MLCO vs CZR vs CHDN Stock Comparison

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Caesars Entertainment and Churchill Downs Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.52 +2.2% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.76B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Melco Resorts & Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Melco Resorts & Entertainment 5, Churchill Downs 4, Caesars Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLCOCZRCHDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.48B $5.85B $5.76B CZR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.3x -11.0x 13.9x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x — 11.6x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +3.1% +5.7% CHDN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% -4.5% 13.8% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 231.9% 11.4% 8.4% MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 3.3x 4.8x MLCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.6% +27.9% -20.9% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.6%/yr -23.6%/yr -7.3%/yr CHDN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 43.8% 34.3% CHDN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 47/100 51/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

MLCOCZRCHDN

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

AxisMLCOCZRCHDN
Valuation 100 #1 of 44 86 #7 of 44 63 #17 of 44
Growth 91 #5 of 43 17 #36 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 88 #6 of 41 50 #21 of 41 83 #8 of 41
Financial Health 61 #19 of 47 37 #30 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 46 #16 of 29 21 #23 of 29
Overall 85 47 51
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CZR 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

PeriodMLCOCZRCHDNSPY
1 month -20.7%-2.5%+2.2% -0.2%
3 months -33.5%-3.7%-8.6% +3.9%
6 months -32.4%+5.6%-18.1% +8.2%
Year to date -50.5%+23.3%-28.4% +12.9%
1 year -55.6%+27.9%-20.9% +12.3%
3 years -55.3%-26.3%-24.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.6%-9.7%-9.1% +23.3%
5 years -66.3%-74.0%-31.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.6%-23.6%-7.3% +10.9%
10 years -77.9%+138.4%+256.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -14.0%+9.1%+13.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLCOCZRCHDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%43.8%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%40.4%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.580.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.410.64-0.61 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.1%-83.8%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.1%-5.1%-30.7% -1.2%
52-week high $9.39$30.41$117.59 $779.14
52-week low $3.73$18.14$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.

MultipleMLCOCZRCHDN
P/E now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 17.0x -11.0xmedian 17.0x 13.8xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 10.8x 5.2xmedian 10.8x 10.8xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 11.2x 10.1xmedian 11.2x 10.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 173.9xmedian 2.4x 1.7xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.56 0.27median 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 monthsMLCOCZRCHDN
Revenue $4.69B $11.72B $2.99B
Gross profit $4.54B $5.82B $1.02B
Operating income $477.81M $1.80B $721.50M
Net income $196.16M -$497.00M $415.70M
Free cash flow $506.29M $582.00M $567.90M
R&D $4.78M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.59 $-2.61 $5.91
Cash & equivalents $454.26M $864.00M $196.00M
Total debt $14.51M $11.56B $4.77B
Shares (diluted) 400.63M 204.00M 70.00M
Enterprise value -$1.46B $2.27B $4.99B

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
MetricMLCOCZRCHDN
P/E 6.4x -11.0x 13.8x
P/FCF 3.0x 10.1x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 4.7x 7.1x
P/S 0.3x 0.5x 1.9x
P/B 173.9x 1.7x 4.2x
P/Tangible book -8.7x -12.0x -4.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 5.2x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 2.3x 9.2x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.4x 3.4x
EV/FCF 2.1x 28.5x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.4x 13.3x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 0.27 1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLCOCZRCHDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 3.1% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 0.6% 10.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% 1.9% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.9% -2.1% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.6% -18.0% 1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% -9.4% 19.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 914.5% -140.1% -4.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% -39.0% 5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 347.7% -124.4% -1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -40.9% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% -4.7% 1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.2% -11.9% 14.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 53.2% 54.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% -5.7% 160.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLCOCZRCHDN
Gross margin 96.6% 49.7% 34.2%
EBITDA margin 3.3% 27.4% 31.8%
Operating margin 10.2% 15.4% 24.1%
Pretax margin 4.0% -4.1% 19.6%
Net margin 5.0% -4.5% 13.8%
FCF margin 10.8% 5.0% 19.0%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 10.6% 26.6%
Return on equity 1,233% -13.3% 34.1%
Return on assets 3.2% -1.5% 5.5%
Return on invested capital 231.9% 11.4% 8.4%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 6.1% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.0x -2.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLCOCZRCHDN
Debt / assets 0.2% 36.8% 63.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x 3.4x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 3.3x 4.8x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 19.9x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 99.9% 89.0% 82.2%
Equity / assets 0.1% 11.0% 17.8%
Interest coverage 1.4x – 2.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.72 – 1.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLCOCZRCHDN
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.0% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusMLCOCZRCHDN
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 – 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $-1.01FY2026 $7.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.9%FY2026 – +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +57.1% – -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $11.36BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +9.7% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLCOCZRCHDN
Held by institutions 25.7% 96.6% 85.5%
Institutions holding 165 415 462
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.1% -4.0% +7.5%
Institutions buying 84 208 239
Institutions selling 49 151 146
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.38 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.

MLCOCZRCHDN
MLCO 1.00 0.08 0.21
CZR 0.08 1.00 0.12
CHDN 0.21 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLCO, CZR and CHDN?

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.48B, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.85B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, MLCO, CZR and CHDN?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.3x, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -11.0x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 10.7x, 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?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +3.1%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 231.9%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.4%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -55.6%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +27.9%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -20.9%. Over five years, Churchill Downs (CHDN) compounded fastest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.6%/yr, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -23.6%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Churchill Downs (CHDN) has been the steadiest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.4%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 43.8%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLCO, CZR 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, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 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.