BYD vs MCRI vs PENN Stock Comparison

Boyd Gaming, Monarch Casino & Resort and PENN 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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Monarch Casino & Resort leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Monarch Casino & Resort 5, Boyd Gaming 4, PENN Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYDMCRIPENNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.26B $2.07B $1.99B BYD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.8x 18.0x -2.2x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 16.1x 17.7x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +5.1% +6.1% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.4% -12.7% MCRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -11.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -18.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.08% 1.04% 0.00% BYD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% +23.7% -17.8% MCRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.1%/yr +10.3%/yr -27.3%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 25.1% 52.4% MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 55/100 51/100 MCRI

Percentile Scorecard

BYDMCRIPENN

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

AxisBYDMCRIPENN
Valuation 77 #11 of 44 40 #27 of 44 61 #18 of 44
Growth 41 #26 of 43 64 #16 of 43 26 #32 of 43
Profitability – 58 #18 of 41 28 #30 of 41
Financial Health – 85 #8 of 47 46 #26 of 47
Shareholder Returns 25 #22 of 29 29 #21 of 29 93 #3 of 29
Overall 47 55 51
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MCRI 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

PeriodBYDMCRIPENNSPY
1 month +0.9%-2.1%-5.2% -0.2%
3 months -21.1%-6.1%-29.6% +3.9%
6 months -17.2%-2.4%-17.6% +8.2%
Year to date -15.6%+20.5%+0.5% +12.9%
1 year -9.7%+23.7%-17.8% +12.3%
3 years +31.8%+94.6%-19.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.6%+24.9%-7.0% +23.3%
5 years +10.8%+63.4%-79.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.1%+10.3%-27.3% +10.9%
10 years +300.3%+379.5%+13.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.9%+17.0%+1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBYDMCRIPENNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%25.1%52.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%22.0%46.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.321.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.370.94-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-41.8%-84.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-13.9%-32.8% -1.2%
52-week high $91.15$133.87$22.06 $779.14
52-week low $66.10$89.05$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.

MultipleBYDMCRIPENN
P/E now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 17.0x 18.0xmedian 17.0x -2.2xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.8x -43.0xmedian 10.8x -38.8xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 11.2x 13.4xmedian 11.2x 20.7xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 3.6xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 1.63median 0.56 0.04median 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 monthsBYDMCRIPENN
Revenue $4.08B $561.96M $7.16B
Gross profit – $140.85M $2.47B
Operating income $725.98M -$93.31M -$565.10M
Net income $496.64M $114.64M -$908.20M
Free cash flow – $154.30M $96.10M
EPS (diluted) – $6.28 $-6.61
Cash & equivalents – $138.26M $887.20M
Total debt – – $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 74.82M 18.26M 137.10M
Enterprise value $5.26B $1.60B -$961.19M

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
MetricBYDMCRIPENN
P/E 2.8x 18.0x -2.2x
P/FCF -8.7x 13.4x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.9x 3.1x
P/S 1.3x 3.7x 0.3x
P/B – 3.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book – 3.6x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA – -43.0x -38.8x
EV/EBIT – -20.7x -6.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 3.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 12.5x 40.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.1x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.63 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYDMCRIPENN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 5.1% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 4.3% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 41.7% 25.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% -1.2% -504.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 23.0% -39.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.5% 45.7% -1,067%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.8% 8.4% -47.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 49.4% -1,203%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% -51.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.6% 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.2% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 47.9% 168.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% -42.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYDMCRIPENN
Gross margin – 25.1% 34.6%
EBITDA margin – -8.0% -1.4%
Operating margin – -16.6% -7.9%
Pretax margin – 25.5% -12.9%
Net margin – 20.4% -12.7%
FCF margin – 27.5% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.9% 9.1%
Return on equity – 20.4% -49.3%
Return on assets – 15.6% -6.4%
Return on invested capital – – -11.9%
Return on capital employed – -15.7% -4.5%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYDMCRIPENN
Debt / assets – – 19.7%
Debt / equity – – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -18.9x
Debt / FCF – – 28.9x
Liabilities / assets – 22.2% 86.8%
Equity / assets – 77.8% 13.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 1.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 9.15 0.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYDMCRIPENN
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 2.6% 12.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 3.7% 12.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.2% –
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.

ConsensusBYDMCRIPENN
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 17.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.71FY2026 $7.15FY2026 $0.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% -3.9% +85.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.35BFY2026 $556.26MFY2026 $7.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +10.3% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYDMCRIPENN
Held by institutions 72.8% 64.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 423 256 379
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +3.7% +1.5%
Institutions buying 186 143 196
Institutions selling 175 83 109
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.72 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.

BYDMCRIPENN
BYD 1.00 0.37 0.53
MCRI 0.37 1.00 0.34
PENN 0.53 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYD, MCRI and PENN?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.26B, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.07B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $1.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYD, MCRI and PENN?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 2.8x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 18.0x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -2.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.7x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 16.1x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 17.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +5.1%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest net margin (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 20.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) returned the most: Boyd Gaming (BYD) -9.7%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +23.7%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -17.8%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) +2.1%/yr, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +10.3%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -27.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) has the highest dividend yield: Boyd Gaming (BYD) 1.08%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 1.04%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 0.00%. PENN Entertainment (PENN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has been the steadiest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 25.1%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BYD, MCRI 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, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 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.