LVS vs CHDN vs CZR Stock Comparison

Las Vegas Sands, Churchill Downs and Caesars Entertainment Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$40.75 +11.3% 1M -33.5% 1Y
Market cap
$25.55B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
2.94%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$98.00 +26.3% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.72B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.45%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 8, Churchill Downs 3, Caesars Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLVSCHDNCZRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.55B $6.72B $5.98B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 15.1x -11.2x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 13.9x — CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +4.2% +3.1% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 15.1% -4.5% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 9.0% 11.4% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.5x 3.3x LVS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.94% 0.45% — LVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.5% -1.0% +46.7% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr -4.1%/yr -22.7%/yr LVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.0% 36.3% 39.7% LVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 47/100 48/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

LVSCHDNCZR

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

AxisLVSCHDNCZR
Valuation 89 #6 of 45 48 #24 of 45 93 #4 of 45
Growth 81 #9 of 43 67 #15 of 43 21 #34 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 42 81 #9 of 42 49 #22 of 42
Financial Health 57 #21 of 48 21 #38 of 48 36 #31 of 48
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 29 18 #24 of 29 39 #18 of 29
Overall 82 47 48
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CZR 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

PeriodLVSCHDNCZRSPY
1 month +11.3%+26.3%-1.0% -1.0%
3 months -11.1%+13.4%-2.5% -0.4%
6 months -23.4%+6.2%+5.8% +4.5%
Year to date -37.4%-13.9%+25.5% +12.4%
1 year -33.5%-1.0%+46.7% +13.6%
3 years -16.6%-17.4%-33.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year -5.9%-6.2%-12.9% +20.8%
5 years -4.4%-19.0%-72.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year -0.9%-4.1%-22.7% +10.4%
10 years -31.0%+335.6%+171.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year -3.6%+15.9%+10.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureLVSCHDNCZRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.0%36.3%39.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.5%34.6%32.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.410.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.05-0.031.18 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.7%-50.4%-83.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-16.7%-3.5% -1.6%
52-week high $69.49$117.59$30.41 $779.14
52-week low $35.67$73.95$18.14 $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.

MultipleLVSCHDNCZR
P/E now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 18.6x 15.1xmedian 18.6x -11.2xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 10.9x 11.3xmedian 10.9x 5.2xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 12.0x 12.7xmedian 12.0x 10.3xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median -74.3xmedian 2.5x 4.9xmedian 2.5x 1.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.60 1.30median 0.60 0.28median 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 monthsLVSCHDNCZR
Revenue $13.60B $3.00B $11.72B
Gross profit $6.46B $1.03B $5.82B
Operating income $2.85B $766.80M $1.80B
Net income $1.81B $455.50M -$497.00M
Free cash flow $2.41B $529.90M $582.00M
R&D $180.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $6.50 $-2.61
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $167.00M $864.00M
Total debt $15.44B $4.72B $11.56B
Shares (diluted) 640.00M 70.00M 204.00M
Enterprise value $12.37B $5.98B $2.57B

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
MetricLVSCHDNCZR
P/E 16.2x 15.1x -11.2x
P/FCF 10.6x 12.7x 10.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 8.9x 4.8x
P/S 1.9x 2.2x 0.5x
P/B -74.3x 4.9x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -74.3x -5.9x -12.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.7x 11.3x 5.2x
EV/EBIT 13.4x 14.7x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 3.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 15.9x 21.3x 28.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 14.9x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 1.30 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLVSCHDNCZR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 4.2% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 8.1% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 6.2% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 10.2% -2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% 11.6% -18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 17.8% -9.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 12.4% -140.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 8.1% -39.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.9% 14.3% -124.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.3% 11.6% -40.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.5% -6.1% -4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 8.9% -11.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.1% 17.7% 53.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 110.1% -5.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLVSCHDNCZR
Gross margin 47.5% 34.1% 49.7%
EBITDA margin 32.4% 33.3% 27.4%
Operating margin 20.9% 25.5% 15.4%
Pretax margin 16.3% 21.1% -4.1%
Net margin 11.8% 15.1% -4.5%
FCF margin 17.7% 17.6% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 25.2% 10.6%
Return on equity 656.1% 33.6% -13.3%
Return on assets 9.2% 6.1% -1.5%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 9.0% 11.4%
Return on capital employed 18.9% 12.4% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.7x -2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLVSCHDNCZR
Debt / assets 79.5% 63.2% 36.8%
Debt / equity -44.9x 3.4x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 4.5x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 6.4x 8.9x 19.9x
Liabilities / assets 101.8% 81.5% 89.0%
Equity / assets -1.8% 18.5% 11.0%
Interest coverage 3.8x 2.7x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.27 1.52 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLVSCHDNCZR
Dividend yield 2.9% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield 10.7% 1.1% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 13.6% 1.6% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusLVSCHDNCZR
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $-1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.6%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% -3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.18BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $11.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +1.4% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLVSCHDNCZR
Held by institutions 41.0% 85.5% 96.6%
Institutions holding 712 465 417
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +7.5% -4.0%
Institutions buying 333 240 208
Institutions selling 290 148 152
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.62 1.37

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.

LVSCHDNCZR
LVS 1.00 0.21 0.17
CHDN 0.21 1.00 0.15
CZR 0.17 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LVS, CHDN and CZR?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $25.55B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $6.72B, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, LVS, CHDN and CZR?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 16.2x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1x, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 15.7x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.9x). 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: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -33.5%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -1.0%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +46.7%. Over five years, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) compounded fastest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -0.9%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -4.1%/yr, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -22.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest dividend yield: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 2.94%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.45%. Caesars Entertainment (CZR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has been the steadiest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 32.0%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 36.3%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 39.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LVS, CHDN and CZR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads on 8. 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.