MANU vs BATRA vs MTN Stock Comparison

Manchester United, Atlanta Braves Holdings and Vail Resorts Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.68 +1.5% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win
MTN Vail Resorts Inc
$151.39 +11.2% 1M -4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.44B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.84B
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Vail Resorts leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Vail Resorts 4, Atlanta Braves Holdings 4, Manchester United 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMANUBATRAMTNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.54B $3.49B $5.44B MTN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -61.2x -54.4x 36.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 27.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +6.8% -4.3% BATRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% -8.6% 5.2% MTN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% -4.6% 8.2% MTN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 61.1x 4.0x MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.4% +27.3% -4.1% BATRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr +12.1%/yr -15.0%/yr BATRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 19.7% 38.0% BATRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 18/100 47/100 MTN

Percentile Scorecard

MANUBATRAMTN

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

AxisMANUBATRAMTN
Valuation 30 #31 of 44 7 #41 of 44 37 #28 of 44
Growth 76 #11 of 43 31 #30 of 43 24 #33 of 43
Profitability 53 #20 of 41 18 #34 of 41 78 #10 of 41
Financial Health 24 #36 of 47 17 #39 of 47 30 #33 of 47
Shareholder Returns – – 68 #10 of 29
Overall 46 18 47
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • BATRA 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

PeriodMANUBATRAMTNSPY
1 month +1.5%-8.0%+11.2% -0.2%
3 months -11.5%-1.3%-3.7% +3.9%
6 months +18.3%+1.6%+19.5% +8.2%
Year to date +29.9%+27.8%+14.0% +12.9%
1 year +13.4%+27.3%-4.1% +12.3%
3 years +16.9%+44.1%-26.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+13.0%-9.8% +23.3%
5 years +26.9%+76.6%-55.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.9%+12.1%-15.0% +10.9%
10 years +34.7%+219.7%-2.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.0%+12.3%-0.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMANUBATRAMTNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%19.7%38.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%18.1%36.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.350.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.401.38-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-22.4%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-8.9%-6.4% -1.2%
52-week high $24.19$59.61$161.76 $779.14
52-week low $15.20$41.92$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.

MultipleMANUBATRAMTN
P/E now vs peer median -61.6xmedian 17.0x -54.3xmedian 17.0x 36.7xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 10.8x 375.5xmedian 10.8x 11.4xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 11.2x -36.7xmedian 11.2x 21.8xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 2.4x 6.6xmedian 2.4x 9.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.64median 0.56 —median 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 monthsMANUBATRAMTN
Revenue $909.31M $749.97M $2.84B
Gross profit -$21.12M $186.76M –
Operating income $30.28M -$70.66M $420.54M
Net income -$57.81M -$63.87M $170.74M
Free cash flow $363.93M -$94.86M $248.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-0.99 $4.12
Cash & equivalents $89.13M $116.28M $231.35M
Total debt $3.96B $793.13M $3.19B
Shares (diluted) 172.43M 64.97M 35.79M
Enterprise value $3.21B $3.06B $3.84B

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
MetricMANUBATRAMTN
P/E -61.6x -54.3x 36.7x
P/FCF 9.9x -36.7x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x -54.4x 11.2x
P/S 4.0x 4.6x 1.9x
P/B 18.1x 6.6x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 18.1x 8.6x 20.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 375.5x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 146.2x -58.9x 19.8x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 5.5x 2.9x
EV/FCF 12.2x -43.9x 33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x -65.0x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.64 – -2.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMANUBATRAMTN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 6.8% -4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 6.7% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.6% 5.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 223.3% -373.9% -24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.2% -19.2% -5.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.0% -204.1% -42.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 26.6% -15.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.3% -198.8% -45.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% – -14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 128.3% -234.8% -13.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -93.9% -9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.3% 14.7% -22.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% -25.0% -8.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMANUBATRAMTN
Gross margin -2.3% 24.9% –
EBITDA margin 37.6% 1.5% 25.6%
Operating margin 3.3% -9.4% 14.8%
Pretax margin -7.0% -10.1% 8.0%
Net margin -6.4% -8.6% 5.2%
FCF margin 40.0% -12.6% 8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% -8.5% 16.9%
Return on equity -26.5% -12.1% 23.2%
Return on assets -2.8% -3.7% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 2.6% -4.6% 8.2%
Return on capital employed 2.5% -6.3% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.4x 1.0x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 3.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMANUBATRAMTN
Debt / assets 44.5% 45.6% 57.7%
Debt / equity 4.6x 1.5x 5.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 61.1x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 2.5x -8.4x 12.8x
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 69.7% 89.9%
Equity / assets 9.7% 30.3% 10.1%
Interest coverage 0.5x -1.5x 2.0x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.97 1.28 1.51

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusMANUBATRAMTN
Forward P/E – – 27.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.18FY2027 $-0.56FY2026 $5.43FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +31.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +15.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.07BFY2027 $843.34MFY2026 $2.95BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2027 +15.1%FY2026 +4.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -6.0% +3.1% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMANUBATRAMTN
Held by institutions 17.1% 12.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 125 207 439
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% -1.4% +3.8%
Institutions buying 63 93 226
Institutions selling 30 43 145
Buyers to sellers 2.10 2.16 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.

MANUBATRAMTN
MANU 1.00 0.30 0.22
BATRA 0.30 1.00 0.23
MTN 0.22 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MANU, BATRA and MTN?

Vail Resorts (MTN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Manchester United (MANU) $3.54B, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) $3.49B, Vail Resorts (MTN) $5.44B.

Which company is growing faster?

Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +6.8%, Vail Resorts (MTN) -4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vail Resorts (MTN) has the highest net margin (Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) -8.6%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Vail Resorts (MTN) leads (Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) -4.6%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) returned the most: Manchester United (MANU) +13.4%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +27.3%, Vail Resorts (MTN) -4.1%. Over five years, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) compounded fastest (Manchester United (MANU) +4.9%/yr, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +12.1%/yr, Vail Resorts (MTN) -15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) has been the steadiest (Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) 19.7%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 38.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MANU, BATRA 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, Vail Resorts (MTN) leads on 4. 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.