LAWIL vs CHDN vs MCRI Stock Comparison

Light & Wonder, Churchill Downs and Monarch Casino & Resort Prices as of Aug 19, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
5 wins
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$98.00 +26.3% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.72B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.45%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Monarch Casino & Resort leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Monarch Casino & Resort 6, Light & Wonder 5, Churchill Downs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLAWILCHDNMCRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.12B $6.72B $2.00B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 15.1x 17.6x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 13.9x 15.8x LAWIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% +4.2% +4.8% MCRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 15.1% 20.4% MCRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 9.0% — LAWIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 4.5x — LAWIL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.45% 1.06% MCRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -1.0% +25.9% MCRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.1%/yr +9.3%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year — 36.3% 25.4% MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 47/100 56/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

LAWILCHDNMCRI

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

AxisLAWILCHDNMCRI
Valuation 55 #21 of 45 48 #24 of 45 36 #29 of 45
Growth 69 #14 of 43 67 #15 of 43 62 #17 of 43
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 81 #9 of 42 56 #19 of 42
Financial Health 47 #26 of 48 21 #38 of 48 81 #10 of 48
Shareholder Returns 79 #7 of 29 18 #24 of 29 43 #17 of 29
Overall 67 47 56
  • LAWIL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MCRI 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

PeriodLAWILCHDNMCRISPY
1 month +10.1%+26.3%-4.3% -1.0%
3 months +12.7%+13.4%-7.0% -0.4%
6 months -9.4%+6.2%-3.8% +4.5%
Year to date —-13.9%+18.2% +12.4%
1 year —-1.0%+25.9% +13.6%
3 years —-17.4%+80.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year —-6.2%+21.8% +20.8%
5 years —-19.0%+56.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year —-4.1%+9.3% +10.4%
10 years —+335.6%+394.4% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+15.9%+17.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLAWILCHDNMCRISPY
Volatility, 1Y —36.3%25.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y —34.6%21.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y —0.410.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.031.02 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.6%-50.4%-41.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-16.7%-15.5% -1.6%
52-week high $102.00$117.59$133.87 $779.14
52-week low $82.00$73.95$89.30 $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.

MultipleLAWILCHDNMCRI
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 18.6x 15.1xmedian 18.6x 17.6xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 10.9x 11.3xmedian 10.9x -17.2xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.0x 12.7xmedian 12.0x 14.0xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 2.5x 4.9xmedian 2.5x 3.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.60 1.30median 0.60 1.40median 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 monthsLAWILCHDNMCRI
Revenue $3.33B $3.00B $565.42M
Gross profit $2.49B $1.03B $143.95M
Operating income $678.00M $766.80M -$153.10M
Net income $290.00M $455.50M $115.06M
Free cash flow $596.00M $529.90M $142.61M
R&D $244.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.74 $6.50 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $139.00M $167.00M $137.41M
Total debt $4.98B $4.72B –
Shares (diluted) 77.50M 70.00M 18.26M
Enterprise value $6.42B $5.98B $1.50B

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
MetricLAWILCHDNMCRI
P/E 26.4x 15.1x 17.6x
P/FCF 12.8x 12.7x 14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 8.9x 11.9x
P/S 2.1x 2.2x 3.5x
P/B 16.8x 4.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book -26.9x -5.9x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 11.3x -17.2x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 14.7x -12.1x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 3.8x 3.3x
EV/FCF 20.1x 21.3x 13.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 14.9x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 1.30 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLAWILCHDNMCRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% 4.2% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 8.1% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 6.2% 40.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 10.2% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.8% 11.6% -68.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 17.8% 0.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% 12.4% 39.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 8.1% 9.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.3% 14.3% 42.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.8% 11.6% 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% -6.1% 2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 8.9% 0.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.2% 17.7% 16.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 110.1% 3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLAWILCHDNMCRI
Gross margin 74.7% 34.1% 25.5%
EBITDA margin 33.5% 33.3% -19.1%
Operating margin 20.3% 25.5% -27.1%
Pretax margin 11.3% 21.1% 26.0%
Net margin 8.7% 15.1% 20.4%
FCF margin 17.9% 17.6% 25.2%
Operating cash flow margin 28.1% 25.2% 29.7%
Return on equity 80.0% 33.6% 20.1%
Return on assets 4.6% 6.1% 15.6%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 9.0% –
Return on capital employed 12.0% 12.4% -25.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.7x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.0% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLAWILCHDNMCRI
Debt / assets 78.8% 63.2% –
Debt / equity 11.8x 3.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 4.5x –
Debt / FCF 8.4x 8.9x –
Liabilities / assets 93.3% 81.5% 22.6%
Equity / assets 6.7% 18.5% 77.4%
Interest coverage – 2.7x –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.81 1.52 8.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLAWILCHDNMCRI
Dividend yield – 0.4% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 9.3% 1.1% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 9.3% 1.6% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 15.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -3.0%
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.

ConsensusLAWILCHDNMCRI
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.40FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $7.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.3% -3.0% -3.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.61BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $556.26MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +1.4% +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLAWILCHDNMCRI
Held by institutions – 85.5% 64.8%
Institutions holding – 465 257
Change in shares held, QoQ – +7.5% +3.7%
Institutions buying – 240 144
Institutions selling – 148 83
Buyers to sellers – 1.62 1.73

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.

LAWILCHDNMCRI
LAWIL – – –
CHDN – 1.00 0.21
MCRI – 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LAWIL, CHDN and MCRI?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $6.72B, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, LAWIL, CHDN and MCRI?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is cheapest (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.9x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +3.4%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest net margin (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.7%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 20.4%). On return on invested capital, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) leads (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.6%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) returned the most: Churchill Downs (CHDN) -1.0%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +25.9%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) -4.1%/yr, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest dividend yield: Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.45%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 1.06%. Light & Wonder (LAWIL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has been the steadiest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 36.3%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LAWIL, CHDN and MCRI?

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