Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSGE) FY 2026 MD&A

Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In this MD&A, there are statements concerning the future operating and future financial performance of MSG Entertainment. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” “continue,” “intends,” “plans,” and similar words and terms used in the discussion of future operating and future financial performance identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, results or events and involve risks and uncertainties and that actual results or developments may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Factors that may cause such differences to occur include, but are not limited to:

•the level of our expenses, including our corporate expenses;

•the level of our revenues, which depends in part on the popularity of the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes (the “Christmas Spectacular”), the sports teams whose games are played at The Garden and other events which are presented in our venues, and our ability to attract such events;

•the on-ice and on-court performance of the sports teams whose games we host in our venues;

•competition, for example, from other venues and sports and entertainment options, including of new competing venues;

•the level of our capital expenditures and other investments;

•general economic conditions, especially in the New York City and Chicago metropolitan areas where we have business activities, including the impact of a recession on our business;

•the demand for sponsorship and suite arrangements;

•the effect of any postponements or cancellations by third-parties or the Company of scheduled events, whether as a result of a pandemic or other public health emergency due to operational challenges and other health and safety concerns or otherwise;

•the extent to which attendance at our venues may be impacted by government actions, renewed health concerns by potential attendees and reduced tourism;

•the impact on the payments we receive under the Arena License Agreements that require the Knicks of the NBA and the Rangers of the NHL to play their home games at The Garden as a result of government-mandated capacity restrictions, league restrictions and/or social-distancing or vaccination requirements, if any, at Knicks and Rangers games;

•changes in laws, guidelines, bulletins, directives, policies and agreements, and regulations under which we operate;

•any economic, social or political actions, such as boycotts, protests, work stoppages or campaigns by labor organizations, including the unions representing players and officials of the NBA and NHL, or other work stoppage;

•geopolitical risks, including the direct and indirect impact of foreign wars and conflicts, including the conflict with Iran and related unrest in the Middle East, on international, domestic and local economies;

•seasonal fluctuations and other variations in our operating results and cash flow from period to period;

•enhancements or changes to existing productions and the investments associated with such enhancements or changes;

•business, reputational and litigation risk if there is a cyber or other security incident resulting in loss, disclosure or misappropriation of stored personal information, or disclosure of confidential information or other breaches of our information security;

•activities or other developments that discourage or may discourage congregation at prominent places of public assembly, including our venues;

•the acquisition or disposition of assets or businesses and/or the impact of, and our ability to successfully pursue, acquisitions or other strategic transactions;

•our ability to successfully integrate acquisitions, new venues or new businesses into our operations;

•our internal control environment and our ability to identify and remedy any future material weaknesses;

•the costs associated with, and the outcome of, litigation, including any negative publicity, and other proceedings to the extent uninsured, including litigation or other claims against companies we invest in or acquire;

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•the impact of governmental regulations or laws, including potential legislation related to ticketing, changes in how those regulations and laws are interpreted, as well as the continued benefit of certain tax exemptions and the ability to maintain necessary permits or licenses;

•the impact of the redevelopment of New York City’s Penn Station, including the impacts on The Garden and the potential disposition of the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in connection with the redevelopment;

•the impact of sports league rules, regulations and/or agreements and changes thereto;

•the substantial amount of debt incurred, the ability of our subsidiaries to make payments on, or repay or refinance, such debt under the National Properties Credit Agreement and our ability to obtain additional financing, to the extent required;

•financial community perceptions of our business, operations, financial condition and the industries in which we operate;

•changes in international trade policies and practices, including tariffs, and the economic impacts, volatility and uncertainty resulting therefrom;

•our ability to effectively manage any impacts of a pandemic or other public health emergency (including COVID-19 variants) as well as renewed actions taken in response by governmental authorities or certain professional sports leagues, including ensuring compliance with rules and regulations imposed upon our venues, to the extent applicable;

•the performance by MSG Sports of its obligations under various agreements with the Company and ongoing commercial arrangements, including the Arena License Agreements;

•the tax-free treatment of the MSGE Distribution;

•failure of the Company or Sphere Entertainment to satisfy its respective obligations under various agreements between the Company and Sphere Entertainment, including the services agreement; and

•the additional factors described under “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We disclaim any obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements contained herein, except as otherwise required by applicable federal securities laws. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

All dollar amounts included in the following MD&A are presented in thousands, except as otherwise noted.

Introduction

This MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Company’s audited consolidated annual financial statements and footnotes thereto included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to help provide an understanding of our financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations.

Our MD&A is organized as follows:

Business Overview. This section provides a general description of our business, as well as other matters that we believe are important in understanding our results of operations and financial condition and in anticipating future trends.

Results of Operations. This section provides an analysis of our results of operations for Fiscal Year 2026 and 2025, on a consolidated basis. Analysis of our results of operations for Fiscal Year 2025, including a comparison of Fiscal Year 2025 to Fiscal Year 2024, is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal Year 2025 filed on August 13, 2025.

Liquidity and Capital Resources. This section provides a discussion of our financial condition and liquidity, as well as an analysis of our cash flows for Fiscal Year 2026 and Fiscal Year 2025. The discussion of our financial condition and liquidity includes summaries of our primary sources of liquidity, our contractual obligations and off-balance sheet arrangements that existed at June 30, 2026.

Seasonality of Our Business. This section discusses the seasonal performance of our business.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Critical Accounting Estimates. This section cross-references a discussion of critical accounting estimates considered to be important to our financial condition and results of operations and which require significant

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judgment and estimates on the part of management in their application. Our critical accounting estimates and recently issued accounting pronouncements are discussed in Item 7 and Item 8, respectively, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Business Overview

We are a live entertainment company comprised of iconic venues and marquee entertainment content. Utilizing the Company’s powerful brands and live entertainment expertise, the Company delivers unique experiences that set the standard for excellence and innovation while forging deep connections with diverse and passionate audiences.

We manage our business through one reportable segment. The Company’s portfolio of venues includes: The Garden, the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the Beacon Theatre, and The Chicago Theatre. The Company’s business includes the original production, the Christmas Spectacular. The Company also has an entertainment and sports bookings business, which showcases a broad array of compelling concerts, family shows and special events, as well as a diverse mix of sporting events, for millions of guests annually.

The Company conducts a significant portion of its operations at venues that it either owns or operates under long-term leases. The Company owns The Garden, the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden and The Chicago Theatre, and leases Radio City Music Hall and the Beacon Theatre.

All of the Company’s revenues and assets are attributed to or located in the United States and are primarily concentrated in New York City.

Description of Our Business

The Company produces, presents and hosts live entertainment events, including (i) concerts, (ii) sports events, and (iii) other live events such as family shows, performing arts events and special events, in our diverse collection of venues. The scope of our collection of venues enables us to showcase acts that cover a wide spectrum of genres and popular appeal.

Although we primarily license our venues to third-party promoters for a fee, we also promote or co-promote shows. If we serve as promoter or co-promoter of a show, we have economic risk relating to the event.

The Company also creates, produces and/or presents live productions that are performed in the Company’s venues. This includes the Christmas Spectacular production, which features the world-famous Rockettes and which has been performed at Radio City Music Hall for 92 years.

Revenue Sources

The Company earns revenue from several primary sources: ticket sales to our audiences for live events that we produce or promote/co-promote, license fees for our venues paid by third-party promoters or licensees in connection with events that we do not produce or promote/co-promote, facility and ticketing fees, concessions, sponsorships and signage, suite license fees at The Garden, merchandising, tours at certain of our venues, and lease revenue at The Garden and sublease revenue at our corporate offices. The amount of revenue and expense recorded by the Company for a given event depends to a significant extent on whether the Company is promoting or co-promoting the event or is licensing a venue to a third party or MSG Sports. See “— Description of Our Business — Revenue Sources — Revenues from Entertainment Offerings — Venue License Fees” below for further discussion of our venue licensing arrangements with MSG Sports.

Revenues from Entertainment Offerings

Ticket Sales and Suite Licenses

For our productions and for entertainment events in our venues that we promote, we recognize revenues from the sale of tickets to our audiences. We sell tickets to the public through our box office, via our websites and ticketing agencies and through group sales. The amount of revenue we earn from ticket sales depends on the number of shows and the mix of events that we promote, the capacity of the venue used, the extent to which we can sell to fully utilize the capacity, and ticket prices.

The Garden has 23 Event Level spaces, consisting of 22 suites and an event level club, 58 Lexus Level suites, 18 Infosys Level suites, the Madison Club, and the HUB Loft. Suite licenses at The Garden are generally sold to corporate customers with the majority being multi-year licenses with annual escalators.

Under standard suite licenses, the licensees pay an annual license fee, which varies depending on the location of the suite. The license fee includes, for each seat in the suite, tickets for events at The Garden for which tickets are sold to the general public, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, suite holders separately pay for food and beverage service in their suites at The Garden. Revenues from the sale of suite licenses are shared between the Company and MSG Sports. Revenues for the Company’s suite license arrangements

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are recorded on a gross basis, as the Company is the principal in such transactions and controls the related goods or services until transfer to the customer. MSG Sports’ share of the Company’s suite license revenue is recorded in Entertainment offerings, arena license fees, and other leasing direct operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The revenue sharing expense recognized by the Company for MSG Sports’ share of suite license revenue at The Garden is based on a 67.5% allocation to MSG Sports pursuant to the Arena License Agreements.

Venue License Fees

For entertainment events held at our venues that we do not produce, promote or co-promote, we typically earn revenue from venue license fees charged to the third-party promoter or producer of the event. The amount of license fees we charge varies by venue, as well as by the size of the production and the number of days utilized, among other factors. Our fees typically include both the cost of renting space in our venues and costs for providing event staff, such as front-of-house and back-of-house staff, including stagehands, electricians, laborers, box office staff, ushers and security as well as production services such as staging, lighting and sound.

Pursuant to the Arena License Agreements, the Company receives 30% of revenues, net of taxes and credit card fees, recorded on a net basis (agent), from the sale of MSG Sports teams merchandise sold at The Garden.

Under the Arena License Agreements, the Company shares certain sponsorship and signage revenues with MSG Sports. Pursuant to these agreements, MSG Sports has the rights to sponsorship and signage revenue that is specific to Knicks and Rangers events. The Company and MSG Sports also entered into sponsorship sales representation agreements, under which the Company has the right and obligation to sell and service sponsorships for the sports teams of MSG Sports, in exchange for a commission.

Facility and Ticketing Fees

For all public and ticketed events held in our venues aside from MSG Sports home games, we also earn additional revenues on substantially all tickets sold, whether we promote/co-promote the event or license the venue to a third party. These revenues are earned in the form of certain fees and assessments, including the facility fees we charge, and vary by venue.

Signage and Sponsorship

We earn revenues through the sale of signage space and sponsorship rights in connection with our venues, productions and other live entertainment events. Signage revenues generally involve the sale of advertising space at The Garden during entertainment events and otherwise in our venues. We also earn our revenues through the sale of outdoor signage around the Madison Square Garden complex.

Sponsorship agreements may require us to use the name, logos and other trademarks of sponsors in our advertising and in promotions for our venues, productions and other live entertainment events. Sponsorship arrangements may be exclusive within a particular sponsorship category or non-exclusive and generally permit a sponsor to use the name, logos and other trademarks of our productions, events and venues in connection with their own advertising and in promotions in our venues or in the community.

Food, Beverage, and Merchandise Revenues

Food and beverage

We sell food and beverages during substantially all events held at our venues. In addition to concession-style sales of food and beverages, which represent the majority of our concession revenues, we also generate revenue from catering for our suites at The Garden. Pursuant to the Arena License Agreements related to the use of The Garden by MSG Sports, the Company shares with MSG Sports revenues and related expenses associated with sales of food and beverages (including suite catering) during Knicks and Rangers games at The Garden.

Revenue generated from in-venue food and beverage sales at MSG Sports’ events is recognized by the Company on a gross basis, with a corresponding revenue sharing expense for MSG Sports’ share of such sales recorded in Food, beverage, and merchandise direct operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The Arena License Agreements require the Company to pay 50% of the net proceeds generated from in-venue food and beverage sales to MSG Sports.

Merchandise

We earn revenues from the sale of merchandise related to our proprietary productions and other live entertainment events that take place at our venues. The majority of our merchandise revenues are generated through on-site sales during performances of our productions and other live events. We also generate revenues from sales of our Christmas Spectacular merchandise, such as ornaments and apparel, through traditional retail channels. Revenues associated with Christmas Spectacular merchandise are generally recorded on a gross basis (as principal). Typically, revenues from our merchandise sales at our non-proprietary events relate to sales of merchandise provided by the artist, the producer or promoter of the event and are generally subject to a revenue sharing arrangement and are generally recorded on a net basis (as agent).

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Arena License Fees and Other Leasing Revenue

The Company is party to Arena License Agreements with MSG Sports that, among other things, require the Knicks and the Rangers to play their home games at The Garden in exchange for fixed annual license fees scheduled to be paid monthly over the term of the agreement. The Company accounts for these license fees as operating lease revenue given that the Company provides MSG Sports with the right to direct the use of and obtain substantially all of the economic benefit from The Garden during Knicks and Rangers home games. Operating lease revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term, adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Arena License Agreements, which is comprised of non-consecutive periods of use when MSG Sports uses The Garden generally for their professional sports teams’ preseason and regular season home games. As such, operating lease revenue is recognized ratably as events occur.

Expenses

Our principal expenses are payments made to performers of our productions, staging costs and day-of-event costs associated with events, and advertising costs. In addition, our expenses include costs associated with the ownership, lease, maintenance and operation of our venues, along with our corporate and other supporting functions.

Performer Payments

Our proprietary productions are performed by talented actors, dancers, singers, musicians and entertainers. In order to attract and retain this talent, we are required to pay our performers an amount that is commensurate with both their abilities and the demand for their services from other entertainment companies. Our productions typically feature ensemble casts (such as the Rockettes), where most of our performers are paid based on a standard “scale,” pursuant to collective bargaining agreements we negotiate with the performers’ unions. Certain performers, however, have individually negotiated contracts.

Staging Costs

Staging costs for our proprietary events as well as other events that we promote include the costs of sets, lighting, display technologies, special effects, sound and all of the other technical aspects involved in presenting a live entertainment event. These costs vary substantially depending on the nature of the particular show, but tend to be highest for large-scale theatrical productions, such as the Christmas Spectacular. For concerts we promote, the performer usually provides a fully produced show. Along with performer salaries, the staging costs associated with a given production are an important factor in the determination of ticket prices.

Day-of-Event Costs

On days on which the Company stages its productions, promotes an event or provides one of our venues to a third-party promoter under a license fee arrangement, the event is charged the variable costs associated with such event, including box office staff, stagehands, ticket takers, ushers, security, and other similar expenses. In situations where we provide our venues to a third-party promoter under a license fee arrangement, day-of-event costs are typically included in the license fees charged to the promoter. Under the Arena License Agreements related to the use of The Garden by MSG Sports, the Company is reimbursed for day-of-event costs (as defined under the Arena License Agreements). The Company records such reimbursements as reductions to Entertainment offerings, arena license fees, and other leasing direct operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Venue Usage

The consolidated financial statements include expenses associated with the ownership, maintenance and operation of The Garden, which the Company and MSG Sports use in their respective operations.

Revenue Sharing Expenses

As discussed above, MSG Sports’ share of the Company’s suites licenses, venue signage and certain sponsorship and concessions revenue is reflected in Entertainment offerings, arena license fees, and other leasing direct operating expenses as revenue sharing expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Marketing and Advertising Costs

We incur significant costs promoting our productions and other events through various advertising campaigns, including advertising on social and digital platforms, television, outdoor platforms and radio, and in newspapers. In light of the intense competition for entertainment events, such expenditures are a necessity to drive interest in our productions and encourage members of the public to purchase tickets to our shows.

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Other Expenses

The Company’s selling, general and administrative expenses primarily consist of administrative costs, including compensation, professional fees, advertising sales commissions, as well as sales and marketing costs, including non-event related advertising expenses. Operating expenses also include corporate overhead costs and venue operating expenses. Venue operating expenses include the non-event related costs of operating the Company’s venues, and include such costs as rent for the Company’s leased venues, real estate taxes, insurance, utilities, repairs and maintenance, and labor related to the overall management of the venues.

Factors Affecting Results of Operations

Our operating results are largely dependent on our ability to attract concerts and other events to our venues, revenues under various agreements entered into with MSG Sports, and the continuing popularity of the Christmas Spectacular. Certain of these factors in turn depend on the popularity and/or performance of the sports teams whose games we host at The Garden.

The Company’s future performance is dependent in part on general economic conditions and the effect of these conditions on our customers. Weak economic conditions may lead to lower demand for suite licenses and tickets to our live productions, concerts, family shows and other events, which would also negatively affect concession and merchandise sales, and lower levels of sponsorship and venue signage. These conditions may also affect the number of concerts, family shows and other events that take place in the future. An economic downturn could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

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Results of Operations

Consolidated Results of Operations

Comparison of Fiscal Year 2026 versus Fiscal Year 2025

The table below sets forth, for the periods presented, certain historical financial information.

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(a)     Arena license fees and other leasing revenue are recognized on a straight line basis and are comprised of a contractual cash component plus or minus a non-cash component for each period presented. Arena license fees include operating lease revenue of (i) $45,374 and $44,052 collected in cash for Fiscal Year 2026 and 2025, respectively, and (ii) a non-cash portion of $22,694 and $24,016 for Fiscal Year 2026 and 2025, respectively.

(b)     Venue operations and infrastructure costs are not specifically allocated to each revenue stream, but are instead attributed in their entirety to service revenue which is the Company’s principal revenue stream. Leasing direct operating expenses materially consist of venue operations and infrastructure costs. As a result, the Company combines service and leasing direct operating expenses as “Entertainment offerings, arena license fees, and other leasing direct operating expenses” for presentation purposes.

NM — Absolute percentages greater than 200% and comparisons from positive to negative values or to zero values are considered not meaningful.

Revenues

Revenues for Fiscal Year 2026 increased $118,050 as compared to Fiscal Year 2025.

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Revenues from Entertainment Offerings

Changes in revenues from entertainment offerings as compared to the prior year period were attributable to the following:

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in revenues from concerts was due to an increase in the number of concerts at The Garden and higher per-concert revenue, partially offset by a decrease in the number of concerts at the Company’s theaters.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in revenues from the presentation of the Christmas Spectacular production was primarily due to an increase in ticket-related revenue, reflecting fifteen additional shows and higher per-show revenue. The increase in per-show revenue was primarily due to higher per-show attendance and higher average ticket yield. The Company had 215 Christmas Spectacular performances during Fiscal Year 2026’s holiday season, as compared to 200 performances during Fiscal Year 2025’s holiday season. For Fiscal Year 2026’s holiday season, over 1.2 million tickets were sold as compared approximately 1.1 million tickets sold in the corresponding prior year period.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in revenues subject to the sharing of economics with MSG Sports pursuant to the Arena License Agreements was primarily due to higher suite license revenues (excluding the portion retained by the Company) and, to a lesser extent, higher commissions on merchandise sales.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in revenues from other live entertainment and sporting events (excluding the Knicks and Rangers) was primarily due to higher per-event revenue and an increase in the number of events at The Garden, partially offset by a decrease in the number of events at the Company’s theaters.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in revenues from venue-related sponsorship, signage and suite license fees was due to higher sponsorship and signage revenues and higher suite license revenues (excluding the portion shared with MSG Sports pursuant to the Arena License Agreements).

Food, Beverage, and Merchandise Revenues

Changes in food, beverage, and merchandise revenues as compared to the prior year period were attributable to the following:

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in food and beverage sales from concerts was primarily due to an increase in the number of concerts at The Garden, partially offset by a decrease in the number of concerts at the Company’s theaters.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in food and beverage sales from other live entertainment and sporting events (excluding the Knicks and Rangers) was primarily due to an increase in the number of events at The Garden and higher per-event revenue.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in food, beverage, and merchandise sales at the Christmas Spectacular production was primarily due to higher per-show revenues and, to a lesser extent, fifteen additional performances.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in revenues subject to the sharing of economics with MSG Sports pursuant to the Arena License Agreements was primarily due to higher per-game food and beverage revenues (excluding the portion retained by the Company).

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Arena License Fees and Other Leasing Revenue

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in arena license fees and other leasing revenue was due to increases in other leasing revenue.

Direct operating expenses

Direct operating expenses for Fiscal Year 2026 increased $46,656 as compared to Fiscal Year 2025.

Direct Operating Expenses Associated with Entertainment Offerings, Arena License Fees and Other Leasing

Changes in direct operating expenses associated with entertainment offerings, arena license fees and other leasing as compared to the prior year period were attributable to the following:

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in direct operating expenses from concerts was primarily due to an increase in the number of concerts at The Garden and higher per-concert expenses, partially offset by a decrease in the number of concerts at the Company’s theaters.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in expenses associated with the sharing of economics with MSG Sports pursuant to the Arena License Agreements primarily reflects a proportional increase in contractual revenue sharing as a result of the increase in suite license fee revenues.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in direct operating expenses from other live entertainment and sporting events (excluding the Knicks and Rangers) was primarily due to higher-per event expenses and an increase in the number of events at The Garden, partially offset by a decrease in the number of events at the Company’s theaters.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in direct operating expenses associated with the presentation of the Christmas Spectacular production was primarily due to fifteen additional shows.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the increase in direct operating expenses associated with venue-related sponsorship, signage, and suite license was primarily due to expenses incurred as a result of the increase in suite license revenues.

Direct Operating Expenses Associated with Food, Beverage, and Merchandise

For Fiscal Year 2026, direct operating expenses associated with food, beverage, and merchandise increased $7,716 to $99,103, as compared to Fiscal Year 2025, primarily due to higher food, beverage, and merchandise costs related to concerts and other live entertainment and sporting events (excluding the Knicks and Rangers).

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses for Fiscal Year 2026 increased $38,138 to $253,112 as compared to Fiscal Year 2025, primarily due to (i) an increase in employee compensation and benefits and, to a lesser extent, (ii) higher rent expense, and (iii) other cost increases. The increase in employee compensation and benefits included $3,970 in executive management transition costs in Fiscal Year 2026 as compared to $4,562 in Fiscal Year 2025.

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Impairment of long-lived assets

Impairment of long-lived assets for Fiscal Year 2026 increased $2,580 to $13,782 as compared to $11,202 in Fiscal Year 2025 due to impairment losses recognized on the Company’s right-of-use lease assets in its New York corporate office.

Restructuring charges

Restructuring charges for Fiscal Year 2026 increased $12,931, to $13,986 as compared to $1,055 in Fiscal Year 2025. The increase primarily reflects termination benefits provided as part of a voluntary exit program the Company implemented during Fiscal Year 2026.

Operating income

Operating income for Fiscal Year 2026 increased $19,444 to $141,536 as compared to $122,092 in Fiscal Year 2025. The increase in operating income was primarily due to an increase in revenues, partially offset by an increase in direct operating expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses, and restructuring charges.

Interest income

Interest income for Fiscal Year 2026 increased $3,867 to $6,195 as compared to $2,328 in Fiscal Year 2025 primarily due to higher average balances in the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.

Interest expense

Interest expense for Fiscal Year 2026 decreased $10,544 to $39,962 as compared to $50,506 in Fiscal Year 2025, primarily due to lower average interest rates and lower average borrowings under the National Properties Facilities (as defined below under Liquidity and Capital Resources).

Loss on extinguishment of debt

There was no loss on extinguishment of debt recorded in Fiscal Year 2026. Loss on extinguishment of debt for Fiscal Year 2025 was $6,132, as the Company recorded a loss related to the write-off of deferred financing costs, in connection with the refinancing of the Prior National Properties Facilities (as defined below under Liquidity and Capital Resources).

Other expense, net

For Fiscal Year 2026, other expense, net decreased $1,428 to $793 as compared to $2,221 in Fiscal Year 2025. The change was primarily due to (i) lower net periodic benefit costs associated with the Company’s defined benefit plans, and (ii) an increase in unrealized gains associated with the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.

Income taxes

See Note 14. Income Taxes to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for discussions of the Company’s income tax expense and details on the components of income tax and a reconciliation of the statutory federal rate to the effective tax rate.

Adjusted operating income (loss) (“AOI”)

The Company evaluates its performance based on several factors, of which the key financial measure is adjusted operating income, a non-GAAP financial measure. We define adjusted operating income as operating income excluding:

(i) depreciation, amortization and impairments of property and equipment, goodwill and other long-lived assets, including right-of-use lease assets and related lease costs,

(ii) share-based compensation expense,

(iii) restructuring charges or credits,

(iv) merger, spin-off, and acquisition-related costs, including merger-related litigation expenses,

(v) gains or losses on sales or dispositions of businesses and associated settlements,

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(vi) the impact of purchase accounting adjustments related to business acquisitions,

(vii) amortization for capitalized cloud computing arrangement costs, and

(viii) gains and losses related to the remeasurement of liabilities under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.

The Company excludes impairments of long-lived assets, including right-of-use lease assets and related lease costs, as these expenses do not represent core business operating results of the Company. The Company believes that the exclusion of share-based compensation expense or benefit allows investors to better track the performance of the Company’s business without regard to the settlement of an obligation that is not expected to be made in cash. The Company eliminates merger, spin-off, and acquisition-related transaction costs, when applicable, because the Company does not consider such costs to be indicative of the ongoing operating performance of the Company as they result from an event that is of a non-recurring nature, thereby enhancing comparability. In addition, management believes that the exclusion of gains and losses related to the remeasurement of liabilities under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, provides investors with a clearer picture of the Company’s operating performance given that, in accordance with GAAP, gains and losses related to the remeasurement of liabilities under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan are recorded in operating income whereas gains and losses related to the remeasurement of the assets under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, which are equal to and therefore fully offset the gains and losses related to the remeasurement of liabilities, are recorded in other expense, net, which is not reflected in operating income.

The Company believes AOI is an appropriate measure for evaluating the operating performance of the Company on a consolidated basis. AOI and similar measures with similar titles are common performance measures used by investors and analysts to analyze the Company’s performance. The Company uses revenues and AOI measures as the most important indicators of its business performance and evaluates management’s effectiveness with specific reference to these indicators.

AOI should be viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for operating income, net income, cash flows from operating activities, and other measures of performance and/or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Since AOI is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures with similar titles used by other companies. The Company has presented the components that reconcile operating income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to AOI.

The following is a reconciliation of operating income to adjusted operating income for Fiscal Year 2026 as compared to Fiscal Year 2025:

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Comparison of Fiscal Year 2025 versus Fiscal Year 2024

Analysis of our results of operations for Fiscal Year 2025, including a comparison of Fiscal Year 2025 to Fiscal Year 2024, is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on August 13, 2025.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Sources and Uses of Liquidity

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from the operations of our businesses and available borrowing capacity under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below). Our principal uses of cash include working capital-related items (including funding our operations), capital spending, debt service, and investments and related loans. We may also use cash to continue to repurchase shares of our Class A common stock pursuant to the share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors on March 29, 2023, of which there was $44,796 remaining as of June 30, 2026. Our decisions as to the use of our available liquidity will be based upon the ongoing review of the funding needs of the business, the optimal allocation of cash resources, and the timing of cash flow generation. To the extent that we desire to access alternative sources of funding through the capital and credit markets, market conditions could adversely impact our ability to do so at that time.

We regularly monitor and assess our ability to meet our net funding and investing requirements. As of June 30, 2026, the Company’s unrestricted cash and cash equivalents balance was $293,599. The principal balance of the Company’s total debt outstanding as of June 30, 2026 was $578,907 and the Company had $131,831 of available borrowing capacity under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility. We believe we have sufficient liquidity from cash and cash equivalents, available borrowing capacity under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility and cash flows from operations to fund our operations and satisfy any obligations for the foreseeable future. See Note 11. Credit Facilities to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of the National Properties Facilities.

Financing Agreements

General. On June 27, 2025, MSG National Properties, MSG Entertainment Holdings and certain subsidiaries of MSG National Properties entered into Amendment No. 4 (“Amendment No. 4”) to the credit agreement dated June 30, 2022 (as amended, supplemented and otherwise modified prior to June 27, 2025, the “Prior National Properties Credit Agreement” and, as amended by Amendment No. 4, the “National Properties Credit Agreement”) with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and letter of credit issuers party thereto, pursuant to which, among other things, (i) the term loan facility under the Prior National Properties Credit Agreement (the “Prior National Properties Term Loan Facility”) was refinanced in its entirety with a five-year, $609,375 senior secured term loan facility (the “National Properties Term Loan Facility”) and (ii) the revolving credit facility under the Prior National Properties Credit Agreement (the “Prior National Properties Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Prior National Properties Term Loan Facility, the “Prior National Properties Facilities”) was refinanced in its entirety with a five-year, $150,000 revolving credit facility (the “National Properties Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the National Properties Term Loan Facility, the “National Properties Facilities”). Up to $25,000 of the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit. As of June 30, 2026, outstanding letters of credit were $18,169 and the remaining balance available under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility was $131,831.

Proceeds. Proceeds of the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility may be used to fund working capital needs, for general corporate purposes of MSG National Properties and its subsidiaries and to make distributions to MSG Entertainment Holdings.

Interest Rates. Borrowings under the National Properties Facilities bear interest at a floating rate, which at the option of MSG National Properties may be either (a) Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“Term SOFR”) plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.50% per annum, determined based on the total leverage ratio of MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries, or (b) a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.75% to 1.50% per annum, determined based on the total leverage ratio of MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries. The National Properties Credit Agreement requires MSG National Properties to pay a commitment fee ranging from 0.20% to 0.30% in respect of the daily unused commitments under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility. MSG National Properties is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees, as well as fronting fees, to banks that issue letters of credit pursuant to the National Properties Credit Agreement. The interest rate on the National Properties Term Loan Facility as of June 30, 2026 was 5.64%.

Principal Repayments. Subject to customary notice and minimum amount conditions, the Company may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the National Properties Facilities or terminate commitments under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility, at any time, in whole or in part, subject only to customary breakage costs in the case of prepayment of Term SOFR loans. The National Properties Facilities will mature on June 27, 2030. The principal obligations under the National Properties Term Loan Facility are repaid in quarterly installments that commenced with the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025, in an aggregate amount equal to 5.00% per annum (1.25% per quarter), with the balance due at the maturity of the facility. The principal obligations under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility are due at the maturity of the facility. Under certain circumstances, MSG National Properties is

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required to make mandatory prepayments on loans outstanding, including prepayments in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of certain sales of assets or casualty insurance and/or condemnation recoveries (subject to certain reinvestment, repair or replacement rights), subject to certain exceptions.

Covenants. The National Properties Credit Agreement includes financial covenants requiring MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries to maintain a specified minimum debt service coverage ratio and specified maximum total leverage ratio. The debt service coverage ratio covenant is set at a ratio of 2.50:1. The leverage ratio covenant is tested based on the ratio of MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries’ consolidated total indebtedness to adjusted operating income, with a maximum ratio of 3.50:1. As of June 30, 2026, MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries were in compliance with the covenants of the National Properties Credit Agreement.

In addition to the financial covenants discussed above, the National Properties Credit Agreement and the related security agreement contain certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. The National Properties Credit Agreement contains certain restrictions on the ability of MSG National Properties and its restricted subsidiaries to take certain actions as provided in (and subject to various exceptions and baskets set forth in) the National Properties Credit Agreement, including the following: (i) incur additional indebtedness; (ii) create liens on certain assets; (iii) make investments, loans or advances in or to other persons; (iv) pay dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock (which will restrict the ability of MSG National Properties to make cash distributions to the Company); (v) repay, redeem or repurchase certain indebtedness; (vi) change its lines of business; (vii) engage in certain transactions with affiliates; (viii) amend their respective organizational documents; (ix) merge or consolidate; and (x) make certain dispositions.

Guarantors and Collateral. All obligations under the National Properties Facilities are guaranteed by MSG Entertainment Holdings and MSG National Properties’ existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries, other than the subsidiaries that own The Garden and certain other excluded subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).

All obligations under the National Properties Facilities, including the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by certain of the assets of MSG National Properties and the Subsidiary Guarantors (collectively, “Collateral”) including, but not limited to, a pledge of some or all of the equity interests held directly or indirectly by MSG National Properties in each Subsidiary Guarantor. The Collateral does not include, among other things, any interests in The Garden, the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden or The Chicago Theatre or the leasehold interests in Radio City Music Hall or the Beacon Theatre.

See Note 11. Credit Facilities to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding the National Properties Credit Agreement.

Letters of Credit

The Company uses letters of credit to support its business operations. As of June 30, 2026, the Company had letters of credit outstanding for an aggregate of $18,169 issued under the National Properties Revolving Credit Facility.

Cash Flow Discussion

As of June 30, 2026, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $294,158, as compared to $43,538 as of June 30, 2025. The following table summarizes the Company’s cash flow activities for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2025:

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities for Fiscal Year 2026 increased $236,138 as compared to Fiscal Year 2025, primarily due to an increase in cash flows from changes in working capital of $224,675 and an increase in net income adjusted for non-cash items of $11,463. The increase in cash flows from changes in working capital was primarily driven by (i) net cash inflows from accrued and other current and non-current liabilities, primarily due to lower payments to promoters driven by the timing of event settlements in the current year period, compared to net cash outflows primarily as a result of employee-related costs and associated payroll taxes, and higher payments to promoters driven by the timing of event settlements in the prior year period, (ii) net cash inflows from related party

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receivables and payables, due to the timing and settlement of the underlying related party transactions, (iii) net cash inflows from deferred revenue, driven by ticket sales for future events, and (iv) smaller net cash outflows from accounts payable, primarily due to the timing of event settlements, partially offset by (v) smaller net cash inflows from accounts receivable, due to the timing of cash collections related to sponsorship and signage, and suite licenses.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for Fiscal Year 2026 increased $6,093 as compared to Fiscal Year 2025 due to an increase in capital expenditures.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities for Fiscal Year 2026 decreased $10,592 as compared to Fiscal Year 2025 primarily due to (i) lower principal repayments under the National Properties Facilities, (ii) a decrease in Class A common stock repurchases, and (iii) the absence of payments for debt financing costs, partially offset by (iv) the absence of proceeds from the National Properties Term Loan Facility in the current year period and (v) lower proceeds received from the National Properties Revolving Credit Facilities, in each case as compared to the prior year period.

Contractual Obligations

As of June 30, 2026, the approximate future payments under our contractual obligations were as follows:

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(a)    Includes contractually obligated minimum lease payments for operating leases having an initial non-cancellable term in excess of one year for the Company’s venues, as well as corporate offices. These commitments are presented exclusive of the imputed interest used to reflect the payment’s present value. See Note 8. Leases to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information.

(b)    See Note 11. Credit Facilities to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information regarding the principal repayments required under the National Properties Credit Agreement.

(c)    Pension obligations have been excluded from the table above as the timing of the future cash payments is uncertain. See Note 12. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the future funding requirements under our pension obligations.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2026, the Company had the following off balance sheet arrangements:

Seasonality of Our Business

The revenues the Company earns from the Christmas Spectacular and arena license fees from MSG Sports in connection with the Knicks’ and Rangers’ use of The Garden generally means the Company earns a disproportionate share of its revenues and operating income in the second and third quarters of the Company’s fiscal year, with the first and fourth fiscal quarters being disproportionately lower.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Critical Accounting Estimates

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements.

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Critical Accounting Estimates

Critical accounting estimates are those that management believes are the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results and require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Judgments and uncertainties may result in materially different amounts being reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. In addition to the critical accounting estimates disclosed below, see Note 15. Related Party Transactions to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details on corporate allocations recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Management believes its use of estimates in the consolidated financial statements to be reasonable. The significant accounting policies which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:

Revenue Recognition – Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations

The Company enters into arrangements with multiple performance obligations, such as multi-year sponsorship agreements, which may derive revenues for the Company, as well as Sphere Entertainment and MSG Sports within a single arrangement. The Company also derives revenue from similar types of arrangements which are entered into by Sphere Entertainment and MSG Sports. Payment terms for such arrangements can vary by contract, but payments are generally due in installments throughout the contractual term. The performance obligations included in each sponsorship agreement vary and may include advertising and other benefits such as, but not limited to, signage at The Garden and the Company’s other venues, digital advertising, and event or property specific advertising, as well as non-advertising benefits such as suite licenses and event tickets. To the extent the Company’s multi-year arrangements provide for performance obligations that are consistent over the multi-year contractual term, such performance obligations generally meet the definition of a series as provided for under the accounting guidance. If performance obligations are concluded to meet the definition of a series, the contractual fees for all years during the contract term are aggregated and the related revenue is recognized proportionately as the underlying performance obligation is satisfied.

The timing of revenue recognition for each performance obligation is dependent upon the facts and circumstances surrounding the Company’s satisfaction of its respective performance obligation. The Company allocates the transaction price for such arrangements to each performance obligation within the arrangement based on the estimated relative standalone selling price of the performance obligation. The Company’s process for determining its estimated standalone selling prices involves management’s judgment and considers multiple factors including company specific and market specific factors that may vary depending upon the unique facts and circumstances related to each performance obligation. Key factors considered by the Company in developing an estimated standalone selling price for its performance obligations include, but are not limited to, prices charged for similar performance obligations, the Company’s ongoing pricing strategy and policies, and consideration of pricing of similar performance obligations sold in other arrangements with multiple performance obligations.

The Company incurs costs such as commissions to obtain its multi-year sponsorship agreements. The Company assesses such costs for capitalization on a contract by contract basis. To the extent costs are capitalized, the Company estimates the useful life of the related contract asset which may be the underlying contract term or the estimated customer life depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding the contract. The contract asset is amortized over the estimated useful life.

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