LAWIL vs MCRI vs CHDN Stock Comparison

Light & Wonder, Monarch Casino & Resort and Churchill Downs 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
4 wins
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.52 +2.2% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.68B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
0.54%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionLAWILMCRICHDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.12B $2.07B $5.68B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 18.0x 13.8x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 16.1x 11.6x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +5.1% +5.7% CHDN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% 20.4% 13.8% MCRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.5% — 8.4% LAWIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x — 4.8x LAWIL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.04% 0.54% MCRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +23.7% -20.9% MCRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +10.3%/yr -7.3%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year — 25.1% 34.3% MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 55/100 51/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

LAWILMCRICHDN

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

AxisLAWILMCRICHDN
Valuation 49 #23 of 44 40 #27 of 44 63 #17 of 44
Growth 67 #15 of 43 64 #16 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 85 #7 of 41 58 #18 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Financial Health 33 #32 of 47 85 #8 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns 79 #7 of 29 29 #21 of 29 21 #23 of 29
Overall 62 55 51
  • LAWIL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MCRI ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN 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

PeriodLAWILMCRICHDNSPY
1 month +10.1%-2.1%+2.2% -0.2%
3 months +12.7%-6.1%-8.6% +3.9%
6 months -9.4%-2.4%-18.1% +8.2%
Year to date —+20.5%-28.4% +12.9%
1 year —+23.7%-20.9% +12.3%
3 years —+94.6%-24.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+24.9%-9.1% +23.3%
5 years —+63.4%-31.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+10.3%-7.3% +10.9%
10 years —+379.5%+256.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+17.0%+13.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLAWILMCRICHDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y —25.1%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —22.0%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y —0.320.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.94-0.61 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.6%-41.8%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-13.9%-30.7% -1.2%
52-week high $102.00$133.87$117.59 $779.14
52-week low $82.00$89.05$73.95 $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.

MultipleLAWILMCRICHDN
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 17.0x 18.0xmedian 17.0x 13.8xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 10.8x -43.0xmedian 10.8x 10.8xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 11.2x 13.4xmedian 11.2x 10.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -4.35median 0.56 1.63median 0.56 1.65median 0.56

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 monthsLAWILMCRICHDN
Revenue $3.35B $561.96M $2.99B
Gross profit $2.49B $140.85M $1.02B
Operating income $665.00M -$93.31M $721.50M
Net income $271.00M $114.64M $415.70M
Free cash flow $555.00M $154.30M $567.90M
R&D $250.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.45 $6.28 $5.91
Cash & equivalents $148.00M $138.26M $196.00M
Total debt $20.38B – $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 78.50M 18.26M 70.00M
Enterprise value $6.43B $1.60B $4.95B

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
MetricLAWILMCRICHDN
P/E 26.4x 18.0x 13.8x
P/FCF 12.8x 13.4x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 11.9x 7.1x
P/S 2.1x 3.7x 1.9x
P/B 23.6x 3.6x 4.2x
P/Tangible book -16.8x 3.6x -4.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x -43.0x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 18.2x -20.7x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 3.4x 3.4x
EV/FCF 21.8x 12.5x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 11.1x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.35 1.63 1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLAWILMCRICHDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 5.1% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 4.3% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.7% 41.7% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 6.3% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.9% -1.2% 1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 23.0% 19.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -22.3% 45.7% -4.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 8.4% 5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -14.9% 49.4% -1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 11.0% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% 16.6% 1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.0% 1.2% 14.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.7% 47.9% 54.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 5.6% 160.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLAWILMCRICHDN
Gross margin 74.4% 25.1% 34.2%
EBITDA margin 33.0% -8.0% 31.8%
Operating margin 19.9% -16.6% 24.1%
Pretax margin 10.4% 25.5% 19.6%
Net margin 8.1% 20.4% 13.8%
FCF margin 16.6% 27.5% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 30.9% 26.6%
Return on equity 88.4% 20.4% 34.1%
Return on assets 4.3% 15.6% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 9.5% – 8.4%
Return on capital employed 11.8% -15.7% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 1.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.8% 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLAWILMCRICHDN
Debt / assets 80.6% – 63.5%
Debt / equity 17.0x – 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x – 4.8x
Debt / FCF 9.2x – 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 95.3% 22.2% 82.2%
Equity / assets 4.7% 77.8% 17.8%
Interest coverage – – 2.5x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.2x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.75 9.15 1.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLAWILMCRICHDN
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 10.9% 2.6% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 10.9% 3.7% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.2% –
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.

ConsensusLAWILMCRICHDN
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.40FY2026 $7.15FY2026 $7.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.3% -3.9% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.61BFY2026 $556.26MFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +10.3% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLAWILMCRICHDN
Held by institutions – 64.8% 85.5%
Institutions holding – 256 462
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.7% +7.5%
Institutions buying – 143 239
Institutions selling – 83 146
Buyers to sellers – 1.72 1.64

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.

LAWILMCRICHDN
LAWIL – – –
MCRI – 1.00 0.21
CHDN – 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LAWIL, MCRI and CHDN?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.07B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, LAWIL, MCRI and CHDN?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 18.0x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 16.1x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +5.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest net margin (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 20.4%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) leads (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.5%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) returned the most: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +23.7%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -20.9%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +10.3%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest dividend yield: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 1.04%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.54%. Light & Wonder (LAWIL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has been the steadiest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 25.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.