CHDN vs LVS vs MSC Stock Comparison

Churchill Downs, Las Vegas Sands and Studio City International Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$91.16 +19.7% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.96B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$37.04 -3.3% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$24.36B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 7, Churchill Downs 3, Studio City International Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHDNLVSMSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.96B $24.36B $183.15M LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 15.1x -4.1x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 14.2x — CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +10.9% +0.7% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.1% 11.8% -6.5% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 14.9% 2.7% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 2.9x -14.3x MSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.4% -37.0% -80.7% CHDN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.5%/yr -0.9%/yr -37.1%/yr LVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 31.4% 108.8% LVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 81/100 52/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

CHDNLVSMSC

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

AxisCHDNLVSMSC
Valuation 59 #19 of 45 86 #7 of 45 78 #7 of 28
Growth 67 #15 of 43 81 #9 of 43 67 #9 of 25
Profitability 78 #10 of 42 95 #3 of 42 38 #16 of 25
Financial Health 21 #38 of 48 57 #21 of 48 24 #23 of 30
Shareholder Returns 15 #24 of 28 85 #5 of 28 –
Overall 48 81 52
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MSC ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCHDNLVSMSCSPY
1 month +19.7%-3.3%-4.7% +0.7%
3 months +10.2%-25.7%-53.7% +3.7%
6 months -9.7%-32.2%-65.5% +7.1%
Year to date -19.9%-43.1%-77.2% +12.8%
1 year -9.4%-37.0%-80.7% +11.9%
3 years -16.4%-22.5%-83.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.8%-8.2%-44.7% +22.8%
5 years -20.7%-4.6%-90.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.5%-0.9%-37.1% +10.9%
10 years +303.7%-35.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%-4.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHDNLVSMSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%31.4%108.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%35.5%125.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.56-1.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-1.18-0.74 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-52.7%-91.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.5%-46.7%-80.7% -1.2%
52-week high $117.59$69.49$4.20 $779.14
52-week low $73.95$35.67$0.77 $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.

MultipleCHDNLVSMSC
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 17.4x 14.7xmedian 17.4x -3.5xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 10.8x 8.1xmedian 10.8x -15.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.7x 9.7xmedian 11.7x 1.2xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.5x -67.5xmedian 2.5x 0.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 0.55 0.35median 0.55 -0.08median 0.30

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 monthsCHDNLVSMSC
Revenue $3.00B $13.60B $684.09M
Gross profit $1.03B $6.46B $596.35M
Operating income $766.80M $2.85B $76.15M
Net income $455.50M $1.81B -$55.45M
Free cash flow $529.90M $2.41B $124.87M
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $6.50 $2.52 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $167.00M $2.86B $106.14M
Total debt $4.72B $15.44B $1.96B
Shares (diluted) 70.00M 640.00M 192.59M
Enterprise value $6.20B $10.96B -$195.25M

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
MetricCHDNLVSMSC
P/E 14.0x 14.7x -3.5x
P/FCF 11.8x 9.7x 1.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 6.7x 0.7x
P/S 2.1x 1.7x 0.2x
P/B 4.5x -67.5x 0.3x
P/Tangible book -5.5x -67.5x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 8.1x -15.5x
EV/EBIT 14.1x 12.6x 26.4x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 2.6x 2.9x
EV/FCF 20.4x 14.9x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x 10.3x 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 0.35 -0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHDNLVSMSC
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 10.9% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 16.6% 57.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 5.5% 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 16.0% 90.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 5.4% 27.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 25.6% 34.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% 0.2% 22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 39.4% 42.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.3% 10.9% 32.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 42.3% 45.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% 27.5% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 18.1% 53.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% 86.1% -1.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 23.5% 75.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHDNLVSMSC
Gross margin 34.1% 47.5% 87.2%
EBITDA margin 33.3% 32.4% -19.0%
Operating margin 25.5% 20.9% 11.1%
Pretax margin 21.1% 16.3% -7.0%
Net margin 15.1% 11.8% -6.5%
FCF margin 17.6% 17.7% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 25.6% 31.2%
Return on equity 33.6% 656.1% -10.1%
Return on assets 6.1% 9.2% -2.0%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 14.9% 2.7%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 18.9% 3.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.9x -3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHDNLVSMSC
Debt / assets 63.2% 79.5% 72.1%
Debt / equity 3.4x -44.9x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 2.9x -14.3x
Debt / FCF 8.9x 6.4x 15.7x
Liabilities / assets 81.5% 101.8% 80.1%
Equity / assets 18.5% -1.8% 19.9%
Interest coverage 2.7x 3.8x 0.6x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.47 2.20 -0.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHDNLVSMSC
Dividend yield 0.5% 3.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% 11.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 14.8% –
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.

ConsensusCHDNLVSMSC
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.03FY2026 $2.60FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% +10.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.17BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +80.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +3.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHDNLVSMSC
Held by institutions 85.5% 41.0% 22.7%
Institutions holding 464 711 12
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +0.1% 0.0%
Institutions buying 240 332 2
Institutions selling 147 290 2
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.14 1.00

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.

CHDNLVSMSC
CHDN 1.00 0.20 -0.07
LVS 0.20 1.00 0.03
MSC -0.07 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHDN, LVS and MSC?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Churchill Downs (CHDN) $6.96B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $24.36B, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $183.15M.

Which stock is cheaper, CHDN, LVS and MSC?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.3x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 15.1x, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -4.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.0x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.2x). 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: Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Churchill Downs (CHDN) returned the most: Churchill Downs (CHDN) -9.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.0%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -80.7%. Over five years, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) compounded fastest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) -4.5%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -0.9%/yr, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -37.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has been the steadiest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 35.8%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%, Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHDN, LVS and MSC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 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.