CNTY vs PENN vs BYD Stock Comparison

Century Casinos, PENN Entertainment and Boyd Gaming Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$72.46 +1.7% 1M -8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.38B
P/E
2.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCNTYPENNBYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.78M $1.99B $5.38B BYD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.4x -2.2x 2.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.7x 10.8x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.1% +0.3% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -12.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -22.5% -11.9% — PENN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 36.3x -18.9x — PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.3% -15.9% -8.0% BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -45.6%/yr -27.2%/yr +1.5%/yr BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.6% 52.5% 26.3% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 50/100 48/100 PENN

Percentile Scorecard

CNTYPENNBYD

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

AxisCNTYPENNBYD
Valuation 14 #38 of 44 63 #17 of 44 77 #11 of 44
Growth 43 #25 of 43 19 #35 of 43 41 #26 of 43
Profitability 15 #35 of 41 28 #30 of 41 –
Financial Health 33 #32 of 47 46 #26 of 47 –
Shareholder Returns 96 #2 of 28 93 #3 of 28 26 #21 of 28
Overall 40 50 48
  • CNTY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PENN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • BYD 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

PeriodCNTYPENNBYDSPY
1 month -33.6%-4.8%+1.7% -0.8%
3 months -37.1%-29.7%-18.9% +3.5%
6 months -48.6%-16.4%-17.2% +7.0%
Year to date -45.1%+1.0%-15.0% +12.2%
1 year -67.3%-15.9%-8.0% +13.0%
3 years -83.1%-19.1%+32.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -44.7%-6.8%+9.9% +23.1%
5 years -95.2%-79.5%+7.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -45.6%-27.2%+1.5% +11.0%
10 years -88.7%+12.9%+291.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -19.6%+1.2%+14.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCNTYPENNBYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.6%52.5%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.8%46.8%26.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.991.040.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.33-0.30-0.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.4%-84.3%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.8%-32.5%-20.5% -1.8%
52-week high $2.20$22.06$91.15 $779.14
52-week low $0.73$11.76$66.10 $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.

MultipleCNTYPENNBYD
P/E now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 17.1x -2.2xmedian 17.1x 2.8xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 10.9x -38.9xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 11.4x 20.8xmedian 11.4x -8.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 2.5x —median 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.57 0.04median 0.57 —median 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 monthsCNTYPENNBYD
Revenue – $7.16B $4.08B
Gross profit – $2.47B –
Operating income – -$565.10M $725.98M
Net income -$49.53M -$908.20M $496.64M
Free cash flow -$7.94M $96.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.98 $-6.61 –
Cash & equivalents $60.18M $887.20M –
Total debt $1.32B $2.77B –
Shares (diluted) 28.20M 137.10M 74.82M
Enterprise value -$246.98M -$956.45M $5.38B

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
MetricCNTYPENNBYD
P/E -0.4x -2.2x 2.8x
P/FCF -2.6x 20.8x -8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 2.8x 3.1x –
P/S – 0.3x 1.3x
P/B -0.2x 1.1x –
P/Tangible book -0.1x 4.2x –
EV/EBITDA 39.1x -38.9x –
EV/EBIT -6.2x -6.9x –
EV/Revenue – 0.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF -36.5x 40.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 39.4x 6.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNTYPENNBYD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.1% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 25.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -504.5% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -39.6% -10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 60.1% -1,067% -73.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -135.1% -47.9% -10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.9% -1,203% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -140.9% -51.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -37.9% 30.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.0% -5.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.9% 168.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.6% -42.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNTYPENNBYD
Gross margin – 34.6% –
EBITDA margin – -1.4% –
Operating margin – -7.9% –
Pretax margin – -12.9% –
Net margin – -12.7% –
FCF margin – 1.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 9.1% –
Return on equity – -49.3% –
Return on assets -4.4% -6.4% –
Return on invested capital -22.5% -11.9% –
Return on capital employed -4.5% -4.5% –
Asset turnover – 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x -0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNTYPENNBYD
Debt / assets 29.8% 19.7% –
Debt / equity -2.6x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 36.3x -18.9x –
Debt / FCF -41.4x 28.9x –
Liabilities / assets 111.4% 86.8% –
Equity / assets -11.4% 13.2% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 0.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNTYPENNBYD
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 19.1% 12.0% –
Shareholder yield 19.1% 12.0% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusCNTYPENNBYD
Forward P/E – 17.7xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.63FY2026 $0.84FY2026 $6.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +85.7% +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $569.46MFY2026 $7.14BFY2026 $4.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.8% +1.8% -7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNTYPENNBYD
Held by institutions 51.7% 100.0% 72.8%
Institutions holding 50 379 423
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.4% +1.5% +5.4%
Institutions buying 14 196 186
Institutions selling 12 109 175
Buyers to sellers 1.17 1.80 1.06

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.

CNTYPENNBYD
CNTY 1.00 0.20 0.15
PENN 0.20 1.00 0.53
BYD 0.15 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNTY, PENN and BYD?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Century Casinos (CNTY) $19.78M, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $1.99B, Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.38B.

Which company is growing faster?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: Century Casinos (CNTY) -67.3%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -15.9%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) -8.0%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Century Casinos (CNTY) -45.6%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -27.2%/yr, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (Century Casinos (CNTY) 50.6%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.5%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.