CZR vs MGM vs CHDN Stock Comparison

Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International and Churchill Downs Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGM MGM Resorts International
$27.26 -14.4% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.06B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.95 +8.2% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.21B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

MGM Resorts International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (MGM Resorts International 5, Churchill Downs 5, Caesars Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCZRMGMCHDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.92B $7.06B $6.21B MGM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.1x 10.2x 13.6x MGM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.8x 11.7x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +2.6% +4.2% CHDN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 3.9% 15.1% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 13.5% 9.0% MGM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.4x 4.5x MGM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.3% -14.7% -17.7% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.6%/yr -10.4%/yr -6.6%/yr CHDN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 39.1% 34.1% CHDN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 73/100 51/100 MGM

Percentile Scorecard

CZRMGMCHDN

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

AxisCZRMGMCHDN
Valuation 91 #5 of 44 100 #1 of 44 67 #15 of 44
Growth 24 #33 of 43 55 #20 of 43 67 #15 of 43
Profitability 49 #22 of 42 59 #18 of 42 81 #9 of 42
Financial Health 39 #29 of 47 70 #15 of 47 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns 41 #17 of 28 82 #6 of 28 19 #23 of 28
Overall 49 73 51
  • CZR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MGM ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN 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

PeriodCZRMGMCHDNSPY
1 month -3.4%-14.4%+8.2% +0.9%
3 months -4.0%-40.6%-7.4% +5.9%
6 months +4.3%-30.6%-19.0% +8.5%
Year to date +22.1%-25.3%-28.0% +13.3%
1 year +29.3%-14.7%-17.7% +12.4%
3 years -27.0%-20.4%-24.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -10.0%-7.3%-8.9% +23.5%
5 years -73.9%-42.2%-28.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -23.6%-10.4%-6.6% +11.0%
10 years +136.1%+4.6%+262.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.0%+0.4%+13.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCZRMGMCHDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%39.1%34.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%35.2%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.850.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.67-0.38-0.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-49.3%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-46.2%-30.3% -0.9%
52-week high $30.41$50.69$117.59 $779.14
52-week low $18.14$27.26$73.95 $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.

MultipleCZRMGMCHDN
P/E now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 16.8x 9.9xmedian 16.8x 12.6xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 10.2x 4.3xmedian 10.2x 10.2xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 11.2x 4.9xmedian 11.2x 10.6xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.44 -2.18median 0.44 1.09median 0.44

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 monthsCZRMGMCHDN
Revenue $11.72B $17.72B $3.00B
Gross profit $5.82B $7.73B $1.03B
Operating income $1.80B $1.25B $766.80M
Net income -$497.00M $919.56M $455.50M
Free cash flow $582.00M $1.40B $529.90M
EPS (diluted) $-2.61 $2.75 $6.50
Cash & equivalents $864.00M $2.40B $167.00M
Total debt $11.56B $5.67B $4.72B
Shares (diluted) 204.00M 251.96M 70.00M
Enterprise value $2.34B -$2.24B $5.45B

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
MetricCZRMGMCHDN
P/E -10.9x 9.9x 12.6x
P/FCF 10.0x 4.9x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 3.0x 7.4x
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 1.9x
P/B 1.7x 2.0x 4.1x
P/Tangible book -11.8x 3.2x -5.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x 4.3x 10.2x
EV/EBIT 9.2x 8.1x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.6x 3.4x
EV/FCF 28.4x 7.2x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 4.4x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 -2.18 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCZRMGMCHDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 2.6% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 4.8% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 0.2% 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 1.7% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.0% 28.9% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.4% -5.3% 17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -140.1% 209.1% 12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.0% -9.0% 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -124.4% 977.3% 14.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.9% -4.5% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% -9.1% -6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.9% -1.2% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.2% 2.2% 17.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.7% -2.0% 110.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCZRMGMCHDN
Gross margin 49.7% 43.6% 34.1%
EBITDA margin 27.4% 13.4% 33.3%
Operating margin 15.4% 7.0% 25.5%
Pretax margin -4.1% 4.2% 21.1%
Net margin -4.5% 3.9% 15.1%
FCF margin 5.0% 7.9% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.6% 13.1% 25.2%
Return on equity -13.3% 27.3% 33.6%
Return on assets -1.5% 2.3% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 11.4% 13.5% 9.0%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 3.4% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x 2.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCZRMGMCHDN
Debt / assets 36.8% 14.4% 63.2%
Debt / equity 3.4x 1.7x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 1.4x 4.5x
Debt / FCF 19.9x 4.0x 8.9x
Liabilities / assets 89.0% 91.5% 81.5%
Equity / assets 11.0% 8.5% 18.5%
Interest coverage – 3.1x 2.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 0.77 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCZRMGMCHDN
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 11.3% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 11.3% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusCZRMGMCHDN
Forward P/E – 17.8xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.01FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $7.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -53.8%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.3% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.36BFY2026 $18.44BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +0.3% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCZRMGMCHDN
Held by institutions 96.6% 66.8% 85.5%
Institutions holding 415 661 463
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +0.0% +7.5%
Institutions buying 208 305 240
Institutions selling 151 235 146
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.30 1.64

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.

CZRMGMCHDN
CZR 1.00 0.48 0.14
MGM 0.48 1.00 0.30
CHDN 0.14 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CZR, MGM and CHDN?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.92B, MGM Resorts International (MGM) $7.06B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $6.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, CZR, MGM and CHDN?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -11.1x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 10.2x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 17.8x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 11.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +3.1%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) +2.6%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 3.9%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%). On return on invested capital, MGM Resorts International (MGM) leads (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.4%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 13.5%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +29.3%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) -14.7%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -17.7%. Over five years, Churchill Downs (CHDN) compounded fastest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -23.6%/yr, MGM Resorts International (MGM) -10.4%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Churchill Downs (CHDN) has been the steadiest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 43.8%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 39.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CZR, MGM and CHDN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 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.