DKNG vs BYD vs PENN Stock Comparison

DraftKings, Boyd Gaming and PENN Entertainment Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DKNG DraftKings Inc.
$20.91 -1.6% 1M -39.7% 1Y
Market cap
$10.51B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Sports Betting Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$71.73 -0.1% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.42B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.10B
Div. yield
0.01%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Boyd Gaming leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Gaming 7, DraftKings 2, PENN Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDKNGBYDPENNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.51B $5.42B $1.99B DKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -63.0x 3.0x -2.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 209.1x 10.5x 17.5x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.0% +1.7% +6.1% DKNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.7% 44.3% -12.7% BYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -15.7% 10.7% -11.9% BYD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.7x 2.2x -18.9x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.7% -15.6% -19.5% BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.6%/yr +1.7%/yr -28.0%/yr BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.1% 27.4% 52.4% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 67/100 49/100 BYD

Percentile Scorecard

DKNGBYDPENN

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

AxisDKNGBYDPENN
Valuation 23 #34 of 44 70 #14 of 44 65 #16 of 44
Growth 93 #4 of 43 43 #25 of 43 19 #35 of 43
Profitability 29 #30 of 42 78 #10 of 42 24 #32 of 42
Financial Health 79 #11 of 48 70 #15 of 48 43 #28 of 48
Shareholder Returns 33 #19 of 28 74 #8 of 28 93 #3 of 28
Overall 52 67 49
  • DKNG ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PENN 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

PeriodDKNGBYDPENNSPY
1 month -1.6%-0.1%-6.8% -1.0%
3 months -9.1%-17.6%-29.2% +2.9%
6 months -9.8%-14.5%-15.9% +6.4%
Year to date -39.3%-15.8%-1.7% +11.4%
1 year -39.7%-15.6%-19.5% +13.1%
3 years -28.4%+17.5%-30.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -10.5%+5.5%-11.3% +21.5%
5 years -54.7%+8.6%-80.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.6%+1.7%-28.0% +10.9%
10 years —+284.6%+8.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+14.4%+0.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDKNGBYDPENNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.1%27.4%52.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.4%28.4%46.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.531.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.57-0.37 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.0%-35.1%-84.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.3%-21.3%-34.3% -2.5%
52-week high $36.24$91.15$22.06 $779.14
52-week low $18.59$66.10$11.76 $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.

MultipleDKNGBYDPENN
P/E now vs peer median -62.2xmedian 17.0x 3.0xmedian 17.0x -2.1xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 165.8xmedian 10.5x 7.3xmedian 10.5x -38.4xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 11.2x -9.3xmedian 11.2x 20.2xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.5x 1.0xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.27median 0.54 0.06median 0.54 0.04median 0.54

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 monthsDKNGBYDPENN
Revenue $6.22B $4.10B $7.16B
Gross profit $2.52B $2.01B $2.47B
Operating income -$182.46M $670.84M -$565.10M
Net income -$166.90M $1.81B -$908.20M
Free cash flow $650.89M -$564.43M $96.10M
R&D $499.06M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $24.29 $-6.61
Cash & equivalents $983.88M $322.71M $887.20M
Total debt $2.30B $2.61B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 496.09M 74.82M 137.10M
Enterprise value $6.17B $4.05B -$949.77M

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
MetricDKNGBYDPENN
P/E -62.2x 3.0x -2.1x
P/FCF 28.6x -9.3x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 27.7x 8.4x 3.0x
P/S 3.0x 1.3x 0.3x
P/B 32.6x 2.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -69.4x 5.2x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 165.8x 7.3x -38.4x
EV/EBIT -99.6x 11.2x -6.8x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF 27.9x -13.4x 39.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 12.0x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.27 0.06 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDKNGBYDPENN
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.0% 1.7% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 3.6% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.2% -3.4% 25.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -0.4% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.3% -27.4% -504.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.8% -12.9% -39.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.2% 221.9% -1,067%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.7% 35.9% -47.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.5% 254.1% -1,203%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.9% 50.9% -51.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.6% -34.4% 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% -14.0% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -1,103% 168.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.4% -52.2% -42.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDKNGBYDPENN
Gross margin 40.5% 49.0% 34.6%
EBITDA margin 1.8% 25.1% -1.4%
Operating margin -2.9% 16.4% -7.9%
Pretax margin -2.8% 55.9% -12.9%
Net margin -2.7% 44.3% -12.7%
FCF margin 10.5% -13.8% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 10.8% 15.3% 9.1%
Return on equity -29.8% 72.0% -49.3%
Return on assets -4.1% 27.3% -6.4%
Return on invested capital -15.7% 10.7% -11.9%
Return on capital employed -6.7% 11.1% -4.5%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.0x 0.3x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDKNGBYDPENN
Debt / assets 13.4% 39.1% 19.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.0x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.7x 2.2x -18.9x
Debt / FCF 0.9x -4.6x 28.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.7% 62.6% 86.8%
Equity / assets 13.3% 37.4% 13.2%
Interest coverage – 5.7x –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.21 2.20 0.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDKNGBYDPENN
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 2.5% 12.5% 12.3%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 13.6% 12.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -10.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -4.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% –

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.

ConsensusDKNGBYDPENN
Forward P/E 209.1xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.10FY2026 $6.81FY2026 $0.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +900.0%FY2026 -8.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +710.0% +6.9% +85.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.88BFY2026 $4.36BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% -7.3% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDKNGBYDPENN
Held by institutions 82.3% 72.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 689 423 379
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +5.4% +1.5%
Institutions buying 307 186 196
Institutions selling 250 175 109
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.06 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.

DKNGBYDPENN
DKNG 1.00 0.32 0.43
BYD 0.32 1.00 0.53
PENN 0.43 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DKNG, BYD and PENN?

DraftKings (DKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: DraftKings (DKNG) $10.51B, Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.42B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $1.99B.

Which company is growing faster?

DraftKings (DKNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DraftKings (DKNG) +15.0%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +1.7%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) has the highest net margin (DraftKings (DKNG) -2.7%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 44.3%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%). On return on invested capital, Boyd Gaming (BYD) leads (DraftKings (DKNG) -15.7%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.7%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: DraftKings (DKNG) -39.7%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) -15.6%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -19.5%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (DraftKings (DKNG) -14.6%/yr, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +1.7%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -28.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: DraftKings (DKNG) 0.00%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 0.01%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 0.00%. DraftKings (DKNG) and PENN Entertainment (PENN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (DraftKings (DKNG) 53.1%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 27.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DKNG, BYD and PENN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Boyd Gaming (BYD) leads on 7. 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.