MANU vs MSGS vs RICK Stock Comparison

Manchester United, Madison Square Garden Sports and Rci Hospitality Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.61 +0.4% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Madison Square Garden Sports leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Sports 6, Manchester United 2, Rci Hospitality Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMANUMSGSRICKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.57B $9.29B $210.07M MSGS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -61.8x 1,197x -49.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 4.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +11.0% +1.0% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% 0.7% -1.5% MSGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% — 0.0% MANU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.9x 4.9x MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.6% +71.9% -0.4% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr +16.4%/yr -17.2%/yr MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 29.7% 42.0% MSGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 36/100 52/100 RICK

Percentile Scorecard

MANUMSGSRICK

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

AxisMANUMSGSRICK
Valuation 30 #31 of 44 16 #37 of 44 93 #4 of 44
Growth 74 #12 of 43 45 #24 of 43 10 #39 of 43
Profitability 46 #23 of 42 44 #24 of 42 59 #18 of 42
Financial Health 21 #38 of 48 40 #29 of 48 49 #25 of 48
Shareholder Returns – – 52 #14 of 28
Overall 43 36 52
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MSGS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • RICK 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

PeriodMANUMSGSRICKSPY
1 month +0.4%-1.6%-0.9% -1.0%
3 months -9.1%-2.0%+4.2% +2.9%
6 months +20.7%+16.7%+4.5% +6.4%
Year to date +29.5%+50.3%+13.9% +11.4%
1 year +11.6%+71.9%-0.4% +13.1%
3 years +15.9%+128.3%-47.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.1%+31.7%-19.4% +21.5%
5 years +27.2%+113.6%-61.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.9%+16.4%-17.2% +10.9%
10 years +29.6%+131.2%+139.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.6%+8.7%+9.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMANUMSGSRICKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%29.7%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%23.8%38.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.530.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.342.43-0.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-32.0%-78.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-6.6%-13.3% -2.5%
52-week high $24.19$416.24$31.34 $779.14
52-week low $15.20$212.91$20.82 $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.

MultipleMANUMSGSRICK
P/E now vs peer median -61.4xmedian 17.0x 1,210xmedian 17.0x -49.4xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.9x 8.1xmedian 1.9x 0.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 10.5x 295.1xmedian 10.5x 9.6xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 11.2x 152.9xmedian 11.2x 6.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 2.5x -35.6xmedian 2.5x 0.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.63median 0.54 -26.61median 0.54 1.71median 0.54

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 monthsMANUMSGSRICK
Revenue $909.31M $1.15B $284.42M
Gross profit -$21.12M $320.12M –
Operating income $30.28M $28.87M $27.29M
Net income -$57.81M $7.76M -$3.87M
Free cash flow $363.93M $61.26M $34.75M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $0.32 $-0.55
Cash & equivalents $89.13M $164.51M $26.40M
Total debt $3.96B $1.10B $240.09M
Shares (diluted) 172.43M 24.25M 7.65M
Enterprise value $3.24B $8.89B $94.44M

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
MetricMANUMSGSRICK
P/E -61.4x 1,210x -49.4x
P/FCF 9.9x 152.9x 6.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 149.4x 4.9x
P/S 3.9x 8.1x 0.7x
P/B 18.0x -35.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 18.0x -25.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 295.1x 9.6x
EV/EBIT 145.8x 327.6x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 8.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF 12.1x 154.4x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.4x 150.9x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.63 -26.61 1.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMANUMSGSRICK
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 11.0% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 9.1% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.6% 12.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 223.3% 94.9% -20.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.2% -30.3% -24.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.0% 134.6% -123.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.1% -45.2% -28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.3% 134.3% -129.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% -45.5% -28.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 128.3% -31.6% -16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -25.7% -13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.3% -30.4% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% -26.0% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMANUMSGSRICK
Gross margin -2.3% 27.7% –
EBITDA margin 37.6% 2.8% 15.4%
Operating margin 3.3% 2.5% 9.6%
Pretax margin -7.0% 1.6% 0.1%
Net margin -6.4% 0.7% -1.5%
FCF margin 40.0% 5.3% 12.2%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 5.4% 15.0%
Return on equity -26.5% – -1.6%
Return on assets -2.8% 0.5% -0.7%
Return on invested capital 2.6% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 3.3% 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.4x 8.1x -11.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 1.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMANUMSGSRICK
Debt / assets 44.5% 16.8% 42.1%
Debt / equity 4.6x -1.0x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.9x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 4.2x 6.9x
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 117.1% 58.3%
Equity / assets 9.7% -17.1% 41.7%
Interest coverage 0.5x 1.4x 1.6x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.96 3.56 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMANUMSGSRICK
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – – 7.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 8.8%
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.

ConsensusMANUMSGSRICK
Forward P/E – – 4.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2027 $-0.82FY2027 $6.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -356.3%FY2027 +412.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -128.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2027 $1.06BFY2027 $293.21MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.4%FY2027 -7.9%FY2027 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +1.5% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMANUMSGSRICK
Held by institutions 17.1% 100.0% 49.5%
Institutions holding 125 463 97
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +10.3% +3.3%
Institutions buying 63 247 51
Institutions selling 30 136 24
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.82 2.13

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.

MANUMSGSRICK
MANU 1.00 0.31 0.20
MSGS 0.31 1.00 0.06
RICK 0.20 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MANU, MSGS and RICK?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Manchester United (MANU) $3.57B, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $9.29B, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) $210.07M.

Which company is growing faster?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +11.0%, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) has the highest net margin (Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) -1.5%). On return on invested capital, Manchester United (MANU) leads (Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Manchester United (MANU) +11.6%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +71.9%, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) -0.4%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Manchester United (MANU) +4.9%/yr, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +16.4%/yr, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) -17.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) has been the steadiest (Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 29.7%, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MANU, MSGS and RICK?

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 Sports (MSGS) 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.