EBAY
eBay Inc.
EBAY has the edge over MSC overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
MSC
Studio City International Holdings Limited
MSC offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
EBAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
EBAY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
MSC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
MSC's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
EBAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.9x | $31.50 | -74% |
| Fair | 16x | $71.96 | -40% |
| Forward | 18x | $120 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $99.04 | -18% |
| Current | 26x | $120 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EBAY's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
MSC PE Valuation
MSC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EBAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for EBAY, with profitability holding steady.
MSC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for MSC to show an outlook.
EBAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.63 | +45% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.57 | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.82 | +7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.40 | +6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.34 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.55 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.49 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.15 | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.94 | -24% |
EBAY has the edge over MSC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
MSC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.09 | +$0.32 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.85 | +$1.16 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.24 | +$0.74 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.36 | +$0.16 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.41 | +$0.27 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.01 | -$0.01 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.98 | -$0.06 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.52 | +$2.06 |
MSC is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.09 per share over the past year, against $12.48 at its worst in late 2021.
EBAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.2B | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8B | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7B | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6B | +0.7% |
EBAY has the edge over MSC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +5.1 points |
EBAY has the edge over MSC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MSC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $164.6M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $176.7M | +9.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $160.3M | +4.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $182.5M | +4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $190.1M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $161.7M | +7.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $152.9M | +8.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $174.6M | +27% |
MSC's revenue has held roughly level: $165M last quarter, down 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 9.1% | -3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +6.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.5% | +2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | +4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +10 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.4% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2% | -7.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 9.2% | +6.8 points |
MSC's operating margin was 9.1% last quarter, down 3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
EBAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $749M | -6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $300M | +$741M |
| Q1 2026 | $897M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $466M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $803M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | -$441M | -259% |
| Q1 2025 | $644M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $560M | +$564M |
EBAY has the edge over MSC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MSC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | -100% |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
MSC's free cash flow was $0 over the past year, against $0 the year before.
EBAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -14M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -79M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -205M shares |
| Available history | -44% | -359M shares |
EBAY has the edge over MSC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $664M |
| Q2 2026 | $323M |
| Q1 2026 | $486M |
| Q4 2025 | $635M |
| Q3 2025 | $626M |
| Q2 2025 | $624M |
| Q1 2025 | $615M |
| Q4 2024 | $911M |
EBAY spent $2.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 24% from the year before.
MSC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | +43 shares |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | +108% | +25M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -12.3M shares |
MSC has 48M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
MSC hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
EBAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
EBAY has the edge over MSC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MSC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 8.5x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 8.3x | High |
MSC's net debt is about 6.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.3 years a year ago.
EBAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.0 | Overbought |
EBAY's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (overbought).
MSC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.0 | Oversold |
MSC's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
EBAY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | EBAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 46% above |
| PE % | 91 | 47 | 44 pts above |
EBAY is trading at 26x earnings, a 46% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
MSC PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
MSC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EBAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.5 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $112.4 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $102.6 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $89.8 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $69.5 | 73% above |
EBAY has the edge over MSC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
MSC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.93 | 7.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $1.41 | 29% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.24 | 55% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.12 | 68% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.89 | 80% below |
MSC has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 80% below its 200-week average.
EBAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.1 | $50.1 | +39% |
| 2021 | $50.1 | $64.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $64.9 | $40.2 | -38% |
| 2023 | $40.2 | $43.6 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | $43.6 | $62.8 | +44% |
| 2025 | $62.8 | $85.2 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $85.2 | $120.1 | +41% |
EBAY has the edge over MSC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
MSC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.5 | $13.9 | -32% |
| 2021 | $13.9 | $5.58 | -60% |
| 2022 | $5.58 | $5.30 | -5% |
| 2023 | $5.30 | $6.48 | +22% |
| 2024 | $6.48 | $6.48 | 0% |
| 2025 | $6.48 | $2.94 | -55% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.94 | $1.00 | -66% |
MSC has finished lower in five of the last six years. It's down 66% so far in 2026.