MCRI vs CHDN vs RRR Stock Comparison

Monarch Casino & Resort, Churchill Downs and Red Rock Resorts Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.95 +8.2% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.62B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.53%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
RRR Red Rock Resorts, Inc.
$48.42 -4.0% 1M -18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.08B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
4.21%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Monarch Casino & Resort leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Monarch Casino & Resort 5, Churchill Downs 4, Red Rock Resorts 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCRICHDNRRRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.01B $5.62B $5.08B CHDN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 12.6x 16.6x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 11.7x 18.8x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +4.2% +0.9% MCRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.1% 8.4% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.0% 12.7% RRR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x 4.4x RRR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.07% 0.53% 4.21% RRR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.8% -17.7% -18.3% MCRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr -6.6%/yr -2.3%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% 34.1% 35.2% MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 51/100 52/100 MCRI

Percentile Scorecard

MCRICHDNRRR

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

AxisMCRICHDNRRR
Valuation 33 #30 of 44 67 #15 of 44 35 #29 of 44
Growth 69 #14 of 43 67 #15 of 43 50 #22 of 43
Profitability 85 #7 of 42 81 #9 of 42 90 #5 of 42
Financial Health 85 #8 of 47 22 #37 of 47 28 #34 of 47
Shareholder Returns 22 #22 of 28 19 #23 of 28 56 #13 of 28
Overall 59 51 52
  • MCRI ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • RRR 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

PeriodMCRICHDNRRRSPY
1 month -4.3%+8.2%-4.0% +0.9%
3 months -8.7%-7.4%-26.2% +5.9%
6 months -5.9%-19.0%-13.6% +8.5%
Year to date +17.3%-28.0%-21.8% +13.3%
1 year +21.8%-17.7%-18.3% +12.4%
3 years +89.5%-24.5%+23.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.8%-8.9%+7.4% +23.5%
5 years +55.4%-28.7%-11.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.2%-6.6%-2.3% +11.0%
10 years +378.9%+262.9%+116.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.0%+13.8%+8.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMCRICHDNRRRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%34.1%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%34.3%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.500.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.86-0.52-0.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.8%-50.4%-42.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-30.3%-28.0% -0.9%
52-week high $133.87$117.59$67.26 $779.14
52-week low $89.05$73.95$48.42 $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.

MultipleMCRICHDNRRR
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 16.8x 12.6xmedian 16.8x 16.6xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.2x 10.2xmedian 10.2x 11.0xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 11.2x 10.6xmedian 11.2x 26.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x 17.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.39median 0.44 1.09median 0.44 1.73median 0.44

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 monthsMCRICHDNRRR
Revenue $565.42M $3.00B $2.00B
Gross profit $143.95M $1.03B $1.25B
Operating income – $766.80M $554.72M
Net income $115.06M $455.50M $320.78M
Free cash flow – $529.90M $193.01M
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $6.50 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $137.41M $167.00M $136.45M
Total debt – $4.72B $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 18.26M 70.00M 58.81M
Enterprise value $2.01B $4.88B $4.66B

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
MetricMCRICHDNRRR
P/E 17.4x 12.6x 16.6x
P/FCF 13.5x 10.6x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.4x 8.2x
P/S 3.6x 1.9x 2.5x
P/B 3.5x 4.1x 17.4x
P/Tangible book 3.5x -5.0x 23.9x
EV/EBITDA – 10.2x 11.0x
EV/EBIT – 13.3x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 3.4x 4.3x
EV/FCF – 19.2x 44.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.5x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.39 1.09 1.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCRICHDNRRR
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 4.2% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 8.1% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.7% 6.2% 1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 10.2% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.6% -6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% -4.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.2% 12.4% -4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 8.1% -9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.8% 14.3% 67.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 11.6% 9.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.1% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.7% -34.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 110.1% 37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCRICHDNRRR
Gross margin – 34.1% 62.1%
EBITDA margin – 33.3% 38.8%
Operating margin – 25.5% 27.7%
Pretax margin – 21.1% 18.2%
Net margin – 15.1% 8.4%
FCF margin – 17.6% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.2% 31.1%
Return on equity 20.1% 33.6% 118.9%
Return on assets 15.6% 6.1% 7.5%
Return on invested capital – 9.0% 12.7%
Return on capital employed – 12.4% 14.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.0% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCRICHDNRRR
Debt / assets – 63.2% 82.0%
Debt / equity – 3.4x 12.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x 4.4x
Debt / FCF – 8.9x 18.5x
Liabilities / assets 22.6% 81.5% 93.3%
Equity / assets 77.4% 18.5% 6.7%
Interest coverage – 2.7x 2.8x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.41 1.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCRICHDNRRR
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.5% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 1.9% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 55.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 91.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 19.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 18.0%

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.

ConsensusMCRICHDNRRR
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.15FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $2.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% -3.0% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.26MFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% +1.4% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCRICHDNRRR
Held by institutions 64.8% 85.5% 90.4%
Institutions holding 256 463 245
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +7.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying 143 240 122
Institutions selling 83 146 95
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.64 1.28

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.

MCRICHDNRRR
MCRI 1.00 0.21 0.43
CHDN 0.21 1.00 0.28
RRR 0.43 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCRI, CHDN and RRR?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.01B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.62B, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) $5.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCRI, CHDN and RRR?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 17.4x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 12.6x, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 15.7x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 11.7x, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 18.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +4.8%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) leads (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) returned the most: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +21.8%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -17.7%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) -18.3%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +9.2%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -6.6%/yr, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Red Rock Resorts (RRR) has the highest dividend yield: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 1.07%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.53%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 4.21%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has been the steadiest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 25.3%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.1%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 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.