CPHC vs LVS vs PENN Stock Comparison

Canterbury Park Holding, Las Vegas Sands and PENN Entertainment Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.11 -7.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.64B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
3.18%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 8, Canterbury Park Holding 3, PENN Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPHCLVSPENNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.64M $22.64B $1.99B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 682.2x 14.3x -2.2x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.9x 17.7x LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +10.9% +6.1% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 11.8% -12.7% LVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.9% -11.9% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x -18.9x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.78% 3.18% 0.00% LVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.5% -39.2% -17.8% CPHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr -1.9%/yr -27.3%/yr CPHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.1% 31.4% 52.4% CPHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 81/100 51/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

CPHCLVSPENN

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

AxisCPHCLVSPENN
Valuation 84 #8 of 44 91 #5 of 44 61 #18 of 44
Growth 19 #35 of 43 81 #9 of 43 26 #32 of 43
Profitability 63 #16 of 41 95 #3 of 41 28 #30 of 41
Financial Health 87 #7 of 47 54 #22 of 47 46 #26 of 47
Shareholder Returns 43 #17 of 29 82 #6 of 29 93 #3 of 29
Overall 59 81 51
  • CPHC ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS 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

PeriodCPHCLVSPENNSPY
1 month +1.2%-7.3%-5.2% -0.2%
3 months +1.1%-25.1%-29.6% +3.9%
6 months +0.5%-33.5%-17.6% +8.2%
Year to date +2.3%-44.5%+0.5% +12.9%
1 year -2.5%-39.2%-17.8% +12.3%
3 years -20.7%-23.2%-19.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.4%-8.4%-7.0% +23.3%
5 years -0.3%-9.1%-79.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.1%-1.9%-27.3% +10.9%
10 years +49.3%-36.7%+13.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.1%-4.5%+1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCPHCLVSPENNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.1%31.4%52.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.6%35.5%46.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.160.561.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-1.25-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.7%-52.7%-84.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.5%-48.0%-32.8% -1.2%
52-week high $16.84$69.49$22.06 $779.14
52-week low $14.50$35.67$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.

MultipleCPHCLVSPENN
P/E now vs peer median 682.2xmedian 17.0x 14.3xmedian 17.0x -2.2xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 10.8x 8.0xmedian 10.8x -38.8xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 11.2x 9.4xmedian 11.2x 20.7xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.4x -65.8xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -8.65median 0.56 0.34median 0.56 0.04median 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 monthsCPHCLVSPENN
Revenue $60.44M $13.60B $7.16B
Gross profit $54.65M $6.46B $2.47B
Operating income $2.72M $2.85B -$565.10M
Net income $118.99K $1.81B -$908.20M
Free cash flow $5.17M $2.41B $96.10M
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $2.52 $-6.61
Cash & equivalents $14.03M $2.86B $887.20M
Total debt – $15.44B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 5.15M 640.00M 137.10M
Enterprise value $11.64M $9.46B -$961.19M

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
MetricCPHCLVSPENN
P/E 682.2x 14.3x -2.2x
P/FCF 15.8x 9.4x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 6.5x 3.1x
P/S 1.4x 1.7x 0.3x
P/B 1.0x -65.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 1.0x -65.8x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 8.0x -38.8x
EV/EBIT 23.0x 12.4x -6.9x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF 12.1x 14.6x 40.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.3x 10.1x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.65 0.34 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPHCLVSPENN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 10.9% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 16.6% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 5.5% 25.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 16.0% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -41.2% 5.4% -504.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -43.2% 25.6% -39.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.6% 0.2% -1,067%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -78.5% 39.4% -47.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.0% 10.9% -1,203%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -78.9% 42.3% -51.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 27.5% 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.7% 18.1% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 631.1% 86.1% 168.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 23.5% -42.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPHCLVSPENN
Gross margin 90.4% 47.5% 34.6%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 32.4% -1.4%
Operating margin 4.5% 20.9% -7.9%
Pretax margin 0.5% 16.3% -12.9%
Net margin 0.2% 11.8% -12.7%
FCF margin 8.5% 17.7% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 25.6% 9.1%
Return on equity 0.1% 656.1% -49.3%
Return on assets 0.1% 9.2% -6.4%
Return on invested capital – 14.9% -11.9%
Return on capital employed 2.7% 18.9% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 72.5x 1.9x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPHCLVSPENN
Debt / assets – 79.5% 19.7%
Debt / equity – -44.9x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x -18.9x
Debt / FCF – 6.4x 28.9x
Liabilities / assets 28.2% 101.8% 86.8%
Equity / assets 71.8% -1.8% 13.2%
Interest coverage – 3.8x –
Current ratio 2.2x 0.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.88 2.18 0.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPHCLVSPENN
Dividend yield 1.8% 3.2% –
Net buyback yield – 12.0% 12.0%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 15.2% 12.0%
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.

ConsensusCPHCLVSPENN
Forward P/E – 13.9xFY2026 17.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.60FY2026 $0.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -13.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +10.4% +85.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $14.18BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.9%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.0% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPHCLVSPENN
Held by institutions 41.6% 41.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 27 710 379
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 10 331 196
Institutions selling 8 290 109
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.14 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.

CPHCLVSPENN
CPHC 1.00 0.00 -0.05
LVS 0.00 1.00 0.22
PENN -0.05 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPHC, LVS and PENN?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) $81.64M, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $22.64B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $1.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPHC, LVS and PENN?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 682.2x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.3x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -2.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is cheapest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 13.9x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 17.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) +0.6%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest net margin (Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 0.2%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) returned the most: Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) -2.5%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -39.2%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -17.8%. Over five years, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) compounded fastest (Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) -0.1%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -27.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest dividend yield: Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 1.78%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 3.18%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 0.00%. PENN Entertainment (PENN) 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%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPHC, LVS 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, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 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.