RICK vs SPHR vs PUSA Stock Comparison

Rci Hospitality Holdings, Sphere Entertainment and Powerus Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SPHR Sphere Entertainment Co.
$114.83 -18.7% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$4.08B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
PUSA Powerus Corp
$1.91 -48.7% 1M -75.6% 1Y
Market cap
$89.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.21M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sphere Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sphere Entertainment 5, Rci Hospitality Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRICKSPHRPUSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $214.28M $4.08B $89.49M SPHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -50.9x -56.1x -18.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% +30.7% +6.1% SPHR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.5% -5.2% -154.2% RICK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -2.0% — RICK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.3x — SPHR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.4% +68.8% -75.6% SPHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.2%/yr +28.8%/yr — SPHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.9% 53.4% 114.5% RICK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 51/100 24/100 RICK

Percentile Scorecard

RICKSPHRPUSA

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

AxisRICKSPHRPUSA
Valuation 88 #6 of 44 47 #24 of 44 12 #39 of 44
Growth 10 #39 of 43 86 #7 of 43 0 #43 of 43
Profitability 55 #19 of 41 35 #27 of 41 8 #38 of 41
Financial Health 50 #24 of 47 76 #12 of 47 100 #1 of 47
Shareholder Returns 57 #13 of 29 11 #26 of 29 0 #29 of 29
Overall 52 51 24
  • RICK ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SPHR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PUSA 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

PeriodRICKSPHRPUSASPY
1 month +0.6%-18.7%-48.7% -0.2%
3 months +4.5%-18.8%-33.2% +3.9%
6 months +8.1%-13.7%-51.4% +8.2%
Year to date +16.3%+20.8%-39.4% +12.9%
1 year +5.4%+68.8%-75.6% +12.3%
3 years -47.8%+243.1%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -19.5%+50.9%— +23.3%
5 years -58.7%+254.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -16.2%+28.8%— +10.9%
10 years +145.5%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRICKSPHRPUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.9%53.4%114.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%47.3%116.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.261.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.131.29-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.5%-52.3%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-35.0%-75.6% -1.2%
52-week high $31.34$176.62$7.82 $779.14
52-week low $20.82$66.34$1.87 $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.

MultipleRICKSPHRPUSA
P/E now vs peer median -50.4xmedian 17.0x -57.1xmedian 17.0x -19.2xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 3.0xmedian 1.9x 29.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 10.8x 24.9xmedian 10.8x -8.3xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 11.2x 17.4xmedian 11.2x -40.1xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.4x 1.9xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.75median 0.56 1.98median 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 monthsRICKSPHRPUSA
Revenue $284.42M $1.39B $3.21M
Gross profit – $773.11M –
Operating income $27.29M -$166.95M -$6.56M
Net income -$3.87M -$66.24M -$4.95M
Free cash flow $34.75M $237.09M -$2.38M
EPS (diluted) $-0.55 $-2.01 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $26.40M $552.02M $22.20M
Total debt $240.09M $780.41M –
Shares (diluted) 7.65M 36.15M 49.86M
Enterprise value $98.65M $1.98B -$48.90M

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
MetricRICKSPHRPUSA
P/E -50.4x -57.1x -19.2x
P/FCF 6.1x 17.4x -40.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 14.3x -59.5x
P/S 0.7x 3.0x 29.6x
P/B 0.9x 1.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 24.9x -8.3x
EV/EBIT 15.6x -26.1x -8.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 3.1x 16.3x
EV/FCF 12.2x 18.4x -22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 15.1x -32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.75 1.98 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRICKSPHRPUSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% 30.7% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 34.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 59.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 79.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.4% 47.5% -922.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.7% 15.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -123.4% 41.2% -960.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -28.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -129.2% 19.8% -195.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.8% -28.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.8% – -149.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.0% 23.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% – -139.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 31.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRICKSPHRPUSA
Gross margin – 55.6% –
EBITDA margin 15.4% 12.6% -196.5%
Operating margin 9.6% -12.0% -204.1%
Pretax margin 0.1% -12.8% -159.4%
Net margin -1.5% -5.2% -154.2%
FCF margin 12.2% 17.0% -74.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 20.8% -49.8%
Return on equity -1.6% -2.1% -11.2%
Return on assets -0.7% -1.1% -10.9%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -2.0% –
Return on capital employed 5.4% -4.8% -14.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -11.0x -4.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 4.7% 106.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRICKSPHRPUSA
Debt / assets 42.1% 19.3% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.9x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 6.9x 3.3x –
Liabilities / assets 58.3% 44.8% 3.0%
Equity / assets 41.7% 55.2% 97.0%
Interest coverage 1.6x -9.7x –
Current ratio 0.6x 1.2x 52.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.1x 52.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 52.0x
Altman Z-score 1.49 1.54 39.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRICKSPHRPUSA
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 7.5% -0.3% -39.1%
Shareholder yield 8.7% -0.3% -39.1%
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.

ConsensusRICKSPHRPUSA
Forward P/E 4.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.30FY2026 $-2.72FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +412.2%FY2026 -467.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -128.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $293.21MFY2026 $1.29BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.0% +7.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRICKSPHRPUSA
Held by institutions 49.5% 100.0% 4.8%
Institutions holding 97 419 32
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.3% +5.7% +209.7%
Institutions buying 51 223 27
Institutions selling 24 139 1
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.60 27.00

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.

RICKSPHRPUSA
RICK 1.00 0.17 0.06
SPHR 0.17 1.00 0.16
PUSA 0.06 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RICK, SPHR and PUSA?

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) $214.28M, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) $4.08B, Powerus (PUSA) $89.49M.

Which company is growing faster?

Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) +1.0%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +30.7%, Powerus (PUSA) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) has the highest net margin (Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) -1.5%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) -5.2%, Powerus (PUSA) -154.2%). On return on invested capital, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) leads (Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) 0.0%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) -2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) returned the most: Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) +5.4%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +68.8%, Powerus (PUSA) -75.6%. Over five years, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) compounded fastest (Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) -16.2%/yr, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) +28.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) has been the steadiest (Rci Hospitality Holdings (RICK) 41.9%, Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) 53.4%, Powerus (PUSA) 114.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.