LVS vs SPG vs CHDN Stock Comparison

Las Vegas Sands, Simon Property and Churchill Downs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.58 -6.1% 1M -36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$23.29B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$84.04 +5.4% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.83B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionLVSSPGCHDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $23.29B $68.96B $5.83B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.4x 14.7x 14.1x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 31.0x 12.0x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.9% +10.9% +5.7% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 70.5% 13.8% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 15.6% 8.4% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.7x 4.8x LVS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.5% +19.5% -16.8% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +8.1%/yr -7.7%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.5% 19.3% 34.2% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 55/100 51/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

LVSSPGCHDN

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

AxisLVSSPGCHDN
Valuation 86 #7 of 44 21 #115 of 145 61 #18 of 44
Growth 81 #9 of 43 82 #27 of 142 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 95 #3 of 41 99 #3 of 136 83 #8 of 41
Financial Health 54 #22 of 47 28 #100 of 139 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 28 47 #70 of 131 22 #22 of 28
Overall 80 55 51
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CHDN 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

PeriodLVSSPGCHDNSPY
1 month -6.1%+3.8%+5.4% -0.8%
3 months -23.4%-8.2%-4.7% +3.5%
6 months -32.8%+5.7%-16.3% +7.0%
Year to date -43.8%+14.9%-26.1% +12.2%
1 year -36.5%+19.5%-16.8% +13.0%
3 years -22.2%+103.5%-22.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -8.0%+26.7%-8.2% +23.1%
5 years -9.2%+47.8%-32.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.9%+8.1%-7.7% +11.0%
10 years -37.0%+12.9%+261.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.5%+1.2%+13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLVSSPGCHDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.5%19.3%34.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.6%18.3%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.200.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.161.01-0.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.7%-48.8%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.4%-10.1%-28.5% -1.8%
52-week high $69.49$236.69$117.59 $779.14
52-week low $35.67$173.35$73.95 $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.

MultipleLVSSPGCHDN
P/E now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 17.1x 14.7xmedian 27.4x 14.2xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.9x 11.0xmedian 4.2x 2.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 10.9x 20.6xmedian 14.2x 11.0xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 11.4x 29.1xmedian 23.2x 10.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -66.7xmedian 2.5x 12.0xmedian 1.3x 4.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.57 0.50median 2.11 1.70median 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 monthsLVSSPGCHDN
Revenue $13.60B $6.65B $2.99B
Gross profit $6.46B – $1.02B
Operating income $2.85B $3.21B $721.50M
Net income $1.81B $5.45B $415.70M
Free cash flow $2.41B $2.51B $567.90M
R&D $180.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $14.43 $5.91
Cash & equivalents $2.86B $542.96M $196.00M
Total debt $15.44B $28.25B $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 640.00M 324.96M 70.00M
Enterprise value $9.88B $64.81B $5.05B

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
MetricLVSSPGCHDN
P/E 14.5x 14.7x 14.2x
P/FCF 9.5x 29.1x 10.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 17.6x 7.4x
P/S 1.7x 11.0x 2.0x
P/B -66.7x 12.0x 4.4x
P/Tangible book -66.7x 12.0x -5.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 20.6x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 12.5x 31.4x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 15.1x 3.5x
EV/FCF 14.8x 40.1x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 24.3x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 0.50 1.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLVSSPGCHDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.9% 10.9% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 7.5% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% – 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.0% – 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.4% 4.0% 1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 6.9% 19.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.2% 130.6% -4.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.4% 30.0% 5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.9% 129.8% -1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.3% 29.7% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.5% 7.1% 1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.1% 2.9% 14.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 86.1% -3.4% 54.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -4.8% 160.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLVSSPGCHDN
Gross margin 47.5% – 34.2%
EBITDA margin 32.4% 73.3% 31.8%
Operating margin 20.9% 48.3% 24.1%
Pretax margin 16.3% 32.9% 19.6%
Net margin 11.8% 70.5% 13.8%
FCF margin 17.7% 37.7% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.6% 62.3% 26.6%
Return on equity 656.1% 87.0% 34.1%
Return on assets 9.2% 13.6% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 15.6% 8.4%
Return on capital employed 18.9% – 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.8x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLVSSPGCHDN
Debt / assets 79.5% 71.3% 63.5%
Debt / equity -44.9x 4.7x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.7x 4.8x
Debt / FCF 6.4x 11.3x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 101.8% 84.7% 82.2%
Equity / assets -1.8% 15.3% 17.8%
Interest coverage 3.8x 3.1x 2.5x
Current ratio 0.8x – 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.19 – 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLVSSPGCHDN
Dividend yield 3.1% 4.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 11.9% 0.2% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 15.0% 4.4% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusLVSSPGCHDN
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 31.0xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.77FY2026 $6.87FY2026 $7.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.0%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +8.4% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.38BFY2026 $7.17BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -8.0% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLVSSPGCHDN
Held by institutions 41.0% 93.2% 85.5%
Institutions holding 710 1,357 462
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +3.8% +7.5%
Institutions buying 331 679 239
Institutions selling 290 462 146
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.47 1.64

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.

LVSSPGCHDN
LVS 1.00 0.04 0.19
SPG 0.04 1.00 0.23
CHDN 0.19 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LVS, SPG and CHDN?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.29B, Simon Property (SPG) $68.96B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, LVS, SPG and CHDN?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.4x, Simon Property (SPG) 14.7x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 13.2x, Simon Property (SPG) 31.0x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 12.0x). 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%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simon Property (SPG) returned the most: Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -36.5%, Simon Property (SPG) +19.5%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -16.8%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +8.1%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -7.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

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) 19.3%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LVS, SPG and CHDN?

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.