LVS vs MLCO vs MSGS Stock Comparison

Las Vegas Sands, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Madison Square Garden Sports Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.11 -7.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.08B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Melco Resorts & Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Melco Resorts & Entertainment 5, Madison Square Garden Sports 4, Las Vegas Sands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLVSMLCOMSGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.08B $1.49B $9.26B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 6.4x 1,197x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 10.7x — MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +5.2% +11.0% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 5.0% 0.7% LVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 231.9% — MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -2.9x 2.9x MLCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.2% -55.6% +68.6% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr -19.6%/yr +15.9%/yr MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.4% 39.4% 29.7% MSGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 85/100 37/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

LVSMLCOMSGS

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

AxisLVSMLCOMSGS
Valuation 91 #5 of 44 100 #1 of 44 16 #37 of 44
Growth 81 #9 of 43 91 #5 of 43 45 #24 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 88 #6 of 41 45 #23 of 41
Financial Health 54 #22 of 47 61 #19 of 47 41 #28 of 47
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 29 – –
Overall 81 85 37
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO 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

PeriodLVSMLCOMSGSSPY
1 month -7.3%-20.7%-4.6% -0.2%
3 months -25.1%-33.5%-3.2% +3.9%
6 months -33.5%-32.4%+14.7% +8.2%
Year to date -44.5%-50.5%+48.6% +12.9%
1 year -39.2%-55.6%+68.6% +12.3%
3 years -23.2%-55.3%+132.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -8.4%-23.6%+32.5% +23.3%
5 years -9.1%-66.3%+108.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.9%-19.6%+15.9% +10.9%
10 years -36.7%-77.9%+135.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.5%-14.0%+9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLVSMLCOMSGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.4%39.4%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.5%46.9%23.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.670.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.25-1.412.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.7%-74.1%-32.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.0%-60.1%-7.6% -1.2%
52-week high $69.49$9.39$416.24 $779.14
52-week low $35.67$3.73$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.

MultipleLVSMLCOMSGS
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 17.0x 6.4xmedian 17.0x 1,197xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 8.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 10.8x 7.1xmedian 10.8x 291.8xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 11.2x 3.0xmedian 11.2x 151.1xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -65.8xmedian 2.4x 173.9xmedian 2.4x -35.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.56 0.19median 0.56 -26.31median 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 monthsLVSMLCOMSGS
Revenue $13.60B $4.69B $1.15B
Gross profit $6.46B $4.54B $320.12M
Operating income $2.85B $477.81M $28.87M
Net income $1.81B $196.16M $7.76M
Free cash flow $2.41B $506.29M $61.26M
R&D $180.00M $4.78M –
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $0.59 $0.32
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $454.26M $164.51M
Total debt $15.44B $14.51M $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 640.00M 400.63M 24.25M
Enterprise value $9.68B -$1.44B $8.86B

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
MetricLVSMLCOMSGS
P/E 14.3x 6.4x 1,197x
P/FCF 9.4x 3.0x 151.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 1.9x 147.7x
P/S 1.7x 0.3x 8.0x
P/B -65.8x 173.9x -35.2x
P/Tangible book -65.8x -8.7x -25.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 7.1x 291.8x
EV/EBIT 12.4x 2.3x 323.9x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.2x 8.1x
EV/FCF 14.6x 2.1x 152.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 1.4x 149.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 0.19 -26.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLVSMLCOMSGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 5.2% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 35.8% 9.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 5.4% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 35.9% -1.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% 24.6% 94.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 53.5% -30.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 914.5% 134.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 32.2% -45.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.9% 347.7% 134.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.3% 34.2% -45.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.5% 3.7% -31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 84.2% -25.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.1% -3.5% -30.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 38.1% -26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLVSMLCOMSGS
Gross margin 47.5% 96.6% 27.7%
EBITDA margin 32.4% 3.3% 2.8%
Operating margin 20.9% 10.2% 2.5%
Pretax margin 16.3% 4.0% 1.6%
Net margin 11.8% 5.0% 0.7%
FCF margin 17.7% 10.8% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 16.9% 5.4%
Return on equity 656.1% 1,233% –
Return on assets 9.2% 3.2% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 231.9% –
Return on capital employed 18.9% 9.4% 3.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 4.0x 8.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLVSMLCOMSGS
Debt / assets 79.5% 0.2% 16.8%
Debt / equity -44.9x 1.7x -1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -2.9x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 6.4x 0.0x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 101.8% 99.9% 117.1%
Equity / assets -1.8% 0.1% -17.1%
Interest coverage 3.8x 1.4x 1.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.18 0.72 3.53

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusLVSMLCOMSGS
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2026 $0.35FY2026 $-1.03FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -13.6%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026 -421.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +57.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.18BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 $1.06BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 -7.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% -8.0% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLVSMLCOMSGS
Held by institutions 41.0% 25.7% 81.3%
Institutions holding 710 165 463
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -6.1% +10.3%
Institutions buying 331 84 247
Institutions selling 290 49 136
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.71 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.

LVSMLCOMSGS
LVS 1.00 0.52 0.20
MLCO 0.52 1.00 0.09
MSGS 0.20 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LVS, MLCO and MSGS?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.08B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.49B, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $9.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, LVS, MLCO and MSGS?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.3x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.4x, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 1,197x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 13.9x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 10.7x). 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%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, 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%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 231.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -39.2%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -55.6%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +68.6%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.6%/yr, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) has been the steadiest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.4%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LVS, MLCO 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, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 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.