LAWIL vs CHDN vs RRR Stock Comparison

Light & Wonder, Churchill Downs and Red Rock Resorts Prices as of Aug 19, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.95 +8.2% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.62B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.53%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
RRR Red Rock Resorts, Inc.
$48.42 -4.0% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.08B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
4.21%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Churchill Downs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Churchill Downs 5, Red Rock Resorts 4, Light & Wonder 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLAWILCHDNRRRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.12B $5.62B $5.08B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 12.6x 16.6x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 11.7x 18.8x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +4.2% +0.9% LAWIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% 15.1% 8.4% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% 9.0% 12.7% RRR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 4.5x 4.4x RRR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.53% 4.21% RRR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -17.7% -18.3% CHDN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.6%/yr -2.3%/yr RRR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year — 34.1% 35.2% CHDN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 51/100 52/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

LAWILCHDNRRR

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

AxisLAWILCHDNRRR
Valuation 49 #23 of 44 67 #15 of 44 35 #29 of 44
Growth 64 #16 of 43 67 #15 of 43 50 #22 of 43
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 81 #9 of 42 90 #5 of 42
Financial Health 35 #31 of 47 22 #37 of 47 28 #34 of 47
Shareholder Returns 78 #7 of 28 19 #23 of 28 56 #13 of 28
Overall 63 51 52
  • LAWIL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • RRR 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

PeriodLAWILCHDNRRRSPY
1 month +10.1%+8.2%-4.0% +0.9%
3 months +12.7%-7.4%-26.2% +5.9%
6 months -9.4%-19.0%-13.6% +8.5%
Year to date —-28.0%-21.8% +13.3%
1 year —-17.7%-18.3% +12.4%
3 years —-24.5%+23.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year —-8.9%+7.4% +23.5%
5 years —-28.7%-11.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-6.6%-2.3% +11.0%
10 years —+262.9%+116.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+13.8%+8.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLAWILCHDNRRRSPY
Volatility, 1Y —34.1%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —34.3%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y —0.500.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.52-0.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.6%-50.4%-42.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-30.3%-28.0% -0.9%
52-week high $102.00$117.59$67.26 $779.14
52-week low $82.00$73.95$48.42 $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.

MultipleLAWILCHDNRRR
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 16.8x 12.6xmedian 16.8x 16.6xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 10.2x 10.2xmedian 10.2x 11.0xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 11.2x 10.6xmedian 11.2x 26.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x 17.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.35median 0.44 1.09median 0.44 1.73median 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 monthsLAWILCHDNRRR
Revenue $3.35B $3.00B $2.00B
Gross profit $2.49B $1.03B $1.25B
Operating income $665.00M $766.80M $554.72M
Net income $271.00M $455.50M $320.78M
Free cash flow $555.00M $529.90M $193.01M
R&D $250.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.45 $6.50 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $148.00M $167.00M $136.45M
Total debt $20.38B $4.72B $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 78.50M 70.00M 58.81M
Enterprise value $6.43B $4.88B $4.66B

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
MetricLAWILCHDNRRR
P/E 26.4x 12.6x 16.6x
P/FCF 12.8x 10.6x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 7.4x 8.2x
P/S 2.1x 1.9x 2.5x
P/B 23.6x 4.1x 17.4x
P/Tangible book -16.8x -5.0x 23.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 10.2x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 18.2x 13.3x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 3.4x 4.3x
EV/FCF 21.8x 19.2x 44.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 13.5x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.35 1.09 1.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLAWILCHDNRRR
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 4.2% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 8.1% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.7% 6.2% 1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 10.2% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.9% 11.6% -6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 17.8% -4.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -22.3% 12.4% -4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 8.1% -9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.9% 14.3% 67.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 11.6% 9.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% -6.1% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.0% 8.9% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.7% 17.7% -34.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 110.1% 37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLAWILCHDNRRR
Gross margin 74.4% 34.1% 62.1%
EBITDA margin 33.0% 33.3% 38.8%
Operating margin 19.9% 25.5% 27.7%
Pretax margin 10.4% 21.1% 18.2%
Net margin 8.1% 15.1% 8.4%
FCF margin 16.6% 17.6% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 25.2% 31.1%
Return on equity 88.4% 33.6% 118.9%
Return on assets 4.3% 6.1% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 9.5% 9.0% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 11.8% 12.4% 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 1.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.8% 1.0% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLAWILCHDNRRR
Debt / assets 80.6% 63.2% 82.0%
Debt / equity 17.0x 3.4x 12.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 4.5x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 9.2x 8.9x 18.5x
Liabilities / assets 95.3% 81.5% 93.3%
Equity / assets 4.7% 18.5% 6.7%
Interest coverage – 2.7x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.75 1.41 1.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLAWILCHDNRRR
Dividend yield – 0.5% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 10.9% 1.3% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 10.9% 1.9% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 55.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 91.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 19.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 18.0%

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.

ConsensusLAWILCHDNRRR
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.40FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $2.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.3% -3.0% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.61BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +1.4% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLAWILCHDNRRR
Held by institutions – 85.5% 90.4%
Institutions holding – 463 245
Change in shares held, QoQ – +7.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying – 240 122
Institutions selling – 146 95
Buyers to sellers – 1.64 1.28

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.

LAWILCHDNRRR
LAWIL – – –
CHDN – 1.00 0.28
RRR – 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LAWIL, CHDN and RRR?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.62B, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) $5.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, LAWIL, CHDN and RRR?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 12.6x, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 11.7x, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 18.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) leads (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.5%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Churchill Downs (CHDN) returned the most: Churchill Downs (CHDN) -17.7%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) -18.3%. Over five years, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) compounded fastest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) -6.6%/yr, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Red Rock Resorts (RRR) has the highest dividend yield: Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.53%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 4.21%. Light & Wonder (LAWIL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Churchill Downs (CHDN) has been the steadiest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.1%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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