BYD vs WYNN vs CHDN Stock Comparison

Boyd Gaming, Wynn Resorts and Churchill Downs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$72.46 +1.7% 1M -8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.41B
P/E
2.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
WYNN Wynn Resorts Ltd
$74.20 -8.5% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.59B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.41B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$84.04 +5.4% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.85B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boyd Gaming leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Gaming 5, Wynn Resorts 4, Churchill Downs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBYDWYNNCHDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.41B $7.59B $5.85B WYNN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.8x 16.9x 14.1x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 17.2x 12.0x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.3% +6.4% +5.7% WYNN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.1% 13.8% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% 8.4% WYNN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.0x 4.8x CHDN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.0% -40.9% -16.8% BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr -4.2%/yr -7.7%/yr BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 32.3% 34.2% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 59/100 51/100 WYNN

Percentile Scorecard

BYDWYNNCHDN

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

AxisBYDWYNNCHDN
Valuation 77 #11 of 44 91 #5 of 44 61 #18 of 44
Growth 41 #26 of 43 74 #12 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability – 73 #12 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Financial Health – 22 #37 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns 26 #21 of 28 37 #18 of 28 22 #22 of 28
Overall 48 59 51
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • WYNN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN 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

PeriodBYDWYNNCHDNSPY
1 month +1.7%-8.5%+5.4% -0.8%
3 months -18.9%-25.6%-4.7% +3.5%
6 months -17.2%-29.7%-16.3% +7.0%
Year to date -15.0%-38.3%-26.1% +12.2%
1 year -8.0%-40.9%-16.8% +13.0%
3 years +32.8%-15.0%-22.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%-5.3%-8.2% +23.1%
5 years +7.8%-19.2%-32.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%-4.2%-7.7% +11.0%
10 years +291.5%-22.5%+261.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.6%-2.5%+13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBYDWYNNCHDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%32.3%34.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%32.0%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.890.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-1.27-0.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-46.9%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-44.2%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $91.15$133.09$117.59 $779.14
52-week low $66.10$72.73$73.95 $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.

MultipleBYDWYNNCHDN
P/E now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 17.1x 17.0xmedian 17.1x 14.2xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.9x 9.1xmedian 10.9x 11.0xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 11.4x 9.7xmedian 11.4x 10.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.5x -8.5xmedian 2.5x 4.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.57 0.05median 0.57 1.70median 0.57

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 monthsBYDWYNNCHDN
Revenue $4.08B $7.41B $2.99B
Gross profit – $2.30B $1.02B
Operating income $725.98M $1.17B $721.50M
Net income $496.64M $583.88M $415.70M
Free cash flow – $791.87M $567.90M
EPS (diluted) – $4.36 $5.91
Cash & equivalents – $1.57B $196.00M
Total debt – $10.72B $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 74.82M 102.98M 70.00M
Enterprise value $5.41B $1.88B $5.07B

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
MetricBYDWYNNCHDN
P/E 2.8x 17.0x 14.2x
P/FCF -8.7x 9.7x 10.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.3x 7.4x
P/S 1.3x 1.0x 2.0x
P/B – -8.5x 4.4x
P/Tangible book – -6.9x -5.0x
EV/EBITDA – 9.1x 11.0x
EV/EBIT – 14.4x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.3x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 21.2x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.5x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.05 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBYDWYNNCHDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.3% 6.4% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 14.7% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.7% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -9.5% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.9% 12.8% 1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 35.7% 19.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.5% 30.1% -4.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.8% 98.1% 5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 17.8% -1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 312.4% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.5% 1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.2% 14.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.5% 54.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 40.2% 160.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBYDWYNNCHDN
Gross margin – 31.0% 34.2%
EBITDA margin – 24.9% 31.8%
Operating margin – 15.7% 24.1%
Pretax margin – 9.4% 19.6%
Net margin – 6.1% 13.8%
FCF margin – 10.7% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.7% 26.6%
Return on equity – – 34.1%
Return on assets – 4.5% 5.5%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% 8.4%
Return on capital employed – 11.5% 11.7%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBYDWYNNCHDN
Debt / assets – 81.5% 63.5%
Debt / equity – -11.8x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.0x 4.8x
Debt / FCF – 13.5x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets – 106.9% 82.2%
Equity / assets – -6.9% 17.8%
Interest coverage – 1.9x 2.5x
Current ratio – 0.9x 0.4x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.03 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBYDWYNNCHDN
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 2.2% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 3.5% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusBYDWYNNCHDN
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 17.2xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.78FY2026 $4.32FY2026 $7.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.4%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% -3.2% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.36BFY2026 $7.76BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.3% -7.2% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBYDWYNNCHDN
Held by institutions 72.8% 71.9% 85.5%
Institutions holding 423 497 462
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +3.9% +7.5%
Institutions buying 186 212 239
Institutions selling 175 192 146
Buyers to sellers 1.06 1.10 1.64

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.

BYDWYNNCHDN
BYD 1.00 0.45 0.37
WYNN 0.45 1.00 0.29
CHDN 0.37 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BYD, WYNN and CHDN?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.41B, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) $7.59B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, BYD, WYNN and CHDN?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 2.8x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 16.9x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.7x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 17.2x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) +6.4%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 6.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) leads (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 10.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: Boyd Gaming (BYD) -8.0%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -40.9%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -16.8%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) +1.5%/yr, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -4.2%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -7.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 32.3%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BYD, WYNN and CHDN?

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 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.