MANU vs MSGE vs TME Stock Comparison

Manchester United, Madison Square Garden Entertainment and Tencent Music Entertainment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.78 +1.5% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 6, Madison Square Garden Entertainment 4, Manchester United 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMANUMSGETMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.61B $3.83B $12.80B TME
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -62.3x 57.9x 10.0x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.5x 9.3x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +12.5% +200.4% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% 6.2% 835.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 14.1% 12.8% MSGE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.4x -2.3x TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.2% +75.5% -63.8% MSGE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.0%/yr — +1.2%/yr MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 30.7% 49.3% MSGE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 71/100 67/100 MSGE

Percentile Scorecard

MANUMSGETME

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

AxisMANUMSGETME
Valuation 30 #31 of 44 83 #3 of 13 75 #42 of 166
Growth 76 #11 of 43 70 #4 of 11 52 #74 of 152
Profitability 51 #21 of 42 90 #2 of 11 87 #20 of 152
Financial Health 26 #35 of 47 42 #8 of 13 78 #41 of 179
Shareholder Returns – – 45 #52 of 94
Overall 46 71 67
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MSGE ranked among 13 companies in Live Venues
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMANUMSGETMESPY
1 month +1.5%-3.6%-0.6% +0.9%
3 months -11.1%+3.9%-14.1% +5.9%
6 months +18.7%+21.9%-7.6% +8.5%
Year to date +30.5%+46.4%-52.5% +13.3%
1 year +16.2%+75.5%-63.8% +12.4%
3 years +17.5%+165.5%+16.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.5%+38.5%+5.3% +23.5%
5 years +27.6%—+6.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.0%—+1.2% +11.0%
10 years +36.3%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +3.1%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMANUMSGETMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%30.7%49.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%25.7%58.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.740.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.482.46-1.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-33.9%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.1%-11.0%-64.0% -0.9%
52-week high $24.19$88.66$23.15 $779.14
52-week low $15.20$43.84$7.74 $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.

MultipleMANUMSGETME
P/E now vs peer median -61.9xmedian 16.8x 56.6xmedian 51.6x 10.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 3.0xmedian 1.5x 85.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 10.2x 17.4xmedian 18.1x 4.5xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 11.2x 9.9xmedian 17.3x 8.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 2.2x 69.7xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 3.66median 0.44 -28.22median 0.26 0.43median 0.36

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 monthsMANUMSGETME
Revenue $909.31M $1.06B $152.71M
Gross profit -$21.12M $478.49M $2.15B
Operating income $30.28M $141.54M $1.61B
Net income -$57.81M $66.19M $1.31B
Free cash flow $363.93M $323.09M $1.61B
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $1.38 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $89.13M $294.16M $3.49B
Total debt $3.96B $570.80M $1.93B
Shares (diluted) 172.43M 48.00M 1.55B
Enterprise value $3.27B $3.02B -$9.93B

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
MetricMANUMSGETME
P/E -61.9x 56.6x 10.0x
P/FCF 9.9x 9.9x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 9.1x 8.1x
P/S 4.0x 3.0x 85.9x
P/B 18.2x 69.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 18.2x -177.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 17.4x 4.5x
EV/EBIT 146.8x 24.5x 5.4x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 3.3x 57.2x
EV/FCF 12.2x 10.7x 5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 9.9x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.66 -28.22 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMANUMSGETME
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 12.5% 200.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 7.6% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.6% 17.5% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 223.3% 15.9% -6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.2% 10.5% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.0% 76.8% -10.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.1% -4.6% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.3% 78.0% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% -2.0% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 128.3% 204.8% 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 37.3% 13.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.3% 247.1% 31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 38.9% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMANUMSGETME
Gross margin -2.3% 45.1% 1,408%
EBITDA margin 37.6% 18.8% 1,262%
Operating margin 3.3% 13.3% 1,052%
Pretax margin -7.0% 10.1% 1,042%
Net margin -6.4% 6.2% 835.7%
FCF margin 40.0% 30.5% 1,054%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 33.1% 1,054%
Return on equity -26.5% 141.1% 11.6%
Return on assets -2.8% 3.4% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 14.1% 12.8%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 11.8% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.4x 5.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 3.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMANUMSGETME
Debt / assets 44.5% 29.5% 11.2%
Debt / equity 4.6x 12.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.4x -2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 1.8x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 97.6% 33.1%
Equity / assets 9.7% 2.4% 66.9%
Interest coverage 0.5x 3.5x 79.1x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.5x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 0.97 1.82 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMANUMSGETME
Dividend yield – – 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.8% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusMANUMSGETME
Forward P/E – 30.5xFY2027 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.18FY2027 $2.59FY2027 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +87.7%FY2027 -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.1% -1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.07BFY2027 $1.05BFY2027 $5.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2027 -0.7%FY2027 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.0% +19.2% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMANUMSGETME
Held by institutions 17.1% 100.0% 27.5%
Institutions holding 125 278 312
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +1.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 63 154 172
Institutions selling 30 73 99
Buyers to sellers 2.10 2.11 1.74

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.

MANUMSGETME
MANU 1.00 0.32 0.15
MSGE 0.32 1.00 0.10
TME 0.15 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MANU, MSGE and TME?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is the largest by market capitalisation: Manchester United (MANU) $3.61B, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) $3.83B, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $12.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, MANU, MSGE and TME?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Manchester United (MANU) -62.3x, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 57.9x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 30.5x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +12.5%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 6.2%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%). On return on invested capital, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) leads (Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 14.1%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) returned the most: Manchester United (MANU) +16.2%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) +75.5%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.8%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Manchester United (MANU) +5.0%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) has been the steadiest (Manchester United (MANU) 33.5%, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) 30.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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