MGM vs CHDN vs WYNN Stock Comparison

MGM Resorts International, Churchill Downs and Wynn Resorts Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGM MGM Resorts International
$27.98 -14.1% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.96B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.76B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.52 +2.2% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.71B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
WYNN Wynn Resorts Ltd
$72.42 -10.7% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.41B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wynn Resorts leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Wynn Resorts 4, MGM Resorts International 4, Churchill Downs 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMGMCHDNWYNNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.96B $5.71B $7.33B WYNN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 13.8x 16.3x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 11.6x 16.8x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +5.7% +6.4% WYNN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 13.8% 6.1% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 8.4% 10.1% MGM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 4.8x 5.0x MGM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.0% -20.9% -42.3% MGM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr -7.3%/yr -4.4%/yr WYNN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 34.3% 32.3% WYNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 51/100 59/100 MGM

Percentile Scorecard

MGMCHDNWYNN

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

AxisMGMCHDNWYNN
Valuation 98 #2 of 44 63 #17 of 44 93 #4 of 44
Growth 52 #21 of 43 69 #14 of 43 74 #12 of 43
Profitability 60 #17 of 41 83 #8 of 41 73 #12 of 41
Financial Health 63 #18 of 47 20 #38 of 47 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 29 21 #23 of 29 36 #19 of 29
Overall 72 51 59
  • MGM ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • WYNN 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

PeriodMGMCHDNWYNNSPY
1 month -14.1%+2.2%-10.7% -0.2%
3 months -39.4%-8.6%-26.9% +3.9%
6 months -29.6%-18.1%-31.8% +8.2%
Year to date -23.3%-28.4%-39.8% +12.9%
1 year -15.0%-20.9%-42.3% +12.3%
3 years -18.3%-24.9%-17.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.5%-9.1%-6.0% +23.3%
5 years -40.4%-31.6%-20.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%-7.3%-4.4% +10.9%
10 years +7.7%+256.3%-23.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.7%+13.6%-2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMGMCHDNWYNNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%34.3%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.2%34.5%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.490.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.61-1.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-50.4%-46.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.8%-30.7%-45.6% -1.2%
52-week high $50.69$117.59$133.09 $779.14
52-week low $27.98$73.95$72.42 $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.

MultipleMGMCHDNWYNN
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 17.0x 13.8xmedian 17.0x 16.5xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 10.8x 10.8xmedian 10.8x 9.0xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 11.2x 10.0xmedian 11.2x 9.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x -8.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 0.56 1.65median 0.56 0.05median 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 monthsMGMCHDNWYNN
Revenue $17.76B $2.99B $7.41B
Gross profit $7.84B $1.02B $2.30B
Operating income $1.02B $721.50M $1.17B
Net income $595.10M $415.70M $583.88M
Free cash flow $1.49B $567.90M $791.87M
EPS (diluted) $1.65 $5.91 $4.36
Cash & equivalents $2.55B $196.00M $1.57B
Total debt $6.07B $4.77B $10.72B
Shares (diluted) 257.76M 70.00M 102.98M
Enterprise value -$2.08B $4.93B $1.62B

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
MetricMGMCHDNWYNN
P/E 16.7x 13.8x 16.5x
P/FCF 4.7x 10.0x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 2.9x 7.1x 5.1x
P/S 0.4x 1.9x 1.0x
P/B 2.1x 4.2x -8.3x
P/Tangible book 3.3x -4.8x -6.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.0x 10.8x 9.0x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 14.2x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 3.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF 7.1x 18.1x 21.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x 12.9x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 1.65 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGMCHDNWYNN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 5.7% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 10.9% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% 8.0% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 13.2% -9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.1% 1.0% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 165.5% 19.7% 35.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -28.0% -4.1% 30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 135.7% 5.2% 98.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.6% -1.0% 17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 8.4% 312.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.7% 1.0% 12.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 14.3% 33.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.4% 54.7% 6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 160.6% 40.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGMCHDNWYNN
Gross margin 44.2% 34.2% 31.0%
EBITDA margin 12.0% 31.8% 24.9%
Operating margin 5.7% 24.1% 15.7%
Pretax margin 2.8% 19.6% 9.4%
Net margin 2.4% 13.8% 6.1%
FCF margin 8.4% 19.0% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.9% 26.6% 19.7%
Return on equity 20.2% 34.1% –
Return on assets 1.7% 5.5% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 10.6% 8.4% 10.1%
Return on capital employed 2.7% 11.7% 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 1.9x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGMCHDNWYNN
Debt / assets 15.2% 63.5% 81.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x 3.6x -11.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 4.8x 5.0x
Debt / FCF 4.1x 8.4x 13.5x
Liabilities / assets 91.5% 82.2% 106.9%
Equity / assets 8.5% 17.8% -6.9%
Interest coverage 2.5x 2.5x 1.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.76 1.37 1.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGMCHDNWYNN
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 11.0% 1.5% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 11.0% 2.1% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusMGMCHDNWYNN
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $4.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -53.8%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.3% -3.0% -3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.44BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $7.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +1.4% -7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGMCHDNWYNN
Held by institutions 66.8% 85.5% 71.9%
Institutions holding 661 462 497
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +7.5% +3.9%
Institutions buying 305 239 212
Institutions selling 235 146 192
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.64 1.10

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.

MGMCHDNWYNN
MGM 1.00 0.30 0.50
CHDN 0.30 1.00 0.29
WYNN 0.50 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGM, CHDN and WYNN?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) is the largest by market capitalisation: MGM Resorts International (MGM) $6.96B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.71B, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) $7.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, MGM, CHDN and WYNN?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 16.3x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 18.3x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 11.6x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 16.8x). 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: MGM Resorts International (MGM) +3.2%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +5.7%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 2.4%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 6.1%). On return on invested capital, MGM Resorts International (MGM) leads (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 10.6%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 8.4%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MGM Resorts International (MGM) returned the most: MGM Resorts International (MGM) -15.0%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -20.9%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -42.3%. Over five years, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) compounded fastest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) -9.8%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -7.3%/yr, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) has been the steadiest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 39.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.3%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MGM, CHDN and WYNN?

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.