MCRI vs CZR vs BYD Stock Comparison

Monarch Casino & Resort, Caesars Entertainment and Boyd Gaming Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$71.90 +0.9% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.26B
P/E
2.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Monarch Casino & Resort leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Monarch Casino & Resort 5, Caesars Entertainment 2, Boyd Gaming 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCRICZRBYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.01B $5.84B $5.26B CZR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.5x -11.0x 2.8x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x — 10.7x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +3.1% +0.3% MCRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% -4.5% — MCRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.7% +27.9% -9.7% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr -23.6%/yr +2.1%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 43.8% 26.3% MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 47/100 47/100 MCRI

Percentile Scorecard

MCRICZRBYD

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

AxisMCRICZRBYD
Valuation 40 #27 of 44 86 #7 of 44 77 #11 of 44
Growth 64 #16 of 43 17 #36 of 43 41 #26 of 43
Profitability 58 #18 of 41 50 #21 of 41 –
Financial Health 85 #8 of 47 37 #30 of 47 –
Shareholder Returns 29 #21 of 29 46 #16 of 29 25 #22 of 29
Overall 55 47 47
  • MCRI ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CZR 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

PeriodMCRICZRBYDSPY
1 month -2.1%-2.5%+0.9% -0.2%
3 months -6.1%-3.7%-21.1% +3.9%
6 months -2.4%+5.6%-17.2% +8.2%
Year to date +20.5%+23.3%-15.6% +12.9%
1 year +23.7%+27.9%-9.7% +12.3%
3 years +94.6%-26.3%+31.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.9%-9.7%+9.6% +23.3%
5 years +63.4%-74.0%+10.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.3%-23.6%+2.1% +10.9%
10 years +379.5%+138.4%+300.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.0%+9.1%+14.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMCRICZRBYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%43.8%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%40.4%26.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.580.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.940.64-0.37 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.8%-83.8%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-5.1%-21.1% -1.2%
52-week high $133.87$30.41$91.15 $779.14
52-week low $89.05$18.14$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.

MultipleMCRICZRBYD
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 17.0x -11.0xmedian 17.0x 2.8xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -43.0xmedian 10.8x 5.2xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 11.2x 10.1xmedian 11.2x -8.7xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.4x 1.7xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 0.56 0.27median 0.56 —median 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 monthsMCRICZRBYD
Revenue $561.96M $11.72B $4.08B
Gross profit $140.85M $5.82B –
Operating income -$93.31M $1.80B $725.98M
Net income $114.64M -$497.00M $496.64M
Free cash flow $154.30M $582.00M –
EPS (diluted) $6.28 $-2.61 –
Cash & equivalents $138.26M $864.00M –
Total debt – $11.56B –
Shares (diluted) 18.26M 204.00M 74.82M
Enterprise value $1.55B $2.26B $5.26B

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
MetricMCRICZRBYD
P/E 18.0x -11.0x 2.8x
P/FCF 13.4x 10.1x -8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 4.7x –
P/S 3.7x 0.5x 1.3x
P/B 3.6x 1.7x –
P/Tangible book 3.6x -12.0x –
EV/EBITDA -43.0x 5.2x –
EV/EBIT -20.7x 9.2x –
EV/Revenue 3.4x 1.4x 1.3x
EV/FCF 12.5x 28.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 13.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 0.27 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCRICZRBYD
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 3.1% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 0.6% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.7% 1.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -2.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.2% -18.0% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.0% -9.4% -10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.7% -140.1% -73.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.4% -39.0% -10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.4% -124.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% -40.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.6% -4.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -11.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.9% 53.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -5.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCRICZRBYD
Gross margin 25.1% 49.7% –
EBITDA margin -8.0% 27.4% –
Operating margin -16.6% 15.4% –
Pretax margin 25.5% -4.1% –
Net margin 20.4% -4.5% –
FCF margin 27.5% 5.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 10.6% –
Return on equity 20.4% -13.3% –
Return on assets 15.6% -1.5% –
Return on invested capital – 11.4% –
Return on capital employed -15.7% 6.1% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -2.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCRICZRBYD
Debt / assets – 36.8% –
Debt / equity – 3.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x –
Debt / FCF – 19.9x –
Liabilities / assets 22.2% 89.0% –
Equity / assets 77.8% 11.0% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 9.15 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCRICZRBYD
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 3.0% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 3.0% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusMCRICZRBYD
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 – 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.15FY2026 $-1.01FY2026 $6.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.7%FY2026 – -9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% – +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.26MFY2026 $11.36BFY2026 $4.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% +9.7% -7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCRICZRBYD
Held by institutions 64.8% 96.6% 72.8%
Institutions holding 256 415 423
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -4.0% +5.4%
Institutions buying 143 208 186
Institutions selling 83 151 175
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.38 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.

MCRICZRBYD
MCRI 1.00 0.18 0.36
CZR 0.18 1.00 0.34
BYD 0.36 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCRI, CZR and BYD?

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.01B, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.84B, Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCRI, CZR and BYD?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 17.5x, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -11.0x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 2.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 16.1x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.7x). 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) +5.1%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +3.1%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest net margin (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 20.4%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +23.7%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +27.9%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) -9.7%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +10.3%/yr, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -23.6%/yr, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +2.1%/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%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 0.00%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 0.00%. Caesars Entertainment (CZR) and Boyd Gaming (BYD) 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%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 43.8%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCRI, CZR 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, 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.