BYD vs MLCO vs PUSA Stock Comparison

Boyd Gaming, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Powerus Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$72.45 +8.0% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.31B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
PUSA Powerus Corp
$1.81 -49.9% 1M -73.1% 1Y
Market cap
$85.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.21M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boyd Gaming leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Gaming 8, Melco Resorts & Entertainment 2, Powerus 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYDMLCOPUSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.31B $1.55B $85.25M BYD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.6x 6.6x -17.2x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 11.0x — BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +5.2% +6.1% PUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 5.0% -154.2% BYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 9.4% — BYD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 30.2x — BYD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.7% -52.5% -73.1% BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -18.7%/yr — BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 39.4% 109.1% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 71/100 24/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

BYDMLCOPUSA

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

AxisBYDMLCOPUSA
Valuation 64 #17 of 45 96 #3 of 45 11 #40 of 45
Growth 7 #40 of 43 88 #6 of 43 0 #43 of 43
Profitability 73 #12 of 42 83 #8 of 42 7 #39 of 42
Financial Health 55 #22 of 48 19 #39 of 48 100 #1 of 48
Shareholder Returns 74 #8 of 28 – 0 #28 of 28
Overall 55 71 24
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PUSA 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

PeriodBYDMLCOPUSASPY
1 month +8.0%-15.8%-49.9% +0.7%
3 months -16.7%-33.3%-39.7% +3.7%
6 months -16.7%-33.4%-53.8% +7.1%
Year to date -15.0%-49.3%-42.5% +12.8%
1 year -5.7%-52.5%-73.1% +11.9%
3 years +30.4%-55.2%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.3%-23.5%— +22.8%
5 years +13.6%-64.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%-18.7%— +10.9%
10 years +302.7%-77.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%-13.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBYDMLCOPUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%39.4%109.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%46.8%108.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.661.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-1.33-0.67 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-74.1%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-59.1%-73.1% -1.2%
52-week high $91.15$9.39$6.73 $779.14
52-week low $66.10$3.73$1.80 $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.

MultipleBYDMLCOPUSA
P/E now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 17.4x 6.5xmedian 17.4x -18.2xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 28.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 10.8x 40.5xmedian 10.8x -7.5xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 11.7x 3.1xmedian 11.7x -38.0xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.5x 178.0xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -32.04median 0.55 0.19median 0.55 —median 0.55

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 monthsBYDMLCOPUSA
Revenue $4.08B $4.69B $3.21M
Gross profit $2.01B $4.54B –
Operating income $725.98M $477.81M -$6.56M
Net income $496.64M $196.16M -$4.95M
Free cash flow -$615.15M $506.29M -$2.38M
R&D – $4.78M –
EPS (diluted) $6.87 $0.59 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $297.18M $454.26M $22.20M
Total debt $2.68B $5.07B –
Shares (diluted) 73.05M 400.63M 49.86M
Enterprise value $3.97B -$1.38B -$53.14M

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
MetricBYDMLCOPUSA
P/E 10.5x 6.5x -18.2x
P/FCF -8.4x 3.1x -38.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 2.0x -56.4x
P/S 1.3x 0.3x 28.1x
P/B 2.1x 178.0x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 5.3x -9.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 40.5x -7.5x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 12.9x -7.2x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.3x 14.8x
EV/FCF -12.3x 12.2x -20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 7.8x -29.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -32.04 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYDMLCOPUSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 5.2% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 35.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.9% 5.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 35.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 24.6% -922.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 53.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -73.5% 914.5% -960.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.8% 32.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -70.3% 347.7% -195.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 34.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.9% 3.7% -149.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.6% 84.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13,315% -3.5% -139.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -59.5% 38.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYDMLCOPUSA
Gross margin 49.1% 96.6% –
EBITDA margin 27.0% 3.3% -196.5%
Operating margin 17.8% 10.2% -204.1%
Pretax margin 15.0% 4.0% -159.4%
Net margin 12.3% 5.0% -154.2%
FCF margin -15.1% 10.8% -74.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 16.9% -49.8%
Return on equity 20.1% 1,233% -11.2%
Return on assets 7.4% 3.2% -10.9%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 9.4% –
Return on capital employed 13.9% 9.4% -14.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 4.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 106.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYDMLCOPUSA
Debt / assets 40.2% 80.3% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 578.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x 30.2x –
Debt / FCF -4.3x 10.0x –
Liabilities / assets 63.2% 99.9% 3.0%
Equity / assets 36.8% 0.1% 97.0%
Interest coverage 6.1x 1.4x –
Current ratio 0.3x 1.0x 52.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.0x 52.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 52.0x
Altman Z-score 2.05 0.73 37.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYDMLCOPUSA
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 12.8% – -41.2%
Shareholder yield 13.9% 0.0% -41.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -9.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.5% – –
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.

ConsensusBYDMLCOPUSA
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.71FY2026 $0.35FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% +57.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.35BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% -8.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYDMLCOPUSA
Held by institutions 72.8% 25.7% 4.8%
Institutions holding 424 166 32
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% -6.1% +209.7%
Institutions buying 186 85 27
Institutions selling 176 49 1
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.73 27.00

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.

BYDMLCOPUSA
BYD 1.00 0.19 0.05
MLCO 0.19 1.00 -0.02
PUSA 0.05 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYD, MLCO and PUSA?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.31B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.55B, Powerus (PUSA) $85.25M.

Which stock is cheaper, BYD, MLCO and PUSA?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.6x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.6x, Powerus (PUSA) -17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.8x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Powerus (PUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, Powerus (PUSA) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) has the highest net margin (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 12.3%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%, Powerus (PUSA) -154.2%). On return on invested capital, Boyd Gaming (BYD) leads (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 11.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: Boyd Gaming (BYD) -5.7%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -52.5%, Powerus (PUSA) -73.1%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) +2.6%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -18.7%/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%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 0.00%, Powerus (PUSA) 0.00%. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) and Powerus (PUSA) 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%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.4%, Powerus (PUSA) 109.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.