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Madison Square Garden Sports had $1.2B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 11.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +22.7% a year on average.
Hi! I read Madison Square Garden Sportsβs latest annual report (fiscal 2026). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
+11.0%
Yes. Sales grew 11.0% last year.
Does it make a profit?
0.7%
A little. It keeps 0.7% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
5.3%
Partly. 5.3% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
2.9x
Keep an eye on it. Repaying its debt would take 2.9 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
7 / 8
Solid. It passes 7 of 8 health tests.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
In plain words: Every quarter, companies publish how much they sold and earned. These are the days Madison Square Garden Sports did it, and the next one. Share prices often move a lot on those days.
Next results
October 30, 2026
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| Date | Results for | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Q4 '26 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| May 8, 2026 | Q3 '26 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Q2 '26 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Q1 '26 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Q4 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| May 2, 2025 | Q3 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Q2 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Q1 '25 | Before the market opens | 8-K β |
From SEC filings: the results press release (8-K) or, without one, the quarterly or annual report.
KIRA Β· Madison Square Garden Sports had $1.2B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 11.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +22.7% a year on average. Its operating margin was 2.5%, up 1.1Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 3 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
KIRA Β· Madison Square Garden Sports made $7.8M of net profit in fiscal 2026.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was $61.3M in fiscal 2026, 5.3% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
KIRA Β· Madison Square Garden Sports returned $0.5M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 1% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.7%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders sold $2.1M of shares on the open market and bought none.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$2.1M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
KIRA Β· Madison Square Garden Sports owes $94.0M more than it holds in cash, about 2.9 years of operating profit.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Madison Square Garden Sports can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $91.0M | $40.4M | $89.1M | $145M | $165M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $250M | $325M | $305M | $291M | $259M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.7x | 3.2x | 1.5x | 8.1x | 2.9x |
| Interest coverage | 7.3x | 3.7x | 5.3x | 0.7x | 1.4x |
| Current ratio | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Quick ratio | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Total assets | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Total liabilities | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | β$147M | β$337M | β$266M | β$281M | β$263M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $159M | $285M | $216M | $146M | $94.0M |
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
KIRA Β· Madison Square Garden Sports passes 7 of 8 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 8 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 7 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β2.5% | β8.1% | β3.7% |
| Altman Z'' | β1.21 | β1.80 | β1.66 |
What does the share cost, and how does it compare?
KIRA Β· At $388.63 a share, the company is worth $9.4B.
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
In plain words: Move the sliders to try your own guesses about growth. The result is what one share would be worth if those guesses came true. Different guesses give very different answers.
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$94.0M and divides by 24.3M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today β Β· peers β Β· sector 17.2x.
KIRA Β· Madison Square Garden Sports grew sales faster than 2 of its 4 similar companies.
Each companyβs latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods donβt line up exactly.
In plain words: The same numbers for similar companies, so you can tell whether a figure is high or low for this kind of business.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Square Garden Sports MSGS | $9.4B | 11.0% | 2.5% | 5.3% | β | β | 7 | |
| Sphere Entertainment SPHR | $3.9B | 18.8% | β18.8% | β | β4.8% | β | 7 | Compare β |
| Lionsgate Studios LION | $3.6B | 1.8% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 8.3% | β | 5 | Compare β |
| IMAX IMAX | $3.0B | 16.5% | 20.5% | 29.0% | β | 74.1x | β | Compare β |
| TKO Group TKO | $13.1B | β3.1% | 17.6% | β | 5.9% | β | 5 | Compare β |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $603M | $416M | $821M | $887M | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.2B |
| Operating income | β$56.3M | β$18.2M | β$58.2M | β$93.9M | β$78.4M | $86.1M | $85.2M | $146M | $14.8M | $28.9M |
| Interest expense | $4.2M | $3.5M | $5.0M | $4.5M | $10.6M | $11.7M | $22.9M | $27.6M | $21.7M | $21.1M |
| Pretax income | β$81.2M | β$21.3M | β$60.6M | β$98.0M | β$89.3M | $73.9M | $89.9M | $106M | β$17.3M | $18.0M |
| Income tax | β$4.4M | β$59.4M | β$12.6M | $20.6M | β$73.4M | $25.1M | $44.3M | $46.9M | $5.2M | $10.2M |
| Net income | β$72.7M | $142M | $11.4M | β$182M | β$14.0M | $51.1M | $47.8M | $58.8M | β$22.4M | $7.8M |
| Diluted EPS | β$3.05 | $5.94 | $0.48 | β$7.62 | β$0.58 | $2.10 | $1.89 | $2.44 | β$0.93 | $0.32 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $224M | $218M | $161M | $3.6M | β$35.3M | $178M | $153M | $92.1M | $91.6M | $62.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $44.2M | $192M | $189M | $363M | $0.5M | $0.9M | $1.2M | $1.5M | $3.6M | $1.4M |
| Free cash flow | $179M | $25.7M | β$27.6M | β$359M | β$35.8M | $177M | $151M | $90.7M | $88.0M | $61.3M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $107M | $123M | $119M | $93.4M | $5.6M | $5.0M | $3.6M | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $41.1M | $47.6M | $59.5M | $57.0M | $30.4M | $24.2M | $25.2M | $21.3M | $17.9M | $21.5M |
| Acquisitions | $192M | $8.3M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $148M | $11.8M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $171M | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.5M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $148M | $11.8M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $171M | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.5M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $0.9M | $1.1M | $113M | β | $64.9M | $91.0M | $40.4M | $89.1M | $145M | $165M |
| Total debt | $105M | $106M | $6.0M | $350M | $385M | $250M | $325M | $305M | $291M | $259M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $128M | $185M | $205M | $149M | $217M | $251M | $323M |
| Current liabilities | $762M | $766M | $760M | $290M | $368M | $438M | $521M | $522M | $564M | $642M |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $1.2B | $1.3B | $31.3M | $39.6M | $35.7M | $32.9M | $30.5M | $28.5M | $29.0M | $27.2M |
| Total assets | $3.7B | $3.7B | $3.8B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Total liabilities | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.6B | β$207M | β$204M | β$147M | β$337M | β$266M | β$281M | β$263M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | β4.3% | β1.2% | β3.6% | β15.6% | β18.9% | 10.5% | 9.6% | 14.2% | 1.4% | 2.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 3.9% | 6.7% | 3.7% | β0.1% | β17.5% | 11.1% | 10.0% | 14.5% | 1.7% | 2.8% |
| Net margin | β5.5% | 9.1% | 0.7% | β30.2% | β3.4% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 5.7% | β2.2% | 0.7% |
| FCF margin | 13.6% | 1.7% | β1.7% | β59.5% | β8.6% | 21.6% | 17.1% | 8.8% | 8.5% | 5.3% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β0.6% | β1.8% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | β1.9% | β0.6% | β2.0% | β4.8% | β8.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 18.0% | 1.7% | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | β2.9% | 5.7% | 0.4% | β15.1% | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets | β2.0% | 3.8% | 0.3% | β7.3% | β1.1% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.4% | β1.6% | 0.5% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 18.2% | 18.3% | 4.6% | β63.0% | β31.1% | 97.6% | 8.1% | 15.7% | 1.2% | 11.0% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β91.9% | β1,696.1% | β | β | β6.5% | 23.0% | β138.2% | β |
| EPS growth | β | β | β91.9% | β1,687.5% | β | β | β10.0% | 29.1% | β138.1% | β |
| FCF growth | 231.6% | β85.7% | β207.3% | β | β | β | β14.6% | β40.1% | β3.0% | β30.4% |
| Share count change | β3.6% | β0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.1% | β0.9% | β0.4% | β0.0% | 0.7% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.1x | 1.0x | β1.8x | β | β | 1.7x | 3.2x | 1.5x | 8.1x | 2.9x |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β13.4x | β5.2x | β11.7x | β21.0x | β7.4x | 7.3x | 3.7x | 5.3x | 0.7x | 1.4x |
| Current ratio | 1.9x | 1.9x | 1.9x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.9x | 1.9x | 1.9x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% | 60.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 9.5% | 7.3% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| Payouts / FCF | 82.5% | 46.0% | β | β | β | 0.0% | 113.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 7.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | β1.6 | β1.7 | β0.9 | β2.1 | β1.2 | β1.8 | β1.7 |
| Accruals ratio | β8.2% | β2.0% | β4.0% | β7.4% | 1.7% | β9.7% | β8.0% | β2.5% | β8.1% | β3.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001636519). Data updated October 19, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
