LVS vs MLCO vs PC Stock Comparison

Las Vegas Sands, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Premium Catering (Holdings) Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.58 -6.1% 1M -36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.06B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionLVSMLCOPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.06B $1.49B $274.48M LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 6.4x — MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 11.1x — MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +5.2% — LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 5.0% — LVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 231.9% — MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -2.9x — MLCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.5% -53.4% 0.0% PC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr -19.1%/yr — LVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.5% 39.3% 0.0% PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 85/100 — MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

LVSMLCOPC

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

AxisLVSMLCOPC
Valuation 86 #7 of 44 100 #1 of 44 –
Growth 81 #9 of 43 91 #5 of 43 –
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 88 #6 of 41 –
Financial Health 54 #22 of 47 61 #19 of 47 94 #4 of 51
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 28 – –
Overall 80 85 –
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLVSMLCOPCSPY
1 month -6.1%-18.0%0.0% -0.8%
3 months -23.4%-31.0%0.0% +3.5%
6 months -32.8%-30.6%0.0% +7.0%
Year to date -43.8%-48.7%0.0% +12.2%
1 year -36.5%-53.4%0.0% +13.0%
3 years -22.2%-53.8%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -8.0%-22.7%— +23.1%
5 years -9.2%-65.2%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.9%-19.1%— +11.0%
10 years -37.0%-77.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%-13.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLVSMLCOPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.5%39.3%0.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%46.8%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.680.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.16-1.36— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.7%-74.1%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.4%-58.7%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $69.49$9.39$9.40 $779.14
52-week low $35.67$3.73$9.40 $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.

MultipleLVSMLCOPC
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 17.1x 6.6xmedian 17.1x —median 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x —median 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 10.9x 7.5xmedian 10.9x —median 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 11.4x 3.1xmedian 11.4x —median 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median -66.7xmedian 2.5x 179.9xmedian 2.5x 28.0xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.57 0.19median 0.57 —median 1.07

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 monthsLVSMLCOPC
Revenue $13.60B $4.69B –
Gross profit $6.46B $4.54B –
Operating income $2.85B $477.81M –
Net income $1.81B $196.16M –
Free cash flow $2.41B $506.29M –
R&D $180.00M $4.78M –
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $0.59 –
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $454.26M $971.86K
Total debt $15.44B $14.51M –
Shares (diluted) 640.00M 400.63M 29.20M
Enterprise value $9.65B -$1.44B $270.03M

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
MetricLVSMLCOPC
P/E 14.5x 6.6x –
P/FCF 9.5x 3.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 2.0x –
P/S 1.7x 0.3x –
P/B -66.7x 179.9x 28.0x
P/Tangible book -66.7x -9.0x 28.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 7.5x –
EV/EBIT 12.5x 2.4x –
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.2x –
EV/FCF 14.8x 2.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 1.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLVSMLCOPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 5.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 35.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 5.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 35.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% 24.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 53.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 914.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 32.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 10.9% 347.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.3% 34.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.5% 3.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 84.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.1% -3.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 38.1% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLVSMLCOPC
Debt / assets 79.5% 0.2% –
Debt / equity -44.9x 1.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -2.9x –
Debt / FCF 6.4x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 101.8% 99.9% 13.7%
Equity / assets -1.8% 0.1% 86.3%
Interest coverage 3.8x 1.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 9.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.19 0.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLVSMLCOPC
Dividend yield 3.1% – –
Net buyback yield 11.9% – –
Shareholder yield 15.0% 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.

ConsensusLVSMLCOPC
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2026 $0.35FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -13.6%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +57.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.18BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% -8.0% –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

LVSMLCOPC
LVS 1.00 0.52 –
MLCO 0.52 1.00 –
PC – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LVS, MLCO and PC?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.06B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.49B, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) $274.48M.

Which stock is cheaper, LVS, MLCO and PC?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.3x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.1x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 11.1x). 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%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%.

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%). 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 Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) returned the most: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -36.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -53.4%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%. Over five years, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) compounded fastest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) has been the steadiest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.3%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LVS, MLCO and PC?

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.