BYD vs LVS vs PENN Stock Comparison

Boyd Gaming, Las Vegas Sands and PENN Entertainment Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$71.73 -0.1% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.42B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.10B
Div. yield
0.01%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$35.67 -9.0% 1M -37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.34B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boyd Gaming leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Gaming 6, Las Vegas Sands 4, PENN Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYDLVSPENNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.42B $23.34B $1.99B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.0x 14.5x -2.2x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 12.4x 17.5x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +10.9% +6.1% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.3% 11.8% -12.7% BYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.7% 14.9% -11.9% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 2.9x -18.9x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.6% -37.3% -19.5% BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.7%/yr -1.3%/yr -28.0%/yr BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.4% 31.5% 52.4% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 80/100 49/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

BYDLVSPENN

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

AxisBYDLVSPENN
Valuation 70 #14 of 44 86 #7 of 44 65 #16 of 44
Growth 43 #25 of 43 81 #9 of 43 19 #35 of 43
Profitability 78 #10 of 42 95 #3 of 42 24 #32 of 42
Financial Health 70 #15 of 48 53 #23 of 48 43 #28 of 48
Shareholder Returns 74 #8 of 28 85 #5 of 28 93 #3 of 28
Overall 67 80 49
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PENN 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

PeriodBYDLVSPENNSPY
1 month -0.1%-9.0%-6.8% -1.0%
3 months -17.6%-22.6%-29.2% +2.9%
6 months -14.5%-32.5%-15.9% +6.4%
Year to date -15.8%-45.2%-1.7% +11.4%
1 year -15.6%-37.3%-19.5% +13.1%
3 years +17.5%-25.1%-30.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.5%-9.2%-11.3% +21.5%
5 years +8.6%-6.1%-80.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.7%-1.3%-28.0% +10.9%
10 years +284.6%-37.6%+8.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.4%-4.6%+0.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBYDLVSPENNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.4%31.5%52.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%35.6%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.581.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-1.18-0.37 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-52.7%-84.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.3%-48.7%-34.3% -2.5%
52-week high $91.15$69.49$22.06 $779.14
52-week low $66.10$35.67$11.76 $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.

MultipleBYDLVSPENN
P/E now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 17.0x 14.1xmedian 17.0x -2.1xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 10.5x 7.9xmedian 10.5x -38.4xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 11.2x 9.3xmedian 11.2x 20.2xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.5x -65.0xmedian 2.5x 1.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.54 0.33median 0.54 0.04median 0.54

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 monthsBYDLVSPENN
Revenue $4.10B $13.60B $7.16B
Gross profit $2.01B $6.46B $2.47B
Operating income $670.84M $2.85B -$565.10M
Net income $1.81B $1.81B -$908.20M
Free cash flow -$564.43M $2.41B $96.10M
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $24.29 $2.52 $-6.61
Cash & equivalents $322.71M $2.86B $887.20M
Total debt $2.61B $62.21B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 74.82M 640.00M 137.10M
Enterprise value $4.05B $9.94B -$949.77M

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
MetricBYDLVSPENN
P/E 3.0x 14.1x -2.1x
P/FCF -9.3x 9.3x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 6.4x 3.0x
P/S 1.3x 1.6x 0.3x
P/B 2.1x -65.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 5.2x -65.0x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 7.9x -38.4x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 12.3x -6.8x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF -13.4x 14.5x 39.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 10.0x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.33 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYDLVSPENN
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 10.9% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 16.6% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.4% 5.5% 25.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 16.0% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.4% 5.4% -504.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 25.6% -39.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 221.9% 0.2% -1,067%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.9% 39.4% -47.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 254.1% 10.9% -1,203%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.9% 42.3% -51.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.4% 27.5% 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.0% 18.1% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,103% 86.1% 168.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.2% 23.5% -42.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYDLVSPENN
Gross margin 49.0% 47.5% 34.6%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 32.4% -1.4%
Operating margin 16.4% 20.9% -7.9%
Pretax margin 55.9% 16.3% -12.9%
Net margin 44.3% 11.8% -12.7%
FCF margin -13.8% 17.7% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 25.6% 9.1%
Return on equity 72.0% 656.1% -49.3%
Return on assets 27.3% 9.2% -6.4%
Return on invested capital 10.7% 14.9% -11.9%
Return on capital employed 11.1% 18.9% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.9x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYDLVSPENN
Debt / assets 39.1% 79.5% 19.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x -44.9x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 2.9x -18.9x
Debt / FCF -4.6x 6.4x 28.9x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 101.8% 86.8%
Equity / assets 37.4% -1.8% 13.2%
Interest coverage 5.7x 3.8x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.20 2.18 0.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYDLVSPENN
Dividend yield 1.1% 3.2% –
Net buyback yield 12.5% 12.2% 12.3%
Shareholder yield 13.6% 15.4% 12.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -10.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -4.5% – –
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.

ConsensusBYDLVSPENN
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.81FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $0.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.0%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +14.9% +85.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.36BFY2026 $14.54BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.3% +4.4% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYDLVSPENN
Held by institutions 72.8% 41.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 423 710 379
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +0.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 186 331 196
Institutions selling 175 290 109
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.14 1.80

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.

BYDLVSPENN
BYD 1.00 0.26 0.53
LVS 0.26 1.00 0.22
PENN 0.53 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYD, LVS and PENN?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.42B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.34B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $1.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYD, LVS and PENN?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 3.0x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.5x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -2.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.5x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 12.4x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 17.5x). 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) +1.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) has the highest net margin (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 44.3%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: Boyd Gaming (BYD) -15.6%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.3%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -19.5%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) +1.7%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.3%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -28.0%/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%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 0.00%. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) and PENN Entertainment (PENN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 27.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.5%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.