MANU
Manchester United plc
MANU has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over MANU overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
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.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
MANU PE Valuation
MANU has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
META PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $624 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $613 | -1.7% |
| Current | 21x | $624 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $803 | +29% |
| Expensive | 32x | $934 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
META's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
MANU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
MANU has the edge over META on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
META Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for META, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
META Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $32.16 | +9.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $29.32 | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.54 | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.50 | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.49 | -1.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.58 | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.56 | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $25.58 | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.86 | +60% |
META has the edge over MANU on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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.
META Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.6B | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $60.8B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $56.3B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.9B | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $51.2B | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.5B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.3B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.4B | +21% |
META has the edge over MANU on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | -7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 43% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 48% | +7.4 points |
META has the edge over MANU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
META Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.2B | -110% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -81% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.8B | +9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.2B | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.1B | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.6B | +16% |
META has the edge over MANU on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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.
META Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +7M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +1M shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -68M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -286M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -303M shares |
META has 2.6B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2B |
| Q1 2025 | $12.8B |
| Q4 2024 | — |
META 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.
META Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
META has the edge over MANU on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
META Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
META's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (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.
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META is trading at 21x earnings, a 29% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
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 the edge over META on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
META Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $674.9 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $634.5 | 1.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $630.8 | 1.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $647.8 | 3.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $517.5 | 21% above |
META has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 21% 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 the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
META Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $208.1 | $267.4 | +28% |
| 2021 | $267.4 | $335.2 | +25% |
| 2022 | $335.2 | $118.0 | -65% |
| 2023 | $118.0 | $354.0 | +200% |
| 2024 | $354.0 | $599.8 | +69% |
| 2025 | $599.8 | $663.3 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $663.3 | $623.6 | -6% |
META's yearly returns have swung widely, from +200% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's down 6% so far in 2026.