MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP. (MSGS) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 1.87%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 1.87% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $21.52M ÷ $1.15B × 100 ≈ 1.87% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | (m) | Estimated: average term debt × dated USD coupon proxy + average commercial paper × matching-currency disclosed rate at or before period end. Swaps, foreign-exchange, lease interest and amortization are not quantified. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 1.15B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 21.52M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 28.87M USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | (m) | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: (m). Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | (m) | $1.15B | $21.52M | $28.87M | (m) | (m) | 1.87% | (m) | (m) |
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $1.08B | $21.42M | $-25.86M | (m) | (m) | 1.99% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $1.07B | $18.71M | $4.52M | (m) | (m) | 1.75% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | $1.03B | $18.51M | $-4.34M | (m) | (m) | 1.81% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | $1.04B | $17.93M | $14.81M | (m) | (m) | 1.73% | (m) | (m) |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | $1.06B | $17.38M | $89.69M | (m) | (m) | 1.64% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $1.07B | $20.83M | $137.09M | (m) | (m) | 1.95% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | $1.04B | $21.41M | $152.59M | (m) | (m) | 2.06% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $1.03B | $21.29M | $146.04M | (m) | (m) | 2.07% | (m) | (m) |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $926.82M | $21.21M | $81.54M | $27.76M | (m) | 2.29% | 2.94× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $879.61M | $17.08M | $83.55M | $27.84M | (m) | 1.94% | 3.00× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | (m) | $906.40M | $22.13M | $106.25M | $26.50M | (m) | 2.44% | 4.01× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $887.45M | $25.20M | $85.17M | $22.88M | (m) | 2.84% | 3.72× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $935.73M | $27.13M | $121.08M | $18.97M | (m) | 2.90% | 6.38× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | (m) | $890.76M | $30.88M | $100.72M | $14.44M | (m) | 3.47% | 6.98× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | $826.65M | $26.61M | $85.12M | $11.94M | (m) | 3.22% | 7.13× | Reported |
| 2022-06-30 | (m) | $821.35M | $24.25M | $86.08M | $11.73M | (m) | 2.95% | 7.34× | Reported |
| 2022-03-31 | (m) | $793.05M | $23.42M | $41.62M | $12.30M | (m) | 2.95% | 3.38× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | (m) | $638.29M | $20.32M | $-11.65M | $12.77M | (m) | 3.18% | -0.91× | Reported |
| 2021-09-30 | (m) | $377.48M | $28.94M | $-85.98M | $11.68M | (m) | 7.67% | -7.36× | Reported |
| 2021-06-30 | (m) | $415.72M | $30.44M | $-78.44M | $10.56M | (m) | 7.32% | -7.43× | Reported |
| 2021-03-31 | (m) | $261.86M | $35.75M | $-102.62M | $9.64M | (m) | 13.65% | -10.65× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | (m) | $346.48M | $45.74M | $-100.12M | $7.56M | (m) | 13.20% | -13.24× | Reported |
| 2020-09-30 | (m) | $610.51M | $46.45M | $-61.95M | $5.87M | (m) | 7.61% | -10.55× | Reported |
| 2020-06-30 | (m) | $603.32M | $57.00M | $-93.87M | $4.46M | (m) | 9.45% | -21.04× | Reported |
| 2020-03-31 | (m) | $1.53B | $60.93M | $-223.56M | $12.23M | (m) | 3.98% | -18.28× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | (m) | $1.62B | $62.66M | $-49.84M | $14.76M | (m) | 3.86% | -3.38× | Reported |
| 2019-09-30 | (m) | $1.63B | $66.18M | $-52.41M | $18.22M | (m) | 4.07% | -2.88× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | $1.63B | $59.47M | $-13.87M | $20.41M | (m) | 3.65% | -0.68× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | $1.69B | $56.66M | $17.64M | $17.55M | (m) | 3.36% | 1.00× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | (m) | $1.63B | $51.15M | $-12.55M | $17.11M | (m) | 3.14% | -0.73× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | $1.53B | $44.85M | $-17.41M | $15.74M | (m) | 2.93% | -1.11× | Reported |
| 2018-06-30 | (m) | $1.56B | $47.56M | $18.88M | $15.41M | (m) | 3.05% | 1.22× | Reported |
| 2018-03-31 | (m) | $1.55B | $47.56M | $-28.21M | $13.93M | (m) | 3.07% | -2.02× | Reported |
| 2017-12-31 | (m) | $1.47B | $47.85M | $-28.83M | $10.80M | (m) | 3.25% | -2.67× | Reported |
| 2017-09-30 | (m) | $1.38B | $45.68M | $-43.16M | $7.49M | (m) | 3.31% | -5.76× | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | (m) | $1.32B | $41.13M | $-60.36M | $4.19M | (m) | 3.12% | -14.41× | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | (m) | $1.23B | $37.29M | $-14.04M | $2.22M | (m) | 3.03% | -6.33× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | (m) | $1.18B | $34.31M | $-77.69M | $1.88M | (m) | 2.91% | -41.43× | Reported |
| 2016-09-30 | (m) | $1.15B | $29.73M | $-86.90M | $1.90M | (m) | 2.59% | -45.78× | Reported |
| 2016-06-30 | (m) | $1.12B | $24.48M | $-58.63M | $2.03M | (m) | 2.19% | -28.91× | Reported |
| 2016-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-12-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-06-30 | (m) | $1.07B | $10.31M | $-406.00K | $2.50M | (m) | 0.96% | -0.16× | Reported |
| 2015-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-12-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-06-30 | (m) | $913.62M | $13.70M | $-114.03M | $1.53M | (m) | 1.50% | -74.63× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.