Leisure

21 companies · $48.2B combined revenue · $3.3B operating profit

The typical US-listed leisure company grew revenue 7.4% and earnings -1.7% in its latest year, at a 8.5% operating margin, and 5 of 21 earn a return on capital above 15%. Figures from each company's latest annual filing with the SEC, refreshed daily.

7.4%Median revenue growth
-1.7%Median earnings growth
6.5%Median revenue growth, 3 yrs
-3.3%Median earnings growth, 3 yrs
8.5%Median operating margin
10.5%Median ROCE

Growth engines: the 4 Cylinders

All four working: 13% of companies

A company's earnings per share can grow in only four ways: more sales, profits growing faster than sales (operating leverage), wider margins, and less debt. Each bar is the share of companies where that engine worked in their latest year.

  • Sales growth · Revenue up 10% or more48%
  • Operating leverage · Operating income growing faster than a growing revenue38%
  • Margin expansion · Operating margin up 1 point or more52%
  • Debt reduction · Debt down 5% or more, or net cash35%

Combined revenue · 20 companies reporting in US dollars

Revenue
$0$20B$40B$60BFY22FY23FY24FY25

Combined operating margin

Operating margin
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%FY22FY23FY24FY25

All 21 companies

Median–7.4%-1.7%8.5%10.5%1.11x
TKOTKO$4.7B-3.1%▼1977%▲17.6%▲6.1%▼1.01x▲
WMGWarner Music$6.7B4.4%▼-16.1%▼10.3%▲12.3%▲6.28x▼
HASHasbro$4.7B13.7%▲-184%▼0.2%▼0.3%▼5.77x▼
MSGSMadison Square Garden Sports$1.2B11%▲–2.5%▼3.2%▼–
LTHLife Time$3.0B14.3%▲139%▲16.1%▲6.5%▼0.48x▲
LLYVALiberty Live$382M12.2%▲–-13.5%▼661%▲–
SGHCSuper Group (SGHC)$2.2B21.6%▲77.2%▲16.5%▲41.5%▲0.02x▲
MTNVail Resorts$2.8B-4.3%▼-47.3%▼14.8%▲9.5%▼13x▼
MATMattel$5.3B-0.6%▼-26.6%▼10.2%▲10.5%▲1.04x▲
GOLFAcushnet$2.6B4.1%▼-12%▼11.7%▲15.7%▲1.18x▼
RSIRush Street Interactive$1.1B22.8%▲1295%▲7.7%▼19.5%▲–
MSGEMadison Square Garden Entertainment$1.1B12.5%▲76.8%▲13.3%▲11.9%▲12x▼
SPHRSphere Entertainment$1.2B19%▲–-18.8%▼-6.6%▼0.37x▲
BATRAAtlanta Braves$732M10.5%▲–-1.8%▼-1.1%▼1.40x▼
MANUManchester UnitedGBP 678M1.7%▼–3.3%▼2.5%▼4.58x▼
PLNTPlanet Fitness$1.3B12.1%▲27.4%▲29.8%▲14.1%▲–
YETIYETI$1.9B2.1%▼-5.9%▼11.4%▲23.7%▲0.11x▲
CALYCallaway Golf$2.1B-0.8%▼–6.2%▼4.4%▼0.68x▲
OSWOnespaworld$961M7.4%-1.7%8.5%12.9%▲0.15x▲
PTONPeloton Interactive$2.4B-1.8%▼–6.6%▼10.5%–
STUBStubHub$1.7B-1.4%▼–-77%▼-35.3%▼1.27x▼

▲ better than the median, ▼ worse. n/a: the ratio doesn't apply to that kind of business (e.g. a bank's operating margin). Sort by any column. Figures from each company's latest 10-K (or 20-F/40-F).