PLAY vs BATRA vs MANU Stock Comparison

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Atlanta Braves Holdings and Manchester United Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.68 +1.5% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Manchester United leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Manchester United 4, Atlanta Braves Holdings 4, Dave & Buster's Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLAYBATRAMANULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $277.61M $3.49B $3.54B MANU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.1x -54.3x -61.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +6.8% +5.5% BATRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.3% -8.6% -6.4% PLAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% -4.6% 2.6% MANU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 61.1x 2.4x MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% +27.3% +13.4% BATRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.3%/yr +12.1%/yr +4.9%/yr BATRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.7% 19.7% 33.6% BATRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 18/100 46/100 MANU

Percentile Scorecard

PLAYBATRAMANU

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

AxisPLAYBATRAMANU
Valuation 67 #15 of 44 7 #41 of 44 30 #31 of 44
Growth 7 #40 of 43 31 #30 of 43 76 #11 of 43
Profitability 43 #24 of 41 18 #34 of 41 53 #20 of 41
Financial Health 11 #42 of 47 17 #39 of 47 24 #36 of 47
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 32 18 46
  • PLAY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • BATRA ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • 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

PeriodPLAYBATRAMANUSPY
1 month +14.5%-8.0%+1.5% -0.2%
3 months -27.0%-1.3%-11.5% +3.9%
6 months -33.9%+1.6%+18.3% +8.2%
Year to date -53.2%+27.8%+29.9% +12.9%
1 year -57.2%+27.3%+13.4% +12.3%
3 years -78.1%+44.1%+16.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -39.8%+13.0%+5.3% +23.3%
5 years -79.6%+76.6%+26.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -27.3%+12.1%+4.9% +10.9%
10 years -81.2%+219.7%+34.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -15.4%+12.3%+3.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePLAYBATRAMANUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.7%19.7%33.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.5%18.1%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.350.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.751.380.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-22.4%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-8.9%-14.5% -1.2%
52-week high $21.17$59.61$24.19 $779.14
52-week low $6.38$41.92$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.

MultiplePLAYBATRAMANU
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 17.0x -54.3xmedian 17.0x -61.6xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.9x 4.6xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 10.8x 375.5xmedian 10.8x 12.9xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.5xmedian 11.2x -36.7xmedian 11.2x 9.9xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x 6.6xmedian 2.4x 18.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.56 —median 0.56 3.64median 0.56

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 monthsPLAYBATRAMANU
Revenue $2.08B $749.97M $909.31M
Gross profit $1.78B $186.76M -$21.12M
Operating income $36.20M -$70.66M $30.28M
Net income -$88.60M -$63.87M -$57.81M
Free cash flow -$16.00M -$94.86M $363.93M
EPS (diluted) $-2.55 $-0.99 $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $16.00M $116.28M $89.13M
Total debt $1.51B $793.13M $3.96B
Shares (diluted) 34.81M 64.97M 172.43M
Enterprise value $211.81M $3.05B $3.20B

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
MetricPLAYBATRAMANU
P/E -3.0x -54.3x -61.6x
P/FCF -16.5x -36.7x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x -54.4x 14.2x
P/S 0.1x 4.6x 4.0x
P/B 3.0x 6.6x 18.1x
P/Tangible book -2.9x 8.6x 18.1x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 375.5x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 48.5x -58.9x 146.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 5.5x 4.9x
EV/FCF -109.7x -43.9x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x -65.0x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 – 3.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLAYBATRAMANU
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 6.8% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 6.7% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% 5.0% 24.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 8.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.3% -373.9% 223.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% -19.2% 62.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,013% -204.1% -36.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% 26.6% -19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,022% -198.8% -35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.0% – -16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% -234.8% 128.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -93.9% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.9% 14.7% 141.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.4% -25.0% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLAYBATRAMANU
Gross margin 85.4% 24.9% -2.3%
EBITDA margin 15.9% 1.5% 37.6%
Operating margin 1.7% -9.4% 3.3%
Pretax margin -5.6% -10.1% -7.0%
Net margin -4.3% -8.6% -6.4%
FCF margin -0.8% -12.6% 40.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% -8.5% 27.8%
Return on equity -94.5% -12.1% -26.5%
Return on assets -2.1% -3.7% -2.8%
Return on invested capital 1.7% -4.6% 2.6%
Return on capital employed 1.0% -6.3% 2.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.6x 1.0x -4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 3.2% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLAYBATRAMANU
Debt / assets 36.6% 45.6% 44.5%
Debt / equity 17.2x 1.5x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 61.1x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -94.2x -8.4x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 97.9% 69.7% 90.3%
Equity / assets 2.1% 30.3% 9.7%
Interest coverage 0.2x -1.5x 0.5x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.69 1.28 0.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLAYBATRAMANU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusPLAYBATRAMANU
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.62FY2026 $-0.56FY2026 $-0.18FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.03BFY2026 $843.34MFY2026 $1.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +3.1% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLAYBATRAMANU
Held by institutions 100.0% 12.1% 17.1%
Institutions holding 171 207 125
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -1.4% +5.0%
Institutions buying 92 93 63
Institutions selling 56 43 30
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.16 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.

PLAYBATRAMANU
PLAY 1.00 0.18 0.17
BATRA 0.18 1.00 0.30
MANU 0.17 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLAY, BATRA and MANU?

Manchester United (MANU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) $277.61M, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) $3.49B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.54B.

Which company is growing faster?

Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -1.5%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +6.8%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) has the highest net margin (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -4.3%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) -8.6%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%). On return on invested capital, Manchester United (MANU) leads (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 1.7%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) -4.6%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) returned the most: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -57.2%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +27.3%, Manchester United (MANU) +13.4%. Over five years, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) compounded fastest (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -27.3%/yr, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +12.1%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) has been the steadiest (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 76.7%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) 19.7%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLAY, BATRA 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, Manchester United (MANU) 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.