PLAY vs MSGS vs SEG Stock Comparison

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Madison Square Garden Sports and Seaport Entertainment Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Madison Square Garden Sports leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Madison Square Garden Sports 6, Seaport Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLAYMSGSSEGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $266.99M $9.26B $289.16M MSGS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x 1,197x -2.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +11.0% +3.1% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.3% 0.7% -102.5% MSGS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 2.9x 1.0x SEG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% +68.6% -8.2% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.3%/yr +15.9%/yr — MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.7% 29.7% 31.6% MSGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 37/100 41/100 SEG

Percentile Scorecard

PLAYMSGSSEG

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

AxisPLAYMSGSSEG
Valuation 67 #15 of 44 16 #37 of 44 19 #36 of 44
Growth 7 #40 of 43 45 #24 of 43 48 #23 of 43
Profitability 43 #24 of 41 45 #23 of 41 5 #39 of 41
Financial Health 11 #42 of 47 41 #28 of 47 94 #4 of 47
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 32 37 41
  • PLAY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MSGS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SEG 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

PeriodPLAYMSGSSEGSPY
1 month +14.5%-4.6%-2.3% -0.2%
3 months -27.0%-3.2%-13.3% +3.9%
6 months -33.9%+14.7%+0.4% +8.2%
Year to date -53.2%+48.6%+15.7% +12.9%
1 year -57.2%+68.6%-8.2% +12.3%
3 years -78.1%+132.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -39.8%+32.5%— +23.3%
5 years -79.6%+108.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -27.3%+15.9%— +10.9%
10 years -81.2%+135.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -15.4%+9.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePLAYMSGSSEGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.7%29.7%31.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.5%23.8%31.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.580.530.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.752.31-0.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-32.0%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-7.6%-21.6% -1.2%
52-week high $21.17$416.24$29.18 $779.14
52-week low $6.38$212.91$18.23 $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.

MultiplePLAYMSGSSEG
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 17.0x 1,197xmedian 17.0x -2.3xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 10.8x 291.8xmedian 10.8x -2.7xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.5xmedian 11.2x 151.1xmedian 11.2x -7.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x -35.2xmedian 2.4x 0.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.56 -26.31median 0.56 —median 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 monthsPLAYMSGSSEG
Revenue $2.08B $1.15B $121.57M
Gross profit $1.78B $320.12M $8.70M
Operating income $36.20M $28.87M -$123.06M
Net income -$88.60M $7.76M -$123.24M
Free cash flow -$16.00M $61.26M -$40.19M
EPS (diluted) $-2.55 $0.32 $-9.74
Cash & equivalents $16.00M $164.51M $117.80M
Total debt $1.51B $1.10B $38.05M
Shares (diluted) 34.81M 24.25M 12.80M
Enterprise value $201.19M $8.86B -$127.49M

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
MetricPLAYMSGSSEG
P/E -3.0x 1,197x -2.3x
P/FCF -16.5x 151.1x -7.3x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x 147.7x -7.3x
P/S 0.1x 8.0x 2.4x
P/B 3.0x -35.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book -2.9x -25.2x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x 291.8x -2.7x
EV/EBIT 48.5x 323.9x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 8.1x 1.8x
EV/FCF -109.7x 152.7x -5.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 149.2x -5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -26.31 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLAYMSGSSEG
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 11.0% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 9.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% 12.7% 127.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% -1.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.3% 94.9% -30.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% -30.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,013% 134.6% -3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% -45.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -1,022% 134.3% -2.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.0% -45.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% -31.6% -15.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -25.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.9% -30.4% -15.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.4% -26.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLAYMSGSSEG
Gross margin 85.4% 27.7% 7.2%
EBITDA margin 15.9% 2.8% -64.6%
Operating margin 1.7% 2.5% -101.2%
Pretax margin -5.6% 1.6% -101.4%
Net margin -4.3% 0.7% -102.5%
FCF margin -0.8% 5.3% -33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% 5.4% -33.1%
Return on equity -94.5% – -29.5%
Return on assets -2.1% 0.5% -22.7%
Return on invested capital 1.7% – –
Return on capital employed 1.0% 3.3% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.6x 8.1x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.9% 11.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLAYMSGSSEG
Debt / assets 36.6% 16.8% 7.0%
Debt / equity 17.2x -1.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 2.9x 1.0x
Debt / FCF -94.2x 4.2x -0.9x
Liabilities / assets 97.9% 117.1% 23.8%
Equity / assets 2.1% -17.1% 76.2%
Interest coverage 0.2x 1.4x –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.5x –
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 0.69 3.53 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLAYMSGSSEG
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.

ConsensusPLAYMSGSSEG
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.62FY2026 $-1.03FY2027 $-1.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -421.9%FY2027 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.03BFY2026 $1.06BFY2027 $105.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 -7.9%FY2027 -19.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +1.5% +34.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLAYMSGSSEG
Held by institutions 100.0% 81.3% 86.8%
Institutions holding 171 463 118
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +10.3% +3.6%
Institutions buying 92 247 52
Institutions selling 56 136 25
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.82 2.08

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.

PLAYMSGSSEG
PLAY 1.00 0.17 0.24
MSGS 0.17 1.00 0.19
SEG 0.24 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLAY, MSGS and SEG?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) $266.99M, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $9.26B, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) $289.16M.

Which company is growing faster?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -1.5%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +11.0%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) has the highest net margin (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -4.3%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) -102.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -57.2%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +68.6%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) -8.2%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -27.3%/yr, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +15.9%/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 (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 76.7%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 29.7%, Seaport Entertainment (SEG) 31.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLAY, MSGS and SEG?

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 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.