CZR vs MLCO vs MGM Stock Comparison

Caesars Entertainment, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and MGM Resorts International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGM MGM Resorts International
$28.84 -8.5% 1M -7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.48B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
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, Melco Resorts & Entertainment 5, Caesars Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCZRMLCOMGMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.90B $1.56B $7.48B MGM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.1x 6.6x 10.8x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.0x 18.8x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +5.2% +2.6% MLCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 5.0% 3.9% MLCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 9.4% 13.5% MGM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 30.2x 1.4x MGM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +55.5% -52.5% -7.6% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.3%/yr -18.7%/yr -9.4%/yr MGM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 39.4% 39.5% MLCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 71/100 72/100 MGM

Percentile Scorecard

CZRMLCOMGM

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

AxisCZRMLCOMGM
Valuation 91 #5 of 45 96 #3 of 45 100 #1 of 45
Growth 24 #33 of 43 88 #6 of 43 55 #20 of 43
Profitability 49 #22 of 42 83 #8 of 42 61 #17 of 42
Financial Health 38 #30 of 48 19 #39 of 48 66 #17 of 48
Shareholder Returns 41 #17 of 28 – 78 #7 of 28
Overall 49 71 72
  • CZR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MGM 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

PeriodCZRMLCOMGMSPY
1 month -1.7%-15.8%-8.5% +0.7%
3 months -1.6%-33.3%-36.8% +3.7%
6 months +4.8%-33.4%-25.9% +7.1%
Year to date +24.5%-49.3%-21.0% +12.8%
1 year +55.5%-52.5%-7.6% +11.9%
3 years -27.3%-55.2%-17.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -10.1%-23.5%-6.1% +22.8%
5 years -73.4%-64.5%-38.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -23.3%-18.7%-9.4% +10.9%
10 years +140.7%-77.3%+10.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%-13.8%+1.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCZRMLCOMGMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%39.4%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%46.8%35.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.660.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.37-1.33-0.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-74.1%-49.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.2%-59.1%-43.1% -1.2%
52-week high $30.41$9.39$50.69 $779.14
52-week low $18.14$3.73$27.26 $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.

MultipleCZRMLCOMGM
P/E now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 17.4x 6.5xmedian 17.4x 10.5xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 10.8x 40.5xmedian 10.8x 4.4xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 11.7x 3.1xmedian 11.7x 5.2xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.5x 178.0xmedian 2.5x 2.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.55 0.19median 0.55 -2.31median 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 monthsCZRMLCOMGM
Revenue $11.72B $4.69B $17.72B
Gross profit $5.82B $4.54B $7.73B
Operating income $1.80B $477.81M $1.25B
Net income -$497.00M $196.16M $919.56M
Free cash flow $582.00M $506.29M $1.40B
R&D – $4.78M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.61 $0.59 $2.75
Cash & equivalents $864.00M $454.26M $2.40B
Total debt $11.56B $5.07B $5.67B
Shares (diluted) 204.00M 400.63M 251.96M
Enterprise value $2.32B -$1.38B -$1.82B

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
MetricCZRMLCOMGM
P/E -11.1x 6.5x 10.5x
P/FCF 10.2x 3.1x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x 2.0x 3.1x
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 0.4x
P/B 1.7x 178.0x 2.2x
P/Tangible book -12.1x -9.0x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x 40.5x 4.4x
EV/EBIT 9.2x 12.9x 8.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 28.6x 12.2x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 7.8x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.19 -2.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCZRMLCOMGM
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 5.2% 2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 35.8% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 5.4% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 35.9% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.0% 24.6% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.4% 53.5% -5.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -140.1% 914.5% 209.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.0% 32.2% -9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -124.4% 347.7% 977.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.9% 34.2% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% 3.7% -9.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.9% 84.2% -1.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.2% -3.5% 2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 38.1% -2.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCZRMLCOMGM
Gross margin 49.7% 96.6% 43.6%
EBITDA margin 27.4% 3.3% 13.4%
Operating margin 15.4% 10.2% 7.0%
Pretax margin -4.1% 4.0% 4.2%
Net margin -4.5% 5.0% 3.9%
FCF margin 5.0% 10.8% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin 10.6% 16.9% 13.1%
Return on equity -13.3% 1,233% 27.3%
Return on assets -1.5% 3.2% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 11.4% 9.4% 13.5%
Return on capital employed 6.1% 9.4% 3.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x 4.0x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCZRMLCOMGM
Debt / assets 36.8% 80.3% 14.4%
Debt / equity 3.4x 578.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 30.2x 1.4x
Debt / FCF 19.9x 10.0x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 89.0% 99.9% 91.5%
Equity / assets 11.0% 0.1% 8.5%
Interest coverage – 1.4x 3.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 0.73 0.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCZRMLCOMGM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.0% – 10.7%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 0.0% 10.7%
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.

ConsensusCZRMLCOMGM
Forward P/E – 11.0xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.01FY2026 $0.35FY2026 $1.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -23.9%FY2026 -53.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +57.1% +18.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.36BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 $18.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% -8.0% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCZRMLCOMGM
Held by institutions 96.6% 25.7% 66.8%
Institutions holding 416 166 662
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% -6.1% +0.0%
Institutions buying 208 85 306
Institutions selling 152 49 235
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.73 1.30

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.

CZRMLCOMGM
CZR 1.00 0.09 0.48
MLCO 0.09 1.00 0.32
MGM 0.48 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CZR, MLCO and MGM?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.90B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.56B, MGM Resorts International (MGM) $7.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, CZR, MLCO and MGM?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -11.1x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.6x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 11.0x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 18.8x). 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%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) +2.6%.

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%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, MGM Resorts International (MGM) leads (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 9.4%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +55.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -52.5%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) -7.6%. Over five years, MGM Resorts International (MGM) compounded fastest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -23.3%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -18.7%/yr, MGM Resorts International (MGM) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has been the steadiest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 40.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.4%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.