MSGS vs MANU vs LUCK Stock Comparison

Madison Square Garden Sports, Manchester United and Lucky Strike Entertainment 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
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionMSGSMANULUCKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.29B $3.57B $565.66M MSGS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1,197x -61.8x -12.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +5.5% +3.7% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% -6.4% -3.7% MSGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.6% 24.1% LUCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.4x 6.5x MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.9% +11.6% -50.3% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr +4.9%/yr -16.0%/yr MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 33.6% 54.1% MSGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 43/100 43/100 LUCK

Percentile Scorecard

MSGSMANULUCK

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

AxisMSGSMANULUCK
Valuation 16 #37 of 44 30 #31 of 44 58 #19 of 44
Growth 45 #24 of 43 74 #12 of 43 12 #38 of 43
Profitability 44 #24 of 42 46 #23 of 42 49 #22 of 42
Financial Health 40 #29 of 48 21 #38 of 48 9 #44 of 48
Shareholder Returns – – 89 #4 of 28
Overall 36 43 43
  • MSGS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LUCK 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

PeriodMSGSMANULUCKSPY
1 month -1.6%+0.4%-20.6% -1.0%
3 months -2.0%-9.1%-39.1% +2.9%
6 months +16.7%+20.7%-42.1% +6.4%
Year to date +50.3%+29.5%-50.5% +11.4%
1 year +71.9%+11.6%-50.3% +13.1%
3 years +128.3%+15.9%-61.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +31.7%+5.1%-27.5% +21.5%
5 years +113.6%+27.2%-58.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.4%+4.9%-16.0% +10.9%
10 years +131.2%+29.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%+2.6%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMSGSMANULUCKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%33.6%54.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%32.0%58.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.661.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.430.34-0.93 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.0%-54.5%-75.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-14.8%-55.8% -2.5%
52-week high $416.24$24.19$9.49 $779.14
52-week low $212.91$15.20$4.19 $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.

MultipleMSGSMANULUCK
P/E now vs peer median 1,210xmedian 17.0x -61.4xmedian 17.0x -12.3xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.9x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 295.1xmedian 10.5x 12.9xmedian 10.5x 8.6xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 152.9xmedian 11.2x 9.9xmedian 11.2x -58.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -35.6xmedian 2.5x 18.0xmedian 2.5x -1.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -26.61median 0.54 3.63median 0.54 0.27median 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 monthsMSGSMANULUCK
Revenue $1.15B $909.31M $1.25B
Gross profit $320.12M -$21.12M $844.13M
Operating income $28.87M $30.28M $136.79M
Net income $7.76M -$57.81M -$35.78M
Free cash flow $61.26M $363.93M -$9.78M
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $-0.34 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $164.51M $89.13M –
Total debt $1.10B $3.96B $1.78B
Shares (diluted) 24.25M 172.43M 136.63M
Enterprise value $8.89B $3.24B $565.66M

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
MetricMSGSMANULUCK
P/E 1,210x -61.4x -12.3x
P/FCF 152.9x 9.9x -58.5x
P/Operating cash flow 149.4x 14.2x 5.5x
P/S 8.1x 3.9x 0.5x
P/B -35.6x 18.0x -1.4x
P/Tangible book -25.5x 18.0x -1.3x
EV/EBITDA 295.1x 12.9x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 327.6x 145.8x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 4.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 154.4x 12.1x -240.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 150.9x 17.4x 22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.61 3.63 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSGSMANULUCK
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 5.5% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 5.2% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 24.6% 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – 35.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 94.9% 223.3% -0.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.3% 62.2% -12.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 134.6% -36.0% -257.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% -19.1% -34.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.3% -35.3% -154.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.5% -16.9% -46.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.6% 128.3% -41.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 22.8% -21.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.4% 141.3% -127.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% 34.6% -28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSGSMANULUCK
Gross margin 27.7% -2.3% 67.8%
EBITDA margin 2.8% 37.6% 22.0%
Operating margin 2.5% 3.3% 11.0%
Pretax margin 1.6% -7.0% -3.2%
Net margin 0.7% -6.4% -3.7%
FCF margin 5.3% 40.0% -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 27.8% 8.3%
Return on equity – -26.5% –
Return on assets 0.5% -2.8% -1.1%
Return on invested capital – 2.6% 24.1%
Return on capital employed 3.3% 2.5% 4.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.1x -4.4x -2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.0% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSGSMANULUCK
Debt / assets 16.8% 44.5% 55.2%
Debt / equity -1.0x 4.6x -4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.4x 6.5x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 2.5x -182.1x
Liabilities / assets 117.1% 90.3% 112.3%
Equity / assets -17.1% 9.7% -12.3%
Interest coverage 1.4x 0.5x –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.56 0.96 0.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSGSMANULUCK
Dividend yield – – 5.7%
Net buyback yield – – 6.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 11.9%
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.

ConsensusMSGSMANULUCK
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.82FY2027 $-0.17FY2027 $-0.03FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -356.3%FY2027 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2027 $1.06BFY2027 $1.22BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2027 +18.4%FY2027 -2.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -5.0% +14.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSGSMANULUCK
Held by institutions 100.0% 17.1% 50.3%
Institutions holding 463 125 55
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.3% +5.0% -0.8%
Institutions buying 247 63 24
Institutions selling 136 30 20
Buyers to sellers 1.82 2.10 1.20

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.

MSGSMANULUCK
MSGS 1.00 0.31 0.22
MANU 0.31 1.00 0.22
LUCK 0.22 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSGS, MANU and LUCK?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $9.29B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.57B, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) $565.66M.

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%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) has the highest net margin (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -3.7%). On return on invested capital, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) leads (Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +71.9%, Manchester United (MANU) +11.6%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -50.3%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +16.4%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +4.9%/yr, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -16.0%/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 (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 29.7%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 54.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.