BYD vs CNTY vs LAWIL Stock Comparison

Boyd Gaming, Century Casinos and Light & Wonder Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$77.67 +13.0% 1M -2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.53B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
1.00%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
LAWIL Light & Wonder, Inc.
$92.45 +10.1% 1M
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.33B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boyd Gaming leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Gaming 8, Light & Wonder 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYDCNTYLAWILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.53B $16.88M $7.12B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x -0.3x 26.4x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x — 12.5x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% — +3.4% LAWIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% — 8.7% BYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% -22.5% 9.6% BYD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 36.3x 4.3x BYD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.2% -67.7% — BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.9%/yr -48.0%/yr — BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.8% 53.3% — BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 41/100 67/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

BYDCNTYLAWIL

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

AxisBYDCNTYLAWIL
Valuation 59 #19 of 45 16 #38 of 45 55 #21 of 45
Growth 7 #40 of 43 43 #25 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 76 #11 of 42 15 #36 of 42 88 #6 of 42
Financial Health 55 #22 of 48 34 #32 of 48 47 #26 of 48
Shareholder Returns 75 #8 of 29 96 #2 of 29 79 #7 of 29
Overall 54 41 67
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CNTY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LAWIL 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

PeriodBYDCNTYLAWILSPY
1 month +13.0%-41.7%+10.1% -1.0%
3 months -7.9%-49.6%+12.7% -0.4%
6 months -8.8%-57.4%-9.4% +4.5%
Year to date -8.9%-54.9%— +12.4%
1 year -2.2%-67.7%— +13.6%
3 years +34.8%-87.4%— +76.4%
3 years, per year +10.5%-49.9%— +20.8%
5 years +15.2%-96.2%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +2.9%-48.0%— +10.4%
10 years +349.0%-90.4%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +16.2%-20.9%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBYDCNTYLAWILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.8%53.3%— 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.3%60.2%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.531.14— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-1.27— 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-96.5%-19.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-69.8%-9.4% -1.6%
52-week high $91.15$1.99$102.00 $779.14
52-week low $66.10$0.55$82.00 $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.

MultipleBYDCNTYLAWIL
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 18.6x -0.3xmedian 18.6x 26.4xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 10.9x 38.6xmedian 10.9x 10.7xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 12.0x -2.1xmedian 12.0x 12.8xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.5x -0.1xmedian 2.5x 16.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -34.35median 0.60 0.00median 0.60 0.66median 0.60

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 monthsBYDCNTYLAWIL
Revenue $4.08B – $3.33B
Gross profit $2.01B – $2.49B
Operating income $725.98M – $678.00M
Net income $496.64M -$49.53M $290.00M
Free cash flow -$615.15M -$7.94M $596.00M
R&D – – $244.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.87 $-1.98 $3.74
Cash & equivalents $297.18M $60.18M $139.00M
Total debt $2.68B $329.07M $4.98B
Shares (diluted) 73.05M 28.20M 77.50M
Enterprise value $4.18B -$159.75M $6.42B

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
MetricBYDCNTYLAWIL
P/E 11.3x -0.3x 26.4x
P/FCF -9.0x -2.1x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x 2.3x 7.6x
P/S 1.4x – 2.1x
P/B 2.3x -0.1x 16.8x
P/Tangible book 5.7x -0.1x -26.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.2x 38.6x 10.7x
EV/EBIT 10.9x -6.1x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x – 3.6x
EV/FCF -12.9x -36.0x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 38.9x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -34.35 0.00 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYDCNTYLAWIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% – 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.9% – 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% – 8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% – -11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – 13.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.5% 60.1% -27.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.8% -135.1% 24.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -70.3% 53.9% -20.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -140.9% 39.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.9% -37.9% 38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.6% -39.0% 39.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13,315% 68.9% 53.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -59.5% -28.6% 79.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYDCNTYLAWIL
Gross margin 49.1% – 74.7%
EBITDA margin 27.0% – 33.5%
Operating margin 17.8% – 20.3%
Pretax margin 15.0% – 11.3%
Net margin 12.3% – 8.7%
FCF margin -15.1% – 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% – 28.1%
Return on equity 20.1% – 80.0%
Return on assets 7.4% -4.4% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 11.5% -22.5% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 13.9% -4.5% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.1x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYDCNTYLAWIL
Debt / assets 40.2% 29.8% 78.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x -2.6x 11.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 36.3x 4.3x
Debt / FCF -4.3x -41.4x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 63.2% 111.4% 93.3%
Equity / assets 36.8% -11.4% 6.7%
Interest coverage 6.1x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 1.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.10 – 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYDCNTYLAWIL
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 11.9% 23.2% 9.3%
Shareholder yield 12.9% 23.2% 9.3%
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.

ConsensusBYDCNTYLAWIL
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 – 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.71FY2026 $-1.63FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 – +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% – +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.35BFY2026 $569.46MFY2026 $3.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +9.8% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYDCNTYLAWIL
Held by institutions 72.8% 51.7% –
Institutions holding 425 50 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% -5.4% –
Institutions buying 186 14 –
Institutions selling 176 12 –
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.17 –

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.

BYDCNTYLAWIL
BYD 1.00 0.12 –
CNTY 0.12 1.00 –
LAWIL – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYD, CNTY and LAWIL?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.53B, Century Casinos (CNTY) $16.88M, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYD, CNTY and LAWIL?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 11.3x, Century Casinos (CNTY) -0.3x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 11.6x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) has the highest net margin (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 12.3%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Boyd Gaming (BYD) leads (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 11.5%, Century Casinos (CNTY) -22.5%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: Boyd Gaming (BYD) -2.2%, Century Casinos (CNTY) -67.7%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) +2.9%/yr, Century Casinos (CNTY) -48.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Boyd Gaming (BYD) 1.00%. Century Casinos (CNTY) and Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 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%, Century Casinos (CNTY) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BYD, CNTY and LAWIL?

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 8. 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.