SONY vs MANU vs INSE Stock Comparison

Sony, Manchester United and Inspired Entertainment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.23 +8.1% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$151.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
4 wins
MANU Manchester United plc
$20.78 +1.5% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$909.31M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sony leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Sony 4, Inspired Entertainment 3, Manchester United 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSONYMANUINSELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $151.88B $3.61B $104.36M SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.7x -62.3x -11.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x — 18.8x INSE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +5.5% -6.5% MANU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% -6.4% -3.3% INSE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.2% 2.6% 13.0% INSE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.4x 4.5x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.0% +16.2% -54.5% MANU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr +5.0%/yr -23.6%/yr MANU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 33.5% 58.8% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 46/100 52/100 SONY

Percentile Scorecard

SONYMANUINSE

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

AxisSONYMANUINSE
Valuation 81 #22 of 111 30 #31 of 44 84 #28 of 166
Growth 22 #85 of 108 76 #11 of 43 13 #133 of 152
Profitability 62 #40 of 104 51 #21 of 42 66 #53 of 152
Financial Health 48 #60 of 115 26 #35 of 47 24 #136 of 179
Shareholder Returns 69 #25 of 78 – 72 #27 of 94
Overall 56 46 52
  • SONY ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MANU ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • INSE ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSONYMANUINSESPY
1 month +8.1%+1.5%-10.3% +0.9%
3 months +8.4%-11.1%-47.8% +5.9%
6 months +27.6%+18.7%-48.9% +8.5%
Year to date -1.4%+30.5%-61.8% +13.3%
1 year -13.0%+16.2%-54.5% +12.4%
3 years +57.6%+17.5%-64.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.4%+5.5%-29.2% +23.5%
5 years +8.9%+27.6%-74.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.7%+5.0%-23.6% +11.0%
10 years +300.5%+36.3%-64.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.9%+3.1%-9.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSONYMANUINSESPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%33.5%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%32.0%62.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.681.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.440.48-0.93 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.9%-54.5%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-14.1%-63.5% -0.9%
52-week high $30.26$24.19$9.82 $779.14
52-week low $19.32$15.20$3.17 $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.

MultipleSONYMANUINSE
P/E now vs peer median -29.5xmedian 33.5x -61.9xmedian 16.8x -11.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 4.0xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 19.6x 13.0xmedian 10.2x 5.9xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 29.8x 9.9xmedian 11.2x 5.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.9x 18.2xmedian 2.2x -6.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.73median 1.10 3.66median 0.44 0.30median 0.36

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 monthsSONYMANUINSE
Revenue $82.39B $909.31M $281.40M
Gross profit $26.19B -$21.12M $214.60M
Operating income $10.29B $30.28M $40.10M
Net income -$5.01B -$57.81M -$9.40M
Free cash flow $10.78B $363.93M $17.50M
EPS (diluted) $-0.85 $-0.34 $-0.32
Cash & equivalents $13.40B $89.13M $23.20M
Total debt $36.06B $3.96B $319.40M
Shares (diluted) 6.01B 172.43M 29.28M
Enterprise value $89.14B $3.27B -$40.74M

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
MetricSONYMANUINSE
P/E -29.5x -61.9x -11.0x
P/FCF 14.4x 9.9x 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 14.3x 2.3x
P/S 1.9x 4.0x 0.3x
P/B 2.9x 18.2x -6.0x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 18.2x -3.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 13.0x 5.9x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 146.8x 9.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 4.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 13.8x 12.2x 22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 17.5x 9.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.73 3.66 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSONYMANUINSE
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 5.5% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 5.2% -1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 24.6% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.4% 223.3% 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 62.2% -4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -168.9% -36.0% -115.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -40.0% -19.1% -36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -167.4% -35.3% -115.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.2% -16.9% -36.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.9% 128.3% -45.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 22.8% -7.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -11.4% 141.3% -62.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% 34.6% -19.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSONYMANUINSE
Gross margin 31.8% -2.3% 76.3%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 37.6% 23.3%
Operating margin 12.5% 3.3% 14.3%
Pretax margin 12.2% -7.0% -0.8%
Net margin -6.2% -6.4% -3.3%
FCF margin 13.1% 40.0% 6.2%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% 27.8% 14.5%
Return on equity -9.5% -26.5% –
Return on assets -5.1% -2.8% -2.3%
Return on invested capital 12.2% 2.6% 13.0%
Return on capital employed 15.1% 2.5% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x -4.4x -4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSONYMANUINSE
Debt / assets 7.5% 44.5% 81.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 4.6x -20.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.4x 4.5x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 2.5x 18.3x
Liabilities / assets 45.3% 90.3% 104.0%
Equity / assets 54.7% 9.7% -4.0%
Interest coverage 12.2x 0.5x 0.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.82 0.97 -0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSONYMANUINSE
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 2.0% – 7.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.0% 7.1%
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.

ConsensusSONYMANUINSE
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 – 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $-0.18FY2027 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% – +78.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $84.17BFY2026 $1.07BFY2027 $238.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +19.6%FY2027 -21.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% -6.0% +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSONYMANUINSE
Held by institutions 7.9% 17.1% 74.4%
Institutions holding 739 125 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +5.0% -1.4%
Institutions buying 333 63 43
Institutions selling 268 30 35
Buyers to sellers 1.24 2.10 1.23

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.

SONYMANUINSE
SONY 1.00 0.10 0.06
MANU 0.10 1.00 0.24
INSE 0.06 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SONY, MANU and INSE?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sony (SONY) $151.88B, Manchester United (MANU) $3.61B, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) $104.36M.

Which company is growing faster?

Manchester United (MANU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sony (SONY) +2.1%, Manchester United (MANU) +5.5%, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Inspired Entertainment (INSE) has the highest net margin (Sony (SONY) -6.2%, Manchester United (MANU) -6.4%, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -3.3%). On return on invested capital, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) leads (Sony (SONY) 12.2%, Manchester United (MANU) 2.6%, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manchester United (MANU) returned the most: Sony (SONY) -13.0%, Manchester United (MANU) +16.2%, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -54.5%. Over five years, Manchester United (MANU) compounded fastest (Sony (SONY) +1.7%/yr, Manchester United (MANU) +5.0%/yr, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) -23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Sony (SONY) 29.3%, Manchester United (MANU) 33.5%, Inspired Entertainment (INSE) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SONY, MANU and INSE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sony (SONY) 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.