MSGS vs MTN vs SPHR Stock Comparison

Madison Square Garden Sports, Vail Resorts and Sphere Entertainment Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MTN Vail Resorts Inc
$146.49 +4.6% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.26B
P/E
35.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.84B
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
SPHR Sphere Entertainment Co.
$109.02 -19.7% 1M +67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$3.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sphere Entertainment leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sphere Entertainment 4, Madison Square Garden Sports 3, Vail Resorts 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSGSMTNSPHRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.26B $5.26B $3.94B MSGS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1,193x 35.6x -54.2x MTN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% -4.3% +30.7% SPHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% 5.2% -5.2% MTN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.2% -2.0% MTN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.0x 1.3x SPHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.9% -4.2% +67.3% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr -16.2%/yr +27.7%/yr SPHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 38.1% 53.3% MSGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 47/100 50/100 SPHR

Percentile Scorecard

MSGSMTNSPHR

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

AxisMSGSMTNSPHR
Valuation 16 #37 of 44 40 #27 of 44 44 #25 of 44
Growth 45 #24 of 43 21 #34 of 43 86 #7 of 43
Profitability 44 #24 of 42 76 #11 of 42 34 #28 of 42
Financial Health 40 #29 of 48 30 #34 of 48 77 #12 of 48
Shareholder Returns – 70 #9 of 28 11 #25 of 28
Overall 36 47 50
  • MSGS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MTN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SPHR 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

PeriodMSGSMTNSPHRSPY
1 month -1.6%+4.6%-19.7% -1.0%
3 months -2.0%+0.5%-20.0% +2.9%
6 months +16.7%+23.1%-17.0% +6.4%
Year to date +50.3%+10.3%+14.7% +11.4%
1 year +71.9%-4.2%+67.3% +13.1%
3 years +128.3%-31.4%+213.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +31.7%-11.8%+46.4% +21.5%
5 years +113.6%-58.7%+239.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +16.4%-16.2%+27.7% +10.9%
10 years +131.2%-7.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%-0.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMSGSMTNSPHRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%38.1%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%36.0%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.471.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.43-0.111.26 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.0%-68.0%-52.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-9.4%-38.3% -2.5%
52-week high $416.24$161.76$176.62 $779.14
52-week low $212.91$119.02$65.15 $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.

MultipleMSGSMTNSPHR
P/E now vs peer median 1,210xmedian 17.0x 35.5xmedian 17.0x -54.2xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 295.1xmedian 10.5x 11.2xmedian 10.5x 23.7xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 152.9xmedian 11.2x 21.0xmedian 11.2x 16.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -35.6xmedian 2.5x 9.4xmedian 2.5x 1.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -26.61median 0.54 -2.38median 0.54 1.88median 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 monthsMSGSMTNSPHR
Revenue $1.15B $2.84B $1.39B
Gross profit $320.12M – $773.11M
Operating income $28.87M $420.54M -$166.95M
Net income $7.76M $170.74M -$66.24M
Free cash flow $61.26M $248.00M $237.09M
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $4.12 $-2.01
Cash & equivalents $164.51M $231.35M $552.02M
Total debt $1.10B $3.19B $780.41M
Shares (diluted) 24.25M 35.79M 36.15M
Enterprise value $8.86B $3.65B $1.84B

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
MetricMSGSMTNSPHR
P/E 1,210x 35.5x -54.2x
P/FCF 152.9x 21.0x 16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 149.4x 10.9x 13.5x
P/S 8.1x 1.8x 2.8x
P/B -35.6x 9.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book -25.5x 19.8x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 295.1x 11.2x 23.7x
EV/EBIT 327.6x 19.4x -24.8x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 2.9x 3.0x
EV/FCF 154.4x 32.8x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 150.9x 17.0x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.61 -2.38 1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSGSMTNSPHR
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% -4.3% 30.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -0.6% 34.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% – 59.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – 79.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 94.9% -24.9% 47.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.3% -5.9% 15.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 134.6% -42.7% 41.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% -15.5% -28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.3% -45.2% 19.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.5% -14.9% -28.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.6% -13.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% -9.1% 23.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.4% -22.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% -8.4% 31.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSGSMTNSPHR
Gross margin 27.7% – 55.6%
EBITDA margin 2.8% 25.6% 12.6%
Operating margin 2.5% 14.8% -12.0%
Pretax margin 1.6% 8.0% -12.8%
Net margin 0.7% 5.2% -5.2%
FCF margin 5.3% 8.7% 17.0%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 16.9% 20.8%
Return on equity – 23.2% -2.1%
Return on assets 0.5% 3.0% -1.1%
Return on invested capital – 8.2% -2.0%
Return on capital employed 3.3% 9.3% -4.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.1x 2.8x -4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.0% 4.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSGSMTNSPHR
Debt / assets 16.8% 57.7% 19.3%
Debt / equity -1.0x 5.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.0x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 12.8x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 117.1% 89.9% 44.8%
Equity / assets -17.1% 10.1% 55.2%
Interest coverage 1.4x 2.0x -9.7x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.56 1.49 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSGSMTNSPHR
Dividend yield – 6.1% –
Net buyback yield – 0.9% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.9% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusMSGSMTNSPHR
Forward P/E – 27.0xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.82FY2027 $5.43FY2027 $-2.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -356.3%FY2027 +31.8%FY2027 -459.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2027 $2.95BFY2027 $1.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2027 +4.0%FY2027 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +9.8% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSGSMTNSPHR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 463 439 419
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.3% +3.8% +5.7%
Institutions buying 247 226 223
Institutions selling 136 145 139
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.56 1.60

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.

MSGSMTNSPHR
MSGS 1.00 0.16 0.33
MTN 0.16 1.00 0.11
SPHR 0.33 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSGS, MTN and SPHR?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $9.26B, Vail Resorts (MTN) $5.26B, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) $3.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSGS, MTN and SPHR?

Vail Resorts (MTN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 1,193x, Vail Resorts (MTN) 35.6x, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) -54.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +11.0%, Vail Resorts (MTN) -4.3%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +30.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vail Resorts (MTN) has the highest net margin (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 5.2%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) -5.2%). On return on invested capital, Vail Resorts (MTN) leads (Vail Resorts (MTN) 8.2%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) -2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +71.9%, Vail Resorts (MTN) -4.2%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +67.3%. Over five years, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) compounded fastest (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +16.4%/yr, Vail Resorts (MTN) -16.2%/yr, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +27.7%/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%, Vail Resorts (MTN) 38.1%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSGS, MTN and SPHR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) leads on 4. 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.