CZR vs BYD vs PENN Stock Comparison

Caesars Entertainment, Boyd Gaming and PENN Entertainment Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$72.45 +8.0% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.16B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
1.08%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Boyd Gaming leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Gaming 6, Caesars Entertainment 2, PENN Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCZRBYDPENNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.94B $5.16B $2.06B CZR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.1x 10.5x -2.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.8x 18.2x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +0.3% +6.1% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 12.3% -12.7% BYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 11.5% -11.9% BYD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.2x -18.9x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.08% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.5% -5.7% -7.7% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.3%/yr +2.6%/yr -26.5%/yr BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 26.3% 52.2% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 55/100 49/100 BYD

Percentile Scorecard

CZRBYDPENN

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

AxisCZRBYDPENN
Valuation 91 #5 of 45 64 #17 of 45 61 #18 of 45
Growth 24 #33 of 43 7 #40 of 43 19 #35 of 43
Profitability 49 #22 of 42 73 #12 of 42 27 #31 of 42
Financial Health 38 #30 of 48 55 #22 of 48 47 #26 of 48
Shareholder Returns 41 #17 of 28 74 #8 of 28 89 #4 of 28
Overall 49 55 49
  • CZR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • BYD 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

PeriodCZRBYDPENNSPY
1 month -1.7%+8.0%+4.9% +0.7%
3 months -1.6%-16.7%-25.3% +3.7%
6 months +4.8%-16.7%-12.2% +7.1%
Year to date +24.5%-15.0%+3.9% +12.8%
1 year +55.5%-5.7%-7.7% +11.9%
3 years -27.3%+30.4%-21.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -10.1%+9.3%-7.8% +22.8%
5 years -73.4%+13.6%-78.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -23.3%+2.6%-26.5% +10.9%
10 years +140.7%+302.7%+17.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%+15.0%+1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCZRBYDPENNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%26.3%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%26.2%46.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.561.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.37-0.22-0.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-35.1%-84.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.2%-20.5%-30.5% -1.2%
52-week high $30.41$91.15$22.06 $779.14
52-week low $18.14$66.10$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.

MultipleCZRBYDPENN
P/E now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 17.4x 10.5xmedian 17.4x -2.3xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 10.8x 6.8xmedian 10.8x -39.5xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 11.7x -8.4xmedian 11.7x 21.4xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.55 -32.04median 0.55 0.04median 0.55

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 monthsCZRBYDPENN
Revenue $11.72B $4.08B $7.16B
Gross profit $5.82B $2.01B $2.47B
Operating income $1.80B $725.98M -$565.10M
Net income -$497.00M $496.64M -$908.20M
Free cash flow $582.00M -$615.15M $96.10M
EPS (diluted) $-2.61 $6.87 $-6.61
Cash & equivalents $864.00M $297.18M $887.20M
Total debt $11.56B $2.68B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 204.00M 73.05M 137.10M
Enterprise value $2.52B $3.81B -$894.16M

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
MetricCZRBYDPENN
P/E -11.1x 10.5x -2.3x
P/FCF 10.2x -8.4x 21.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x 8.8x 3.2x
P/S 0.5x 1.3x 0.3x
P/B 1.7x 2.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -12.1x 5.3x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x 6.8x -39.5x
EV/EBIT 9.2x 10.4x -7.0x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.8x 0.6x
EV/FCF 28.6x -12.3x 41.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 12.8x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 -32.04 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCZRBYDPENN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 0.3% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 3.3% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% -2.9% 25.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.1% -0.3% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.0% -13.9% -504.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.4% -10.0% -39.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -140.1% -73.5% -1,067%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.0% -10.8% -47.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -124.4% -70.3% -1,203%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.9% -0.3% -51.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% -38.9% 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.9% -14.6% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.2% -13,315% 168.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.7% -59.5% -42.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCZRBYDPENN
Gross margin 49.7% 49.1% 34.6%
EBITDA margin 27.4% 27.0% -1.4%
Operating margin 15.4% 17.8% -7.9%
Pretax margin -4.1% 15.0% -12.9%
Net margin -4.5% 12.3% -12.7%
FCF margin 5.0% -15.1% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 10.6% 14.4% 9.1%
Return on equity -13.3% 20.1% -49.3%
Return on assets -1.5% 7.4% -6.4%
Return on invested capital 11.4% 11.5% -11.9%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 13.9% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x 1.2x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCZRBYDPENN
Debt / assets 36.8% 40.2% 19.7%
Debt / equity 3.4x 1.1x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.2x -18.9x
Debt / FCF 19.9x -4.3x 28.9x
Liabilities / assets 89.0% 63.2% 86.8%
Equity / assets 11.0% 36.8% 13.2%
Interest coverage – 6.1x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.05 0.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCZRBYDPENN
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 12.8% 11.6%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 13.9% 11.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -9.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% –

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.

ConsensusCZRBYDPENN
Forward P/E – 10.8xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.01FY2026 $6.71FY2026 $0.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -9.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +8.3% +85.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.36BFY2026 $4.35BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% -7.7% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCZRBYDPENN
Held by institutions 96.6% 72.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 416 424 380
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +5.4% +1.5%
Institutions buying 208 186 196
Institutions selling 152 176 109
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.06 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.

CZRBYDPENN
CZR 1.00 0.35 0.52
BYD 0.35 1.00 0.53
PENN 0.52 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CZR, BYD and PENN?

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.94B, Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.16B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.06B.

Which company is growing faster?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +3.1%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) has the highest net margin (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 12.3%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%). On return on invested capital, Boyd Gaming (BYD) leads (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.4%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 11.5%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +55.5%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) -5.7%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -7.7%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -23.3%/yr, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +2.6%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Boyd Gaming (BYD) 1.08%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 0.00%. Caesars Entertainment (CZR) and PENN Entertainment (PENN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 40.5%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CZR, BYD 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, Boyd Gaming (BYD) leads on 6. 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.