LAWIL vs LVS vs RCL Stock Comparison

Light & Wonder, Las Vegas Sands and Royal Caribbean Cruises 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
1 win
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$40.92 +12.7% 1M -34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.97B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
$322.68 +11.8% 1M +25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$87.59B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.13B
Div. yield
–
Cruise Lines Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Caribbean Cruises leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Royal Caribbean Cruises 5, Las Vegas Sands 5, Light & Wonder 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLAWILLVSRCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.12B $25.97B $87.59B RCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 16.1x 19.2x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 15.7x 17.1x LAWIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% +10.9% +9.7% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 11.8% 23.8% RCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 14.9% 15.3% RCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 2.9x 3.0x LVS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -34.6% +25.7% RCL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.8%/yr +27.3%/yr RCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year — 31.9% 47.0% LVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 81/100 64/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

LAWILLVSRCL

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

AxisLAWILLVSRCL
Valuation 52 #22 of 45 86 #7 of 45 38 #19 of 30
Growth 67 #15 of 43 83 #8 of 43 68 #9 of 26
Profitability 90 #5 of 42 95 #3 of 42 96 #2 of 26
Financial Health 43 #28 of 48 55 #22 of 48 52 #15 of 30
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 29 86 #5 of 29 67 #7 of 19
Overall 67 81 64
  • LAWIL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • RCL ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLAWILLVSRCLSPY
1 month +10.1%+12.7%+11.8% -5.9%
3 months +12.7%-11.3%+0.7% -4.6%
6 months -9.4%-23.9%+14.9% +0.2%
Year to date —-37.1%+15.7% +7.5%
1 year —-34.6%+25.7% +8.2%
3 years —-16.8%+256.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-6.0%+52.8% +19.0%
5 years —-4.0%+233.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-0.8%+27.3% +9.4%
10 years —-30.7%+328.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-3.6%+15.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLAWILLVSRCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y —31.9%47.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y —35.5%39.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y —0.511.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-1.080.55 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.6%-52.7%-66.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-41.1%-7.3% -5.9%
52-week high $102.00$69.49$348.03 $779.14
52-week low $82.00$35.67$230.35 $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.

MultipleLAWILLVSRCL
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 21.1x 16.2xmedian 21.1x 18.9xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 4.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 10.9x 8.7xmedian 10.9x 15.0xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.2x 10.7xmedian 12.2x 57.2xmedian 17.2x
P/B now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 2.2x -74.6xmedian 2.2x 7.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.52 0.38median 0.52 0.26median 0.36

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 monthsLAWILLVSRCL
Revenue $3.33B $13.60B $19.13B
Gross profit $2.49B $6.46B $9.39B
Operating income $678.00M $2.85B $5.27B
Net income $290.00M $1.81B $4.58B
Free cash flow $596.00M $2.41B $1.51B
R&D $244.00M $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.74 $2.52 $16.98
Cash & equivalents $139.00M $2.86B $851.00M
Total debt $4.98B $15.44B $22.36B
Shares (diluted) 77.50M 640.00M 268.00M
Enterprise value $6.42B $12.56B $84.53B

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
MetricLAWILLVSRCL
P/E 26.4x 16.2x 18.9x
P/FCF 12.8x 10.7x 57.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 7.4x 12.5x
P/S 2.1x 1.9x 4.5x
P/B 16.8x -74.6x 7.2x
P/Tangible book -26.9x -74.6x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 8.7x 15.0x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 13.4x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 2.8x 5.6x
EV/FCF 20.1x 15.9x 71.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 11.0x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.38 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLAWILLVSRCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% 10.9% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 16.6% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 5.5% 9.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 16.0% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.8% 5.4% 14.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 25.6% 31.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% 0.2% 12.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 39.4% 70.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.3% 10.9% 14.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.8% 42.3% 73.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% 27.5% 9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 18.1% 20.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.2% 86.1% -25.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 23.5% -14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLAWILLVSRCL
Gross margin 74.7% 47.5% 49.1%
EBITDA margin 33.5% 32.4% 37.5%
Operating margin 20.3% 20.9% 27.6%
Pretax margin 11.3% 16.3% 24.4%
Net margin 8.7% 11.8% 23.8%
FCF margin 17.9% 17.7% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin 28.1% 25.6% 36.0%
Return on equity 80.0% 656.1% 41.0%
Return on assets 4.6% 9.2% 10.2%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 14.9% 15.3%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 18.9% 15.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 0.5% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLAWILLVSRCL
Debt / assets 78.8% 79.5% 49.9%
Debt / equity 11.8x -44.9x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 2.9x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 8.4x 6.4x 14.8x
Liabilities / assets 93.3% 101.8% 73.4%
Equity / assets 6.7% -1.8% 26.6%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 4.9x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.8x 0.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.81 2.28 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLAWILLVSRCL
Dividend yield – 2.9% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 9.3% 10.6% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 9.3% 13.5% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusLAWILLVSRCL
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.39FY2026 $2.61FY2026 $18.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 -13.3%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.4% +10.3% +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.60BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026 $18.59BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.7% +3.0% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLAWILLVSRCL
Held by institutions – 41.0% 88.5%
Institutions holding – 712 1,228
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.1% +6.3%
Institutions buying – 333 607
Institutions selling – 290 448
Buyers to sellers – 1.15 1.35

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.

LAWILLVSRCL
LAWIL – – –
LVS – 1.00 0.06
RCL – 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LAWIL, LVS and RCL?

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $25.97B, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) $87.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, LAWIL, LVS and RCL?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 16.1x, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is cheapest (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 15.7x, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 17.1x). 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: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +3.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has the highest net margin (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 23.8%). On return on invested capital, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) leads (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.6%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) returned the most: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -34.6%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) +25.7%. Over five years, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) compounded fastest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -0.8%/yr, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) +27.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has been the steadiest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.9%, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 47.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) 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.