LAWIL vs CZR vs PENN Stock Comparison

Light & Wonder, Caesars Entertainment and PENN Entertainment 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
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Light & Wonder leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Light & Wonder 4, PENN Entertainment 3, Caesars Entertainment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLAWILCZRPENNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.12B $5.96B $2.34B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x -11.2x -257.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x — 20.6x LAWIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% +3.1% +6.7% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -4.5% -0.1% LAWIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 11.4% 2.8% CZR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 3.3x 2.1x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +46.4% +6.1% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -22.8%/yr -22.4%/yr PENN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year — 39.7% 52.8% CZR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 49/100 66/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

LAWILCZRPENN

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

AxisLAWILCZRPENN
Valuation 52 #22 of 45 93 #4 of 45 98 #2 of 45
Growth 67 #15 of 43 26 #32 of 43 91 #5 of 43
Profitability 90 #5 of 42 51 #21 of 42 42 #25 of 42
Financial Health 43 #28 of 48 36 #31 of 48 57 #21 of 48
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 29 36 #19 of 29 43 #17 of 29
Overall 67 49 66
  • LAWIL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CZR 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

PeriodLAWILCZRPENNSPY
1 month +10.1%-1.6%+9.0% -5.9%
3 months +12.7%-2.9%-13.9% -4.6%
6 months -9.4%+5.0%+3.4% +0.2%
Year to date —+24.8%+17.6% +7.5%
1 year —+46.4%+6.1% +8.2%
3 years —-33.5%-25.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-12.7%-9.3% +19.0%
5 years —-72.6%-71.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-22.8%-22.4% +9.4%
10 years —+170.2%+43.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+10.5%+3.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLAWILCZRPENNSPY
Volatility, 1Y —39.7%52.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y —32.7%46.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y —0.500.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.170.11 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.6%-82.9%-80.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-4.0%-21.4% -5.9%
52-week high $102.00$30.41$22.06 $779.14
52-week low $82.00$18.14$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.

MultipleLAWILCZRPENN
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 21.1x -11.2xmedian 21.1x -255.1xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 10.9x 5.2xmedian 10.9x 5.0xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.2x 10.2xmedian 12.2x 8.0xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.52 0.27median 0.52 -4.64median 0.52

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 monthsLAWILCZRPENN
Revenue $3.33B $11.72B $7.28B
Gross profit $2.49B $5.82B $2.57B
Operating income $678.00M $1.80B $338.60M
Net income $290.00M -$497.00M -$10.10M
Free cash flow $596.00M $582.00M $292.00M
R&D $244.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.74 $-2.61 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $139.00M $864.00M $1.04B
Total debt $4.98B $11.56B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 77.50M 204.00M 135.40M
Enterprise value $6.42B $2.38B -$988.04M

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
MetricLAWILCZRPENN
P/E 26.4x -11.2x -255.1x
P/FCF 12.8x 10.2x 8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 4.8x 3.2x
P/S 2.1x 0.5x 0.3x
P/B 16.8x 1.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -26.9x -12.1x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 5.2x 5.0x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 9.2x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 1.4x 0.6x
EV/FCF 20.1x 28.6x 13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 13.4x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.27 -4.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLAWILCZRPENN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% 3.1% 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 0.6% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 1.9% 29.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -2.1% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.8% -18.0% 148.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% -9.4% 64.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% -140.1% 98.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.3% -39.0% 55.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.3% -124.4% 98.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.8% -40.9% 55.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% -4.7% 45.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.6% -11.9% 3.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.2% 53.2% 267.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 79.0% -5.7% -8.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLAWILCZRPENN
Gross margin 74.7% 49.7% 35.3%
EBITDA margin 33.5% 27.4% 11.2%
Operating margin 20.3% 15.4% 4.6%
Pretax margin 11.3% -4.1% -0.4%
Net margin 8.7% -4.5% -0.1%
FCF margin 17.9% 5.0% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 28.1% 10.6% 10.1%
Return on equity 80.0% -13.3% -0.6%
Return on assets 4.6% -1.5% -0.1%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 11.4% 2.8%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 6.1% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x -2.5x -72.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLAWILCZRPENN
Debt / assets 78.8% 36.8% 19.8%
Debt / equity 11.8x 3.4x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 3.3x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 8.4x 19.9x 9.5x
Liabilities / assets 93.3% 89.0% 86.4%
Equity / assets 6.7% 11.0% 13.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.81 – 0.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLAWILCZRPENN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.3% 3.0% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 9.3% 3.0% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusLAWILCZRPENN
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 – 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.39FY2026 $-1.43FY2026 $0.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +29.4% – +85.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.60BFY2026 $11.34BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +9.5% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLAWILCZRPENN
Held by institutions – 96.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 417 381
Change in shares held, QoQ – -4.0% +1.5%
Institutions buying – 208 196
Institutions selling – 152 109
Buyers to sellers – 1.37 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.

LAWILCZRPENN
LAWIL – – –
CZR – 1.00 0.52
PENN – 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LAWIL, CZR and PENN?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.96B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.34B.

Which company is growing faster?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +3.4%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +3.1%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) has the highest net margin (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.7%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -0.1%). On return on invested capital, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) leads (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.6%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +46.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%. Over five years, PENN Entertainment (PENN) compounded fastest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -22.8%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) has been the steadiest (Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 39.7%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LAWIL, CZR 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, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) leads on 4. 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.