x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.55 3.69median 0.55 0.74median 1.08

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 monthsLUCKMANUSONY
Revenue $1.25B $909.31M $82.39B
Gross profit $844.13M -$21.12M $26.19B
Operating income $136.79M $30.28M $10.29B
Net income -$35.78M -$57.81M -$5.01B
Free cash flow -$9.78M $363.93M $10.78B
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.34 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents – $89.13M $13.40B
Total debt $1.78B $3.96B $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 136.63M 172.43M 6.01B
Enterprise value $553.36M $3.32B $96.40B

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
MetricLUCKMANUSONY
P/E -11.9x -62.5x -29.8x
P/FCF -56.6x 10.0x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 14.4x 11.6x
P/S 0.4x 4.0x 1.9x
P/B -1.4x 18.3x 2.9x
P/Tangible book -1.2x 18.3x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 13.1x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 147.9x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 4.9x 1.8x
EV/FCF -238.6x 12.3x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.5x 17.7x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 3.69 0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 5.5% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 5.2% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.2% 24.6% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.1% – -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 223.3% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 62.2% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -257.0% -36.0% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% -19.1% -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -154.5% -35.3% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -16.9% -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -41.4% 128.3% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% 22.8% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -127.1% 141.3% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 34.6% 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUSONY
Gross margin 67.8% -2.3% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 22.0% 37.6% 21.6%
Operating margin 11.0% 3.3% 12.5%
Pretax margin -3.2% -7.0% 12.2%
Net margin -3.7% -6.4% -6.2%
FCF margin -0.8% 40.0% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 27.8% 16.4%
Return on equity – -26.5% -9.5%
Return on assets -1.1% -2.8% -5.1%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 2.6% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 4.5% 2.5% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.9x -4.4x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUSONY
Debt / assets 55.2% 44.5% 7.5%
Debt / equity -4.5x 4.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 2.4x -0.3x
Debt / FCF -182.1x 2.5x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 112.3% 90.3% 45.3%
Equity / assets -12.3% 9.7% 54.7%
Interest coverage – 0.5x 12.2x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.43 0.98 3.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUCKMANUSONY
Dividend yield 5.9% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 6.4% – 2.0%
Shareholder yield 12.3% 0.0% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusLUCKMANUSONY
Forward P/E – – 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2027 $-0.18FY2027 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2027 $1.07BFY2027 $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2027 +19.6%FY2027 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -6.0% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUCKMANUSONY
Held by institutions 50.3% 17.1% 7.9%
Institutions holding 56 125 740
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +5.0% +2.1%
Institutions buying 24 63 334
Institutions selling 20 30 268
Buyers to sellers 1.20 2.10 1.25

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.

LUCKMANUSONY
LUCK 1.00 0.21 0.20
MANU 0.21 1.00 0.10
SONY 0.20 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUCK, MANU and SONY?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) $553.36M, Manchester United (MANU) $3.65B, Sony (SONY) $156.64B.

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%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) has the highest net margin (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -3.7%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%). On return on invested capital, Sony (SONY) leads (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 9.0%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Sony (SONY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -49.4%, Manchester United (MANU) +21.2%, Sony (SONY) -9.6%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -16.6%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.2%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) has the highest dividend yield: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 5.93%, Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%, Sony (SONY) 0.31%. Manchester United (MANU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 55.1%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.3%, Sony (SONY) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sony (SONY) 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.