CZR vs MLCO vs PC Stock Comparison

Caesars Entertainment, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Premium Catering (Holdings) Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Melco Resorts & Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Melco Resorts & Entertainment 6, Caesars Entertainment 2, Premium Catering (Holdings) 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCZRMLCOPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.88B $1.49B $274.48M CZR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.7x 6.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.4% +5.2% — MLCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% 5.0% — MLCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 231.9% — MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -2.9x — MLCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.4% -53.4% 0.0% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.5%/yr -19.1%/yr — MLCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 39.3% 0.0% PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 85/100 — MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

CZRMLCOPC

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

AxisCZRMLCOPC
Valuation 88 #6 of 44 100 #1 of 44 –
Growth 33 #29 of 43 91 #5 of 43 –
Profitability 53 #20 of 41 88 #6 of 41 –
Financial Health 37 #30 of 47 61 #19 of 47 94 #4 of 51
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 53 85 –
  • CZR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCZRMLCOPCSPY
1 month -2.0%-18.0%0.0% -0.8%
3 months -3.3%-31.0%0.0% +3.5%
6 months +3.4%-30.6%0.0% +7.0%
Year to date +23.9%-48.7%0.0% +12.2%
1 year +30.4%-53.4%0.0% +13.0%
3 years -25.9%-53.8%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -9.5%-22.7%— +23.1%
5 years -73.8%-65.2%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.5%-19.1%— +11.0%
10 years +141.6%-77.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%-13.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCZRMLCOPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%39.3%0.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%46.8%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.680.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69-1.36— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-74.1%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-58.7%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $30.41$9.39$9.40 $779.14
52-week low $18.14$3.73$9.40 $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.

MultipleCZRMLCOPC
P/E now vs peer median -12.7xmedian 17.1x 6.6xmedian 17.1x —median 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x —median 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 10.9x 7.5xmedian 10.9x —median 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 11.4x 3.1xmedian 11.4x —median 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.5x 179.9xmedian 2.5x 28.0xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.57 0.19median 0.57 —median 1.07

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 monthsCZRMLCOPC
Revenue $11.65B $4.69B –
Gross profit $5.79B $4.54B –
Operating income $1.86B $477.81M –
Net income -$450.00M $196.16M –
Free cash flow $610.00M $506.29M –
R&D – $4.78M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.28 $0.59 –
Cash & equivalents $965.00M $454.26M $971.86K
Total debt $11.70B $14.51M –
Shares (diluted) 204.00M 400.63M 29.20M
Enterprise value $2.33B -$1.44B $270.03M

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
MetricCZRMLCOPC
P/E -12.7x 6.6x –
P/FCF 9.7x 3.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 4.6x 2.0x –
P/S 0.5x 0.3x –
P/B 1.7x 179.9x 28.0x
P/Tangible book -14.5x -9.0x 28.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x 7.5x –
EV/EBIT 9.0x 2.4x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.2x –
EV/FCF 27.3x 2.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 1.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCZRMLCOPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.4% 5.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 35.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 5.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 35.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -20.2% 24.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 53.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -152.8% 914.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.5% 32.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -144.3% 347.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 34.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 3.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.8% 84.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 838.5% -3.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 38.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCZRMLCOPC
Gross margin 49.7% 96.6% –
EBITDA margin 27.9% 3.3% –
Operating margin 15.9% 10.2% –
Pretax margin -3.7% 4.0% –
Net margin -4.0% 5.0% –
FCF margin 5.2% 10.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 16.9% –
Return on equity -11.1% 1,233% –
Return on assets -1.3% 3.2% –
Return on invested capital 11.1% 231.9% –
Return on capital employed 6.3% 9.4% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.9x 4.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCZRMLCOPC
Debt / assets 36.9% 0.2% –
Debt / equity 3.3x 1.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -2.9x –
Debt / FCF 19.2x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 88.8% 99.9% 13.7%
Equity / assets 11.2% 0.1% 86.3%
Interest coverage – 1.4x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 9.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 0.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCZRMLCOPC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCZRMLCOPC
Forward P/E – 11.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.01FY2026 $0.35FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -23.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +57.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.36BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% -8.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCZRMLCOPC
Held by institutions 96.6% 25.7% –
Institutions holding 415 165 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% -6.1% –
Institutions buying 208 84 –
Institutions selling 151 49 –
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.71 –

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.

CZRMLCOPC
CZR 1.00 0.08 –
MLCO 0.08 1.00 –
PC – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CZR, MLCO and PC?

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.88B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.49B, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) $274.48M.

Which company is growing faster?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +2.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has the highest net margin (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.0%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.1%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 231.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +30.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -53.4%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%. Over five years, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) compounded fastest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -23.5%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) has been the steadiest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 43.9%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.3%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.