LUCK vs MLCO vs PUSA Stock Comparison

Lucky Strike Entertainment, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Powerus Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PUSA Powerus Corp
$1.91 -48.7% 1M -75.6% 1Y
Market cap
$95.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.21M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Melco Resorts & Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Melco Resorts & Entertainment 6, Lucky Strike Entertainment 2, Powerus 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUCKMLCOPUSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $599.82M $1.53B $95.22M MLCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.9x 6.4x -19.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +5.2% +6.1% PUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.7% 5.0% -154.2% MLCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 231.9% — MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.5x -2.9x — MLCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.47% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.3% -55.6% -75.6% LUCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.3%/yr -19.6%/yr — LUCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.5% 39.4% 114.5% MLCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 85/100 24/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

LUCKMLCOPUSA

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

AxisLUCKMLCOPUSA
Valuation 58 #19 of 44 100 #1 of 44 12 #39 of 44
Growth 12 #38 of 43 91 #5 of 43 0 #43 of 43
Profitability 48 #22 of 41 88 #6 of 41 8 #38 of 41
Financial Health 9 #43 of 47 61 #19 of 47 100 #1 of 47
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 29 – 0 #29 of 29
Overall 43 85 24
  • LUCK ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PUSA 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

PeriodLUCKMLCOPUSASPY
1 month -15.9%-20.7%-48.7% -0.2%
3 months -37.1%-33.5%-33.2% +3.9%
6 months -39.8%-32.4%-51.4% +8.2%
Year to date -48.2%-50.5%-39.4% +12.9%
1 year -46.3%-55.6%-75.6% +12.3%
3 years -57.5%-55.3%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -24.9%-23.6%— +23.3%
5 years -56.3%-66.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -15.3%-19.6%— +10.9%
10 years —-77.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-14.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLUCKMLCOPUSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.5%39.4%114.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.0%46.9%116.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.060.671.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-1.41-0.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-74.1%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.7%-60.1%-75.6% -1.2%
52-week high $9.49$9.39$7.82 $779.14
52-week low $4.11$3.73$1.87 $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.

MultipleLUCKMLCOPUSA
P/E now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 17.0x 6.4xmedian 17.0x -19.2xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 29.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 10.8x 7.1xmedian 10.8x -8.3xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -61.3xmedian 11.2x 3.0xmedian 11.2x -40.1xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 2.4x 173.9xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.56 0.19median 0.56 —median 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 monthsLUCKMLCOPUSA
Revenue $1.25B $4.69B $3.21M
Gross profit $844.13M $4.54B –
Operating income $136.79M $477.81M -$6.56M
Net income -$35.78M $196.16M -$4.95M
Free cash flow -$9.78M $506.29M -$2.38M
R&D – $4.78M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $0.59 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents – $454.26M $22.20M
Total debt $1.78B $14.51M –
Shares (diluted) 136.63M 400.63M 49.86M
Enterprise value $599.82M -$1.10B -$43.17M

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
MetricLUCKMLCOPUSA
P/E -12.9x 6.4x -19.2x
P/FCF -61.3x 3.0x -40.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 1.9x -59.5x
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 29.6x
P/B -1.5x 173.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -1.3x -8.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 7.1x -8.3x
EV/EBIT 17.4x 2.3x -8.0x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.2x 16.3x
EV/FCF -243.4x 2.1x -22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.9x 1.4x -32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMLCOPUSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 5.2% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 35.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.2% 5.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.1% 35.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 24.6% -922.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 53.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -257.0% 914.5% -960.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.6% 32.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -154.5% 347.7% -195.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.2% 34.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -41.4% 3.7% -149.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% 84.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -127.1% -3.5% -139.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.9% 38.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUCKMLCOPUSA
Gross margin 67.8% 96.6% –
EBITDA margin 22.0% 3.3% -196.5%
Operating margin 11.0% 10.2% -204.1%
Pretax margin -3.2% 4.0% -159.4%
Net margin -3.7% 5.0% -154.2%
FCF margin -0.8% 10.8% -74.0%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 16.9% -49.8%
Return on equity – 1,233% -11.2%
Return on assets -1.1% 3.2% -10.9%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 231.9% –
Return on capital employed 4.5% 9.4% -14.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.9x 4.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 106.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUCKMLCOPUSA
Debt / assets 55.2% 0.2% –
Debt / equity -4.5x 1.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.5x -2.9x –
Debt / FCF -182.1x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 112.3% 99.9% 3.0%
Equity / assets -12.3% 0.1% 97.0%
Interest coverage – 1.4x –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.0x 52.4x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 52.1x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 52.0x
Altman Z-score 0.44 0.72 39.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUCKMLCOPUSA
Dividend yield 5.5% – –
Net buyback yield 5.9% – -39.1%
Shareholder yield 11.4% 0.0% -39.1%
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.

ConsensusLUCKMLCOPUSA
Forward P/E – 10.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2027 $0.35FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -23.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +57.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.22BFY2027 $5.39BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2027 +4.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% -8.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUCKMLCOPUSA
Held by institutions 50.3% 25.7% 4.8%
Institutions holding 55 165 32
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -6.1% +209.7%
Institutions buying 24 84 27
Institutions selling 20 49 1
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.71 27.00

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.

LUCKMLCOPUSA
LUCK 1.00 0.28 -0.02
MLCO 0.28 1.00 -0.03
PUSA -0.02 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUCK, MLCO and PUSA?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) $599.82M, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.53B, Powerus (PUSA) $95.22M.

Which company is growing faster?

Powerus (PUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) +3.7%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, Powerus (PUSA) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has the highest net margin (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -3.7%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%, Powerus (PUSA) -154.2%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 9.0%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 231.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) returned the most: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -46.3%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -55.6%, Powerus (PUSA) -75.6%. Over five years, Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) compounded fastest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) -15.3%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 5.47%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 0.00%. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) and Powerus (PUSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has been the steadiest (Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK) 54.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.4%, Powerus (PUSA) 114.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LUCK, MLCO and PUSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads on 6. 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.