MGM vs BYD vs LAWIL Stock Comparison

MGM Resorts International, Boyd Gaming and Light & Wonder Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGM MGM Resorts International
$27.26 -14.4% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.24B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$70.75 +2.2% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.27B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

MGM Resorts International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (MGM Resorts International 5, Boyd Gaming 5, Light & Wonder 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMGMBYDLAWILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.24B $5.27B $7.12B MGM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x 10.5x 26.4x MGM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 10.5x 12.5x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +0.3% +4.8% LAWIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.9% 12.3% 8.1% BYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% 11.5% 9.5% MGM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.2x 4.5x MGM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.7% -10.4% — BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.4%/yr +2.1%/yr — BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 26.3% — BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 55/100 63/100 MGM

Percentile Scorecard

MGMBYDLAWIL

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

AxisMGMBYDLAWIL
Valuation 100 #1 of 44 61 #18 of 44 49 #23 of 44
Growth 55 #20 of 43 7 #40 of 43 64 #16 of 43
Profitability 59 #18 of 42 76 #11 of 42 88 #6 of 42
Financial Health 70 #15 of 47 57 #21 of 47 35 #31 of 47
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 28 74 #8 of 28 78 #7 of 28
Overall 73 55 63
  • MGM ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • BYD ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LAWIL 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

PeriodMGMBYDLAWILSPY
1 month -14.4%+2.2%+10.1% +0.9%
3 months -40.6%-22.1%+12.7% +5.9%
6 months -30.6%-18.0%-9.4% +8.5%
Year to date -25.3%-17.0%— +13.3%
1 year -14.7%-10.4%— +12.4%
3 years -20.4%+29.7%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -7.3%+9.1%— +23.5%
5 years -42.2%+10.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -10.4%+2.1%— +11.0%
10 years +4.6%+293.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.4%+14.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMGMBYDLAWILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%26.3%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.2%26.4%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.56— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.40— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-35.1%-19.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.2%-22.4%-9.4% -0.9%
52-week high $50.69$91.15$102.00 $779.14
52-week low $27.26$66.10$82.00 $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.

MultipleMGMBYDLAWIL
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 16.8x 10.3xmedian 16.8x 26.4xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 10.2x 6.7xmedian 10.2x 10.9xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 11.2x -8.2xmedian 11.2x 12.8xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 23.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.18median 0.44 -31.29median 0.44 -4.35median 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 monthsMGMBYDLAWIL
Revenue $17.72B $4.08B $3.35B
Gross profit $7.73B $2.01B $2.49B
Operating income $1.25B $725.98M $665.00M
Net income $919.56M $496.64M $271.00M
Free cash flow $1.40B -$615.15M $555.00M
R&D – – $250.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.75 $6.87 $3.45
Cash & equivalents $2.40B $297.18M $148.00M
Total debt $5.67B $2.68B $20.38B
Shares (diluted) 251.96M 73.05M 78.50M
Enterprise value -$2.06B $3.92B $6.43B

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
MetricMGMBYDLAWIL
P/E 9.9x 10.3x 26.4x
P/FCF 4.9x -8.2x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x 8.6x 8.1x
P/S 0.4x 1.2x 2.1x
P/B 2.0x 2.1x 23.6x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 5.2x -16.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 6.7x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 10.2x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.8x 3.6x
EV/FCF 7.2x -12.1x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 12.6x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.18 -31.29 -4.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGMBYDLAWIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 0.3% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 3.3% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% -2.9% 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -0.3% 9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% -13.9% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% -10.0% 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 209.1% -73.5% -22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -10.8% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 977.3% -70.3% -14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -0.3% -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% -38.9% 44.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -14.6% 75.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% -13,315% 67.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% -59.5% 46.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGMBYDLAWIL
Gross margin 43.6% 49.1% 74.4%
EBITDA margin 13.4% 27.0% 33.0%
Operating margin 7.0% 17.8% 19.9%
Pretax margin 4.2% 15.0% 10.4%
Net margin 3.9% 12.3% 8.1%
FCF margin 7.9% -15.1% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% 14.4% 26.4%
Return on equity 27.3% 20.1% 88.4%
Return on assets 2.3% 7.4% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 13.5% 11.5% 9.5%
Return on capital employed 3.4% 13.9% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.2x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGMBYDLAWIL
Debt / assets 14.4% 40.2% 80.6%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.1x 17.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.2x 4.5x
Debt / FCF 4.0x -4.3x 9.2x
Liabilities / assets 91.5% 63.2% 95.3%
Equity / assets 8.5% 36.8% 4.7%
Interest coverage 3.1x 6.1x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.3x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.77 2.03 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGMBYDLAWIL
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 11.3% 13.1% 10.9%
Shareholder yield 11.3% 14.2% 10.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -9.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% –

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.

ConsensusMGMBYDLAWIL
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $6.71FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -53.8%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.3% +8.3% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.44BFY2026 $4.35BFY2026 $3.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% -7.7% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGMBYDLAWIL
Held by institutions 66.8% 72.8% –
Institutions holding 661 423 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +5.4% –
Institutions buying 305 186 –
Institutions selling 235 175 –
Buyers to sellers 1.30 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.

MGMBYDLAWIL
MGM 1.00 0.52 –
BYD 0.52 1.00 –
LAWIL – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGM, BYD and LAWIL?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) is the largest by market capitalisation: MGM Resorts International (MGM) $7.24B, Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.27B, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, MGM, BYD and LAWIL?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 10.4x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.5x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 17.8x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.5x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MGM Resorts International (MGM) +2.6%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) has the highest net margin (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 3.9%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 12.3%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, MGM Resorts International (MGM) leads (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 13.5%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 11.5%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: MGM Resorts International (MGM) -14.7%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) -10.4%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) -10.4%/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: MGM Resorts International (MGM) 0.00%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 0.01%. MGM Resorts International (MGM) and Light & Wonder (LAWIL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 39.1%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MGM, BYD and LAWIL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 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.