MANU vs MSGE vs TKO Stock Comparison

Manchester United, Madison Square Garden Entertainment and TKO Group Holdings 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
TKO TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
$172.21 -5.8% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$32.80B
P/E
56.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
1.82%
Live Entertainment Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Madison Square Garden Entertainment leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Entertainment 7, TKO Group Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMANUMSGETKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.60B $3.19B $32.80B TKO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -61.6x 56.6x 56.1x TKO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.5x 38.4x MSGE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +12.5% +5.1% MSGE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% 6.2% 4.3% MSGE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 14.1% 6.7% MSGE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.4x 2.6x MSGE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 1.82% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.4% +74.5% -8.2% MSGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr — +23.0%/yr TKO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 30.7% 31.8% MSGE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 71/100 81/100 TKO

Percentile Scorecard

MANUMSGETKO

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

AxisMANUMSGETKO
Valuation 30 #31 of 44 83 #3 of 13 42 #8 of 13
Growth 76 #11 of 43 70 #4 of 11 100 #1 of 11
Profitability 53 #20 of 41 90 #2 of 11 100 #1 of 11
Financial Health 24 #36 of 47 42 #8 of 13 83 #3 of 13
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 46 71 81
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MSGE ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • TKO ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMANUMSGETKOSPY
1 month +1.5%-0.1%-5.8% -0.2%
3 months -11.5%+2.2%-7.5% +3.9%
6 months +18.3%+21.6%-6.7% +8.2%
Year to date +29.9%+46.4%-17.6% +12.9%
1 year +13.4%+74.5%-8.2% +12.3%
3 years +16.9%+165.4%+110.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.3%+38.5%+28.1% +23.3%
5 years +26.9%—+181.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.9%—+23.0% +10.9%
10 years +34.7%—+798.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.0%—+24.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMANUMSGETKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%30.7%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%25.6%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.740.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.402.43-0.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-33.9%-37.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-11.0%-23.4% -1.2%
52-week high $24.19$88.66$224.96 $779.14
52-week low $15.20$43.84$171.25 $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.

MultipleMANUMSGETKO
P/E now vs peer median -61.6xmedian 17.0x 56.6xmedian 50.4x 56.1xmedian 50.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 3.0xmedian 1.4x 6.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 10.8x 17.4xmedian 18.0x 24.1xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 11.2x 9.9xmedian 17.5x 19.6xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 2.4x 69.7xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 3.64median 0.56 -28.21median 0.26 —median 0.26

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 monthsMANUMSGETKO
Revenue $909.31M $1.06B $5.30B
Gross profit -$21.12M $478.49M $3.15B
Operating income $30.28M $141.54M $997.63M
Net income -$57.81M $66.19M $661.36M
Free cash flow $363.93M $323.09M $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $1.38 $3.03
Cash & equivalents $89.13M $294.16M $592.49M
Total debt $3.96B $570.80M $4.63B
Shares (diluted) 172.43M 48.00M 75.87M
Enterprise value $3.26B $2.38B $29.76B

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
MetricMANUMSGETKO
P/E -61.6x 56.6x 56.1x
P/FCF 9.9x 9.9x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 9.1x 18.3x
P/S 4.0x 3.0x 6.2x
P/B 18.1x 69.7x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 18.1x -177.0x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 17.4x 24.1x
EV/EBIT 146.2x 24.5x 36.9x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 3.3x 6.9x
EV/FCF 12.2x 10.7x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 9.9x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.64 -28.21 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMANUMSGETKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 12.5% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 7.6% 63.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.6% 17.5% 22.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 53.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 223.3% 15.9% 43.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.2% 10.5% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.0% 76.8% 73.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.1% -4.6% 21.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.3% 78.0% 155.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% -2.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 128.3% 204.8% 126.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 37.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.3% 247.1% 142.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 38.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMANUMSGETKO
Gross margin -2.3% 45.1% 59.5%
EBITDA margin 37.6% 18.8% 28.8%
Operating margin 3.3% 13.3% 18.8%
Pretax margin -7.0% 10.1% 14.2%
Net margin -6.4% 6.2% 4.3%
FCF margin 40.0% 30.5% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 33.1% 33.9%
Return on equity -26.5% 141.1% 7.9%
Return on assets -2.8% 3.4% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 14.1% 6.7%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 11.8% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.4x 5.3x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 3.1% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMANUMSGETKO
Debt / assets 44.5% 29.5% 28.5%
Debt / equity 4.6x 12.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.4x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 1.8x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 97.6% 48.8%
Equity / assets 9.7% 2.4% 51.2%
Interest coverage 0.5x 3.5x 4.1x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.97 1.82 2.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMANUMSGETKO
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield – 0.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.8% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 36.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.4%
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.

ConsensusMANUMSGETKO
Forward P/E – 30.5xFY2027 38.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.18FY2027 $2.59FY2027 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +87.7%FY2027 +98.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.1% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.07BFY2027 $1.05BFY2027 $6.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2027 -0.7%FY2027 +28.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.0% +19.2% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMANUMSGETKO
Held by institutions 17.1% 100.0% 38.3%
Institutions holding 125 278 656
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +1.1% -2.9%
Institutions buying 63 154 316
Institutions selling 30 73 240
Buyers to sellers 2.10 2.11 1.32

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.

MANUMSGETKO
MANU 1.00 0.32 0.25
MSGE 0.32 1.00 0.32
TKO 0.25 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MANU, MSGE and TKO?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Manchester United (MANU) $3.60B, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) $3.19B, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) $32.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, MANU, MSGE and TKO?

TKO Group Holdings (TKO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Manchester United (MANU) -61.6x, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 56.6x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 56.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) is cheapest (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 30.5x, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 38.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +12.5%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) has the highest net margin (Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 6.2%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) leads (Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 14.1%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 6.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) returned the most: Manchester United (MANU) +13.4%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +74.5%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) -8.2%. Over five years, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) compounded fastest (Manchester United (MANU) +4.9%/yr, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) +23.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 1.82%. Manchester United (MANU) and Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) has been the steadiest (Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 30.7%, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MANU, MSGE and TKO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) leads on 7. 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.