MCRI vs LAWIL vs PENN Stock Comparison

Monarch Casino & Resort, Light & Wonder and PENN Entertainment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Light & Wonder leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Light & Wonder 5, Monarch Casino & Resort 4, PENN Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCRILAWILPENNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.00B $7.12B $2.04B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 26.4x -2.3x MCRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 12.5x 17.5x LAWIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +4.8% +6.1% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.1% -12.7% LAWIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.5% -11.9% LAWIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.5x -18.9x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.8% — -15.2% MCRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr — -27.1%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.3% — 52.2% MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 63/100 49/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

MCRILAWILPENN

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

AxisMCRILAWILPENN
Valuation 33 #30 of 44 49 #23 of 44 63 #17 of 44
Growth 69 #14 of 43 64 #16 of 43 21 #34 of 43
Profitability 85 #7 of 42 88 #6 of 42 27 #31 of 42
Financial Health 85 #8 of 47 35 #31 of 47 46 #26 of 47
Shareholder Returns 22 #22 of 28 78 #7 of 28 91 #3 of 28
Overall 59 63 49
  • MCRI ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LAWIL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PENN 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

PeriodMCRILAWILPENNSPY
1 month -4.3%+10.1%-3.4% +0.9%
3 months -8.7%+12.7%-30.6% +5.9%
6 months -5.9%-9.4%-17.4% +8.5%
Year to date +17.3%—-0.2% +13.3%
1 year +21.8%—-15.2% +12.4%
3 years +89.5%—-20.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.8%—-7.2% +23.5%
5 years +55.4%—-79.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.2%—-27.1% +11.0%
10 years +378.9%—+12.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.0%—+1.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMCRILAWILPENNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.3%—52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.3%—46.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.32—1.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.86—-0.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.8%-19.6%-84.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-9.4%-33.3% -0.9%
52-week high $133.87$102.00$22.06 $779.14
52-week low $89.05$82.00$11.76 $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.

MultipleMCRILAWILPENN
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 16.8x 26.4xmedian 16.8x -2.2xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.2x 10.9xmedian 10.2x -38.7xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 11.2x 12.8xmedian 11.2x 20.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.2x 23.6xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.39median 0.44 -4.35median 0.44 0.04median 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 monthsMCRILAWILPENN
Revenue $565.42M $3.35B $7.16B
Gross profit $143.95M $2.49B $2.47B
Operating income – $665.00M -$565.10M
Net income $115.06M $271.00M -$908.20M
Free cash flow – $555.00M $96.10M
R&D – $250.00M –
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $3.45 $-6.61
Cash & equivalents $137.41M $148.00M $887.20M
Total debt – $20.38B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 18.26M 78.50M 137.10M
Enterprise value $2.00B $6.43B -$900.97M

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
MetricMCRILAWILPENN
P/E 17.4x 26.4x -2.2x
P/FCF 13.5x 12.8x 20.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.1x 3.0x
P/S 3.6x 2.1x 0.3x
P/B 3.5x 23.6x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.5x -16.8x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA – 10.9x -38.7x
EV/EBIT – 18.2x -6.8x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 3.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 21.8x 40.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.7x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.39 -4.35 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCRILAWILPENN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 4.8% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 7.0% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.7% 8.7% 25.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 9.2% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -4.9% -504.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% -39.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.2% -22.3% -1,067%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% -12.6% -47.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.8% -14.9% -1,203%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -6.1% -51.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 44.5% 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 75.0% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 67.7% 168.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 46.3% -42.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCRILAWILPENN
Gross margin – 74.4% 34.6%
EBITDA margin – 33.0% -1.4%
Operating margin – 19.9% -7.9%
Pretax margin – 10.4% -12.9%
Net margin – 8.1% -12.7%
FCF margin – 16.6% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.4% 9.1%
Return on equity 20.1% 88.4% -49.3%
Return on assets 15.6% 4.3% -6.4%
Return on invested capital – 9.5% -11.9%
Return on capital employed – 11.8% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.3x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 3.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCRILAWILPENN
Debt / assets – 80.6% 19.7%
Debt / equity – 17.0x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.5x -18.9x
Debt / FCF – 9.2x 28.9x
Liabilities / assets 22.6% 95.3% 86.8%
Equity / assets 77.4% 4.7% 13.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.7x 0.9x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.75 0.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCRILAWILPENN
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 10.9% 12.1%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 10.9% 12.1%
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.

ConsensusMCRILAWILPENN
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.15FY2026 $7.40FY2026 $0.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.7%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% +29.3% +85.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.26MFY2026 $3.61BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% -5.0% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCRILAWILPENN
Held by institutions 64.8% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 256 – 379
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% – +1.5%
Institutions buying 143 – 196
Institutions selling 83 – 109
Buyers to sellers 1.72 – 1.80

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.

MCRILAWILPENN
MCRI 1.00 – 0.34
LAWIL – – –
PENN 0.34 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCRI, LAWIL and PENN?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.00B, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCRI, LAWIL and PENN?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 17.4x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -2.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is cheapest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 15.7x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 17.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +4.8%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) has the highest net margin (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%). On return on invested capital, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) leads (Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.5%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) returned the most: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +21.8%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -15.2%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +9.2%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -27.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has been the steadiest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 25.3%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.