PUSA vs SPHR vs PLAY Stock Comparison

Powerus, Sphere Entertainment and Dave & Buster's Entertainment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PUSA Powerus Corp
$1.80 -50.7% 1M -68.6% 1Y
Market cap
$89.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.21M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
SPHR Sphere Entertainment Co.
$111.94 -19.5% 1M +64.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sphere Entertainment leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sphere Entertainment 7, Dave & Buster's Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPUSASPHRPLAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.74M $4.02B $268.69M SPHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.1x -55.6x -3.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% +30.7% -1.5% SPHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -154.2% -5.2% -4.3% PLAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.0% 1.7% PLAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 4.5x SPHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -68.6% +64.4% -54.9% SPHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +28.0%/yr -27.0%/yr SPHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.4% 53.4% 76.6% SPHR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 51/100 34/100 SPHR

Percentile Scorecard

PUSASPHRPLAY

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

AxisPUSASPHRPLAY
Valuation 12 #39 of 44 47 #24 of 44 72 #13 of 44
Growth 0 #43 of 43 86 #7 of 43 10 #39 of 43
Profitability 7 #39 of 42 34 #28 of 42 42 #25 of 42
Financial Health 100 #1 of 47 78 #11 of 47 11 #42 of 47
Shareholder Returns 0 #28 of 28 11 #25 of 28 –
Overall 24 51 34
  • PUSA ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SPHR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PLAY 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

PeriodPUSASPHRPLAYSPY
1 month -50.7%-19.5%+20.3% +0.9%
3 months -35.5%-20.3%-24.8% +5.9%
6 months -53.5%-19.4%-30.8% +8.5%
Year to date -42.9%+17.7%-52.4% +13.3%
1 year -68.6%+64.4%-54.9% +12.4%
3 years —+234.4%-77.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+49.6%-39.4% +23.5%
5 years —+243.9%-79.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+28.0%-27.0% +11.0%
10 years ——-81.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-15.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePUSASPHRPLAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.4%53.4%76.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 108.5%47.2%80.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.251.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.621.21-0.72 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-52.3%-90.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.3%-36.6%-63.6% -0.9%
52-week high $6.73$176.62$21.17 $779.14
52-week low $1.80$66.34$6.38 $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.

MultiplePUSASPHRPLAY
P/E now vs peer median -18.1xmedian 16.8x -55.6xmedian 16.8x -3.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.9x 0.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 10.2x 24.3xmedian 10.2x 5.3xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -37.8xmedian 11.2x 17.0xmedian 11.2x -16.8xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.44 1.93median 0.44 0.07median 0.44

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 monthsPUSASPHRPLAY
Revenue $3.21M $1.39B $2.08B
Gross profit – $773.11M $1.78B
Operating income -$6.56M -$166.95M $36.20M
Net income -$4.95M -$66.24M -$88.60M
Free cash flow -$2.38M $237.09M -$16.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $-2.01 $-2.55
Cash & equivalents $22.20M $552.02M $16.00M
Total debt – $780.41M $1.51B
Shares (diluted) 49.86M 36.15M 34.81M
Enterprise value -$48.65M $1.92B $202.89M

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
MetricPUSASPHRPLAY
P/E -18.1x -55.6x -3.0x
P/FCF -37.8x 17.0x -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow -56.1x 13.9x 0.8x
P/S 27.9x 2.9x 0.1x
P/B 1.9x 1.8x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.8x -3.0x
EV/EBITDA -7.4x 24.3x 5.3x
EV/EBIT -7.2x -25.4x 48.6x
EV/Revenue 14.6x 3.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF -19.8x 17.9x -110.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -29.4x 14.7x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.93 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPUSASPHRPLAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% 30.7% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 34.3% -1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 59.2% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 79.3% -0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -922.9% 47.5% -78.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% -50.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -960.6% 41.2% -1,013%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -28.7% -38.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -195.3% 19.8% -1,022%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -28.9% -41.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -149.0% – 38.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.5% -7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -139.7% – 94.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.3% -28.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPUSASPHRPLAY
Gross margin – 55.6% 85.4%
EBITDA margin -196.5% 12.6% 15.9%
Operating margin -204.1% -12.0% 1.7%
Pretax margin -159.4% -12.8% -5.6%
Net margin -154.2% -5.2% -4.3%
FCF margin -74.0% 17.0% -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin -49.8% 20.8% 15.5%
Return on equity -11.2% -2.1% -94.5%
Return on assets -10.9% -1.1% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – -2.0% 1.7%
Return on capital employed -14.6% -4.8% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -4.4x -3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 106.7% 4.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPUSASPHRPLAY
Debt / assets – 19.3% 36.6%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 17.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 4.5x
Debt / FCF – 3.3x -94.2x
Liabilities / assets 3.0% 44.8% 97.9%
Equity / assets 97.0% 55.2% 2.1%
Interest coverage – -9.7x 0.2x
Current ratio 52.4x 1.2x 0.3x
Quick ratio 52.1x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash ratio 52.0x 0.9x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 37.59 1.51 0.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPUSASPHRPLAY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -41.5% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield -41.5% -0.3% 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.

ConsensusPUSASPHRPLAY
EPS, next fiscal year – $-2.72FY2026 $-1.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -467.6%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.29BFY2026 $2.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.9%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.4% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPUSASPHRPLAY
Held by institutions 4.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 32 419 171
Change in shares held, QoQ +209.7% +5.7% +2.6%
Institutions buying 27 223 92
Institutions selling 1 139 56
Buyers to sellers 27.00 1.60 1.64

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.

PUSASPHRPLAY
PUSA 1.00 0.16 0.00
SPHR 0.16 1.00 0.20
PLAY 0.00 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PUSA, SPHR and PLAY?

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Powerus (PUSA) $89.74M, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) $4.02B, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) $268.69M.

Which company is growing faster?

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Powerus (PUSA) +6.1%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +30.7%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) has the highest net margin (Powerus (PUSA) -154.2%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) -5.2%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -4.3%). On return on invested capital, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) leads (Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) -2.0%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) returned the most: Powerus (PUSA) -68.6%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +64.4%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -54.9%. Over five years, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) compounded fastest (Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +28.0%/yr, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -27.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) has been the steadiest (Powerus (PUSA) 110.4%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) 53.4%, Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 76.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PUSA, SPHR and PLAY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) leads on 7. 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.