ESRT vs MLCO vs PUSA Stock Comparison

Empire State Realty Trust, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Powerus Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PUSA Powerus Corp
$1.80 -50.7% 1M -68.6% 1Y
Market cap
$89.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.21M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Melco Resorts & Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Melco Resorts & Entertainment 5, Empire State Realty Trust 4, Powerus 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESRTMLCOPUSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $857.76M $1.53B $89.74M MLCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 279.1x 6.5x -18.1x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +5.2% +6.1% PUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% 5.0% -154.2% MLCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% 9.4% — MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 30.2x — ESRT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.1% -54.2% -68.6% ESRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr -19.2%/yr — ESRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 39.2% 110.4% ESRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 72/100 24/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

ESRTMLCOPUSA

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

AxisESRTMLCOPUSA
Valuation 78 #33 of 145 95 #3 of 44 12 #39 of 44
Growth 1 #140 of 142 91 #5 of 43 0 #43 of 43
Profitability 25 #101 of 135 83 #8 of 42 7 #39 of 42
Financial Health 57 #59 of 136 20 #38 of 47 100 #1 of 47
Shareholder Returns 12 #115 of 131 – 0 #28 of 28
Overall 35 72 24
  • ESRT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PUSA 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

PeriodESRTMLCOPUSASPY
1 month +22.7%-20.1%-50.7% +0.9%
3 months -14.3%-34.4%-35.5% +5.9%
6 months -11.4%-32.2%-53.5% +8.5%
Year to date -23.6%-50.7%-42.9% +13.3%
1 year -36.1%-54.2%-68.6% +12.4%
3 years -37.9%-55.5%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -14.7%-23.7%— +23.5%
5 years -48.6%-65.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -12.5%-19.2%— +11.0%
10 years -74.0%-77.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -12.6%-14.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureESRTMLCOPUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%39.2%110.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.7%46.6%108.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.671.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.99-1.38-0.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.6%-74.1%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.1%-60.3%-73.3% -0.9%
52-week high $7.79$9.39$6.73 $779.14
52-week low $3.93$3.73$1.80 $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.

MultipleESRTMLCOPUSA
P/E now vs peer median 277.2xmedian 25.8x 6.3xmedian 16.8x -18.1xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.0x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 27.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 14.2x 40.2xmedian 10.2x -7.4xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 23.0x 3.0xmedian 11.2x -37.8xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 172.9xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.63median 1.91 0.18median 0.44 —median 0.44

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 monthsESRTMLCOPUSA
Revenue $784.18M $4.69B $3.21M
Gross profit – $4.54B –
Operating income -$34.52M $477.81M -$6.56M
Net income $9.26M $196.16M -$4.95M
Free cash flow -$437.31M $506.29M -$2.38M
R&D – $4.78M –
EPS (diluted) $0.01 $0.59 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $85.61M $454.26M $22.20M
Total debt $4.54B $5.07B –
Shares (diluted) 268.95M 400.63M 49.86M
Enterprise value $416.57M -$1.40B -$48.65M

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
MetricESRTMLCOPUSA
P/E 277.2x 6.3x -18.1x
P/FCF -2.0x 3.0x -37.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 1.9x -56.1x
P/S 1.1x 0.3x 27.9x
P/B 0.5x 172.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 0.5x -8.7x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 40.2x -7.4x
EV/EBIT -50.0x 12.8x -7.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.3x 14.6x
EV/FCF -3.9x 12.1x -19.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 7.8x -29.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.63 0.18 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESRTMLCOPUSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 5.2% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 35.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 35.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -123.1% 24.6% -922.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 53.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -86.5% 914.5% -960.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -51.3% 32.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -92.4% 347.7% -195.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.8% 34.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.3% 3.7% -149.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 84.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.4% -3.5% -139.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -149.9% 38.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESRTMLCOPUSA
Gross margin – 96.6% –
EBITDA margin 22.1% 3.3% -196.5%
Operating margin -4.4% 10.2% -204.1%
Pretax margin 1.3% 4.0% -159.4%
Net margin 0.4% 5.0% -154.2%
FCF margin -55.8% 10.8% -74.0%
Operating cash flow margin 29.0% 16.9% -49.8%
Return on equity 0.5% 1,233% -11.2%
Return on assets 0.2% 3.2% -10.9%
Return on invested capital -1.1% 9.4% –
Return on capital employed – 9.4% -14.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 24.6x 4.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% – 106.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESRTMLCOPUSA
Debt / assets 22.4% 80.3% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 578.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x 30.2x –
Debt / FCF -2.2x 10.0x –
Liabilities / assets 58.1% 99.9% 3.0%
Equity / assets 41.9% 0.1% 97.0%
Interest coverage -0.3x 1.4x –
Current ratio – 1.0x 52.4x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 52.1x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 52.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.72 37.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESRTMLCOPUSA
Dividend yield 3.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – -41.5%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.0% -41.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 259.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -5.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – –

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.

ConsensusESRTMLCOPUSA
Forward P/E – 10.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2027 $0.35FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -240.0%FY2027 -23.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +57.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $758.24MFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% -8.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESRTMLCOPUSA
Held by institutions 83.6% 25.7% 4.8%
Institutions holding 228 165 32
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% -6.1% +209.7%
Institutions buying 141 84 27
Institutions selling 51 49 1
Buyers to sellers 2.76 1.71 27.00

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.

ESRTMLCOPUSA
ESRT 1.00 -0.02 -0.05
MLCO -0.02 1.00 -0.03
PUSA -0.05 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESRT, MLCO and PUSA?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) $857.76M, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.53B, Powerus (PUSA) $89.74M.

Which stock is cheaper, ESRT, MLCO and PUSA?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 279.1x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.5x, Powerus (PUSA) -18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Powerus (PUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) +2.0%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, Powerus (PUSA) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has the highest net margin (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%, Powerus (PUSA) -154.2%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -1.1%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) returned the most: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -36.1%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -54.2%, Powerus (PUSA) -68.6%. Over five years, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) compounded fastest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) -12.5%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 0.03%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 0.00%, Powerus (PUSA) 0.00%. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) and Powerus (PUSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) has been the steadiest (Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) 36.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.2%, Powerus (PUSA) 110.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESRT, MLCO and PUSA?

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 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.