MGM vs MSGS vs PLAY Stock Comparison

MGM Resorts International, Madison Square Garden Sports and Dave & Buster's Entertainment Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGM MGM Resorts International
$27.98 -14.1% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.22B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.76B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Madison Square Garden Sports leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Sports 5, MGM Resorts International 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMGMMSGSPLAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.22B $9.26B $277.61M MSGS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x 1,197x -3.1x MGM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +11.0% -1.5% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 0.7% -4.3% MGM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% — 1.7% MGM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.9x 4.5x MGM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% +68.6% -57.2% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr +15.9%/yr -27.3%/yr MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 29.7% 76.7% MSGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 37/100 32/100 MGM

Percentile Scorecard

MGMMSGSPLAY

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

AxisMGMMSGSPLAY
Valuation 98 #2 of 44 16 #37 of 44 67 #15 of 44
Growth 52 #21 of 43 45 #24 of 43 7 #40 of 43
Profitability 60 #17 of 41 45 #23 of 41 43 #24 of 41
Financial Health 63 #18 of 47 41 #28 of 47 11 #42 of 47
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 29 – –
Overall 72 37 32
  • MGM ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MSGS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PLAY 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

PeriodMGMMSGSPLAYSPY
1 month -14.1%-4.6%+14.5% -0.2%
3 months -39.4%-3.2%-27.0% +3.9%
6 months -29.6%+14.7%-33.9% +8.2%
Year to date -23.3%+48.6%-53.2% +12.9%
1 year -15.0%+68.6%-57.2% +12.3%
3 years -18.3%+132.7%-78.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.5%+32.5%-39.8% +23.3%
5 years -40.4%+108.8%-79.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%+15.9%-27.3% +10.9%
10 years +7.7%+135.9%-81.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.7%+9.0%-15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMGMMSGSPLAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%29.7%76.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.2%23.8%80.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.531.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.382.31-0.75 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-32.0%-90.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-7.6%-64.2% -1.2%
52-week high $50.69$416.24$21.17 $779.14
52-week low $27.98$212.91$6.38 $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.

MultipleMGMMSGSPLAY
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 17.0x 1,197xmedian 17.0x -3.0xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 1.9x 0.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 10.8x 291.8xmedian 10.8x 5.3xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 11.2x 151.1xmedian 11.2x -16.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x -35.2xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 0.56 -26.31median 0.56 0.07median 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 monthsMGMMSGSPLAY
Revenue $17.76B $1.15B $2.08B
Gross profit $7.84B $320.12M $1.78B
Operating income $1.02B $28.87M $36.20M
Net income $595.10M $7.76M -$88.60M
Free cash flow $1.49B $61.26M -$16.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.65 $0.32 $-2.55
Cash & equivalents $2.55B $164.51M $16.00M
Total debt $6.07B $1.10B $1.51B
Shares (diluted) 257.76M 24.25M 34.81M
Enterprise value -$1.81B $8.86B $211.81M

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
MetricMGMMSGSPLAY
P/E 16.7x 1,197x -3.0x
P/FCF 4.7x 151.1x -16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.9x 147.7x 0.8x
P/S 0.4x 8.0x 0.1x
P/B 2.1x -35.2x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 3.3x -25.2x -2.9x
EV/EBITDA 5.0x 291.8x 5.3x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 323.9x 48.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 8.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF 7.1x 152.7x -109.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x 149.2x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 -26.31 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGMMSGSPLAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 11.0% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 9.1% -1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% 12.7% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% -1.9% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.1% 94.9% -78.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 165.5% -30.3% -50.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -28.0% 134.6% -1,013%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 135.7% -45.2% -38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.6% 134.3% -1,022%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.2% -45.5% -41.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% -31.6% 38.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -25.7% -7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.4% -30.4% 94.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -26.0% -28.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGMMSGSPLAY
Gross margin 44.2% 27.7% 85.4%
EBITDA margin 12.0% 2.8% 15.9%
Operating margin 5.7% 2.5% 1.7%
Pretax margin 2.8% 1.6% -5.6%
Net margin 2.4% 0.7% -4.3%
FCF margin 8.4% 5.3% -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.9% 5.4% 15.5%
Return on equity 20.2% – -94.5%
Return on assets 1.7% 0.5% -2.1%
Return on invested capital 10.6% – 1.7%
Return on capital employed 2.7% 3.3% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 8.1x -3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGMMSGSPLAY
Debt / assets 15.2% 16.8% 36.6%
Debt / equity 1.8x -1.0x 17.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.9x 4.5x
Debt / FCF 4.1x 4.2x -94.2x
Liabilities / assets 91.5% 117.1% 97.9%
Equity / assets 8.5% -17.1% 2.1%
Interest coverage 2.5x 1.4x 0.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.76 3.53 0.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGMMSGSPLAY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 11.0% – –
Shareholder yield 11.0% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusMGMMSGSPLAY
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $-1.03FY2027 $-1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -53.8%FY2026 -421.9%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.44BFY2026 $1.06BFY2027 $2.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 -7.9%FY2027 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +1.5% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGMMSGSPLAY
Held by institutions 66.8% 81.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 661 463 171
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +10.3% +2.6%
Institutions buying 305 247 92
Institutions selling 235 136 56
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.82 1.64

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.

MGMMSGSPLAY
MGM 1.00 0.25 0.30
MSGS 0.25 1.00 0.18
PLAY 0.30 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGM, MSGS and PLAY?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) is the largest by market capitalisation: MGM Resorts International (MGM) $7.22B, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $9.26B, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) $277.61M.

Which stock is cheaper, MGM, MSGS and PLAY?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 17.0x, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 1,197x, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -3.1x). 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: MGM Resorts International (MGM) +3.2%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +11.0%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) has the highest net margin (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 2.4%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -4.3%). On return on invested capital, MGM Resorts International (MGM) leads (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 10.6%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: MGM Resorts International (MGM) -15.0%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +68.6%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -57.2%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) -9.8%/yr, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +15.9%/yr, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -27.3%/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 (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 39.1%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 29.7%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 76.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MGM, MSGS and PLAY?

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 5. 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.