CZR vs MLCO vs MCRI Stock Comparison

Caesars Entertainment, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Monarch Casino & Resort Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Melco Resorts & Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Melco Resorts & Entertainment 5, Caesars Entertainment 4, Monarch Casino & Resort 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCZRMLCOMCRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.93B $1.53B $2.01B CZR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.1x 6.5x 17.4x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.7x 15.7x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +5.2% +4.8% MLCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 5.0% — MLCO
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% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.3% -54.2% +21.8% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.6%/yr -19.2%/yr +9.2%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 39.2% 25.3% MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 72/100 59/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

CZRMLCOMCRI

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

AxisCZRMLCOMCRI
Valuation 91 #5 of 44 95 #3 of 44 33 #30 of 44
Growth 24 #33 of 43 91 #5 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 49 #22 of 42 83 #8 of 42 85 #7 of 42
Financial Health 39 #29 of 47 20 #38 of 47 85 #8 of 47
Shareholder Returns 41 #17 of 28 – 22 #22 of 28
Overall 49 72 59
  • CZR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO 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

PeriodCZRMLCOMCRISPY
1 month -3.4%-20.1%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months -4.0%-34.4%-8.7% +5.9%
6 months +4.3%-32.2%-5.9% +8.5%
Year to date +22.1%-50.7%+17.3% +13.3%
1 year +29.3%-54.2%+21.8% +12.4%
3 years -27.0%-55.5%+89.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -10.0%-23.7%+23.8% +23.5%
5 years -73.9%-65.6%+55.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -23.6%-19.2%+9.2% +11.0%
10 years +136.1%-77.9%+378.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.0%-14.0%+17.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCZRMLCOMCRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%39.2%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%46.6%22.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.670.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.67-1.380.86 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-74.1%-41.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-60.3%-16.1% -0.9%
52-week high $30.41$9.39$133.87 $779.14
52-week low $18.14$3.73$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.

MultipleCZRMLCOMCRI
P/E now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 16.8x 6.3xmedian 16.8x 17.4xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 10.2x 40.2xmedian 10.2x —median 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 11.2x 3.0xmedian 11.2x 13.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.2x 172.9xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.44 0.18median 0.44 1.39median 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 monthsCZRMLCOMCRI
Revenue $11.72B $4.69B $565.42M
Gross profit $5.82B $4.54B $143.95M
Operating income $1.80B $477.81M –
Net income -$497.00M $196.16M $115.06M
Free cash flow $582.00M $506.29M –
R&D – $4.78M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.61 $0.59 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $864.00M $454.26M $137.41M
Total debt $11.56B $5.07B –
Shares (diluted) 204.00M 400.63M 18.26M
Enterprise value $2.34B -$1.41B $2.01B

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
MetricCZRMLCOMCRI
P/E -10.9x 6.3x 17.4x
P/FCF 10.0x 3.0x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 1.9x –
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 3.6x
P/B 1.7x 172.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book -11.8x -8.7x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x 40.2x –
EV/EBIT 9.2x 12.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.3x 3.6x
EV/FCF 28.4x 12.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 7.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.18 1.39

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCZRMLCOMCRI
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% 99.9% 22.6%
Equity / assets 11.0% 0.1% 77.4%
Interest coverage – 1.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score – 0.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCZRMLCOMCRI
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 3.1% – –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.0% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusCZRMLCOMCRI
Forward P/E – 10.7xFY2026 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.01FY2026 $0.35FY2026 $7.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -23.9%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +57.1% -3.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.36BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 $556.26MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% -8.0% +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCZRMLCOMCRI
Held by institutions 96.6% 25.7% 64.8%
Institutions holding 415 165 256
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% -6.1% +3.7%
Institutions buying 208 84 143
Institutions selling 151 49 83
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.71 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.

CZRMLCOMCRI
CZR 1.00 0.08 0.18
MLCO 0.08 1.00 0.16
MCRI 0.18 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CZR, MLCO and MCRI?

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.93B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.53B, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, CZR, MLCO and MCRI?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -11.1x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.5x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 10.7x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 15.7x). 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%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has the highest net margin (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%, 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) +29.3%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -54.2%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +21.8%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -23.6%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.2%/yr, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has been the steadiest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 43.8%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.2%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CZR, MLCO 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, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 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.