DIS vs LVS vs RCL Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Las Vegas Sands and Royal Caribbean Cruises Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$112.50 +8.7% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.02B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
4 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$35.67 -9.0% 1M -37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.34B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
$276.50 +20.0% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$75.33B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.68B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Walt Disney leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Walt Disney 4, Las Vegas Sands 4, Royal Caribbean Cruises 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISLVSRCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $192.02B $23.34B $75.33B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 14.5x 17.1x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 12.4x 14.7x LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +10.9% +8.7% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 11.8% 23.5% RCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 14.9% 15.6% RCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.9x 3.1x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.5% -37.3% -12.7% DIS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr -1.3%/yr +26.7%/yr RCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 31.5% 47.5% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 80/100 66/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

DISLVSRCL

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

AxisDISLVSRCL
Valuation 42 #73 of 124 86 #7 of 44 50 #15 of 29
Growth 61 #43 of 109 81 #9 of 43 64 #10 of 26
Profitability 39 #66 of 107 95 #3 of 42 92 #3 of 26
Financial Health 64 #49 of 133 53 #23 of 48 50 #16 of 31
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 73 85 #5 of 28 74 #6 of 20
Overall 57 80 66
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • RCL ranked among 32 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDISLVSRCLSPY
1 month +8.7%-9.0%+20.0% -1.0%
3 months +18.6%-22.6%-5.8% +2.9%
6 months +9.6%-32.5%+4.0% +6.4%
Year to date -1.1%-45.2%-0.9% +11.4%
1 year -0.5%-37.3%-12.7% +13.1%
3 years +36.3%-25.1%+235.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.9%-9.2%+49.7% +21.5%
5 years -33.6%-6.1%+226.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%-1.3%+26.7% +10.9%
10 years +20.9%-37.6%+298.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.9%-4.6%+14.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDISLVSRCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%31.5%47.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%35.6%42.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.581.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.02-1.18-0.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-52.7%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-48.7%-20.6% -2.5%
52-week high $116.65$69.49$348.03 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$35.67$230.35 $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.

MultipleDISLVSRCL
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 17.2x 14.1xmedian 17.0x 16.8xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 4.0xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 9.5x 7.9xmedian 10.5x 13.7xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 9.5x 9.3xmedian 11.2x -177.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x -65.0xmedian 2.5x 7.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.29 0.33median 0.54 0.05median 0.37

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 monthsDISLVSRCL
Revenue $98.86B $13.60B $18.68B
Gross profit $43.29B $6.46B $9.17B
Operating income -$40.54B $2.85B $5.10B
Net income $9.24B $1.81B $4.43B
Free cash flow $8.29B $2.41B -$416.00M
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $2.52 $16.41
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $2.86B $875.00M
Total debt $182.30B $62.21B $85.57B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 640.00M 268.00M
Enterprise value $169.78B $9.94B $72.69B

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
MetricDISLVSRCL
P/E 22.7x 14.1x 16.8x
P/FCF 23.4x 9.3x -177.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 6.4x 10.9x
P/S 2.0x 1.6x 4.0x
P/B 1.7x -65.0x 7.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x -65.0x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x 7.9x 13.7x
EV/EBIT -5.8x 12.3x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.6x 5.1x
EV/FCF 28.4x 14.5x -230.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 10.0x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.33 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISLVSRCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 10.9% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 16.6% 15.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% 5.5% 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 16.0% 26.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% 5.4% 12.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 25.6% 55.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 0.2% 22.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 39.4% 342.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% 10.9% 25.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% 42.3% 338.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 27.5% 18.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 18.1% 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 86.1% -111.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 23.5% -30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISLVSRCL
Gross margin 43.8% 47.5% 49.1%
EBITDA margin -35.4% 32.4% 37.4%
Operating margin -41.0% 20.9% 27.3%
Pretax margin 12.9% 16.3% 22.8%
Net margin 8.7% 11.8% 23.5%
FCF margin 8.4% 17.7% -2.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 25.6% 36.3%
Return on equity 8.0% 656.1% 43.2%
Return on assets 4.5% 9.2% 10.2%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 14.9% 15.6%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 18.9% 16.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISLVSRCL
Debt / assets 22.5% 79.5% 51.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x -44.9x 2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 2.9x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 6.4x -54.9x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 101.8% 76.6%
Equity / assets 57.1% -1.8% 23.4%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 5.0x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.54 2.18 2.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISLVSRCL
Dividend yield 1.3% 3.2% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 12.2% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 15.4% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.9% – –
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.

ConsensusDISLVSRCL
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $2.88FY2026 $18.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 +20.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +14.9% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $14.54BFY2026 $18.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +4.4% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISLVSRCL
Held by institutions 75.9% 41.0% 88.5%
Institutions holding 2,940 710 1,224
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.1% +6.3%
Institutions buying 1,209 331 606
Institutions selling 1,369 290 446
Buyers to sellers 0.88 1.14 1.36

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.

DISLVSRCL
DIS 1.00 0.19 0.33
LVS 0.19 1.00 0.02
RCL 0.33 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, LVS and RCL?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $192.02B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.34B, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) $75.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, LVS and RCL?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.5x, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.2x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 12.4x, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 23.5%). On return on invested capital, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Walt Disney (DIS) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.3%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) -12.7%. Over five years, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.3%/yr, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) +26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 0.00%. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) and Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.5%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 47.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, LVS and RCL?

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