LAWIL vs MCRI vs PENN Stock Comparison

Light & Wonder, Monarch Casino & Resort 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

11 decided of 12

Monarch Casino & Resort leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Monarch Casino & Resort 5, Light & Wonder 4, PENN Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLAWILMCRIPENNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.12B $1.97B $2.27B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.4x 17.2x -2.5x MCRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 15.8x 20.7x LAWIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% +4.8% +6.1% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 20.4% -12.7% MCRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — -11.9% LAWIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x — -18.9x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +25.9% +7.7% MCRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.3%/yr -22.4%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year — 25.4% 52.8% MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 56/100 49/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

LAWILMCRIPENN

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

AxisLAWILMCRIPENN
Valuation 55 #21 of 45 36 #29 of 45 64 #17 of 45
Growth 69 #14 of 43 62 #17 of 43 24 #33 of 43
Profitability 88 #6 of 42 56 #19 of 42 27 #31 of 42
Financial Health 47 #26 of 48 81 #10 of 48 40 #29 of 48
Shareholder Returns 79 #7 of 29 43 #17 of 29 89 #4 of 29
Overall 67 56 49
  • LAWIL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MCRI 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

PeriodLAWILMCRIPENNSPY
1 month +10.1%-4.3%+15.4% -1.0%
3 months +12.7%-7.0%-11.2% -0.4%
6 months -9.4%-3.8%+4.0% +4.5%
Year to date —+18.2%+18.1% +12.4%
1 year —+25.9%+7.7% +13.6%
3 years —+80.7%-23.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+21.8%-8.5% +20.8%
5 years —+56.1%-71.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+9.3%-22.4% +10.4%
10 years —+394.4%+43.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+17.3%+3.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLAWILMCRIPENNSPY
Volatility, 1Y —25.4%52.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y —21.7%46.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y —0.310.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.020.15 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -19.6%-41.8%-81.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-15.5%-21.0% -1.6%
52-week high $102.00$133.87$22.06 $779.14
52-week low $82.00$89.30$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.

MultipleLAWILMCRIPENN
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 18.6x 17.6xmedian 18.6x -2.6xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 10.9x -17.2xmedian 10.9x -42.3xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.0x 14.0xmedian 12.0x 24.3xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 2.5x 3.5xmedian 2.5x 1.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.60 1.40median 0.60 0.05median 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 monthsLAWILMCRIPENN
Revenue $3.33B $565.42M $7.16B
Gross profit $2.49B $143.95M $2.47B
Operating income $678.00M -$153.10M -$565.10M
Net income $290.00M $115.06M -$908.20M
Free cash flow $596.00M $142.61M $96.10M
R&D $244.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.74 $6.30 $-6.61
Cash & equivalents $139.00M $137.41M $887.20M
Total debt $4.98B – $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 77.50M 18.26M 137.10M
Enterprise value $6.42B $1.48B -$675.68M

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
MetricLAWILMCRIPENN
P/E 26.4x 17.6x -2.6x
P/FCF 12.8x 14.0x 24.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 11.9x 3.6x
P/S 2.1x 3.5x 0.3x
P/B 16.8x 3.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -26.9x 3.5x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x -17.2x -42.3x
EV/EBIT 17.6x -12.1x -7.5x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 3.3x 0.6x
EV/FCF 20.1x 13.0x 43.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 11.0x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 1.40 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLAWILMCRIPENN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% 4.8% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 4.6% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 40.7% 25.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 8.5% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -11.8% -68.4% -504.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 0.1% -39.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% 39.2% -1,067%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.3% 9.9% -47.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.3% 42.8% -1,203%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.8% 12.5% -51.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% 2.3% 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 0.0% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.2% 16.5% 168.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 3.7% -42.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLAWILMCRIPENN
Gross margin 74.7% 25.5% 34.6%
EBITDA margin 33.5% -19.1% -1.4%
Operating margin 20.3% -27.1% -7.9%
Pretax margin 11.3% 26.0% -12.9%
Net margin 8.7% 20.4% -12.7%
FCF margin 17.9% 25.2% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 28.1% 29.7% 9.1%
Return on equity 80.0% 20.1% -49.3%
Return on assets 4.6% 15.6% -6.4%
Return on invested capital 9.6% – -11.9%
Return on capital employed 12.0% -25.7% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.5x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.7% 1.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLAWILMCRIPENN
Debt / assets 78.8% – 19.7%
Debt / equity 11.8x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x – -18.9x
Debt / FCF 8.4x – 28.9x
Liabilities / assets 93.3% 22.6% 86.8%
Equity / assets 6.7% 77.4% 13.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.81 8.59 0.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLAWILMCRIPENN
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 9.3% 4.2% 10.2%
Shareholder yield 9.3% 5.3% 10.2%
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.

ConsensusLAWILMCRIPENN
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 20.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.40FY2026 $7.15FY2026 $0.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +31.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +29.3% -3.9% +85.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.61BFY2026 $556.26MFY2026 $7.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +10.3% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLAWILMCRIPENN
Held by institutions – 64.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 257 381
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.7% +1.5%
Institutions buying – 144 196
Institutions selling – 83 109
Buyers to sellers – 1.73 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.

LAWILMCRIPENN
LAWIL – – –
MCRI – 1.00 0.34
PENN – 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LAWIL, MCRI and PENN?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $1.97B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, LAWIL, MCRI and PENN?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 17.2x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -2.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is cheapest (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 15.8x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 20.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +3.4%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +4.8%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest net margin (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.7%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 20.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%). On return on invested capital, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) leads (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.6%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) returned the most: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +25.9%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +7.7%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +9.3%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 0.01%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 0.00%. Light & Wonder (LAWIL) and PENN Entertainment (PENN) 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) 25.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LAWIL, MCRI 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, 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.