CPHC vs LAWIL vs MCRI Stock Comparison

Canterbury Park Holding, Light & Wonder and Monarch Casino & Resort Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAWIL Light & Wonder, Inc.
$92.45 +10.1% 1M
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Monarch Casino & Resort leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Monarch Casino & Resort 5, Light & Wonder 3, Canterbury Park Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPHCLAWILMCRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.64M $7.12B $2.07B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 682.2x 26.4x 18.0x MCRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.5x 16.1x LAWIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +4.8% +5.1% MCRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 8.1% 20.4% MCRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.78% — 1.04% CPHC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.5% — +23.7% MCRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr — +10.3%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% — 25.1% CPHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 62/100 55/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

CPHCLAWILMCRI

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

AxisCPHCLAWILMCRI
Valuation 84 #8 of 44 49 #23 of 44 40 #27 of 44
Growth 19 #35 of 43 67 #15 of 43 64 #16 of 43
Profitability 63 #16 of 41 85 #7 of 41 58 #18 of 41
Financial Health 87 #7 of 47 33 #32 of 47 85 #8 of 47
Shareholder Returns 43 #17 of 29 79 #7 of 29 29 #21 of 29
Overall 59 62 55
  • CPHC ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LAWIL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MCRI 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

PeriodCPHCLAWILMCRISPY
1 month +1.2%+10.1%-2.1% -0.2%
3 months +1.1%+12.7%-6.1% +3.9%
6 months +0.5%-9.4%-2.4% +8.2%
Year to date +2.3%—+20.5% +12.9%
1 year -2.5%—+23.7% +12.3%
3 years -20.7%—+94.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.4%—+24.9% +23.3%
5 years -0.3%—+63.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.1%—+10.3% +10.9%
10 years +49.3%—+379.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.1%—+17.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCPHCLAWILMCRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%—25.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.6%—22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.16—0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12—0.94 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.7%-19.6%-41.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-9.4%-13.9% -1.2%
52-week high $16.84$102.00$133.87 $779.14
52-week low $14.50$82.00$89.05 $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.

MultipleCPHCLAWILMCRI
P/E now vs peer median 682.2xmedian 17.0x 26.4xmedian 17.0x 18.0xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 10.8x 10.9xmedian 10.8x -43.0xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 11.2x 12.8xmedian 11.2x 13.4xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.4x 23.6xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -8.65median 0.56 -4.35median 0.56 1.63median 0.56

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 monthsCPHCLAWILMCRI
Revenue $60.44M $3.35B $561.96M
Gross profit $54.65M $2.49B $140.85M
Operating income $2.72M $665.00M -$93.31M
Net income $118.99K $271.00M $114.64M
Free cash flow $5.17M $555.00M $154.30M
R&D – $250.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $3.45 $6.28
Cash & equivalents $14.03M $148.00M $138.26M
Total debt – $20.38B –
Shares (diluted) 5.15M 78.50M 18.26M
Enterprise value $11.64M $6.43B $1.60B

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
MetricCPHCLAWILMCRI
P/E 682.2x 26.4x 18.0x
P/FCF 15.8x 12.8x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 8.1x 11.9x
P/S 1.4x 2.1x 3.7x
P/B 1.0x 23.6x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 1.0x -16.8x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 10.9x -43.0x
EV/EBIT 23.0x 18.2x -20.7x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.6x 3.4x
EV/FCF 12.1x 21.8x 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 13.7x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.65 -4.35 1.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPHCLAWILMCRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 4.8% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 7.0% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 8.7% 41.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 9.2% 6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -41.2% -4.9% -1.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.2% 18.3% 23.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.6% -22.3% 45.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -78.5% -12.6% 8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.0% -14.9% 49.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -78.9% -6.1% 11.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 44.5% 16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.7% 75.0% 1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 631.1% 67.7% 47.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 46.3% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPHCLAWILMCRI
Gross margin 90.4% 74.4% 25.1%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 33.0% -8.0%
Operating margin 4.5% 19.9% -16.6%
Pretax margin 0.5% 10.4% 25.5%
Net margin 0.2% 8.1% 20.4%
FCF margin 8.5% 16.6% 27.5%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 26.4% 30.9%
Return on equity 0.1% 88.4% 20.4%
Return on assets 0.1% 4.3% 15.6%
Return on invested capital – 9.5% –
Return on capital employed 2.7% 11.8% -15.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 72.5x 3.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 3.8% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPHCLAWILMCRI
Debt / assets – 80.6% –
Debt / equity – 17.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x –
Debt / FCF – 9.2x –
Liabilities / assets 28.2% 95.3% 22.2%
Equity / assets 71.8% 4.7% 77.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.88 1.75 9.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPHCLAWILMCRI
Dividend yield 1.8% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 10.9% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 10.9% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -2.2%
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.

ConsensusCPHCLAWILMCRI
Forward P/E – 12.5xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.40FY2026 $7.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.6%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.3% -3.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.61BFY2026 $556.26MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.9%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.0% +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPHCLAWILMCRI
Held by institutions 41.6% – 64.8%
Institutions holding 27 – 256
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% – +3.7%
Institutions buying 10 – 143
Institutions selling 8 – 83
Buyers to sellers 1.25 – 1.72

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.

CPHCLAWILMCRI
CPHC 1.00 – -0.04
LAWIL – – –
MCRI -0.04 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPHC, LAWIL and MCRI?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) $81.64M, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPHC, LAWIL and MCRI?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 682.2x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is cheapest (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 16.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) +0.6%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest net margin (Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 0.2%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 20.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) returned the most: Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) -2.5%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +23.7%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) -0.1%/yr, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) has the highest dividend yield: Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 1.78%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 1.04%. Light & Wonder (LAWIL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) has been the steadiest (Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 21.1%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 25.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPHC, LAWIL and MCRI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 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.