COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026

IMAX vs MSGE

Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. IMAX scored 60.7, MSGE scored 72.0 — MSGE leads.
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IMAX
IMAX Corporation
Entertainment · Quality-Growth
60.7
$52.74 · $2.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
11.3
MSGE leads
MSGE
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
Entertainment · Quality-Growth
72
$79.89 · $3.8B
fundamentals as of
  • CheapestMSGE57.9x
  • Fastest growthIMAX+14.8%
  • Highest qualityMSGE85 / 100
  • Largest discount to fair valueMSGE-66%
THE BULL RANKINGS SCORECARD60.7/ 100 · BULL SCOREPEER MEDIANQUALITY73.5GROWTH81.8VALUE37.3
THE BULL RANKINGS SCORECARD72.0/ 100 · BULL SCOREPEER MEDIANQUALITY84.6GROWTH79.0VALUE59.5
IMAXMSGEQuality73.584.6Growth81.879.0Value37.359.5
cheap & fastrevenue growth →← cheaper (lower multiple)3%23%+53x63x+off-scaleIMAXMSGE

Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.

FCFIMAX$127mMSGE$313m
RevIMAX+14.8%MSGE+12.5%
P/EIMAX72.2xMSGE57.9x
PEGIMAX0.93MSGE0.36
IMAX
stronger →← stronger
MSGE
74
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
85
82
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
79
37
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
60
MSGE is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
IMAX
MSGE
$127mC
FCF
$313mC
+14.8%B+
Rev
+12.5%B+
0.63B
D/E
72.2xC
P/E
57.9xC
0.93B+
PEG
0.36A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
IMAX
MSGE
27% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
66% below
~14%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~-11%/yr
-30%
1-yr DCF upside
+124%
-21%
5-yr DCF upside
+198%
-7%
10-yr DCF upside
+358%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
IMAX
No notable signals flagged.
MSGE
Why this score
  • Short track record
IMAXIMAX Corporation
Entertainment · $52.74 · beta 0.39
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $2.9b. 3% off the 52-week high of $54.50. Revenue growing +15%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.93 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $51.18 (implying -3% upside).
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income — non-cash charges (depreciation, intangible amortization) are holding down GAAP earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
Trailing P/E 72.2x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating.
MSGEMadison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.
Entertainment · $79.89 · beta 0.57
Why now
Entertainment · market cap $3.8b. 12% off the 52-week high of $90.41. Revenue growing +13%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.36 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 8 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $91.63 (implying +15% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income — non-cash charges (depreciation, intangible amortization) are holding down GAAP earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
Trailing P/E 57.9x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating.
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Where IMAX and MSGE diverge

On the headline score the gap is 11.3 points in favor of MSGE. The widest single difference is Value, where MSGE leads by 22.2 points.

Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.