MANU
Manchester United plc
MANU's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
TMUS has the edge over MANU overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
TMUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TMUS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
MANU PE Valuation
MANU has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TMUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $171 | — |
| Current | 16x | $171 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $218 | +27% |
| Fair | 26x | $274 | +60% |
| Expensive | 56x | $581 | +240% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TMUS's PE is in its cheap range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13x next year's earnings.
MANU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect MANU to return to profit, with revenue growing.
TMUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TMUS, with profitability improving.
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.
TMUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.49 | +30% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.37 | -0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.56 | -9.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.41 | -8.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.72 | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.39 | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.59 | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.24 | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $9.66 | +39% |
TMUS 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.
TMUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.6B | +7.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.8B | +7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.1B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.3B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $22B | +8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1B | +6.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.9B | +6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.9B | +6.8% |
TMUS has the edge over MANU on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -5.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +4 points |
TMUS 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.
TMUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1B | +5.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8B | +4.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.2B | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.8B | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6B | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4B | +79% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.3B | +2% |
TMUS 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.
TMUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -10.8M shares |
| 1 year | -4.9% | -55M shares |
| 3 years | -8.8% | -103M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -182M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +207M shares |
TMUS has the edge over MANU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4B |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $4.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4B |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7B |
TMUS spent $12B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 1.7% from the year before.
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.
TMUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
TMUS 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).
TMUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.1 | Neutral |
TMUS's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (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.
TMUS PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TMUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | Same PE |
| PE % | 1 | 26 | 25 pts below |
TMUS is trading at 16x earnings, in line with 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 TMUS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TMUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $159.1 | 7.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $172.0 | 0.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $187.8 | 8.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $212.9 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $188.7 | 9.4% below |
TMUS has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 9.4% below 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 TMUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TMUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $77.2 | $132.9 | +72% |
| 2021 | $132.9 | $119.9 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | $119.9 | $140.0 | +17% |
| 2023 | $140.0 | $160.3 | +15% |
| 2024 | $160.3 | $223.0 | +39% |
| 2025 | $223.0 | $201.0 | -9.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $201.0 | $171.0 | -15% |
TMUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 15% so far in 2026.