CNTY vs LVS Stock Comparison

Century Casinos and Las Vegas Sands Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.58 -6.1% 1M -36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.06B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 7). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNTYLVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.78M $23.06B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x 14.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.9% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.8% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -22.5% 14.9% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 36.3x 2.9x LVS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.3% -36.5% LVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -45.6%/yr -1.9%/yr LVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.6% 31.5% LVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 80/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

CNTYLVS

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

AxisCNTYLVS
Valuation 14 #38 of 44 86 #7 of 44
Growth 43 #25 of 43 81 #9 of 43
Profitability 15 #35 of 41 95 #3 of 41
Financial Health 33 #32 of 47 54 #22 of 47
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 28 82 #6 of 28
Overall 40 80
  • CNTY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS 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

PeriodCNTYLVSSPY
1 month -33.6%-6.1% -0.8%
3 months -37.1%-23.4% +3.5%
6 months -48.6%-32.8% +7.0%
Year to date -45.1%-43.8% +12.2%
1 year -67.3%-36.5% +13.0%
3 years -83.1%-22.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -44.7%-8.0% +23.1%
5 years -95.2%-9.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -45.6%-1.9% +11.0%
10 years -88.7%-37.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -19.6%-4.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCNTYLVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.6%31.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.8%35.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.33-1.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.4%-52.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.8%-47.4% -1.8%
52-week high $2.20$69.49 $779.14
52-week low $0.73$35.67 $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.

MultipleCNTYLVS
P/E now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 17.1x 14.5xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 10.9x 8.1xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 11.4x 9.5xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 2.5x -66.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.57 0.34median 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 monthsCNTYLVS
Revenue – $13.60B
Gross profit – $6.46B
Operating income – $2.85B
Net income -$49.53M $1.81B
Free cash flow -$7.94M $2.41B
R&D – $180.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.98 $2.52
Cash & equivalents $60.18M $2.86B
Total debt $1.32B $15.44B
Shares (diluted) 28.20M 640.00M
Enterprise value -$246.98M $9.65B

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
MetricCNTYLVS
P/E -0.4x 14.5x
P/FCF -2.6x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.8x 6.6x
P/S – 1.7x
P/B -0.2x -66.7x
P/Tangible book -0.1x -66.7x
EV/EBITDA 39.1x 8.1x
EV/EBIT -6.2x 12.5x
EV/Revenue – 2.6x
EV/FCF -36.5x 14.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.4x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNTYLVS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 25.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.1% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -135.1% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.9% 10.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -140.9% 42.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -37.9% 27.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.9% 86.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 23.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNTYLVS
Gross margin – 47.5%
EBITDA margin – 32.4%
Operating margin – 20.9%
Pretax margin – 16.3%
Net margin – 11.8%
FCF margin – 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.6%
Return on equity – 656.1%
Return on assets -4.4% 9.2%
Return on invested capital -22.5% 14.9%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 18.9%
Asset turnover – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNTYLVS
Debt / assets 29.8% 79.5%
Debt / equity -2.6x -44.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 36.3x 2.9x
Debt / FCF -41.4x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 111.4% 101.8%
Equity / assets -11.4% -1.8%
Interest coverage – 3.8x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNTYLVS
Dividend yield – 3.1%
Net buyback yield 19.1% 11.9%
Shareholder yield 19.1% 15.0%
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.

ConsensusCNTYLVS
Forward P/E – 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.63FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -13.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $569.46MFY2026 $14.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNTYLVS
Held by institutions 51.7% 41.0%
Institutions holding 50 710
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +0.1%
Institutions buying 14 331
Institutions selling 12 290
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.14

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.

CNTYLVS
CNTY 1.00 0.15
LVS 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNTY and LVS?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Century Casinos (CNTY) $19.78M, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.06B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Las Vegas Sands (LVS) returned the most: Century Casinos (CNTY) -67.3%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -36.5%. Over five years, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) compounded fastest (Century Casinos (CNTY) -45.6%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has been the steadiest (Century Casinos (CNTY) 50.6%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do CNTY and LVS move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.15, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, CNTY and LVS?

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.