MCRI vs LVS vs CHDN Stock Comparison

Monarch Casino & Resort, Las Vegas Sands and Churchill Downs Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.11 -7.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$23.04B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.52 +2.2% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.69B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMCRILVSCHDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.00B $23.04B $5.69B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 14.3x 13.8x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 13.9x 11.6x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +10.9% +5.7% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 11.8% 13.8% MCRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.9% 8.4% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 4.8x LVS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.7% -39.2% -20.9% MCRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr -1.9%/yr -7.3%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.1% 31.4% 34.3% MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 81/100 51/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

MCRILVSCHDN

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

AxisMCRILVSCHDN
Valuation 40 #27 of 44 91 #5 of 44 63 #17 of 44
Growth 64 #16 of 43 81 #9 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 58 #18 of 41 95 #3 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Financial Health 85 #8 of 47 54 #22 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns 29 #21 of 29 82 #6 of 29 21 #23 of 29
Overall 55 81 51
  • MCRI ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • 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

PeriodMCRILVSCHDNSPY
1 month -2.1%-7.3%+2.2% -0.2%
3 months -6.1%-25.1%-8.6% +3.9%
6 months -2.4%-33.5%-18.1% +8.2%
Year to date +20.5%-44.5%-28.4% +12.9%
1 year +23.7%-39.2%-20.9% +12.3%
3 years +94.6%-23.2%-24.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +24.9%-8.4%-9.1% +23.3%
5 years +63.4%-9.1%-31.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.3%-1.9%-7.3% +10.9%
10 years +379.5%-36.7%+256.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.0%-4.5%+13.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMCRILVSCHDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.1%31.4%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%35.5%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.560.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-1.25-0.61 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.8%-52.7%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-48.0%-30.7% -1.2%
52-week high $133.87$69.49$117.59 $779.14
52-week low $89.05$35.67$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.

MultipleMCRILVSCHDN
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 17.0x 14.3xmedian 17.0x 13.8xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -43.0xmedian 10.8x 8.0xmedian 10.8x 10.8xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 11.2x 9.4xmedian 11.2x 10.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.4x -65.8xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 0.56 0.34median 0.56 1.65median 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 monthsMCRILVSCHDN
Revenue $561.96M $13.60B $2.99B
Gross profit $140.85M $6.46B $1.02B
Operating income -$93.31M $2.85B $721.50M
Net income $114.64M $1.81B $415.70M
Free cash flow $154.30M $2.41B $567.90M
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $6.28 $2.52 $5.91
Cash & equivalents $138.26M $2.86B $196.00M
Total debt – $15.44B $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 18.26M 640.00M 70.00M
Enterprise value $1.54B $9.63B $4.92B

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
MetricMCRILVSCHDN
P/E 18.0x 14.3x 13.8x
P/FCF 13.4x 9.4x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 6.5x 7.1x
P/S 3.7x 1.7x 1.9x
P/B 3.6x -65.8x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 3.6x -65.8x -4.8x
EV/EBITDA -43.0x 8.0x 10.8x
EV/EBIT -20.7x 12.4x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.6x 3.4x
EV/FCF 12.5x 14.6x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 10.1x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 0.34 1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCRILVSCHDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 10.9% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 16.6% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.7% 5.5% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 16.0% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.2% 5.4% 1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 25.6% 19.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.7% 0.2% -4.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 39.4% 5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.4% 10.9% -1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 42.3% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.6% 27.5% 1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 18.1% 14.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.9% 86.1% 54.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 23.5% 160.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCRILVSCHDN
Gross margin 25.1% 47.5% 34.2%
EBITDA margin -8.0% 32.4% 31.8%
Operating margin -16.6% 20.9% 24.1%
Pretax margin 25.5% 16.3% 19.6%
Net margin 20.4% 11.8% 13.8%
FCF margin 27.5% 17.7% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 25.6% 26.6%
Return on equity 20.4% 656.1% 34.1%
Return on assets 15.6% 9.2% 5.5%
Return on invested capital – 14.9% 8.4%
Return on capital employed -15.7% 18.9% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.9x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCRILVSCHDN
Debt / assets – 79.5% 63.5%
Debt / equity – -44.9x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 4.8x
Debt / FCF – 6.4x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 22.2% 101.8% 82.2%
Equity / assets 77.8% -1.8% 17.8%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 2.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 9.15 2.18 1.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCRILVSCHDN
Dividend yield 1.0% 3.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 12.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 15.2% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusMCRILVSCHDN
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.15FY2026 $2.60FY2026 $7.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.7%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% +10.4% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.26MFY2026 $14.18BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% +3.0% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCRILVSCHDN
Held by institutions 64.8% 41.0% 85.5%
Institutions holding 256 710 462
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.1% +7.5%
Institutions buying 143 331 239
Institutions selling 83 290 146
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.14 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.

MCRILVSCHDN
MCRI 1.00 0.16 0.22
LVS 0.16 1.00 0.18
CHDN 0.22 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCRI, LVS and CHDN?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.00B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.04B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCRI, LVS and CHDN?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 17.4x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.3x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 16.1x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 13.9x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 11.6x). 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: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +5.1%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest net margin (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 20.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) returned the most: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +23.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -39.2%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -20.9%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +10.3%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/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%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.00%. Las Vegas Sands (LVS) and Churchill Downs (CHDN) 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%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCRI, LVS 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, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 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.