CZR vs PENN vs LAWIL Stock Comparison

Caesars Entertainment, PENN Entertainment and Light & Wonder Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAWIL Light & Wonder, Inc.
$92.45 +10.1% 1M
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.33B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCZRPENNLAWILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.94B $2.32B $7.12B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -11.1x -2.6x 26.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.7x 12.5x LAWIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +6.1% +3.4% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% -12.7% 8.7% LAWIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% -11.9% 9.6% CZR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -18.9x 4.3x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.7% +7.7% — CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.7%/yr -22.4%/yr — PENN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 52.8% — CZR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 49/100 67/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

CZRPENNLAWIL

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

AxisCZRPENNLAWIL
Valuation 93 #4 of 45 64 #17 of 45 55 #21 of 45
Growth 21 #34 of 43 24 #33 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 49 #22 of 42 27 #31 of 42 88 #6 of 42
Financial Health 36 #31 of 48 40 #29 of 48 47 #26 of 48
Shareholder Returns 39 #18 of 29 89 #4 of 29 79 #7 of 29
Overall 48 49 67
  • CZR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PENN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LAWIL 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

PeriodCZRPENNLAWILSPY
1 month -1.0%+15.4%+10.1% -1.0%
3 months -2.5%-11.2%+12.7% -0.4%
6 months +5.8%+4.0%-9.4% +4.5%
Year to date +25.5%+18.1%— +12.4%
1 year +46.7%+7.7%— +13.6%
3 years -33.9%-23.3%— +76.4%
3 years, per year -12.9%-8.5%— +20.8%
5 years -72.4%-71.8%— +63.7%
5 years, per year -22.7%-22.4%— +10.4%
10 years +171.9%+43.7%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +10.5%+3.7%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCZRPENNLAWILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%52.8%— 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%46.5%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.95— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.180.15— 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.0%-81.0%-19.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-21.0%-9.4% -1.6%
52-week high $30.41$22.06$102.00 $779.14
52-week low $18.14$11.76$82.00 $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.

MultipleCZRPENNLAWIL
P/E now vs peer median -11.2xmedian 18.6x -2.6xmedian 18.6x 26.4xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 10.9x -42.3xmedian 10.9x 10.7xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 12.0x 24.3xmedian 12.0x 12.8xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.5x 1.3xmedian 2.5x 16.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.60 0.05median 0.60 0.66median 0.60

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 monthsCZRPENNLAWIL
Revenue $11.72B $7.16B $3.33B
Gross profit $5.82B $2.47B $2.49B
Operating income $1.80B -$565.10M $678.00M
Net income -$497.00M -$908.20M $290.00M
Free cash flow $582.00M $96.10M $596.00M
R&D – – $244.00M
EPS (diluted) $-2.61 $-6.61 $3.74
Cash & equivalents $864.00M $887.20M $139.00M
Total debt $11.56B $2.77B $4.98B
Shares (diluted) 204.00M 137.10M 77.50M
Enterprise value $2.35B -$624.88M $6.42B

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
MetricCZRPENNLAWIL
P/E -11.2x -2.6x 26.4x
P/FCF 10.3x 24.3x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.8x 3.6x 7.6x
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 2.1x
P/B 1.7x 1.3x 16.8x
P/Tangible book -12.2x 5.0x -26.9x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x -42.3x 10.7x
EV/EBIT 9.3x -7.5x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.6x 3.6x
EV/FCF 28.7x 43.9x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 6.5x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 0.05 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCZRPENNLAWIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 6.1% 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 3.0% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 25.4% 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.1% -2.8% 8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.0% -504.5% -11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.4% -39.6% 13.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -140.1% -1,067% -27.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.0% -47.9% 24.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -124.4% -1,203% -20.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.9% -51.9% 39.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.7% 30.8% 38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.9% -5.2% 39.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.2% 168.6% 53.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.7% -42.1% 79.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCZRPENNLAWIL
Gross margin 49.7% 34.6% 74.7%
EBITDA margin 27.4% -1.4% 33.5%
Operating margin 15.4% -7.9% 20.3%
Pretax margin -4.1% -12.9% 11.3%
Net margin -4.5% -12.7% 8.7%
FCF margin 5.0% 1.3% 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin 10.6% 9.1% 28.1%
Return on equity -13.3% -49.3% 80.0%
Return on assets -1.5% -6.4% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 11.4% -11.9% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 6.1% -4.5% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.5x -0.7x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCZRPENNLAWIL
Debt / assets 36.8% 19.7% 78.8%
Debt / equity 3.4x 1.5x 11.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x -18.9x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 19.9x 28.9x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.0% 86.8% 93.3%
Equity / assets 11.0% 13.2% 6.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.33 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCZRPENNLAWIL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 10.2% 9.3%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 10.2% 9.3%
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.

ConsensusCZRPENNLAWIL
Forward P/E – 20.7xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.01FY2026 $0.84FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +85.7% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.36BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026 $3.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +1.8% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCZRPENNLAWIL
Held by institutions 96.6% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 417 381 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.0% +1.5% –
Institutions buying 208 196 –
Institutions selling 152 109 –
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.80 –

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.

CZRPENNLAWIL
CZR 1.00 0.52 –
PENN 0.52 1.00 –
LAWIL – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CZR, PENN and LAWIL?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.94B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.32B, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B.

Which company is growing faster?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +3.1%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) has the highest net margin (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) leads (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +46.7%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +7.7%. Over five years, PENN Entertainment (PENN) compounded fastest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -22.7%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) has been the steadiest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 39.7%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CZR, PENN and LAWIL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 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.