KIM vs LAWIL vs LVS Stock Comparison

Kimco Realty, Light & Wonder and Las Vegas Sands Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KIM Kimco Realty Corp
$24.41 +8.9% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.29B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
0.05%
Retail REITs Real Estate
4 wins
LAWIL Light & Wonder, Inc.
$92.45 +10.1% 1M
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
1 win
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$37.04 -3.3% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.52B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 6, Kimco Realty 4, Light & Wonder 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKIMLAWILLVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.29B $7.12B $23.52B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 26.4x 14.6x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.1x 12.5x 14.2x LAWIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +4.8% +10.9% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.7% 8.1% 11.8% KIM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.6% 9.5% 14.9% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 4.5x 2.9x LVS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.1% — -37.0% KIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.6%/yr — -0.9%/yr KIM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.3% — 31.4% KIM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 63/100 81/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

KIMLAWILLVS

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

AxisKIMLAWILLVS
Valuation 53 #69 of 145 48 #24 of 45 86 #7 of 45
Growth 76 #35 of 143 64 #16 of 43 81 #9 of 43
Profitability 79 #30 of 136 88 #6 of 42 95 #3 of 42
Financial Health 63 #52 of 138 34 #32 of 48 57 #21 of 48
Shareholder Returns 69 #42 of 131 82 #6 of 28 85 #5 of 28
Overall 68 63 81
  • KIM ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LAWIL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS 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

PeriodKIMLAWILLVSSPY
1 month +8.9%+10.1%-3.3% +0.7%
3 months -4.3%+12.7%-25.7% +3.7%
6 months +3.3%-9.4%-32.2% +7.1%
Year to date +20.4%—-43.1% +12.8%
1 year +14.1%—-37.0% +11.9%
3 years +41.3%—-22.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.2%—-8.2% +22.8%
5 years +8.0%—-4.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.6%—-0.9% +10.9%
10 years -7.2%—-35.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -0.7%—-4.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKIMLAWILLVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.3%—31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 16.9%—35.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.03—0.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.77—-1.18 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.8%-19.6%-52.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-9.4%-46.7% -1.2%
52-week high $26.39$102.00$69.49 $779.14
52-week low $19.78$82.00$35.67 $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.

MultipleKIMLAWILLVS
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 25.7x 26.4xmedian 17.4x 14.7xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 4.1x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 14.3x 10.9xmedian 10.8x 8.1xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 23.5x 12.8xmedian 11.7x 9.7xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 23.6xmedian 2.5x -67.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.54median 1.86 -4.35median 0.55 0.35median 0.55

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 monthsKIMLAWILLVS
Revenue $2.20B $3.35B $13.60B
Gross profit – $2.49B $6.46B
Operating income $881.20M $665.00M $2.85B
Net income $755.69M $271.00M $1.81B
Free cash flow $657.16M $555.00M $2.41B
R&D – $250.00M $180.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.07 $3.45 $2.52
Cash & equivalents $544.92M $148.00M $2.86B
Total debt $8.47B $20.38B $15.44B
Shares (diluted) 669.19M 78.50M 640.00M
Enterprise value $14.66B $6.43B $10.12B

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
MetricKIMLAWILLVS
P/E 22.6x 26.4x 14.7x
P/FCF 24.7x 12.8x 9.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.1x 8.1x 6.7x
P/S 7.4x 2.1x 1.7x
P/B 1.6x 23.6x -67.5x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -16.8x -67.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 10.9x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 27.4x 18.2x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 3.6x 2.6x
EV/FCF 36.7x 21.8x 14.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x 13.7x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.54 -4.35 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKIMLAWILLVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 4.8% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 7.0% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.7% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.2% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.1% -4.9% 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 18.3% 25.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% -22.3% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -12.6% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.3% -14.9% 10.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -6.1% 42.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.3% 44.5% 27.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 75.0% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 39.6% 67.7% 86.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 46.3% 23.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKIMLAWILLVS
Gross margin – 74.4% 47.5%
EBITDA margin 70.0% 33.0% 32.4%
Operating margin 40.1% 19.9% 20.9%
Pretax margin 27.1% 10.4% 16.3%
Net margin 32.7% 8.1% 11.8%
FCF margin 29.9% 16.6% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 56.3% 26.4% 25.6%
Return on equity 7.3% 88.4% 656.1%
Return on assets 3.8% 4.3% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 4.6% 9.5% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 11.8% 18.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 3.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 3.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKIMLAWILLVS
Debt / assets 43.0% 80.6% 79.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 17.0x -44.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 4.5x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 12.9x 9.2x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 95.3% 101.8%
Equity / assets 52.3% 4.7% -1.8%
Interest coverage 2.6x – 3.8x
Current ratio – 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 13.7x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 8.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.75 2.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKIMLAWILLVS
Dividend yield 4.3% – 3.1%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 10.9% 11.7%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 10.9% 14.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 98.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 113.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% – –
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.

ConsensusKIMLAWILLVS
Forward P/E 30.1xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $7.40FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.4% +29.3% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $3.61BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% -5.0% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKIMLAWILLVS
Held by institutions 99.4% – 41.0%
Institutions holding 694 – 711
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% – +0.1%
Institutions buying 369 – 332
Institutions selling 202 – 290
Buyers to sellers 1.83 – 1.14

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.

KIMLAWILLVS
KIM 1.00 – 0.07
LAWIL – – –
LVS 0.07 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KIM, LAWIL and LVS?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kimco Realty (KIM) $16.29B, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, KIM, LAWIL and LVS?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kimco Realty (KIM) 22.7x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is cheapest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 30.1x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.2x). 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: Kimco Realty (KIM) +3.5%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kimco Realty (KIM) has the highest net margin (Kimco Realty (KIM) 32.7%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Kimco Realty (KIM) 4.6%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.5%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kimco Realty (KIM) returned the most: Kimco Realty (KIM) +14.1%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.0%. Over five years, Kimco Realty (KIM) compounded fastest (Kimco Realty (KIM) +1.6%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Kimco Realty (KIM) 0.05%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%. Light & Wonder (LAWIL) and Las Vegas Sands (LVS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimco Realty (KIM) has been the steadiest (Kimco Realty (KIM) 18.3%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KIM, LAWIL and LVS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 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.