BYD vs CPHC vs LAWIL Stock Comparison

Boyd Gaming, Canterbury Park Holding and Light & Wonder Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$71.90 +0.9% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.37B
P/E
2.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LAWIL Light & Wonder, Inc.
$92.45 +10.1% 1M
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Light & Wonder leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Light & Wonder 4, Boyd Gaming 3, Canterbury Park Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYDCPHCLAWILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.37B $81.64M $7.12B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.8x 682.2x 26.4x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x — 12.5x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +0.6% +4.8% LAWIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.2% 8.1% LAWIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.78% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% -2.5% — CPHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.1%/yr -0.1%/yr — BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 21.1% — CPHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 59/100 62/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

BYDCPHCLAWIL

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

AxisBYDCPHCLAWIL
Valuation 77 #11 of 44 84 #8 of 44 49 #23 of 44
Growth 41 #26 of 43 19 #35 of 43 67 #15 of 43
Profitability – 63 #16 of 41 85 #7 of 41
Financial Health – 87 #7 of 47 33 #32 of 47
Shareholder Returns 25 #22 of 29 43 #17 of 29 79 #7 of 29
Overall 47 59 62
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CPHC 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

PeriodBYDCPHCLAWILSPY
1 month +0.9%+1.2%+10.1% -0.2%
3 months -21.1%+1.1%+12.7% +3.9%
6 months -17.2%+0.5%-9.4% +8.2%
Year to date -15.6%+2.3%— +12.9%
1 year -9.7%-2.5%— +12.3%
3 years +31.8%-20.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.6%-7.4%— +23.3%
5 years +10.8%-0.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.1%-0.1%— +10.9%
10 years +300.3%+49.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.9%+4.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBYDCPHCLAWILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%21.1%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%20.6%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.57-0.16— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.12— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-56.7%-19.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-6.5%-9.4% -1.2%
52-week high $91.15$16.84$102.00 $779.14
52-week low $66.10$14.50$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.

MultipleBYDCPHCLAWIL
P/E now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 17.0x 682.2xmedian 17.0x 26.4xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 1.4xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.8x 9.1xmedian 10.8x 10.9xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 11.2x 15.8xmedian 11.2x 12.8xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 1.0xmedian 2.4x 23.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 -8.65median 0.56 -4.35median 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 monthsBYDCPHCLAWIL
Revenue $4.08B $60.44M $3.35B
Gross profit – $54.65M $2.49B
Operating income $725.98M $2.72M $665.00M
Net income $496.64M $118.99K $271.00M
Free cash flow – $5.17M $555.00M
R&D – – $250.00M
EPS (diluted) – $0.02 $3.45
Cash & equivalents – $14.03M $148.00M
Total debt – – $20.38B
Shares (diluted) 74.82M 5.15M 78.50M
Enterprise value $5.37B $11.64M $6.43B

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
MetricBYDCPHCLAWIL
P/E 2.8x 682.2x 26.4x
P/FCF -8.7x 15.8x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.5x 8.1x
P/S 1.3x 1.4x 2.1x
P/B – 1.0x 23.6x
P/Tangible book – 1.0x -16.8x
EV/EBITDA – 9.1x 10.9x
EV/EBIT – 23.0x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.0x 3.6x
EV/FCF – 12.1x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.3x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -8.65 -4.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYDCPHCLAWIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 0.6% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% -2.4% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.2% 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.6% 9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% -41.2% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -43.2% 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.5% -20.6% -22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.8% -78.5% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – -22.0% -14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -78.9% -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 19.3% 44.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.7% 75.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 631.1% 67.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.3% 46.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYDCPHCLAWIL
Gross margin – 90.4% 74.4%
EBITDA margin – 11.4% 33.0%
Operating margin – 4.5% 19.9%
Pretax margin – 0.5% 10.4%
Net margin – 0.2% 8.1%
FCF margin – 8.5% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.3% 26.4%
Return on equity – 0.1% 88.4%
Return on assets – 0.1% 4.3%
Return on invested capital – – 9.5%
Return on capital employed – 2.7% 11.8%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 72.5x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYDCPHCLAWIL
Debt / assets – – 80.6%
Debt / equity – – 17.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.5x
Debt / FCF – – 9.2x
Liabilities / assets – 28.2% 95.3%
Equity / assets – 71.8% 4.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 2.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 1.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 1.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.88 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYDCPHCLAWIL
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield – – 10.9%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 1.8% 10.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBYDCPHCLAWIL
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 – 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.71FY2026 – $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 – $3.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 – +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% – -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYDCPHCLAWIL
Held by institutions 72.8% 41.6% –
Institutions holding 423 27 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +2.6% –
Institutions buying 186 10 –
Institutions selling 175 8 –
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.25 –

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.

BYDCPHCLAWIL
BYD 1.00 -0.02 –
CPHC -0.02 1.00 –
LAWIL – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYD, CPHC and LAWIL?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.37B, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) $81.64M, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYD, CPHC and LAWIL?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 2.8x, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 682.2x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.7x, 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%, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) +0.6%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) has the highest net margin (Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 0.2%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) returned the most: Boyd Gaming (BYD) -9.7%, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) -2.5%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) +2.1%/yr, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Boyd Gaming (BYD) 0.00%, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 1.78%. Boyd Gaming (BYD) and Light & Wonder (LAWIL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) has been the steadiest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 21.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BYD, CPHC 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, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) leads on 4. 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.