MSGE earnings analysis
What we found in MSGE's 10-K: the parts that mattered, the offsets in the same document, and what the company said about what comes next.
Our reading of the filing · Free to read, no account needed
MSGE delivered a strong Fiscal Year 2026 recovery, with revenue up 13% to $1.061 billion, operating income up 16% to $141.5 million and operating cash flow increasing to $351.4 million. Growth was led by concerts at The Garden and an expanded Christmas Spectacular season, reinforcing the value of the Company’s iconic venues and proprietary content. The outlook remains qualitatively positive for adjusted operating income, but the business retains meaningful exposure to New York-area demand, labor negotiations, floating-rate debt and substantial lease commitments.
The parts that mattered.
Pulled out of the filing itself, with the figures the company reported.
- Revenue and earnings rebounded strongly
- Fiscal Year 2026 revenue increased 13% to $1,060.784 million from $942.734 million in Fiscal Year 2025, while operating income rose 16% to $141.536 million from $122.092 million. Diluted EPS improved to $1.38 from $0.77, although Fiscal Year 2024 diluted EPS was higher at $2.97.
- The Garden concert demand led growth
- Concert revenue increased $33.443 million, the largest disclosed revenue driver. The increase reflected more concerts and higher per-concert revenue at The Garden, partially offset by fewer concerts at the Company’s theaters.
- Christmas Spectacular expanded
- The Christmas Spectacular added $20.926 million of entertainment-offering revenue. Performances increased to 215 from 200, and tickets sold exceeded 1.2 million versus approximately 1.1 million in the prior year.
- Underlying operating performance improved
- Adjusted operating income increased 18% to $262.184 million from $222.506 million. Reported operating income increased despite $13.986 million of restructuring charges, up from $1.055 million in Fiscal Year 2025.
- Operating cash generation surged
- Net cash provided by operating activities rose to $351.435 million from $115.297 million, primarily due to a $224.675 million improvement in working-capital cash flows. Capital expenditures were $28.343 million, but the filing does not present a free-cash-flow measure.
- Iconic venues support competitive moat
- The venue portfolio and proprietary content provide differentiated positioning: the Company owns The Garden, the Infosys Theater and The Chicago Theatre, leases Radio City Music Hall and the Beacon Theatre, and has produced the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall for 92 years. The Garden has approximately 21,000 seats and the venue portfolio reaches millions of guests annually.
And the other side of it.
The offsets in the same document — the things a summary that only listed the good news would have left out.
- New York concentration raises cyclicality
- The Company is highly concentrated geographically: “all of the Company’s revenues and assets” are in the United States and are primarily concentrated in New York City, with additional operations in Chicago. Management specifically identifies recession risk in the New York City and Chicago metropolitan areas as a potential source of lower ticket, suite, sponsorship and event demand.
- Floating-rate debt and 2030 maturity
- The Company had principal debt of $578.907 million at June 30, 2026, with the National Properties Term Loan carrying a 5.64% interest rate and floating-rate exposure. A hypothetical 200-basis-point increase in floating rates would increase annual interest expense by $11.578 million; $487.500 million of principal is due in Fiscal Year 2030.
- Significant union contract exposure
- Approximately 4,400 full-time and part-time employees, or approximately 70% of the workforce, were represented by unions. Approximately 27% of union employees were subject to expired collective bargaining agreements at June 30, 2026, and another approximately 36% were subject to agreements expiring by June 30, 2027, creating exposure to labor-cost increases or disruptions.
- Large lease burden and impairment risk
- Fixed operating lease commitments total $1.073 billion, including $779.602 million due after five years. The Company recorded $13.782 million of long-lived-asset impairment in Fiscal Year 2026 related to New York corporate-office right-of-use assets, following $11.202 million in Fiscal Year 2025.
- Cybersecurity disruption risk
- Cybersecurity risk is specifically highlighted as continually evolving and could cause loss, disclosure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to confidential information, business disruption, brand damage, legal exposure and financial losses. The filing does not quantify a potential financial exposure.
What they reported.
What the company itself reported, taken out of the document.
- Earnings per share
- $1.38
- Gross margin
- 45.1%
- Operating margin
- 13.3%
- Segment
- One reportable segment: MSG Entertainment; Fiscal Year 2026 revenue was $1,060.784 million, comprising entertainment offerings of $810.128 million, food, beverage and merchandise of $164.410 million, and arena license fees and other leasing revenue of $86.246 million.
What they said about what is next.
The 10-K provides no quantitative Fiscal Year 2027 revenue or EPS guidance. Management states it is dependent on attracting concerts and other events and the continued popularity of the Christmas Spectacular; annual outlook commentary was provided in the accompanying earnings release/call, where management expressed confidence in adjusted operating income growth but gave no numeric target.
The filing reads better than the one before it.
What came before.
- 10-Q · May 7, 2026
- Madison Square Garden Entertainment reported Q3 2026 revenues of $246.26 million, slightly exceeding estimates of $242.91 million, while EPS of $0.11 fell short of the expected $0.17. The company experienced an overall…
- 10-Q · November 6, 2025
- MSGE reported revenue of $158,262,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2025, up from $138,714,000 a year ago, while reporting a net loss of $21,654,000 (diluted EPS $(0.46)). Operating performance was weakened…
- 10-K · August 16, 2024
- Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) is a single-segment live entertainment company that owns or operates five iconic venues (including The Garden and Radio City Music Hall) and produces marquee content such as…
- 10-Q · May 9, 2024
- Madison Square Garden Entertainment reported quarterly revenue of $228.313 million (up $27.084 million or ~13.5% vs. $201.229 million a year ago) but diluted EPS fell to $0.06 from $0.42. Operating income declined to…
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