PLAY vs MANU vs BATRA Stock Comparison

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Manchester United and Atlanta Braves Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.97 +0.9% 1M +21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
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.

QuestionPLAYMANUBATRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $270.47M $3.62B $3.51B MANU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.1x -62.6x -54.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +5.5% +6.8% BATRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.3% -6.4% -8.6% PLAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% 2.6% -4.6% MANU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 2.4x 61.1x MANU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.5% +21.2% +27.8% BATRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.2%/yr +5.2%/yr +12.3%/yr BATRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.6% 33.3% 19.7% BATRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 46/100 19/100 MANU

Percentile Scorecard

PLAYMANUBATRA

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

AxisPLAYMANUBATRA
Valuation 71 #14 of 45 30 #32 of 45 7 #42 of 45
Growth 10 #39 of 43 76 #11 of 43 36 #28 of 43
Profitability 44 #24 of 42 51 #21 of 42 17 #35 of 42
Financial Health 11 #43 of 48 26 #36 of 48 17 #40 of 48
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 34 46 19
  • PLAY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • BATRA 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

PeriodPLAYMANUBATRASPY
1 month +25.3%+0.9%-8.1% +0.7%
3 months -25.0%-10.4%+0.4% +3.7%
6 months -27.9%+11.1%+3.2% +7.1%
Year to date -49.8%+31.7%+28.5% +12.8%
1 year -49.5%+21.2%+27.8% +11.9%
3 years -76.6%+16.6%+42.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -38.4%+5.2%+12.5% +22.8%
5 years -78.1%+28.7%+78.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -26.2%+5.2%+12.3% +10.9%
10 years -80.1%+37.5%+221.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -14.9%+3.2%+12.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePLAYMANUBATRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.6%33.3%19.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.5%31.8%18.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.570.670.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.641.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-54.5%-22.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.6%-13.3%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $21.17$24.19$59.61 $779.14
52-week low $6.38$15.20$41.92 $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.

MultiplePLAYMANUBATRA
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 17.4x -62.5xmedian 17.4x -54.6xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 4.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 10.8x 13.1xmedian 10.8x 377.1xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.7xmedian 11.7x 10.0xmedian 11.7x -36.9xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.5x 18.3xmedian 2.5x 6.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.55 3.69median 0.55 —median 0.55

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 monthsPLAYMANUBATRA
Revenue $2.08B $909.31M $749.97M
Gross profit $1.78B -$21.12M $186.76M
Operating income $36.20M $30.28M -$70.66M
Net income -$88.60M -$57.81M -$63.87M
Free cash flow -$16.00M $363.93M -$94.86M
EPS (diluted) $-2.55 $-0.34 $-0.99
Cash & equivalents $16.00M $89.13M $116.28M
Total debt $1.51B $3.96B $793.13M
Shares (diluted) 34.81M 172.43M 64.97M
Enterprise value $204.67M $3.28B $3.07B

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
MetricPLAYMANUBATRA
P/E -3.2x -62.5x -54.6x
P/FCF -17.7x 10.0x -36.9x
P/Operating cash flow 0.9x 14.4x -54.7x
P/S 0.1x 4.0x 4.7x
P/B 3.2x 18.3x 6.7x
P/Tangible book -3.1x 18.3x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 13.1x 377.1x
EV/EBIT 49.0x 147.9x -59.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 4.9x 5.6x
EV/FCF -110.9x 12.3x -44.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 17.7x -65.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 3.69 –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLAYMANUBATRA
Debt / assets 36.6% 44.5% 45.6%
Debt / equity 17.2x 4.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 2.4x 61.1x
Debt / FCF -94.2x 2.5x -8.4x
Liabilities / assets 97.9% 90.3% 69.7%
Equity / assets 2.1% 9.7% 30.3%
Interest coverage 0.2x 0.5x -1.5x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.69 0.98 1.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLAYMANUBATRA
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLAYMANUBATRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 17.1% 12.1%
Institutions holding 171 125 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +5.0% -1.4%
Institutions buying 92 63 93
Institutions selling 56 30 43
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.10 2.16

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.

PLAYMANUBATRA
PLAY 1.00 0.17 0.18
MANU 0.17 1.00 0.31
BATRA 0.18 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLAY, MANU and BATRA?

Manchester United (MANU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) $270.47M, Manchester United (MANU) $3.62B, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) $3.51B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) returned the most: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -49.5%, Manchester United (MANU) +21.2%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +27.8%. Over five years, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) compounded fastest (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -26.2%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.2%/yr, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) +12.3%/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) 76.6%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.3%, Atlanta Braves Holdings (BATRA) 19.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLAY, MANU and BATRA?

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.