MCRI vs CHDN vs LAWIL Stock Comparison

Monarch Casino & Resort, Churchill Downs and Light & Wonder Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.52 +2.2% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.71B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LAWIL Light & Wonder, Inc.
$92.45 +10.1% 1M
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Light & Wonder leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Light & Wonder 4, Monarch Casino & Resort 4, Churchill Downs 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCRICHDNLAWILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.01B $5.71B $7.12B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.5x 13.8x 26.4x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 11.6x 12.5x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +5.7% +4.8% CHDN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 13.8% 8.1% MCRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.4% 9.5% LAWIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.8x 4.5x LAWIL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.7% -20.9% — MCRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr -7.3%/yr — MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 34.3% — MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 51/100 62/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

MCRICHDNLAWIL

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

AxisMCRICHDNLAWIL
Valuation 40 #27 of 44 63 #17 of 44 49 #23 of 44
Growth 64 #16 of 43 69 #14 of 43 67 #15 of 43
Profitability 58 #18 of 41 83 #8 of 41 85 #7 of 41
Financial Health 85 #8 of 47 20 #38 of 47 33 #32 of 47
Shareholder Returns 29 #21 of 29 21 #23 of 29 79 #7 of 29
Overall 55 51 62
  • MCRI ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LAWIL 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

PeriodMCRICHDNLAWILSPY
1 month -2.1%+2.2%+10.1% -0.2%
3 months -6.1%-8.6%+12.7% +3.9%
6 months -2.4%-18.1%-9.4% +8.2%
Year to date +20.5%-28.4%— +12.9%
1 year +23.7%-20.9%— +12.3%
3 years +94.6%-24.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.9%-9.1%— +23.3%
5 years +63.4%-31.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.3%-7.3%— +10.9%
10 years +379.5%+256.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.0%+13.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMCRICHDNLAWILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%34.3%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%34.5%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.49— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.61— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.8%-50.4%-19.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-30.7%-9.4% -1.2%
52-week high $133.87$117.59$102.00 $779.14
52-week low $89.05$73.95$82.00 $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.

MultipleMCRICHDNLAWIL
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 17.0x 13.8xmedian 17.0x 26.4xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -43.0xmedian 10.8x 10.8xmedian 10.8x 10.9xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 11.2x 10.0xmedian 11.2x 12.8xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x 23.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 0.56 1.65median 0.56 -4.35median 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 monthsMCRICHDNLAWIL
Revenue $561.96M $2.99B $3.35B
Gross profit $140.85M $1.02B $2.49B
Operating income -$93.31M $721.50M $665.00M
Net income $114.64M $415.70M $271.00M
Free cash flow $154.30M $567.90M $555.00M
R&D – – $250.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.28 $5.91 $3.45
Cash & equivalents $138.26M $196.00M $148.00M
Total debt – $4.77B $20.38B
Shares (diluted) 18.26M 70.00M 78.50M
Enterprise value $1.55B $4.93B $6.43B

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
MetricMCRICHDNLAWIL
P/E 18.0x 13.8x 26.4x
P/FCF 13.4x 10.0x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 7.1x 8.1x
P/S 3.7x 1.9x 2.1x
P/B 3.6x 4.2x 23.6x
P/Tangible book 3.6x -4.8x -16.8x
EV/EBITDA -43.0x 10.8x 10.9x
EV/EBIT -20.7x 14.2x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 3.4x 3.6x
EV/FCF 12.5x 18.1x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 12.9x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 1.65 -4.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCRICHDNLAWIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 5.7% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 10.9% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.7% 8.0% 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 13.2% 9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.2% 1.0% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 19.7% 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.7% -4.1% -22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 5.2% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.4% -1.0% -14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 8.4% -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.6% 1.0% 44.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 14.3% 75.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.9% 54.7% 67.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 160.6% 46.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCRICHDNLAWIL
Gross margin 25.1% 34.2% 74.4%
EBITDA margin -8.0% 31.8% 33.0%
Operating margin -16.6% 24.1% 19.9%
Pretax margin 25.5% 19.6% 10.4%
Net margin 20.4% 13.8% 8.1%
FCF margin 27.5% 19.0% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 26.6% 26.4%
Return on equity 20.4% 34.1% 88.4%
Return on assets 15.6% 5.5% 4.3%
Return on invested capital – 8.4% 9.5%
Return on capital employed -15.7% 11.7% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.9x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.1% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCRICHDNLAWIL
Debt / assets – 63.5% 80.6%
Debt / equity – 3.6x 17.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.8x 4.5x
Debt / FCF – 8.4x 9.2x
Liabilities / assets 22.2% 82.2% 95.3%
Equity / assets 77.8% 17.8% 4.7%
Interest coverage – 2.5x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 9.15 1.37 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCRICHDNLAWIL
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 1.5% 10.9%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 2.1% 10.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.2% – –
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.

ConsensusMCRICHDNLAWIL
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.15FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% -3.0% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.26MFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $3.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% +1.4% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCRICHDNLAWIL
Held by institutions 64.8% 85.5% –
Institutions holding 256 462 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +7.5% –
Institutions buying 143 239 –
Institutions selling 83 146 –
Buyers to sellers 1.72 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.

MCRICHDNLAWIL
MCRI 1.00 0.22 –
CHDN 0.22 1.00 –
LAWIL – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCRI, CHDN and LAWIL?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.01B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.71B, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCRI, CHDN and LAWIL?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 17.5x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 16.1x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 11.6x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +5.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +5.7%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest net margin (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 20.4%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) leads (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 8.4%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) returned the most: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +23.7%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -20.9%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +10.3%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 0.01%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.00%. Churchill Downs (CHDN) and Light & Wonder (LAWIL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has been the steadiest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 25.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCRI, CHDN and LAWIL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) leads on 4. 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.