CHDN vs MGM vs VICI Stock Comparison

Churchill Downs, MGM Resorts International and Vici Properties Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.95 +8.2% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.62B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.53%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
MGM MGM Resorts International
$27.26 -14.4% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.86B
P/E
9.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
VICI Vici Properties Inc.
$23.55 +1.6% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.93B
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.16B
Div. yield
7.69%
Gaming REITs Real Estate
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Vici Properties leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Vici Properties 8, MGM Resorts International 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHDNMGMVICILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.62B $6.86B $25.93B VICI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 9.9x 11.0x MGM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x 17.8x 8.3x VICI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +2.6% +4.7% VICI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.1% 3.9% 56.5% VICI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 13.5% 6.9% MGM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 1.4x 5.1x MGM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.53% 0.00% 7.69% VICI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.7% -14.7% -22.4% MGM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr -10.4%/yr -4.3%/yr VICI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 39.1% 19.3% VICI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 73/100 81/100 VICI

Percentile Scorecard

CHDNMGMVICI

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

AxisCHDNMGMVICI
Valuation 67 #15 of 44 100 #1 of 44 89 #17 of 145
Growth 67 #15 of 43 55 #20 of 43 45 #78 of 142
Profitability 81 #9 of 42 59 #18 of 42 99 #3 of 135
Financial Health 22 #37 of 47 70 #15 of 47 86 #20 of 136
Shareholder Returns 19 #23 of 28 82 #6 of 28 87 #18 of 131
Overall 51 73 81
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MGM ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • VICI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHDNMGMVICISPY
1 month +8.2%-14.4%+1.6% +0.9%
3 months -7.4%-40.6%-13.2% +5.9%
6 months -19.0%-30.6%-17.7% +8.5%
Year to date -28.0%-25.3%-16.3% +13.3%
1 year -17.7%-14.7%-22.4% +12.4%
3 years -24.5%-20.4%-13.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -8.9%-7.3%-4.9% +23.5%
5 years -28.7%-42.2%-19.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.6%-10.4%-4.3% +11.0%
10 years +262.9%+4.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.8%+0.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHDNMGMVICISPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%39.1%19.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%35.2%20.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.85-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.38-1.16 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-49.3%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-46.2%-23.1% -0.9%
52-week high $117.59$50.69$30.63 $779.14
52-week low $73.95$27.26$22.54 $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.

MultipleCHDNMGMVICI
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 16.8x 9.9xmedian 16.8x 11.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.2x 4.3xmedian 10.2x 13.2xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.2x 4.9xmedian 11.2x 10.2xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.44 -2.18median 0.44 -3.64median 1.91

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 monthsCHDNMGMVICI
Revenue $3.00B $17.72B $4.16B
Gross profit $1.03B $7.73B $4.13B
Operating income $766.80M $1.25B $3.19B
Net income $455.50M $919.56M $2.38B
Free cash flow $529.90M $1.40B $2.53B
EPS (diluted) $6.50 $2.75 $2.13
Cash & equivalents $167.00M $2.40B $270.32M
Total debt $4.72B $5.67B $16.92B
Shares (diluted) 70.00M 251.96M 1.10B
Enterprise value $4.88B -$1.58B $24.28B

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
MetricCHDNMGMVICI
P/E 12.6x 9.9x 11.0x
P/FCF 10.6x 4.9x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 3.0x 9.6x
P/S 1.9x 0.4x 6.2x
P/B 4.1x 2.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -5.0x 3.2x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 4.3x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 8.1x 13.4x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 0.6x 10.2x
EV/FCF 19.2x 7.2x 16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 4.4x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 -2.18 -3.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHDNMGMVICI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 2.6% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 4.8% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 0.2% 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 1.7% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 28.9% -12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -5.3% 0.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% 209.1% -15.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -9.0% -0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.3% 977.3% -18.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -4.5% -3.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% -9.1% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -1.2% 9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% 2.2% 9.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 110.1% -2.0% 11.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHDNMGMVICI
Gross margin 34.1% 43.6% 99.3%
EBITDA margin 33.3% 13.4% 77.8%
Operating margin 25.5% 7.0% 76.7%
Pretax margin 21.1% 4.2% 57.4%
Net margin 15.1% 3.9% 56.5%
FCF margin 17.6% 7.9% 61.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 13.1% 65.1%
Return on equity 33.6% 27.3% 8.1%
Return on assets 6.1% 2.3% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 13.5% 6.9%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 3.4% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHDNMGMVICI
Debt / assets 63.2% 14.4% 35.2%
Debt / equity 3.4x 1.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 1.4x 5.1x
Debt / FCF 8.9x 4.0x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 81.5% 91.5% 38.7%
Equity / assets 18.5% 8.5% 61.3%
Interest coverage 2.7x 3.1x 3.8x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 1.41 0.77 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHDNMGMVICI
Dividend yield 0.5% – 7.7%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 11.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 11.3% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 82.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 77.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.4%

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.

ConsensusCHDNMGMVICI
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 17.8xFY2026 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.03FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 -53.8%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% +18.3% -1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.17BFY2026 $18.44BFY2026 $4.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +0.3% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHDNMGMVICI
Held by institutions 85.5% 66.8% 95.7%
Institutions holding 463 661 946
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +0.0% +2.7%
Institutions buying 240 305 518
Institutions selling 146 235 342
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.30 1.51

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.

CHDNMGMVICI
CHDN 1.00 0.30 0.34
MGM 0.30 1.00 0.21
VICI 0.34 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHDN, MGM and VICI?

Vici Properties (VICI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.62B, MGM Resorts International (MGM) $6.86B, Vici Properties (VICI) $25.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHDN, MGM and VICI?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 12.6x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 9.9x, Vici Properties (VICI) 11.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vici Properties (VICI) is cheapest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 11.7x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 17.8x, Vici Properties (VICI) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vici Properties (VICI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) +2.6%, Vici Properties (VICI) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vici Properties (VICI) has the highest net margin (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 3.9%, Vici Properties (VICI) 56.5%). On return on invested capital, MGM Resorts International (MGM) leads (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 13.5%, Vici Properties (VICI) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MGM Resorts International (MGM) returned the most: Churchill Downs (CHDN) -17.7%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) -14.7%, Vici Properties (VICI) -22.4%. Over five years, Vici Properties (VICI) compounded fastest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) -6.6%/yr, MGM Resorts International (MGM) -10.4%/yr, Vici Properties (VICI) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Vici Properties (VICI) has the highest dividend yield: Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.53%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 0.00%, Vici Properties (VICI) 7.69%. MGM Resorts International (MGM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vici Properties (VICI) has been the steadiest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.1%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 39.1%, Vici Properties (VICI) 19.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHDN, MGM and VICI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vici Properties (VICI) 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.