MANU vs VICI vs MSGS Stock Comparison

Manchester United, Vici Properties and Madison Square Garden Sports Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.72 +1.7% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win
VICI Vici Properties Inc.
$24.02 +2.2% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$25.86B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.10B
Div. yield
0.07%
Gaming REITs Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Vici Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vici Properties 6, Madison Square Garden Sports 3, Manchester United 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMANUVICIMSGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.56B $25.86B $9.26B VICI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -61.6x 9.4x 1,197x VICI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +4.4% +11.0% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.4% 67.5% 0.7% VICI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.6% 7.8% — VICI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.6x 2.9x MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.8% -23.0% +68.6% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.0%/yr -4.2%/yr +15.9%/yr MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.6% 19.4% 29.7% VICI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 85/100 37/100 VICI

Percentile Scorecard

MANUVICIMSGS

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

AxisMANUVICIMSGS
Valuation 30 #31 of 44 89 #17 of 145 16 #37 of 44
Growth 76 #11 of 43 59 #59 of 142 45 #24 of 43
Profitability 50 #21 of 41 99 #2 of 136 45 #23 of 41
Financial Health 24 #36 of 47 88 #17 of 139 41 #28 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 91 #13 of 131 –
Overall 45 85 37
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • VICI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MSGS 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

PeriodMANUVICIMSGSSPY
1 month +1.7%+2.2%-4.6% -0.8%
3 months -9.8%-10.2%-3.2% +3.5%
6 months +20.3%-15.5%+14.7% +7.0%
Year to date +30.2%-14.6%+48.6% +12.2%
1 year +13.8%-23.0%+68.6% +13.0%
3 years +17.1%-12.1%+132.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +5.4%-4.2%+32.5% +23.1%
5 years +27.5%-19.2%+108.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.0%-4.2%+15.9% +11.0%
10 years +34.1%—+135.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.0%—+9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMANUVICIMSGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.6%19.4%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%20.6%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.68-0.010.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-1.182.31 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-36.6%-32.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-22.4%-7.6% -1.8%
52-week high $24.19$30.97$416.24 $779.14
52-week low $15.20$22.54$212.91 $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.

MultipleMANUVICIMSGS
P/E now vs peer median -61.7xmedian 17.1x 9.5xmedian 27.4x 1,197xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 6.5xmedian 4.2x 8.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 10.9x 11.8xmedian 14.2x 291.8xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 11.4x 10.7xmedian 23.2x 151.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 2.5x 0.9xmedian 1.3x -35.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.65median 0.57 1.57median 2.11 -26.31median 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 monthsMANUVICIMSGS
Revenue $909.31M $4.10B $1.15B
Gross profit -$21.12M $4.07B $320.12M
Operating income $30.28M $3.61B $28.87M
Net income -$57.81M $2.81B $7.76M
Free cash flow $363.93M $2.47B $61.26M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $2.54 $0.32
Cash & equivalents $89.13M $288.06M $164.51M
Total debt $3.96B $16.93B $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 172.43M 1.09B 24.25M
Enterprise value $3.23B $23.98B $8.86B

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
MetricMANUVICIMSGS
P/E -61.7x 9.5x 1,197x
P/FCF 9.9x 10.7x 151.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 10.0x 147.7x
P/S 4.0x 6.5x 8.0x
P/B 18.1x 0.9x -35.2x
P/Tangible book 18.1x 0.9x -25.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 11.8x 291.8x
EV/EBIT 146.4x 11.9x 323.9x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 10.5x 8.1x
EV/FCF 12.2x 17.4x 152.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 16.3x 149.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.65 1.57 -26.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMANUVICIMSGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 4.4% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 7.5% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.6% 4.4% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% -1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 223.3% 0.1% 94.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.2% 8.3% -30.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -36.0% 0.4% 134.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 8.8% -45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.3% -2.7% 134.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 6.0% -45.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 128.3% 7.5% -31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 8.9% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 141.3% 7.4% -30.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 6.9% -26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMANUVICIMSGS
Gross margin -2.3% 99.3% 27.7%
EBITDA margin 37.6% 89.2% 2.8%
Operating margin 3.3% 88.0% 2.5%
Pretax margin -7.0% 68.6% 1.6%
Net margin -6.4% 67.5% 0.7%
FCF margin 40.0% 60.4% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 64.4% 5.4%
Return on equity -26.5% 9.6% –
Return on assets -2.8% 5.9% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 2.6% 7.8% –
Return on capital employed 2.5% – 3.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.4x 0.9x 8.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.4% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMANUVICIMSGS
Debt / assets 44.5% 35.1% 16.8%
Debt / equity 4.6x 0.6x -1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 6.8x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 38.7% 117.1%
Equity / assets 9.7% 61.3% -17.1%
Interest coverage 0.5x 4.3x 1.4x
Current ratio 0.3x – 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.97 – 3.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMANUVICIMSGS
Dividend yield – 7.5% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 68.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 77.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.4% –

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.

ConsensusMANUVICIMSGS
Forward P/E – 8.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.18FY2027 $2.83FY2026 $-1.03FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +8.4%FY2026 -421.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – -1.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.07BFY2027 $4.00BFY2026 $1.06BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.6%FY2027 -0.3%FY2026 -7.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -6.0% +15.9% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMANUVICIMSGS
Held by institutions 17.1% 95.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 125 946 463
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.0% +2.7% +10.3%
Institutions buying 63 518 247
Institutions selling 30 342 136
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.51 1.82

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.

MANUVICIMSGS
MANU 1.00 0.18 0.31
VICI 0.18 1.00 0.05
MSGS 0.31 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MANU, VICI and MSGS?

Vici Properties (VICI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Manchester United (MANU) $3.56B, Vici Properties (VICI) $25.86B, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $9.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, MANU, VICI and MSGS?

Vici Properties (VICI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Manchester United (MANU) -61.6x, Vici Properties (VICI) 9.4x, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 1,197x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Vici Properties (VICI) +4.4%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vici Properties (VICI) has the highest net margin (Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Vici Properties (VICI) 67.5%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%). On return on invested capital, Vici Properties (VICI) leads (Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Vici Properties (VICI) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Manchester United (MANU) +13.8%, Vici Properties (VICI) -23.0%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +68.6%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Manchester United (MANU) +5.0%/yr, Vici Properties (VICI) -4.2%/yr, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +15.9%/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%, Vici Properties (VICI) 0.07%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.00%. Manchester United (MANU) and Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vici Properties (VICI) has been the steadiest (Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%, Vici Properties (VICI) 19.4%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vici Properties (VICI) 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.