CNTY vs CZR vs PENN Stock Comparison

Century Casinos, Caesars Entertainment and PENN Entertainment Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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PENN Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (PENN Entertainment 5, Caesars Entertainment 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNTYCZRPENNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.79M $5.96B $2.31B CZR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x -11.2x -253.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 20.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.1% +6.7% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -4.5% -0.1% PENN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -22.5% 11.4% 2.8% CZR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 36.3x 3.3x 2.1x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -70.9% +46.4% +6.1% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.4%/yr -22.8%/yr -22.4%/yr PENN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.8% 39.7% 52.8% CZR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 49/100 66/100 PENN

Percentile Scorecard

CNTYCZRPENN

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

AxisCNTYCZRPENN
Valuation 14 #39 of 45 93 #4 of 45 98 #2 of 45
Growth 38 #27 of 43 26 #32 of 43 91 #5 of 43
Profitability 15 #36 of 42 51 #21 of 42 42 #25 of 42
Financial Health 40 #29 of 48 36 #31 of 48 57 #21 of 48
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 29 36 #19 of 29 43 #17 of 29
Overall 41 49 66
  • CNTY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CZR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PENN 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

PeriodCNTYCZRPENNSPY
1 month -43.1%-1.6%+9.0% -5.9%
3 months -51.3%-2.9%-13.9% -4.6%
6 months -60.5%+5.0%+3.4% +0.2%
Year to date -56.4%+24.8%+17.6% +7.5%
1 year -70.9%+46.4%+6.1% +8.2%
3 years -87.4%-33.5%-25.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year -50.0%-12.7%-9.3% +19.0%
5 years -96.3%-72.6%-71.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -48.4%-22.8%-22.4% +9.4%
10 years -90.8%+170.2%+43.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year -21.2%+10.5%+3.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCNTYCZRPENNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.8%39.7%52.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.1%32.7%46.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.500.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.341.170.11 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.5%-82.9%-80.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -70.9%-4.0%-21.4% -5.9%
52-week high $1.99$30.41$22.06 $779.14
52-week low $0.55$18.14$11.76 $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.

MultipleCNTYCZRPENN
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 21.1x -11.2xmedian 21.1x -255.1xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.5xmedian 10.9x 5.2xmedian 10.9x 5.0xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 12.2x 10.2xmedian 12.2x 8.0xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.52 0.27median 0.52 -4.64median 0.52

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 monthsCNTYCZRPENN
Revenue – $11.72B $7.28B
Gross profit – $5.82B $2.57B
Operating income – $1.80B $338.60M
Net income -$49.53M -$497.00M -$10.10M
Free cash flow -$7.94M $582.00M $292.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.98 $-2.61 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $60.18M $864.00M $1.04B
Total debt $329.07M $11.56B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 28.20M 204.00M 135.40M
Enterprise value -$250.97M $2.38B -$1.02B

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
MetricCNTYCZRPENN
P/E -0.3x -11.2x -255.1x
P/FCF -2.1x 10.2x 8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.2x 4.8x 3.2x
P/S – 0.5x 0.3x
P/B -0.1x 1.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -0.1x -12.1x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 38.5x 5.2x 5.0x
EV/EBIT -6.1x 9.2x 12.0x
EV/Revenue – 1.4x 0.6x
EV/FCF -35.9x 28.6x 13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.8x 13.4x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.27 -4.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNTYCZRPENN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.1% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.9% 29.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -18.0% 148.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -9.4% 64.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.1% -140.1% 98.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -135.1% -39.0% 55.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.9% -124.4% 98.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -140.9% -40.9% 55.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -37.9% -4.7% 45.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.0% -11.9% 3.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.9% 53.2% 267.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.6% -5.7% -8.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNTYCZRPENN
Gross margin – 49.7% 35.3%
EBITDA margin – 27.4% 11.2%
Operating margin – 15.4% 4.6%
Pretax margin – -4.1% -0.4%
Net margin – -4.5% -0.1%
FCF margin – 5.0% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.6% 10.1%
Return on equity – -13.3% -0.6%
Return on assets -4.4% -1.5% -0.1%
Return on invested capital -22.5% 11.4% 2.8%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 6.1% 2.7%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x -2.5x -72.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNTYCZRPENN
Debt / assets 29.8% 36.8% 19.8%
Debt / equity -2.6x 3.4x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 36.3x 3.3x 2.1x
Debt / FCF -41.4x 19.9x 9.5x
Liabilities / assets 111.4% 89.0% 86.4%
Equity / assets -11.4% 11.0% 13.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – – 0.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNTYCZRPENN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 24.0% 3.0% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 24.0% 3.0% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusCNTYCZRPENN
Forward P/E – – 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.63FY2026 $-1.43FY2026 $0.84FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +85.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $569.46MFY2026 $11.34BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +9.5% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNTYCZRPENN
Held by institutions 51.7% 96.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 50 417 381
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% -4.0% +1.5%
Institutions buying 14 208 196
Institutions selling 12 152 109
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.37 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.

CNTYCZRPENN
CNTY 1.00 0.12 0.11
CZR 0.12 1.00 0.52
PENN 0.11 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNTY, CZR and PENN?

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Century Casinos (CNTY) $15.79M, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.96B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.31B.

Which company is growing faster?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +3.1%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) has the highest net margin (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -0.1%). On return on invested capital, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) leads (Century Casinos (CNTY) -22.5%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Century Casinos (CNTY) -70.9%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +46.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%. Over five years, PENN Entertainment (PENN) compounded fastest (Century Casinos (CNTY) -48.4%/yr, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -22.8%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) has been the steadiest (Century Casinos (CNTY) 52.8%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 39.7%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNTY, CZR and PENN?

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