Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE Quick QuoteMSGE - Free Report) reported $459.94 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.9%. EPS of $1.94 for the same period compares to $1.56 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $450.19 million, representing a surprise of +2.17%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -17.45%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.35.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how MSG Entertainment performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenues- Arena license fees and other leasing revenue: $35.16 million versus $30.89 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17.9% change.
• Revenues from entertainment offerings: $360.45 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $265.91 million.
• Revenues- Food, beverage and merchandise revenues: $64.32 million versus $65.41 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8.4% change.

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Shares of MSG Entertainment have returned +14.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.