BYD vs PENN vs LAWIL Stock Comparison

Boyd Gaming, PENN Entertainment and Light & Wonder Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins
LAWIL Light & Wonder, Inc.
$92.45 +10.1% 1M
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boyd Gaming leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Gaming 7, Light & Wonder 2, PENN Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYDPENNLAWILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.31B $2.10B $7.12B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.6x -2.3x 26.4x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 18.2x 12.5x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +6.1% +4.8% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% -12.7% 8.1% BYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% -11.9% 9.5% BYD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -18.9x 4.5x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.7% -7.7% — BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -26.5%/yr — BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 52.2% — BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 49/100 63/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

BYDPENNLAWIL

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

AxisBYDPENNLAWIL
Valuation 64 #17 of 45 61 #18 of 45 48 #24 of 45
Growth 7 #40 of 43 19 #35 of 43 64 #16 of 43
Profitability 73 #12 of 42 27 #31 of 42 88 #6 of 42
Financial Health 55 #22 of 48 47 #26 of 48 34 #32 of 48
Shareholder Returns 74 #8 of 28 89 #4 of 28 82 #6 of 28
Overall 55 49 63
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PENN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LAWIL 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

PeriodBYDPENNLAWILSPY
1 month +8.0%+4.9%+10.1% +0.7%
3 months -16.7%-25.3%+12.7% +3.7%
6 months -16.7%-12.2%-9.4% +7.1%
Year to date -15.0%+3.9%— +12.8%
1 year -5.7%-7.7%— +11.9%
3 years +30.4%-21.6%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.3%-7.8%— +22.8%
5 years +13.6%-78.6%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%-26.5%— +10.9%
10 years +302.7%+17.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%+1.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBYDPENNLAWILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%52.2%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.2%46.1%— 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.561.03— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.15— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-84.3%-19.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-30.5%-9.4% -1.2%
52-week high $91.15$22.06$102.00 $779.14
52-week low $66.10$11.76$82.00 $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.

MultipleBYDPENNLAWIL
P/E now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 17.4x -2.3xmedian 17.4x 26.4xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 10.8x -39.5xmedian 10.8x 10.9xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.4xmedian 11.7x 21.4xmedian 11.7x 12.8xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 2.5x 23.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -32.04median 0.55 0.04median 0.55 -4.35median 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 monthsBYDPENNLAWIL
Revenue $4.08B $7.16B $3.35B
Gross profit $2.01B $2.47B $2.49B
Operating income $725.98M -$565.10M $665.00M
Net income $496.64M -$908.20M $271.00M
Free cash flow -$615.15M $96.10M $555.00M
R&D – – $250.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.87 $-6.61 $3.45
Cash & equivalents $297.18M $887.20M $148.00M
Total debt $2.68B $2.77B $20.38B
Shares (diluted) 73.05M 137.10M 78.50M
Enterprise value $3.97B -$840.80M $6.43B

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
MetricBYDPENNLAWIL
P/E 10.5x -2.3x 26.4x
P/FCF -8.4x 21.4x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 3.2x 8.1x
P/S 1.3x 0.3x 2.1x
P/B 2.1x 1.1x 23.6x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 4.4x -16.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x -39.5x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 10.4x -7.0x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 0.6x 3.6x
EV/FCF -12.3x 41.0x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 6.1x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -32.04 0.04 -4.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYDPENNLAWIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 6.1% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 3.0% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.9% 25.4% 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -2.8% 9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% -504.5% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -39.6% 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.5% -1,067% -22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.8% -47.9% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -70.3% -1,203% -14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -51.9% -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.9% 30.8% 44.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.6% -5.2% 75.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13,315% 168.6% 67.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -59.5% -42.1% 46.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYDPENNLAWIL
Gross margin 49.1% 34.6% 74.4%
EBITDA margin 27.0% -1.4% 33.0%
Operating margin 17.8% -7.9% 19.9%
Pretax margin 15.0% -12.9% 10.4%
Net margin 12.3% -12.7% 8.1%
FCF margin -15.1% 1.3% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 9.1% 26.4%
Return on equity 20.1% -49.3% 88.4%
Return on assets 7.4% -6.4% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 11.5% -11.9% 9.5%
Return on capital employed 13.9% -4.5% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.7x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYDPENNLAWIL
Debt / assets 40.2% 19.7% 80.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.5x 17.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -18.9x 4.5x
Debt / FCF -4.3x 28.9x 9.2x
Liabilities / assets 63.2% 86.8% 95.3%
Equity / assets 36.8% 13.2% 4.7%
Interest coverage 6.1x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.05 0.32 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYDPENNLAWIL
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 12.8% 11.6% 10.9%
Shareholder yield 13.9% 11.6% 10.9%
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.

ConsensusBYDPENNLAWIL
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.71FY2026 $0.84FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.3%FY2026 – +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.3% +85.7% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.35BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026 $3.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +1.8% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYDPENNLAWIL
Held by institutions 72.8% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 424 380 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +1.5% –
Institutions buying 186 196 –
Institutions selling 176 109 –
Buyers to sellers 1.06 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.

BYDPENNLAWIL
BYD 1.00 0.53 –
PENN 0.53 1.00 –
LAWIL – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYD, PENN and LAWIL?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.31B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.10B, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYD, PENN and LAWIL?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.6x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -2.3x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.8x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 18.2x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x). 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%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) has the highest net margin (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 12.3%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, Boyd Gaming (BYD) leads (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 11.5%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: Boyd Gaming (BYD) -5.7%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -7.7%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) +2.6%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -26.5%/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%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 0.00%. PENN Entertainment (PENN) and Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 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%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.