BYD vs DKNG vs LVS Stock Comparison

Boyd Gaming, DraftKings and Las Vegas Sands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$71.90 +0.9% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.26B
P/E
2.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
DKNG DraftKings Inc.
$20.78 -5.6% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Sports Betting Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.11 -7.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.08B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boyd Gaming leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Gaming 5, Las Vegas Sands 4, DraftKings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYDDKNGLVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.26B $10.02B $23.08B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.8x -60.0x 14.3x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x — 13.9x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +15.0% +10.9% DKNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -2.7% 11.8% LVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -15.7% 14.9% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.7x 2.9x DKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% -37.0% -39.2% BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.1%/yr -15.1%/yr -1.9%/yr BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 53.0% 31.4% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 52/100 81/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

BYDDKNGLVS

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

AxisBYDDKNGLVS
Valuation 77 #11 of 44 23 #34 of 44 91 #5 of 44
Growth 41 #26 of 43 93 #4 of 43 81 #9 of 43
Profitability – 30 #29 of 41 95 #3 of 41
Financial Health – 74 #13 of 47 54 #22 of 47
Shareholder Returns 25 #22 of 29 39 #18 of 29 82 #6 of 29
Overall 47 52 81
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • DKNG ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS 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

PeriodBYDDKNGLVSSPY
1 month +0.9%-5.6%-7.3% -0.2%
3 months -21.1%-15.6%-25.1% +3.9%
6 months -17.2%-11.2%-33.5% +8.2%
Year to date -15.6%-39.7%-44.5% +12.9%
1 year -9.7%-37.0%-39.2% +12.3%
3 years +31.8%-22.0%-23.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.6%-8.0%-8.4% +23.3%
5 years +10.8%-56.0%-9.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.1%-15.1%-1.9% +10.9%
10 years +300.3%—-36.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.9%—-4.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBYDDKNGLVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%53.0%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%56.2%35.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.770.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.70-1.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-79.0%-52.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-42.7%-48.0% -1.2%
52-week high $91.15$36.24$69.49 $779.14
52-week low $66.10$18.59$35.67 $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.

MultipleBYDDKNGLVS
P/E now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 17.0x -61.8xmedian 17.0x 14.3xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 3.0xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.8x 164.8xmedian 10.8x 8.0xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 11.2x 28.4xmedian 11.2x 9.4xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 32.4xmedian 2.4x -65.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 -1.26median 0.56 0.34median 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 monthsBYDDKNGLVS
Revenue $4.08B $6.22B $13.60B
Gross profit – $2.52B $6.46B
Operating income $725.98M -$182.46M $2.85B
Net income $496.64M -$166.90M $1.81B
Free cash flow – $650.89M $2.41B
R&D – $499.06M $180.00M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.34 $2.52
Cash & equivalents – $983.88M $2.86B
Total debt – $574.57M $15.44B
Shares (diluted) 74.82M 496.09M 640.00M
Enterprise value $5.26B $5.68B $9.68B

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
MetricBYDDKNGLVS
P/E 2.8x -61.8x 14.3x
P/FCF -8.7x 28.4x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 27.5x 6.5x
P/S 1.3x 3.0x 1.7x
P/B – 32.4x -65.8x
P/Tangible book – -68.9x -65.8x
EV/EBITDA – 164.8x 8.0x
EV/EBIT – -99.0x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.9x 2.6x
EV/FCF – 27.8x 14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.9x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.26 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYDDKNGLVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 15.0% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 27.5% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.2% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 45.3% 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 45.8% 25.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.5% 45.2% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.8% 47.7% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 41.5% 10.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 48.9% 42.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 30.6% 27.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.4% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 29.7% 86.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 57.4% 23.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYDDKNGLVS
Gross margin – 40.5% 47.5%
EBITDA margin – 1.8% 32.4%
Operating margin – -2.9% 20.9%
Pretax margin – -2.8% 16.3%
Net margin – -2.7% 11.8%
FCF margin – 10.5% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.8% 25.6%
Return on equity – -29.8% 656.1%
Return on assets – -4.1% 9.2%
Return on invested capital – -15.7% 14.9%
Return on capital employed – -6.7% 18.9%
Asset turnover – 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -4.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 5.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYDDKNGLVS
Debt / assets – 13.4% 79.5%
Debt / equity – 1.0x -44.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.7x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets – 86.7% 101.8%
Equity / assets – 13.3% -1.8%
Interest coverage – – 3.8x
Current ratio – 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.19 2.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYDDKNGLVS
Dividend yield 1.1% – 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.5% 12.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 2.5% 15.2%
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.

ConsensusBYDDKNGLVS
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 – 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.71FY2026 $-0.17FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 -1,800.0%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% – +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.35BFY2026 $6.87BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +7.9% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYDDKNGLVS
Held by institutions 72.8% 82.3% 41.0%
Institutions holding 423 689 710
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +5.9% +0.1%
Institutions buying 186 307 331
Institutions selling 175 250 290
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.23 1.14

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.

BYDDKNGLVS
BYD 1.00 0.32 0.27
DKNG 0.32 1.00 0.34
LVS 0.27 0.34 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYD, DKNG and LVS?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.26B, DraftKings (DKNG) $10.02B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYD, DKNG and LVS?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 2.8x, DraftKings (DKNG) -60.0x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.7x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DraftKings (DKNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%, DraftKings (DKNG) +15.0%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest net margin (DraftKings (DKNG) -2.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (DraftKings (DKNG) -15.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: Boyd Gaming (BYD) -9.7%, DraftKings (DKNG) -37.0%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -39.2%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) +2.1%/yr, DraftKings (DKNG) -15.1%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%, DraftKings (DKNG) 53.0%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BYD, DKNG and LVS?

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 5. 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.