MSGS vs VICI vs MANU Stock Comparison

Madison Square Garden Sports, Vici Properties and Manchester United Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VICI Vici Properties Inc.
$24.02 +2.2% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$25.90B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.10B
Div. yield
0.07%
Gaming REITs Real Estate
6 wins
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.72 +1.7% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Vici Properties leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vici Properties 6, Madison Square Garden Sports 3, Manchester United 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSGSVICIMANULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.26B $25.90B $3.58B VICI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1,197x 9.4x -61.9x VICI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +4.4% +5.5% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% 67.5% -6.4% VICI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.8% 2.6% VICI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.6x 2.4x MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.6% -23.0% +13.8% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.9%/yr -4.2%/yr +5.0%/yr MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 19.4% 33.6% VICI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 85/100 45/100 VICI

Percentile Scorecard

MSGSVICIMANU

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

AxisMSGSVICIMANU
Valuation 16 #37 of 44 89 #17 of 145 30 #31 of 44
Growth 45 #24 of 43 59 #59 of 142 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 45 #23 of 41 99 #2 of 136 50 #21 of 41
Financial Health 41 #28 of 47 88 #17 of 139 24 #36 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 91 #13 of 131 –
Overall 37 85 45
  • MSGS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • VICI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MANU 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

PeriodMSGSVICIMANUSPY
1 month -4.6%+2.2%+1.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.2%-10.2%-9.8% +3.5%
6 months +14.7%-15.5%+20.3% +7.0%
Year to date +48.6%-14.6%+30.2% +12.2%
1 year +68.6%-23.0%+13.8% +13.0%
3 years +132.7%-12.1%+17.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.5%-4.2%+5.4% +23.1%
5 years +108.8%-19.2%+27.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.9%-4.2%+5.0% +11.0%
10 years +135.9%—+34.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%—+3.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMSGSVICIMANUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%19.4%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.8%20.6%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.53-0.010.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.31-1.180.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.0%-36.6%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-22.4%-14.3% -1.8%
52-week high $416.24$30.97$24.19 $779.14
52-week low $212.91$22.54$15.20 $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.

MultipleMSGSVICIMANU
P/E now vs peer median 1,197xmedian 17.1x 9.5xmedian 27.4x -61.7xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 1.9x 6.5xmedian 4.2x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 291.8xmedian 10.9x 11.8xmedian 14.2x 13.0xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 151.1xmedian 11.4x 10.7xmedian 23.2x 9.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -35.2xmedian 2.5x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 18.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -26.31median 0.57 1.57median 2.11 3.65median 0.57

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 monthsMSGSVICIMANU
Revenue $1.15B $4.10B $909.31M
Gross profit $320.12M $4.07B -$21.12M
Operating income $28.87M $3.61B $30.28M
Net income $7.76M $2.81B -$57.81M
Free cash flow $61.26M $2.47B $363.93M
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $2.54 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $164.51M $288.06M $89.13M
Total debt $1.10B $16.93B $3.96B
Shares (diluted) 24.25M 1.09B 172.43M
Enterprise value $8.86B $24.01B $3.24B

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
MetricMSGSVICIMANU
P/E 1,197x 9.5x -61.7x
P/FCF 151.1x 10.7x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 147.7x 10.0x 14.3x
P/S 8.0x 6.5x 4.0x
P/B -35.2x 0.9x 18.1x
P/Tangible book -25.2x 0.9x 18.1x
EV/EBITDA 291.8x 11.8x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 323.9x 11.9x 146.4x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 10.5x 4.9x
EV/FCF 152.7x 17.4x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 149.2x 16.3x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -26.31 1.57 3.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSGSVICIMANU
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 4.4% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 7.5% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 4.4% 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 7.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 94.9% 0.1% 223.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.3% 8.3% 62.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 134.6% 0.4% -36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% 8.8% -19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.3% -2.7% -35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.5% 6.0% -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.6% 7.5% 128.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 8.9% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.4% 7.4% 141.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% 6.9% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSGSVICIMANU
Gross margin 27.7% 99.3% -2.3%
EBITDA margin 2.8% 89.2% 37.6%
Operating margin 2.5% 88.0% 3.3%
Pretax margin 1.6% 68.6% -7.0%
Net margin 0.7% 67.5% -6.4%
FCF margin 5.3% 60.4% 40.0%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 64.4% 27.8%
Return on equity – 9.6% -26.5%
Return on assets 0.5% 5.9% -2.8%
Return on invested capital – 7.8% 2.6%
Return on capital employed 3.3% – 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.1x 0.9x -4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.4% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSGSVICIMANU
Debt / assets 16.8% 35.1% 44.5%
Debt / equity -1.0x 0.6x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 6.8x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 117.1% 38.7% 90.3%
Equity / assets -17.1% 61.3% 9.7%
Interest coverage 1.4x 4.3x 0.5x
Current ratio 0.5x – 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.53 – 0.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSGSVICIMANU
Dividend yield – 7.5% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 68.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 77.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.4% –

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.

ConsensusMSGSVICIMANU
Forward P/E – 8.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.03FY2027 $2.83FY2026 $-0.18FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -421.9%FY2027 +8.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -1.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2027 $4.00BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2027 -0.3%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +15.9% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSGSVICIMANU
Held by institutions 100.0% 95.7% 17.1%
Institutions holding 463 946 125
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.3% +2.7% +5.0%
Institutions buying 247 518 63
Institutions selling 136 342 30
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.51 2.10

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.

MSGSVICIMANU
MSGS 1.00 0.05 0.31
VICI 0.05 1.00 0.19
MANU 0.31 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSGS, VICI and MANU?

Vici Properties (VICI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $9.26B, Vici Properties (VICI) $25.90B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSGS, VICI and MANU?

Vici Properties (VICI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 1,197x, Vici Properties (VICI) 9.4x, Manchester United (MANU) -61.9x). 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%, Vici Properties (VICI) +4.4%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vici Properties (VICI) has the highest net margin (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%, Vici Properties (VICI) 67.5%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%). On return on invested capital, Vici Properties (VICI) leads (Vici Properties (VICI) 7.8%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +68.6%, Vici Properties (VICI) -23.0%, Manchester United (MANU) +13.8%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +15.9%/yr, Vici Properties (VICI) -4.2%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.0%/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%, Vici Properties (VICI) 0.07%, Manchester United (MANU) 0.00%. Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) and Manchester United (MANU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vici Properties (VICI) has been the steadiest (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 29.7%, Vici Properties (VICI) 19.4%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vici Properties (VICI) 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.