MANU
Manchester United plc
MANU lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve.
MANU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Stable |
MANU's revenue is currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
MANU PE Valuation
MANU has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MANU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MANU to return to profit, with revenue growing.
MANU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.34 | -$0.09 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.14 | +$0.38 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.07 | +$1.00 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.31 | +$0.38 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.25 | +$0.67 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.52 | +$0.13 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.07 | -$0.95 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.69 | -$0.46 |
MANU is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.34 per share over the past year, against $1.24 at its worst in early 2022.
MANU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $211.2M | -0.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $252.1M | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $249.9M | -7.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $187.2M | +1.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $212.5M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $207.9M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $270.7M | -8.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $184.9M | -15% |
MANU's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $211M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -12% | -5.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.6% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -19% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -6.6% | +14 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7% | +28 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.5% | -7.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | -20% | -2.4 points |
MANU's operating margin was −12% last quarter, down 5.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MANU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $131M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2026 | -$20.1M | +$20.6M |
| Q4 2025 | -$88.9M | +$4.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$240.6M | -$40.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $119.3M | -25% |
| Q1 2025 | -$40.7M | +$8.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$93.3M | +$19.8M |
| Q3 2024 | -$200.5M | -$41.2M |
MANU has burned cash in most quarters: −$219M over the past year, against −$215M the year before.
MANU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | +81K shares |
| 3 years | +5.7% | +9.4M shares |
| 5 years | +5.8% | +9.5M shares |
| Available history | +4.7% | +7.7M shares |
MANU has 172M 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 | — |
MANU hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
MANU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 6.1x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 3.5x | Elevated |
MANU's net debt is about 2.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
MANU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.7 | Neutral |
MANU's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
MANU PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | MANU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
MANU has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MANU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $21.1 | 8.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $21.7 | 5.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $19.5 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $17.7 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.3 | 25% above |
MANU has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 25% above its 200-week average.
MANU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.8 | $16.6 | -16% |
| 2021 | $16.6 | $14.2 | -14% |
| 2022 | $14.2 | $22.5 | +58% |
| 2023 | $22.5 | $20.4 | -9.3% |
| 2024 | $20.4 | $17.0 | -17% |
| 2025 | $17.0 | $15.9 | -6.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.9 | $22.8 | +44% |
MANU has finished three years in a row lower, and it's up 44% so far in 2026.