# Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Class A Common Stock (New) (MSGS) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Entertainment. Price $391.16, market value $9.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 1261.8×** (5-yr avg 375.3×, 3-yr avg 666.4×). Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Class A Common Stock (New) trades at 1261.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 375.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×.
- **Price / sales: 8.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 8.2×.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.7%** (5-yr avg 2.5%). Free cash flow equals 0.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 2.5%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 0.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 2.5%**. 2.5% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 0.7%**. 0.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -2.9%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -13.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -13.5%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 0.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 11.0%** (3-yr 9.1%/yr, 5-yr 22.6%/yr). Revenue grew 11.0% over the last year, against 22.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 134.4%** (3-yr -44.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 134.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -26.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -26.0% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.9×**. It would take 2.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 0.50** (quick 0.50). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.46**. A Z-score of 3.46 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Class A Common Stock (New) does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Class A Common Stock (New); the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $480.67 (+23% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 99.5%** (YTD 51.2%, 3-mo 1.3%). The shares are up 99.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.9%** (91.5% above the low). Trading 11% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.52** (volatility 30%). Beta of 0.52 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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