Manchester United plc

Manchester United plc, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a professional sports team in the United Kingdom. The company operates Manchester United Football Club, a professional football club. It develops marketing and sponsorship relationships with international and regional companies to leverage its brand. The company also markets and sells sports apparel, training and leisure wear, and other clothing featuring the Manchester United brand; and sells other licensed products, such as coffee mugs and bed spreads featuring the Manchester United brand and trademarks, as well as distributes these products through Manchester United branded retail centers and e-commerce platforms, and through the company's partners' wholesale distribution channels. In addition, it distributes live football content directly, as well as through commercial partners; broadcasts television rights relating to the Premier League, Union of European Football Associations club competitions, and other competitions; and delivers Manchester United programming through MUTV television channel to territories worldwide. Further, the company offers a direct to consumer subscription mobile application; and operates Old Trafford, a sports venue with 74,239 seats, as well as invests in properties. Manchester United plc was founded in 1878 and is based in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Manchester United plc trades as MANU on NYSE. The company is classified in Communication Services / Entertainment and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Entertainment. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $628.49M of revenue and -$31.14M of net income.

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Manchester United plc can be compared against peers such as Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Genius Sports Limited, IAC InterActive Corp., iQIYI, Inc., Lionsgate Studios Corp..

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Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $3.79B, beta of 0.61, and return on equity of -16.1%.

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MANU currently shows total debt of $645.45M and beta of 0.61. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: 6-K (2026-05-28 00:00:00), 6-K (2026-05-27 00:00:00), 6-K (2026-05-22 00:00:00), SC 13G/A (2026-05-13 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://www.manutd.com

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