LVS vs MGM vs MSGS Stock Comparison

Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts International and Madison Square Garden Sports Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.23 -6.6% 1M -37.7% 1Y
Market cap
$23.67B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
MGM MGM Resorts International
$27.26 -14.4% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.24B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 6, Madison Square Garden Sports 3, MGM Resorts International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLVSMGMMSGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.67B $7.24B $7.35B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x 10.4x 950.8x MGM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 17.8x — LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +2.6% +11.0% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 3.9% 0.7% LVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 13.5% — LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.4x 2.9x MGM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.7% -14.7% +34.4% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr -10.4%/yr +10.2%/yr MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 39.1% 37.8% LVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 73/100 38/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

LVSMGMMSGS

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

AxisLVSMGMMSGS
Valuation 86 #7 of 44 100 #1 of 44 16 #37 of 44
Growth 81 #9 of 43 55 #20 of 43 45 #24 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 42 59 #18 of 42 44 #24 of 42
Financial Health 59 #20 of 47 70 #15 of 47 48 #25 of 47
Shareholder Returns 85 #5 of 28 82 #6 of 28 –
Overall 81 73 38
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MGM ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MSGS 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

PeriodLVSMGMMSGSSPY
1 month -6.6%-14.4%-24.2% +0.9%
3 months -25.4%-40.6%-23.2% +5.9%
6 months -32.6%-30.6%-8.3% +8.5%
Year to date -44.3%-25.3%+18.1% +13.3%
1 year -37.7%-14.7%+34.4% +12.4%
3 years -23.0%-20.4%+84.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -8.3%-7.3%+22.8% +23.5%
5 years -6.6%-42.2%+62.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.4%-10.4%+10.2% +11.0%
10 years -37.3%+4.6%+86.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -4.6%+0.4%+6.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLVSMGMMSGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%39.1%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.5%35.2%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.850.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.20-0.380.91 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.7%-49.3%-32.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.9%-46.2%-26.6% -0.9%
52-week high $69.49$50.69$416.24 $779.14
52-week low $35.67$27.26$212.91 $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.

MultipleLVSMGMMSGS
P/E now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 16.8x 9.9xmedian 16.8x 950.8xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 6.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 10.2x 4.3xmedian 10.2x 232.4xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 11.2x 4.9xmedian 11.2x 120.1xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -66.0xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x -27.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.44 -2.18median 0.44 -20.90median 0.44

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 monthsLVSMGMMSGS
Revenue $13.60B $17.72B $1.15B
Gross profit $6.46B $7.73B $320.12M
Operating income $2.85B $1.25B $28.87M
Net income $1.81B $919.56M $7.76M
Free cash flow $2.41B $1.40B $61.26M
R&D $180.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $2.75 $0.32
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $2.40B $164.51M
Total debt $15.44B $5.67B $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 640.00M 251.96M 24.25M
Enterprise value $10.27B -$2.06B $6.95B

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
MetricLVSMGMMSGS
P/E 14.4x 9.9x 950.8x
P/FCF 9.4x 4.9x 120.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 3.0x 117.4x
P/S 1.7x 0.4x 6.4x
P/B -66.0x 2.0x -27.9x
P/Tangible book -66.0x 3.2x -20.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 4.3x 232.4x
EV/EBIT 12.4x 8.1x 258.0x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.6x 6.5x
EV/FCF 14.7x 7.2x 121.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 4.4x 118.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 -2.18 -20.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLVSMGMMSGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 2.6% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 4.8% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 0.2% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 1.7% -1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% 28.9% 94.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% -5.3% -30.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 209.1% 134.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.4% -9.0% -45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.9% 977.3% 134.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.3% -4.5% -45.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.5% -9.1% -31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -1.2% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.1% 2.2% -30.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -2.0% -26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLVSMGMMSGS
Gross margin 47.5% 43.6% 27.7%
EBITDA margin 32.4% 13.4% 2.8%
Operating margin 20.9% 7.0% 2.5%
Pretax margin 16.3% 4.2% 1.6%
Net margin 11.8% 3.9% 0.7%
FCF margin 17.7% 7.9% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 13.1% 5.4%
Return on equity 656.1% 27.3% –
Return on assets 9.2% 2.3% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 13.5% –
Return on capital employed 18.9% 3.4% 3.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.5x 8.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLVSMGMMSGS
Debt / assets 79.5% 14.4% 16.8%
Debt / equity -44.9x 1.7x -1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 1.4x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 6.4x 4.0x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 101.8% 91.5% 117.1%
Equity / assets -1.8% 8.5% -17.1%
Interest coverage 3.8x 3.1x 1.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.19 0.77 2.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLVSMGMMSGS
Dividend yield 3.2% – –
Net buyback yield 12.0% 11.3% –
Shareholder yield 15.2% 11.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusLVSMGMMSGS
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 17.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $-1.03FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -13.6%FY2026 -53.8%FY2026 -421.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +18.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.18BFY2026 $18.44BFY2026 $1.06BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 -7.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +0.3% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLVSMGMMSGS
Held by institutions 41.0% 66.8% 81.3%
Institutions holding 710 661 463
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +0.0% +10.3%
Institutions buying 331 305 247
Institutions selling 290 235 136
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.30 1.82

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.

LVSMGMMSGS
LVS 1.00 0.37 0.18
MGM 0.37 1.00 0.22
MSGS 0.18 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LVS, MGM and MSGS?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.67B, MGM Resorts International (MGM) $7.24B, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $7.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, LVS, MGM and MSGS?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.7x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 10.4x, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 950.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is cheapest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 13.9x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 17.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) +2.6%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest net margin (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 3.9%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.7%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) -14.7%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +34.4%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.4%/yr, MGM Resorts International (MGM) -10.4%/yr, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +10.2%/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) 31.4%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 39.1%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LVS, MGM and MSGS?

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 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.