Communication Services
Manchester United plc(MANU)
Live Price
Offline$22.37
+2.57% today
1Y Change
+14.67%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.35B
- Revenue Growth
- -4.5%
- EPS Growth
- +72.1%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Manchester United plc (MANU) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $2.35B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $22.37 and up 14.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -4.5%, EPS growth of +72.1%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -4.5%, EPS +72.1%, free cash flow +122.8% with operating margin -3.1% and ROIC -1.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 3.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines MANU price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-4.5% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-3.1% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 21, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -4.5% and EPS is at +72.1%, with operating margin around -3.1%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 21, 2026 | โ | -0.1% | +4.9% | +9.3% |
2026 Feb 25, 2026 | -49.3% | +1.5% | +2.4% | -4.1% |
2025 Dec 11, 2025 | -0.6% | -2.4% | -1.3% | +5.4% |
Benchmark Edge
MANU vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
MANU
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
MANU Max Drawdown
-18.85%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for MANU and SPY.
Company Overview
Manchester United plc
New York Stock Exchange
Manchester United plc, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a professional sports team in the United Kingdom. The company operates Manchester United Football Club, a professional football club. It develops marketing and sponsorship relationships with international and regional companies to leverage its brand. The company also markets and sells sports apparel, training and leisure wear, and other clothing featuring the Manchester United brand; and sells other licensed products, such as coffee mugs and bed spreads featuring the Manchester United brand and trademarks, as well as distributes these products through Manchester United branded retail centers and e-commerce platforms, and through the company's partners' wholesale distribution channels. In addition, it distributes live football content directly, as well as through commercial partners; broadcasts television rights relating to the Premier League, Union of European Football Associations club competitions, and other competitions; and delivers Manchester United programming through MUTV television channel to territories worldwide. Further, the company offers a direct to consumer subscription mobile application; and operates Old Trafford, a sports venue with 74,239 seats, as well as invests in properties. Manchester United plc was founded in 1878 and is based in Manchester, the United Kingdom.
- Leadership
- Omar Berrada
- IPO Date
- Aug 10, 2012
- Employees
- 1.1k
- Street Address
- Sir Matt Busby Way
- Mailing
- Manchester, M16 0RA
- Region
- Manchester, GB
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 44 16 1868 8000
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- 15.7
- Price/Sales
- 3.6
- Price/Book
- 12.4
Growth
- Revenue
- -4.5%
- EPS
- +72.1%
- Free Cash Flow
- +122.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- -3.0%
- Operating Margin
- -3.1%
- Net Margin
- -1.4%
- ROE
- -4.7%
- ROIC
- -1.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 4.09
- Current Ratio
- 0.32
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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