CZR vs MCRI vs MLCO Stock Comparison

Caesars Entertainment, Monarch Casino & Resort and Melco Resorts & Entertainment Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Caesars Entertainment leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Caesars Entertainment 4, Melco Resorts & Entertainment 4, Monarch Casino & Resort 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCZRMCRIMLCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.96B $2.04B $1.79B CZR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.2x 17.8x 7.6x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.9x 12.0x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +4.8% +5.2% MLCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 20.4% 5.0% MCRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% — 9.4% CZR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — 30.2x CZR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% +27.4% -49.8% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.5%/yr +10.0%/yr -17.9%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 25.5% 39.7% MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 55/100 73/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

CZRMCRIMLCO

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

AxisCZRMCRIMLCO
Valuation 93 #4 of 45 39 #28 of 45 96 #3 of 45
Growth 19 #35 of 43 60 #18 of 43 91 #5 of 43
Profitability 49 #22 of 42 56 #19 of 42 85 #7 of 42
Financial Health 38 #30 of 48 85 #8 of 48 19 #39 of 48
Shareholder Returns 43 #17 of 29 36 #19 of 29 –
Overall 48 55 73
  • CZR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MCRI ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO 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

PeriodCZRMCRIMLCOSPY
1 month -2.2%-2.4%-1.7% -2.3%
3 months -2.5%-8.3%-26.2% -0.7%
6 months +5.8%-2.0%-24.5% +4.8%
Year to date +23.9%+19.9%-45.6% +10.3%
1 year +44.2%+27.4%-49.8% +10.3%
3 years -34.7%+83.3%-51.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year -13.3%+22.4%-21.7% +20.1%
5 years -73.8%+60.7%-62.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -23.5%+10.0%-17.9% +10.1%
10 years +153.2%+400.6%-77.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +9.7%+17.5%-13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCZRMCRIMLCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%25.5%39.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%21.8%46.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.330.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.111.08-1.25 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.6%-41.8%-74.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-14.3%-56.1% -3.5%
52-week high $30.41$133.87$9.39 $779.14
52-week low $18.14$89.30$3.73 $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.

MultipleCZRMCRIMLCO
P/E now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 17.8x 17.8xmedian 17.8x 7.0xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 1.8x 0.4xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 11.0x -17.8xmedian 11.0x 41.2xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 12.4x 14.4xmedian 12.4x 3.3xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 191.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.56 1.42median 0.56 0.20median 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 monthsCZRMCRIMLCO
Revenue $11.72B $565.42M $4.69B
Gross profit $5.82B $143.95M $4.54B
Operating income $1.80B -$153.10M $477.81M
Net income -$497.00M $115.06M $196.16M
Free cash flow $582.00M $142.61M $506.29M
R&D – – $4.78M
EPS (diluted) $-2.61 $6.30 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $864.00M $137.41M $454.26M
Total debt $11.56B – $5.07B
Shares (diluted) 204.00M 18.26M 400.63M
Enterprise value $2.38B $1.55B -$1.15B

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
MetricCZRMCRIMLCO
P/E -11.1x 17.8x 7.0x
P/FCF 10.2x 14.4x 3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 12.2x 2.1x
P/S 0.5x 3.6x 0.4x
P/B 1.7x 3.6x 191.0x
P/Tangible book -12.0x 3.6x -9.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x -17.8x 41.2x
EV/EBIT 9.2x -12.5x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 28.5x 13.5x 12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 11.4x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 1.42 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCZRMCRIMLCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 4.8% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.6% 35.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 40.7% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 8.5% 35.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.0% -68.4% 24.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.4% 0.1% 53.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -140.1% 39.2% 914.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 9.9% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -124.4% 42.8% 347.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.9% 12.5% 34.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% 2.3% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.9% 0.0% 84.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.2% 16.5% -3.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 3.7% 38.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCZRMCRIMLCO
Gross margin 49.7% 25.5% 96.6%
EBITDA margin 27.4% -19.1% 3.3%
Operating margin 15.4% -27.1% 10.2%
Pretax margin -4.1% 26.0% 4.0%
Net margin -4.5% 20.4% 5.0%
FCF margin 5.0% 25.2% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 10.6% 29.7% 16.9%
Return on equity -13.3% 20.1% 1,233%
Return on assets -1.5% 15.6% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 11.4% – 9.4%
Return on capital employed 6.1% -25.7% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x 1.5x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCZRMCRIMLCO
Debt / assets 36.8% – 80.3%
Debt / equity 3.4x – 578.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – 30.2x
Debt / FCF 19.9x – 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 89.0% 22.6% 99.9%
Equity / assets 11.0% 77.4% 0.1%
Interest coverage – – 1.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 8.81 0.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCZRMCRIMLCO
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 4.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 5.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.0% –
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.

ConsensusCZRMCRIMLCO
Forward P/E – 15.9xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.01FY2026 $7.15FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.7%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.9% +57.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.36BFY2026 $556.26MFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +10.3% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCZRMCRIMLCO
Held by institutions 96.6% 64.8% 25.7%
Institutions holding 416 256 167
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +3.7% -6.1%
Institutions buying 208 143 86
Institutions selling 152 83 49
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.72 1.76

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.

CZRMCRIMLCO
CZR 1.00 0.18 0.08
MCRI 0.18 1.00 0.16
MLCO 0.08 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CZR, MCRI and MLCO?

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.96B, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.04B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, CZR, MCRI and MLCO?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -11.2x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 17.8x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 7.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 15.9x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +3.1%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +4.8%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest net margin (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 20.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) leads (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +44.2%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +27.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -49.8%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -23.5%/yr, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +10.0%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 0.00%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 0.01%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 0.00%. Caesars Entertainment (CZR) and Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has been the steadiest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 39.8%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 25.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CZR, MCRI and MLCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) leads on 4. 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.