BYD vs LVS vs MLCO Stock Comparison

Boyd Gaming, Las Vegas Sands and Melco Resorts & Entertainment 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
1.08%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.11 -7.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.64B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
3.18%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBYDLVSMLCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.26B $22.64B $1.53B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.8x 14.3x 6.4x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 13.9x 10.7x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +10.9% +5.2% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.8% 5.0% LVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.9% 231.9% MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x -2.9x MLCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.08% 3.18% 0.00% LVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% -39.2% -55.6% BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.1%/yr -1.9%/yr -19.6%/yr BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 31.4% 39.4% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 81/100 85/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

BYDLVSMLCO

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

AxisBYDLVSMLCO
Valuation 77 #11 of 44 91 #5 of 44 100 #1 of 44
Growth 41 #26 of 43 81 #9 of 43 91 #5 of 43
Profitability – 95 #3 of 41 88 #6 of 41
Financial Health – 54 #22 of 47 61 #19 of 47
Shareholder Returns 25 #22 of 29 82 #6 of 29 –
Overall 47 81 85
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO 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

PeriodBYDLVSMLCOSPY
1 month +0.9%-7.3%-20.7% -0.2%
3 months -21.1%-25.1%-33.5% +3.9%
6 months -17.2%-33.5%-32.4% +8.2%
Year to date -15.6%-44.5%-50.5% +12.9%
1 year -9.7%-39.2%-55.6% +12.3%
3 years +31.8%-23.2%-55.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.6%-8.4%-23.6% +23.3%
5 years +10.8%-9.1%-66.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.1%-1.9%-19.6% +10.9%
10 years +300.3%-36.7%-77.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.9%-4.5%-14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBYDLVSMLCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%31.4%39.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%35.5%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.560.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-1.25-1.41 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-52.7%-74.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-48.0%-60.1% -1.2%
52-week high $91.15$69.49$9.39 $779.14
52-week low $66.10$35.67$3.73 $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.

MultipleBYDLVSMLCO
P/E now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 17.0x 14.3xmedian 17.0x 6.4xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.8x 8.0xmedian 10.8x 7.1xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 11.2x 9.4xmedian 11.2x 3.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x -65.8xmedian 2.4x 173.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 0.34median 0.56 0.19median 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 monthsBYDLVSMLCO
Revenue $4.08B $13.60B $4.69B
Gross profit – $6.46B $4.54B
Operating income $725.98M $2.85B $477.81M
Net income $496.64M $1.81B $196.16M
Free cash flow – $2.41B $506.29M
R&D – $180.00M $4.78M
EPS (diluted) – $2.52 $0.59
Cash & equivalents – $2.86B $454.26M
Total debt – $15.44B $14.51M
Shares (diluted) 74.82M 640.00M 400.63M
Enterprise value $5.26B $9.46B -$1.10B

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
MetricBYDLVSMLCO
P/E 2.8x 14.3x 6.4x
P/FCF -8.7x 9.4x 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.5x 1.9x
P/S 1.3x 1.7x 0.3x
P/B – -65.8x 173.9x
P/Tangible book – -65.8x -8.7x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x 7.1x
EV/EBIT – 12.4x 2.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.6x 0.2x
EV/FCF – 14.6x 2.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.1x 1.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.34 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYDLVSMLCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 10.9% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 16.6% 35.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.5% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% 35.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 5.4% 24.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 25.6% 53.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.5% 0.2% 914.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.8% 39.4% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 10.9% 347.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 42.3% 34.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 27.5% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.1% 84.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 86.1% -3.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.5% 38.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYDLVSMLCO
Gross margin – 47.5% 96.6%
EBITDA margin – 32.4% 3.3%
Operating margin – 20.9% 10.2%
Pretax margin – 16.3% 4.0%
Net margin – 11.8% 5.0%
FCF margin – 17.7% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.6% 16.9%
Return on equity – 656.1% 1,233%
Return on assets – 9.2% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 14.9% 231.9%
Return on capital employed – 18.9% 9.4%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYDLVSMLCO
Debt / assets – 79.5% 0.2%
Debt / equity – -44.9x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x -2.9x
Debt / FCF – 6.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets – 101.8% 99.9%
Equity / assets – -1.8% 0.1%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 1.4x
Current ratio – 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.18 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYDLVSMLCO
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.2% –
Net buyback yield – 12.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 15.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBYDLVSMLCO
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.71FY2026 $2.60FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% +10.4% +57.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.35BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +3.0% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYDLVSMLCO
Held by institutions 72.8% 41.0% 25.7%
Institutions holding 423 710 165
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +0.1% -6.1%
Institutions buying 186 331 84
Institutions selling 175 290 49
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.14 1.71

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.

BYDLVSMLCO
BYD 1.00 0.27 0.19
LVS 0.27 1.00 0.52
MLCO 0.19 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYD, LVS and MLCO?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.26B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $22.64B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYD, LVS and MLCO?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 2.8x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.3x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.7x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 13.9x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest net margin (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 231.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: Boyd Gaming (BYD) -9.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -39.2%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -55.6%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) +2.1%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest dividend yield: Boyd Gaming (BYD) 1.08%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 3.18%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 0.00%. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 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.