LVS vs SPG vs BYD Stock Comparison

Las Vegas Sands, Simon Property and Boyd Gaming Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$35.67 -9.0% 1M -37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$23.34B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$71.73 -0.1% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.42B
P/E
3.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.10B
Div. yield
0.01%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 6, Boyd Gaming 3, Las Vegas Sands 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLVSSPGBYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.34B $69.14B $5.42B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.5x 14.7x 3.0x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 31.0x 10.5x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +10.9% +1.7% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 70.5% 44.3% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 15.6% 10.7% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.7x 2.2x BYD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.3% +18.4% -15.6% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.3%/yr +7.8%/yr +1.7%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.5% 19.2% 27.4% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 55/100 67/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

LVSSPGBYD

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

AxisLVSSPGBYD
Valuation 86 #7 of 44 23 #112 of 145 70 #14 of 44
Growth 81 #9 of 43 82 #27 of 144 43 #25 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 42 99 #3 of 140 78 #10 of 42
Financial Health 53 #23 of 48 27 #107 of 146 70 #15 of 48
Shareholder Returns 85 #5 of 28 46 #72 of 132 74 #8 of 28
Overall 80 55 67
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodLVSSPGBYDSPY
1 month -9.0%+3.6%-0.1% -1.0%
3 months -22.6%-7.9%-17.6% +2.9%
6 months -32.5%+5.2%-14.5% +6.4%
Year to date -45.2%+14.3%-15.8% +11.4%
1 year -37.3%+18.4%-15.6% +13.1%
3 years -25.1%+99.7%+17.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year -9.2%+26.0%+5.5% +21.5%
5 years -6.1%+45.8%+8.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.3%+7.8%+1.7% +10.9%
10 years -37.6%+7.7%+284.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year -4.6%+0.7%+14.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLVSSPGBYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.5%19.2%27.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%18.3%28.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.200.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.180.96-0.57 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.7%-48.8%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.7%-10.6%-21.3% -2.5%
52-week high $69.49$236.69$91.15 $779.14
52-week low $35.67$173.35$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.

MultipleLVSSPGBYD
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 17.0x 14.7xmedian 27.0x 3.0xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 10.9xmedian 4.1x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 10.5x 20.6xmedian 14.5x 7.3xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 11.2x 28.9xmedian 23.7x -9.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -65.0xmedian 2.5x 12.0xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.54 0.49median 2.07 0.06median 0.54

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 monthsLVSSPGBYD
Revenue $13.60B $6.65B $4.10B
Gross profit $6.46B – $2.01B
Operating income $2.85B $3.21B $670.84M
Net income $1.81B $5.45B $1.81B
Free cash flow $2.41B $2.51B -$564.43M
R&D $180.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $14.43 $24.29
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $542.96M $322.71M
Total debt $62.21B $28.25B $2.61B
Shares (diluted) 640.00M 324.96M 74.82M
Enterprise value $9.94B $64.99B $4.05B

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
MetricLVSSPGBYD
P/E 14.1x 14.7x 3.0x
P/FCF 9.3x 28.9x -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 17.5x 8.4x
P/S 1.6x 10.9x 1.3x
P/B -65.0x 12.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -65.0x 12.0x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 20.6x 7.3x
EV/EBIT 12.3x 31.3x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 15.1x 1.8x
EV/FCF 14.5x 40.0x -13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 24.2x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.49 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLVSSPGBYD
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 10.9% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 7.5% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% – -3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% – -0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% 4.0% -27.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 6.9% -12.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 130.6% 221.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 30.0% 35.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.9% 129.8% 254.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.3% 29.7% 50.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.5% 7.1% -34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 2.9% -14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.1% -3.4% -1,103%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -4.8% -52.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLVSSPGBYD
Gross margin 47.5% – 49.0%
EBITDA margin 32.4% 73.3% 25.1%
Operating margin 20.9% 48.3% 16.4%
Pretax margin 16.3% 32.9% 55.9%
Net margin 11.8% 70.5% 44.3%
FCF margin 17.7% 37.7% -13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 62.3% 15.3%
Return on equity 656.1% 87.0% 72.0%
Return on assets 9.2% 13.6% 27.3%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 15.6% 10.7%
Return on capital employed 18.9% – 11.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.8x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLVSSPGBYD
Debt / assets 79.5% 71.3% 39.1%
Debt / equity -44.9x 4.7x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.7x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 6.4x 11.3x -4.6x
Liabilities / assets 101.8% 84.7% 62.6%
Equity / assets -1.8% 15.3% 37.4%
Interest coverage 3.8x 3.1x 5.7x
Current ratio 0.8x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.18 – 2.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLVSSPGBYD
Dividend yield 3.2% 4.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 12.2% 0.2% 12.5%
Shareholder yield 15.4% 4.4% 13.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 3.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -10.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -4.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -3.2%

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.

ConsensusLVSSPGBYD
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 31.0xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.88FY2026 $6.82FY2026 $6.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 -51.9%FY2026 -8.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.9% +8.2% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.54BFY2026 $7.17BFY2026 $4.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% -7.8% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLVSSPGBYD
Held by institutions 41.0% 93.2% 72.8%
Institutions holding 710 1,357 423
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +3.8% +5.4%
Institutions buying 331 679 186
Institutions selling 290 462 175
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.47 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.

LVSSPGBYD
LVS 1.00 0.04 0.26
SPG 0.04 1.00 0.38
BYD 0.26 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LVS, SPG and BYD?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.34B, Simon Property (SPG) $69.14B, Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, LVS, SPG and BYD?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.5x, Simon Property (SPG) 14.7x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 3.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 12.4x, Simon Property (SPG) 31.0x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.5x). 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%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 44.3%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simon Property (SPG) returned the most: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.3%, Simon Property (SPG) +18.4%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) -15.6%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.3%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +7.8%/yr, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%, Simon Property (SPG) 0.00%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 0.01%. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) and Simon Property (SPG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simon Property (SPG) has been the steadiest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.5%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 27.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LVS, SPG 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, Simon Property (SPG) 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.