MSGS vs PUSA vs ESRT Stock Comparison

Madison Square Garden Sports, Powerus and Empire State Realty Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PUSA Powerus Corp
$2.03 -45.4% 1M -73.4% 1Y
Market cap
$94.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.21M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Madison Square Garden Sports leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Sports 8, Empire State Realty Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSGSPUSAESRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.26B $94.97M $861.18M MSGS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1,197x -19.2x 280.2x ESRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +6.1% +2.0% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% -154.2% 0.4% MSGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -1.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — 5.0x MSGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.6% -73.4% -36.6% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.9%/yr — -13.7%/yr MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 114.6% 36.7% MSGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 24/100 35/100 MSGS

Percentile Scorecard

MSGSPUSAESRT

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

AxisMSGSPUSAESRT
Valuation 16 #37 of 44 12 #39 of 44 76 #35 of 145
Growth 45 #24 of 43 0 #43 of 43 1 #140 of 142
Profitability 45 #23 of 41 8 #38 of 41 25 #102 of 136
Financial Health 41 #28 of 47 100 #1 of 47 60 #56 of 139
Shareholder Returns – 0 #28 of 28 12 #115 of 131
Overall 37 24 35
  • MSGS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PUSA ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • ESRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMSGSPUSAESRTSPY
1 month -4.6%-45.4%+22.9% -0.8%
3 months -3.2%-38.1%-10.5% +3.5%
6 months +14.7%-47.1%-11.2% +7.0%
Year to date +48.6%-35.6%-22.5% +12.2%
1 year +68.6%-73.4%-36.6% +13.0%
3 years +132.7%—-37.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.5%—-14.3% +23.1%
5 years +108.8%—-52.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.9%—-13.7% +11.0%
10 years +135.9%—-74.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%—-12.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMSGSPUSAESRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%114.6%36.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%116.4%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.531.290.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.31-0.64-1.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.0%-89.9%-65.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-74.0%-36.6% -1.8%
52-week high $416.24$7.82$7.96 $779.14
52-week low $212.91$1.87$3.93 $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.

MultipleMSGSPUSAESRT
P/E now vs peer median 1,197xmedian 17.1x -20.4xmedian 17.1x 281.1xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 1.9x 31.5xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 291.8xmedian 10.9x -9.3xmedian 10.9x 10.0xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 151.1xmedian 11.4x -42.6xmedian 11.4x -2.0xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median -35.2xmedian 2.5x 2.2xmedian 2.5x 0.5xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -26.31median 0.57 —median 0.57 -4.70median 2.11

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 monthsMSGSPUSAESRT
Revenue $1.15B $3.21M $784.18M
Gross profit $320.12M – –
Operating income $28.87M -$6.56M -$34.52M
Net income $7.76M -$4.95M $9.26M
Free cash flow $61.26M -$2.38M -$437.31M
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $-0.10 $0.01
Cash & equivalents $164.51M $22.20M $85.61M
Total debt $1.10B – $4.54B
Shares (diluted) 24.25M 49.86M 268.95M
Enterprise value $8.86B -$43.42M $419.99M

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
MetricMSGSPUSAESRT
P/E 1,197x -20.4x 281.1x
P/FCF 151.1x -42.6x -2.0x
P/Operating cash flow 147.7x -63.3x 3.8x
P/S 8.0x 31.5x 1.1x
P/B -35.2x 2.2x 0.5x
P/Tangible book -25.2x 2.2x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 291.8x -9.3x 10.0x
EV/EBIT 323.9x -8.9x -50.3x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 18.2x 2.2x
EV/FCF 152.7x -24.6x -4.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 149.2x -36.6x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.31 – -4.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSGSPUSAESRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 6.1% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% – 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 94.9% -922.9% -123.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.3% – -31.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 134.6% -960.6% -86.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% – -51.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.3% -195.3% -92.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.5% – -59.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.6% -149.0% -13.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% – -0.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.4% -139.7% -169.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% – -149.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSGSPUSAESRT
Gross margin 27.7% – –
EBITDA margin 2.8% -196.5% 22.1%
Operating margin 2.5% -204.1% -4.4%
Pretax margin 1.6% -159.4% 1.3%
Net margin 0.7% -154.2% 0.4%
FCF margin 5.3% -74.0% -55.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% -49.8% 29.0%
Return on equity – -11.2% 0.5%
Return on assets 0.5% -10.9% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – – -1.1%
Return on capital employed 3.3% -14.6% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.1x 0.3x 24.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 106.7% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSGSPUSAESRT
Debt / assets 16.8% – 22.4%
Debt / equity -1.0x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – 5.0x
Debt / FCF 4.2x – -2.2x
Liabilities / assets 117.1% 3.0% 58.1%
Equity / assets -17.1% 97.0% 41.9%
Interest coverage 1.4x – -0.3x
Current ratio 0.5x 52.4x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 52.1x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 52.0x –
Altman Z-score 3.53 42.33 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSGSPUSAESRT
Dividend yield – – 3.1%
Net buyback yield – -36.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -36.8% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 259.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -5.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.9%

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.

ConsensusMSGSPUSAESRT
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.03FY2027 – $-0.35FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -421.9%FY2027 – -240.0%FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2027 – $758.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2027 – -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSGSPUSAESRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 4.8% 83.1%
Institutions holding 463 32 228
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.3% +209.7% +0.4%
Institutions buying 247 27 141
Institutions selling 136 1 51
Buyers to sellers 1.82 27.00 2.76

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.

MSGSPUSAESRT
MSGS 1.00 0.09 -0.05
PUSA 0.09 1.00 -0.06
ESRT -0.05 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSGS, PUSA and ESRT?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $9.26B, Powerus (PUSA) $94.97M, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $861.18M.

Which stock is cheaper, MSGS, PUSA and ESRT?

Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 1,197x, Powerus (PUSA) -19.2x, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 280.2x). 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%, Powerus (PUSA) +6.1%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) has the highest net margin (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%, Powerus (PUSA) -154.2%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +68.6%, Powerus (PUSA) -73.4%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -36.6%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +15.9%/yr, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.00%, Powerus (PUSA) 0.00%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.03%. Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) and Powerus (PUSA) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Powerus (PUSA) 114.6%, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSGS, PUSA and ESRT?

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 8. 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.