MGM vs VICI vs LVS Stock Comparison

MGM Resorts International, Vici Properties and Las Vegas Sands Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MGM MGM Resorts International
$27.26 -14.4% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.04B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
VICI Vici Properties Inc.
$23.55 +1.6% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.56B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.16B
Div. yield
0.07%
Gaming REITs Real Estate
4 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.23 -6.6% 1M -37.7% 1Y
Market cap
$23.64B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMGMVICILVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.04B $26.56B $23.64B VICI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 11.3x 14.7x MGM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 8.3x 13.9x VICI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.6% +4.7% +10.9% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.9% 56.5% 11.8% VICI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% 6.9% 14.9% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 5.1x 2.9x MGM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.7% -22.4% -37.7% MGM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.4%/yr -4.3%/yr -1.4%/yr LVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 19.3% 31.4% VICI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 81/100 81/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

MGMVICILVS

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

AxisMGMVICILVS
Valuation 100 #1 of 44 89 #17 of 145 86 #7 of 44
Growth 55 #20 of 43 45 #78 of 142 81 #9 of 43
Profitability 59 #18 of 42 99 #3 of 135 95 #3 of 42
Financial Health 70 #15 of 47 86 #20 of 136 59 #20 of 47
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 28 87 #18 of 131 85 #5 of 28
Overall 73 81 81
  • MGM ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • VICI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • LVS 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

PeriodMGMVICILVSSPY
1 month -14.4%+1.6%-6.6% +0.9%
3 months -40.6%-13.2%-25.4% +5.9%
6 months -30.6%-17.7%-32.6% +8.5%
Year to date -25.3%-16.3%-44.3% +13.3%
1 year -14.7%-22.4%-37.7% +12.4%
3 years -20.4%-13.9%-23.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -7.3%-4.9%-8.3% +23.5%
5 years -42.2%-19.8%-6.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -10.4%-4.3%-1.4% +11.0%
10 years +4.6%—-37.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.4%—-4.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMGMVICILVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%19.3%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.2%20.5%35.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.85-0.010.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-1.16-1.20 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-36.6%-52.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.2%-23.1%-47.9% -0.9%
52-week high $50.69$30.63$69.49 $779.14
52-week low $27.26$22.54$35.67 $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.

MultipleMGMVICILVS
P/E now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 16.8x 11.0xmedian 25.8x 14.4xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 4.0x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 10.2x 13.2xmedian 14.2x 8.0xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 11.2x 10.2xmedian 23.0x 9.4xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.3x -66.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.18median 0.44 -3.64median 1.91 0.34median 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 monthsMGMVICILVS
Revenue $17.72B $4.16B $13.60B
Gross profit $7.73B $4.13B $6.46B
Operating income $1.25B $3.19B $2.85B
Net income $919.56M $2.38B $1.81B
Free cash flow $1.40B $2.53B $2.41B
R&D – – $180.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.75 $2.13 $2.52
Cash & equivalents $2.40B $270.32M $2.86B
Total debt $5.67B $16.92B $15.44B
Shares (diluted) 251.96M 1.10B 640.00M
Enterprise value -$2.26B $24.92B $10.23B

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
MetricMGMVICILVS
P/E 9.9x 11.0x 14.4x
P/FCF 4.9x 10.2x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.0x 9.6x 6.5x
P/S 0.4x 6.2x 1.7x
P/B 2.0x 0.9x -66.0x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 0.9x -66.0x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 13.2x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 8.1x 13.4x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 10.2x 2.6x
EV/FCF 7.2x 16.8x 14.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 15.7x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.18 -3.64 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGMVICILVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.6% 4.7% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 6.4% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 4.7% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 6.4% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% -12.4% 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 0.7% 25.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 209.1% -15.8% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -0.4% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 977.3% -18.2% 10.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -3.0% 42.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% 10.0% 27.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 9.0% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.2% 9.7% 86.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 11.0% 23.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGMVICILVS
Gross margin 43.6% 99.3% 47.5%
EBITDA margin 13.4% 77.8% 32.4%
Operating margin 7.0% 76.7% 20.9%
Pretax margin 4.2% 57.4% 16.3%
Net margin 3.9% 56.5% 11.8%
FCF margin 7.9% 61.0% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% 65.1% 25.6%
Return on equity 27.3% 8.1% 656.1%
Return on assets 2.3% 4.9% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 13.5% 6.9% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 3.4% – 18.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.1x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGMVICILVS
Debt / assets 14.4% 35.2% 79.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.6x -44.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 5.1x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 6.7x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.5% 38.7% 101.8%
Equity / assets 8.5% 61.3% -1.8%
Interest coverage 3.1x 3.8x 3.8x
Current ratio 1.2x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.77 – 2.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGMVICILVS
Dividend yield – 7.7% 3.2%
Net buyback yield 11.3% – 12.0%
Shareholder yield 11.3% 7.7% 15.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 82.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 77.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% –

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.

ConsensusMGMVICILVS
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.53FY2026 $2.83FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -53.8%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.3% -1.8% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.44BFY2026 $4.00BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +15.9% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGMVICILVS
Held by institutions 66.8% 95.7% 41.0%
Institutions holding 661 946 710
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +2.7% +0.1%
Institutions buying 305 518 331
Institutions selling 235 342 290
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.51 1.14

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.

MGMVICILVS
MGM 1.00 0.21 0.37
VICI 0.21 1.00 0.13
LVS 0.37 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGM, VICI and LVS?

Vici Properties (VICI) is the largest by market capitalisation: MGM Resorts International (MGM) $7.04B, Vici Properties (VICI) $26.56B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, MGM, VICI and LVS?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 10.1x, Vici Properties (VICI) 11.3x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vici Properties (VICI) is cheapest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 17.8x, Vici Properties (VICI) 8.3x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 13.9x). 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: MGM Resorts International (MGM) +2.6%, Vici Properties (VICI) +4.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vici Properties (VICI) has the highest net margin (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 3.9%, Vici Properties (VICI) 56.5%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 13.5%, Vici Properties (VICI) 6.9%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MGM Resorts International (MGM) returned the most: MGM Resorts International (MGM) -14.7%, Vici Properties (VICI) -22.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.7%. Over five years, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) compounded fastest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) -10.4%/yr, Vici Properties (VICI) -4.3%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.4%/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%, Vici Properties (VICI) 0.07%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%. MGM Resorts International (MGM) and Las Vegas Sands (LVS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vici Properties (VICI) has been the steadiest (MGM Resorts International (MGM) 39.1%, Vici Properties (VICI) 19.3%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MGM, VICI and LVS?

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