MSGS vs ESBA vs SEG Stock Comparison

Madison Square Garden Sports, Empire State Realty OP and Seaport Entertainment Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Madison Square Garden Sports leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Sports 5, Seaport Entertainment 3, Empire State Realty OP 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSGSESBASEGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.58B $1.34B $286.29M MSGS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 980.1x 264.6x -2.9x ESBA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +2.0% -11.6% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% 0.6% -91.4% MSGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.0x 1.2x SEG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.1% -28.8% -1.1% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -13.5%/yr — MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 50.3% 31.7% SEG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 35/100 42/100 SEG

Percentile Scorecard

MSGSESBASEG

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

AxisMSGSESBASEG
Valuation 14 #39 of 45 69 #46 of 146 18 #37 of 45
Growth 50 #22 of 43 4 #140 of 145 45 #24 of 43
Profitability 42 #25 of 42 28 #102 of 141 7 #39 of 42
Financial Health 45 #27 of 48 59 #60 of 146 98 #2 of 48
Shareholder Returns – 13 #118 of 136 –
Overall 37 35 42
  • MSGS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • ESBA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • SEG 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

PeriodMSGSESBASEGSPY
1 month -22.6%+24.5%+4.3% -1.0%
3 months -20.3%+3.1%-12.9% -0.4%
6 months -6.9%-9.2%+2.7% +4.5%
Year to date +21.7%-20.2%+18.9% +12.4%
1 year +45.1%-28.8%-1.1% +13.6%
3 years +80.5%-45.1%— +76.4%
3 years, per year +21.8%-18.1%— +20.8%
5 years +62.4%-51.7%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +10.2%-13.5%— +10.4%
10 years +95.0%-73.5%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +6.9%-12.4%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMSGSESBASEGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%50.3%31.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.8%58.4%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.330.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.20-0.57-0.04 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.0%-66.4%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-33.1%-19.4% -1.6%
52-week high $416.24$7.52$29.18 $779.14
52-week low $212.91$3.85$18.23 $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.

MultipleMSGSESBASEG
P/E now vs peer median 980.1xmedian 18.6x 267.5xmedian 26.6x -3.0xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 4.3x 2.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 239.5xmedian 10.9x 12.8xmedian 14.7x -4.1xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 123.8xmedian 12.0x -3.1xmedian 22.1x -6.9xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median -28.8xmedian 2.5x 0.8xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -21.55median 0.60 -4.48median 2.01 —median 0.60

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 monthsMSGSESBASEG
Revenue $1.15B $784.18M $109.22M
Gross profit $320.12M – $11.26M
Operating income $28.87M -$34.52M -$98.39M
Net income $7.76M $9.26M -$98.40M
Free cash flow $61.26M -$437.31M -$44.02M
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $0.02 $-7.78
Cash & equivalents $164.51M $85.61M $105.47M
Total debt $258.50M $955.23M $38.05M
Shares (diluted) 24.25M 268.95M 12.82M
Enterprise value $7.18B $896.82M -$129.61M

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
MetricMSGSESBASEG
P/E 980.1x 267.5x -3.0x
P/FCF 123.8x -3.1x -6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 121.0x 5.9x -6.9x
P/S 6.6x 1.7x 2.8x
P/B -28.8x 0.8x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -20.7x 0.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 239.5x 12.8x -4.1x
EV/EBIT 265.9x -64.4x -2.4x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 2.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF 125.3x -5.1x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 122.5x 9.8x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -21.55 -4.48 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSGSESBASEG
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 2.0% -11.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 2.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% – 49.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 94.9% -123.1% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.3% -31.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 134.6% -86.5% 18.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% -51.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 134.3% -92.1% 18.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.5% -59.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.6% -13.3% -40.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% -0.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.4% -169.4% -40.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% -149.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSGSESBASEG
Gross margin 27.7% – 10.3%
EBITDA margin 2.8% 22.1% -51.7%
Operating margin 2.5% -4.4% -90.1%
Pretax margin 1.6% 1.3% -90.1%
Net margin 0.7% 0.6% -91.4%
FCF margin 5.3% -55.8% -40.3%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 29.0% -40.3%
Return on equity – 0.5% -24.0%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.2% -18.4%
Return on invested capital – -1.1% –
Return on capital employed 3.3% – –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.1x 24.6x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 3.9% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSGSESBASEG
Debt / assets 16.8% 22.4% 7.3%
Debt / equity -1.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 4.2x -2.2x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 117.1% 58.1% 22.5%
Equity / assets -17.1% 41.9% 77.5%
Interest coverage 1.4x -0.3x –
Current ratio 0.5x – –
Quick ratio 0.4x – –
Cash ratio 0.3x – –
Altman Z-score 2.97 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSGSESBASEG
Dividend yield – 3.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.2% –
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.

ConsensusMSGSESBASEG
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.03FY2027 – $-1.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -421.9%FY2027 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2027 – $105.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2027 – -19.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – +34.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSGSESBASEG
Held by institutions 81.3% – 86.8%
Institutions holding 463 – 118
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.3% – +3.6%
Institutions buying 247 – 52
Institutions selling 136 – 25
Buyers to sellers 1.82 – 2.08

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.

MSGSESBASEG
MSGS 1.00 0.00 0.13
ESBA 0.00 1.00 0.09
SEG 0.13 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSGS, ESBA and SEG?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $7.58B, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) $1.34B, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) $286.29M.

Which stock is cheaper, MSGS, ESBA and SEG?

Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 980.1x, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 264.6x, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) -2.9x). 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: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +11.0%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) +2.0%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) -11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) has the highest net margin (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 0.6%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) -91.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +45.1%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -28.8%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) -1.1%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +10.2%/yr, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) -13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) has been the steadiest (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 37.6%, Empire State Realty OP (ESBA) 50.3%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSGS, ESBA and SEG?

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.