LUCK vs SPHR vs MTN Stock Comparison

Lucky Strike Entertainment, Sphere Entertainment and Vail Resorts Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SPHR Sphere Entertainment Co.
$110.39 -21.8% 1M +64.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
MTN Vail Resorts Inc
$149.55 +9.9% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.39B
P/E
36.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.84B
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sphere Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sphere Entertainment 5, Vail Resorts 3, Lucky Strike Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUCKSPHRMTNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $596.40M $4.15B $5.39B MTN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.8x -57.0x 36.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 27.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +30.7% -4.3% SPHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% -5.2% 5.2% MTN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% -2.0% 8.2% LUCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 1.3x 4.0x SPHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.8% +64.2% -2.0% SPHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.4%/yr +28.0%/yr -15.4%/yr SPHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.2% 53.3% 38.0% MTN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 51/100 49/100 SPHR

Percentile Scorecard

LUCKSPHRMTN

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

AxisLUCKSPHRMTN
Valuation 58 #19 of 44 47 #24 of 44 40 #27 of 44
Growth 12 #38 of 43 86 #7 of 43 24 #33 of 43
Profitability 48 #22 of 41 35 #27 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Financial Health 9 #43 of 47 76 #12 of 47 30 #33 of 47
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 28 11 #25 of 28 72 #8 of 28
Overall 43 51 49
  • LUCK ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SPHR 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

PeriodLUCKSPHRMTNSPY
1 month -21.3%-21.8%+9.9% -0.8%
3 months -41.7%-21.2%+0.9% +3.5%
6 months -44.5%-17.6%+24.1% +7.0%
Year to date -51.5%+16.1%+12.6% +12.2%
1 year -50.8%+64.2%-2.0% +13.0%
3 years -60.3%+229.8%-27.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -26.5%+48.9%-10.2% +23.1%
5 years -59.1%+243.7%-56.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -16.4%+28.0%-15.4% +11.0%
10 years ——-4.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-0.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLUCKSPHRMTNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.2%53.3%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.0%47.3%36.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.250.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.941.20-0.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-52.3%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.7%-37.5%-7.5% -1.8%
52-week high $9.49$176.62$161.76 $779.14
52-week low $4.11$66.34$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.

MultipleLUCKSPHRMTN
P/E now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 17.1x -54.9xmedian 17.1x 36.2xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 10.9x 24.0xmedian 10.9x 11.4xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -57.4xmedian 11.4x 16.7xmedian 11.4x 21.5xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 2.5x 1.8xmedian 2.5x 9.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.57 1.90median 0.57 -2.43median 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 monthsLUCKSPHRMTN
Revenue $1.25B $1.39B $2.84B
Gross profit $844.13M $773.11M –
Operating income $136.79M -$166.95M $420.54M
Net income -$35.78M -$66.24M $170.74M
Free cash flow -$9.78M $237.09M $248.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-2.01 $4.12
Cash & equivalents – $552.02M $231.35M
Total debt $1.78B $780.41M $3.19B
Shares (diluted) 136.63M 36.15M 35.79M
Enterprise value $596.40M $2.05B $3.79B

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
MetricLUCKSPHRMTN
P/E -12.1x -54.9x 36.2x
P/FCF -57.4x 16.7x 21.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 13.7x 11.1x
P/S 0.5x 2.8x 1.9x
P/B -1.4x 1.8x 9.6x
P/Tangible book -1.3x 1.8x 20.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 24.0x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 17.1x -25.1x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.0x 2.9x
EV/FCF -239.5x 17.7x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.6x 14.5x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 1.90 -2.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUCKSPHRMTN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 30.7% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 34.3% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.2% 59.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.1% 79.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 47.5% -24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 15.1% -5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -257.0% 41.2% -42.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% -28.7% -15.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -154.5% 19.8% -45.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.2% -28.9% -14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -41.4% – -13.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% 23.5% -9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -127.1% – -22.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 31.3% -8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUCKSPHRMTN
Gross margin 67.8% 55.6% –
EBITDA margin 22.0% 12.6% 25.6%
Operating margin 11.0% -12.0% 14.8%
Pretax margin -3.2% -12.8% 8.0%
Net margin -3.7% -5.2% 5.2%
FCF margin -0.8% 17.0% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 20.8% 16.9%
Return on equity – -2.1% 23.2%
Return on assets -1.1% -1.1% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 9.0% -2.0% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 4.5% -4.8% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.9x -4.4x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 4.7% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUCKSPHRMTN
Debt / assets 55.2% 19.3% 57.7%
Debt / equity -4.5x 0.4x 5.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x 1.3x 4.0x
Debt / FCF -182.1x 3.3x 12.8x
Liabilities / assets 112.3% 44.8% 89.9%
Equity / assets -12.3% 55.2% 10.1%
Interest coverage – -9.7x 2.0x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.43 1.49 1.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUCKSPHRMTN
Dividend yield 5.8% – 5.9%
Net buyback yield 6.3% -0.3% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 12.1% -0.3% 6.8%
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.

ConsensusLUCKSPHRMTN
Forward P/E – – 27.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2027 $-2.72FY2026 $5.43FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – -467.6%FY2026 +31.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2027 $1.29BFY2026 $2.95BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2027 +5.9%FY2026 +4.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +7.4% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUCKSPHRMTN
Held by institutions 50.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 55 419 439
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +5.7% +3.8%
Institutions buying 24 223 226
Institutions selling 20 139 145
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.60 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.

LUCKSPHRMTN
LUCK 1.00 0.26 0.27
SPHR 0.26 1.00 0.11
MTN 0.27 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUCK, SPHR and MTN?

Vail Resorts (MTN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) $596.40M, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) $4.15B, Vail Resorts (MTN) $5.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) +3.7%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +30.7%, Vail Resorts (MTN) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vail Resorts (MTN) has the highest net margin (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -3.7%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) -5.2%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) leads (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 9.0%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) -2.0%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) returned the most: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -50.8%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +64.2%, Vail Resorts (MTN) -2.0%. Over five years, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) compounded fastest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -16.4%/yr, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +28.0%/yr, Vail Resorts (MTN) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vail Resorts (MTN) has been the steadiest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 54.2%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) 53.3%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LUCK, SPHR 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, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) 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.