MCRI vs WYNN vs CHDN Stock Comparison

Monarch Casino & Resort, Wynn Resorts and Churchill Downs Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WYNN Wynn Resorts Ltd
$77.68 +2.4% 1M -38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.48B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.41B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$97.65 +28.4% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.87B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wynn Resorts leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Wynn Resorts 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.

QuestionMCRIWYNNCHDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.03B $8.48B $6.87B WYNN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.6x 18.9x 15.1x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 18.0x 13.9x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +6.4% +4.2% WYNN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.4% 6.1% 15.1% MCRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% 9.0% WYNN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.0x 4.5x CHDN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.3% -38.2% -1.0% MCRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -3.1%/yr -3.2%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.4% 32.1% 36.3% MCRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 57/100 49/100 WYNN

Percentile Scorecard

MCRIWYNNCHDN

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

AxisMCRIWYNNCHDN
Valuation 39 #28 of 45 89 #6 of 45 52 #22 of 45
Growth 60 #18 of 43 71 #13 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 56 #19 of 42 71 #13 of 42 83 #8 of 42
Financial Health 85 #8 of 48 23 #37 of 48 21 #38 of 48
Shareholder Returns 36 #19 of 29 32 #20 of 29 18 #24 of 29
Overall 55 57 49
  • MCRI ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • WYNN 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

PeriodMCRIWYNNCHDNSPY
1 month -3.1%+2.4%+28.4% -2.0%
3 months -9.1%-20.4%+14.4% -2.2%
6 months -4.5%-26.9%+5.4% +4.2%
Year to date +19.0%-35.4%-14.2% +10.6%
1 year +26.3%-38.2%-1.0% +10.4%
3 years +81.9%-16.3%-17.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +22.1%-5.7%-6.3% +20.2%
5 years +62.6%-14.7%-14.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +10.2%-3.1%-3.2% +10.1%
10 years +401.7%-11.3%+337.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.5%-1.2%+15.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMCRIWYNNCHDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.4%32.1%36.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%31.9%34.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.830.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.03-1.19-0.03 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.8%-46.9%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-41.6%-17.0% -3.2%
52-week high $133.87$133.09$117.59 $779.14
52-week low $89.30$71.38$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.

MultipleMCRIWYNNCHDN
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 17.8x 17.7xmedian 17.8x 15.2xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -17.8xmedian 11.0x 9.3xmedian 11.0x 11.3xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 12.4x 10.1xmedian 12.4x 12.8xmedian 12.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x -8.9xmedian 2.3x 4.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.42median 0.56 0.06median 0.56 1.31median 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 monthsMCRIWYNNCHDN
Revenue $565.42M $7.41B $3.00B
Gross profit $143.95M $2.30B $1.03B
Operating income -$153.10M $1.17B $766.80M
Net income $115.06M $583.88M $455.50M
Free cash flow $142.61M $791.87M $529.90M
EPS (diluted) $6.30 $4.36 $6.50
Cash & equivalents $137.41M $1.57B $167.00M
Total debt – $10.72B $4.72B
Shares (diluted) 18.26M 102.98M 70.00M
Enterprise value $1.53B $2.77B $6.11B

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
MetricMCRIWYNNCHDN
P/E 17.8x 17.7x 15.2x
P/FCF 14.4x 10.1x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x 5.5x 9.0x
P/S 3.6x 1.1x 2.3x
P/B 3.6x -8.9x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 3.6x -7.2x -6.0x
EV/EBITDA -17.8x 9.3x 11.3x
EV/EBIT -12.5x 14.7x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 2.3x 3.8x
EV/FCF 13.5x 21.7x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 11.8x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.42 0.06 1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCRIWYNNCHDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 6.4% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 14.7% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.7% 2.7% 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -9.5% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -68.4% 12.8% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 35.7% 17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.2% 30.1% 12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 98.1% 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.8% 17.8% 14.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 312.4% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.3% 12.5% -6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 33.2% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.5% 6.5% 17.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 40.2% 110.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCRIWYNNCHDN
Gross margin 25.5% 31.0% 34.1%
EBITDA margin -19.1% 24.9% 33.3%
Operating margin -27.1% 15.7% 25.5%
Pretax margin 26.0% 9.4% 21.1%
Net margin 20.4% 6.1% 15.1%
FCF margin 25.2% 10.7% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% 19.7% 25.2%
Return on equity 20.1% – 33.6%
Return on assets 15.6% 4.5% 6.1%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% 9.0%
Return on capital employed -25.7% 11.5% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 1.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCRIWYNNCHDN
Debt / assets – 81.5% 63.2%
Debt / equity – -11.8x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.0x 4.5x
Debt / FCF – 13.5x 8.9x
Liabilities / assets 22.6% 106.9% 81.5%
Equity / assets 77.4% -6.9% 18.5%
Interest coverage – 1.9x 2.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 8.81 1.04 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCRIWYNNCHDN
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 2.1% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 3.4% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.0% – –
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.

ConsensusMCRIWYNNCHDN
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.15FY2026 $4.32FY2026 $7.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.7%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.9% -3.2% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $556.26MFY2026 $7.74BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.3% -7.2% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCRIWYNNCHDN
Held by institutions 64.8% 71.9% 85.5%
Institutions holding 256 499 465
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +3.9% +7.5%
Institutions buying 143 212 240
Institutions selling 83 192 148
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.10 1.62

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.

MCRIWYNNCHDN
MCRI 1.00 0.22 0.21
WYNN 0.22 1.00 0.33
CHDN 0.21 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCRI, WYNN and CHDN?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.03B, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) $8.48B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $6.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCRI, WYNN and CHDN?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 17.6x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 18.9x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 15.9x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 18.0x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +4.8%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) +6.4%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) has the highest net margin (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 20.4%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 6.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%). On return on invested capital, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) leads (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 10.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) returned the most: Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +26.3%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -38.2%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -1.0%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +10.2%/yr, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -3.1%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -3.2%/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%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 0.00%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.00%. Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 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) 25.4%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 32.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCRI, WYNN 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, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 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.