LVS vs PENN vs BYD Stock Comparison

Las Vegas Sands, PENN Entertainment and Boyd Gaming 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
5 wins
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$72.46 +1.7% 1M -8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.38B
P/E
2.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 5, Boyd Gaming 5, PENN Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLVSPENNBYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.06B $1.99B $5.38B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x -2.2x 2.8x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 17.7x 10.8x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +6.1% +0.3% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% -12.7% — LVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% -11.9% — LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -18.9x — PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.5% -15.9% -8.0% BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr -27.2%/yr +1.5%/yr BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.5% 52.5% 26.3% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 50/100 48/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

LVSPENNBYD

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

AxisLVSPENNBYD
Valuation 86 #7 of 44 63 #17 of 44 77 #11 of 44
Growth 81 #9 of 43 19 #35 of 43 41 #26 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 28 #30 of 41 –
Financial Health 54 #22 of 47 46 #26 of 47 –
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 28 93 #3 of 28 26 #21 of 28
Overall 80 50 48
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PENN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • BYD 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

PeriodLVSPENNBYDSPY
1 month -6.1%-4.8%+1.7% -0.8%
3 months -23.4%-29.7%-18.9% +3.5%
6 months -32.8%-16.4%-17.2% +7.0%
Year to date -43.8%+1.0%-15.0% +12.2%
1 year -36.5%-15.9%-8.0% +13.0%
3 years -22.2%-19.1%+32.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -8.0%-6.8%+9.9% +23.1%
5 years -9.2%-79.5%+7.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.9%-27.2%+1.5% +11.0%
10 years -37.0%+12.9%+291.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%+1.2%+14.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLVSPENNBYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.5%52.5%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%46.8%26.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.571.040.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.16-0.30-0.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.7%-84.3%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.4%-32.5%-20.5% -1.8%
52-week high $69.49$22.06$91.15 $779.14
52-week low $35.67$11.76$66.10 $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.

MultipleLVSPENNBYD
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 17.1x -2.2xmedian 17.1x 2.8xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 10.9x -38.9xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 11.4x 20.8xmedian 11.4x -8.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -66.7xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 2.5x —median 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.57 0.04median 0.57 —median 0.57

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 monthsLVSPENNBYD
Revenue $13.60B $7.16B $4.08B
Gross profit $6.46B $2.47B –
Operating income $2.85B -$565.10M $725.98M
Net income $1.81B -$908.20M $496.64M
Free cash flow $2.41B $96.10M –
R&D $180.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $-6.61 –
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $887.20M –
Total debt $15.44B $2.77B –
Shares (diluted) 640.00M 137.10M 74.82M
Enterprise value $9.65B -$956.45M $5.38B

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
MetricLVSPENNBYD
P/E 14.5x -2.2x 2.8x
P/FCF 9.5x 20.8x -8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 3.1x –
P/S 1.7x 0.3x 1.3x
P/B -66.7x 1.1x –
P/Tangible book -66.7x 4.2x –
EV/EBITDA 8.1x -38.9x –
EV/EBIT 12.5x -6.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF 14.8x 40.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 6.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 0.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLVSPENNBYD
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 6.1% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 3.0% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 25.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% -504.5% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% -39.6% -10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% -1,067% -73.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.4% -47.9% -10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.9% -1,203% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.3% -51.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.5% 30.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -5.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.1% 168.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -42.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLVSPENNBYD
Gross margin 47.5% 34.6% –
EBITDA margin 32.4% -1.4% –
Operating margin 20.9% -7.9% –
Pretax margin 16.3% -12.9% –
Net margin 11.8% -12.7% –
FCF margin 17.7% 1.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 9.1% –
Return on equity 656.1% -49.3% –
Return on assets 9.2% -6.4% –
Return on invested capital 14.9% -11.9% –
Return on capital employed 18.9% -4.5% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLVSPENNBYD
Debt / assets 79.5% 19.7% –
Debt / equity -44.9x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -18.9x –
Debt / FCF 6.4x 28.9x –
Liabilities / assets 101.8% 86.8% –
Equity / assets -1.8% 13.2% –
Interest coverage 3.8x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 2.19 0.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLVSPENNBYD
Dividend yield 3.1% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 11.9% 12.0% –
Shareholder yield 15.0% 12.0% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusLVSPENNBYD
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 17.7xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2026 $0.84FY2026 $6.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -13.6%FY2026 – -9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +85.7% +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.18BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026 $4.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +1.8% -7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLVSPENNBYD
Held by institutions 41.0% 100.0% 72.8%
Institutions holding 710 379 423
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +1.5% +5.4%
Institutions buying 331 196 186
Institutions selling 290 109 175
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.80 1.06

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.

LVSPENNBYD
LVS 1.00 0.22 0.27
PENN 0.22 1.00 0.53
BYD 0.27 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LVS, PENN and BYD?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.06B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $1.99B, Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, LVS, PENN and BYD?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.3x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -2.2x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 2.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.1x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 17.7x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.8x). 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%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest net margin (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -36.5%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -15.9%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) -8.0%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -27.2%/yr, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.5%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.5%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LVS, PENN and BYD?

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 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.