BYD vs CHDN vs CZR Stock Comparison

Boyd Gaming, Churchill Downs and Caesars Entertainment Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$76.78 +14.2% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.68B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$97.65 +28.4% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.80B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boyd Gaming leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Gaming 7, Churchill Downs 3, Caesars Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYDCHDNCZRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.68B $6.80B $5.98B CHDN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 15.0x -11.2x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 13.9x — BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +4.2% +3.1% CHDN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 15.1% -4.5% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 9.0% 11.4% BYD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 4.5x 3.3x BYD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.4% -1.0% +42.1% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.7%/yr -3.2%/yr -22.4%/yr BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.8% 36.3% 39.7% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 49/100 48/100 BYD

Percentile Scorecard

BYDCHDNCZR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBYDCHDNCZR
Valuation 61 #18 of 45 55 #21 of 45 91 #5 of 45
Growth 7 #40 of 43 67 #15 of 43 19 #35 of 43
Profitability 76 #11 of 42 83 #8 of 42 49 #22 of 42
Financial Health 55 #22 of 48 21 #38 of 48 38 #30 of 48
Shareholder Returns 75 #8 of 29 18 #24 of 29 43 #17 of 29
Overall 55 49 48
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CZR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBYDCHDNCZRSPY
1 month +14.2%+28.4%-2.0% -2.0%
3 months -11.1%+14.4%-3.5% -2.2%
6 months -8.7%+5.4%+3.4% +4.2%
Year to date -9.9%-14.2%+24.2% +10.6%
1 year -3.4%-1.0%+42.1% +10.4%
3 years +33.3%-17.7%-34.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +10.1%-6.3%-13.2% +20.2%
5 years +19.8%-14.9%-71.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +3.7%-3.2%-22.4% +10.1%
10 years +348.7%+337.7%+163.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year +16.2%+15.9%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBYDCHDNCZRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.8%36.3%39.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%34.6%32.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.400.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.031.06 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-50.4%-83.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-17.0%-4.4% -3.2%
52-week high $91.15$117.59$30.41 $779.14
52-week low $66.10$73.95$18.14 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBYDCHDNCZR
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 17.8x 15.0xmedian 17.8x -11.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 11.1x 11.2xmedian 11.1x 5.2xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.9xmedian 12.2x 12.6xmedian 12.2x 10.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.4x 4.9xmedian 2.4x 1.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -33.95median 0.56 1.30median 0.56 0.27median 0.56

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBYDCHDNCZR
Revenue $4.08B $3.00B $11.72B
Gross profit $2.01B $1.03B $5.82B
Operating income $725.98M $766.80M $1.80B
Net income $496.64M $455.50M -$497.00M
Free cash flow -$615.15M $529.90M $582.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.87 $6.50 $-2.61
Cash & equivalents $297.18M $167.00M $864.00M
Total debt $2.68B $4.72B $11.56B
Shares (diluted) 73.05M 70.00M 204.00M
Enterprise value $4.34B $6.04B $2.40B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBYDCHDNCZR
P/E 11.2x 15.0x -11.1x
P/FCF -8.9x 12.6x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 8.9x 4.8x
P/S 1.3x 2.2x 0.5x
P/B 2.2x 4.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 5.7x -5.9x -12.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 11.2x 5.2x
EV/EBIT 10.8x 14.7x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF -12.8x 21.2x 28.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 14.9x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -33.95 1.30 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYDCHDNCZR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 4.2% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 8.1% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.9% 6.2% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 10.2% -2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 11.6% -18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 17.8% -9.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.5% 12.4% -140.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.8% 8.1% -39.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -70.3% 14.3% -124.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 11.6% -40.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.9% -6.1% -4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.6% 8.9% -11.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13,315% 17.7% 53.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -59.5% 110.1% -5.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYDCHDNCZR
Gross margin 49.1% 34.1% 49.7%
EBITDA margin 27.0% 33.3% 27.4%
Operating margin 17.8% 25.5% 15.4%
Pretax margin 15.0% 21.1% -4.1%
Net margin 12.3% 15.1% -4.5%
FCF margin -15.1% 17.6% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 25.2% 10.6%
Return on equity 20.1% 33.6% -13.3%
Return on assets 7.4% 6.1% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 9.0% 11.4%
Return on capital employed 13.9% 12.4% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x -2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYDCHDNCZR
Debt / assets 40.2% 63.2% 36.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x 3.4x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 4.5x 3.3x
Debt / FCF -4.3x 8.9x 19.9x
Liabilities / assets 63.2% 81.5% 89.0%
Equity / assets 36.8% 18.5% 11.0%
Interest coverage 6.1x 2.7x –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.09 1.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYDCHDNCZR
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield 12.1% 1.1% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 13.1% 1.6% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -9.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -3.2% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBYDCHDNCZR
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.71FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $-1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% -3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.35BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $11.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +1.4% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYDCHDNCZR
Held by institutions 72.8% 85.5% 96.6%
Institutions holding 425 465 417
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +7.5% -4.0%
Institutions buying 186 240 208
Institutions selling 176 148 152
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.62 1.37

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BYDCHDNCZR
BYD 1.00 0.40 0.34
CHDN 0.40 1.00 0.15
CZR 0.34 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYD, CHDN and CZR?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.68B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $6.80B, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYD, CHDN and CZR?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 11.3x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.0x, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 11.4x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 12.3%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Boyd Gaming (BYD) leads (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 11.5%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Boyd Gaming (BYD) -3.4%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -1.0%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +42.1%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) +3.7%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -3.2%/yr, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Boyd Gaming (BYD) 0.01%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.00%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 0.00%. Churchill Downs (CHDN) and Caesars Entertainment (CZR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.8%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 36.3%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 39.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BYD, CHDN and CZR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Boyd Gaming (BYD) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.