MLCO vs LVS vs BYD Stock Comparison

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Las Vegas Sands and Boyd Gaming Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$37.04 -3.3% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.22B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
3.10%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$72.45 +8.0% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.16B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
1.08%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Boyd Gaming leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Gaming 6, Las Vegas Sands 5, Melco Resorts & Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLCOLVSBYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.56B $23.22B $5.16B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.5x 14.7x 10.5x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 14.2x 10.8x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +10.9% +0.3% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 11.8% 12.3% BYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.4% 14.9% 11.5% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 30.2x 2.9x 2.2x BYD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.10% 1.08% LVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.5% -37.0% -5.7% BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.7%/yr -0.9%/yr +2.6%/yr BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 31.4% 26.3% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 81/100 55/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

MLCOLVSBYD

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

AxisMLCOLVSBYD
Valuation 96 #3 of 45 86 #7 of 45 64 #17 of 45
Growth 88 #6 of 43 81 #9 of 43 7 #40 of 43
Profitability 83 #8 of 42 95 #3 of 42 73 #12 of 42
Financial Health 19 #39 of 48 57 #21 of 48 55 #22 of 48
Shareholder Returns – 85 #5 of 28 74 #8 of 28
Overall 71 81 55
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • BYD 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

PeriodMLCOLVSBYDSPY
1 month -15.8%-3.3%+8.0% +0.7%
3 months -33.3%-25.7%-16.7% +3.7%
6 months -33.4%-32.2%-16.7% +7.1%
Year to date -49.3%-43.1%-15.0% +12.8%
1 year -52.5%-37.0%-5.7% +11.9%
3 years -55.2%-22.5%+30.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -23.5%-8.2%+9.3% +22.8%
5 years -64.5%-4.6%+13.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -18.7%-0.9%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years -77.3%-35.9%+302.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year -13.8%-4.3%+15.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLCOLVSBYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%31.4%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.8%35.5%26.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.560.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.33-1.18-0.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.1%-52.7%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.1%-46.7%-20.5% -1.2%
52-week high $9.39$69.49$91.15 $779.14
52-week low $3.73$35.67$66.10 $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.

MultipleMLCOLVSBYD
P/E now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 17.4x 14.7xmedian 17.4x 10.5xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 10.8x 8.1xmedian 10.8x 6.8xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 11.7x 9.7xmedian 11.7x -8.4xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 178.0xmedian 2.5x -67.5xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.55 0.35median 0.55 -32.04median 0.55

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 monthsMLCOLVSBYD
Revenue $4.69B $13.60B $4.08B
Gross profit $4.54B $6.46B $2.01B
Operating income $477.81M $2.85B $725.98M
Net income $196.16M $1.81B $496.64M
Free cash flow $506.29M $2.41B -$615.15M
R&D $4.78M $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.59 $2.52 $6.87
Cash & equivalents $454.26M $2.86B $297.18M
Total debt $5.07B $15.44B $2.68B
Shares (diluted) 400.63M 640.00M 73.05M
Enterprise value -$1.06B $10.05B $3.81B

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
MetricMLCOLVSBYD
P/E 6.5x 14.7x 10.5x
P/FCF 3.1x 9.7x -8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x 6.7x 8.8x
P/S 0.3x 1.7x 1.3x
P/B 178.0x -67.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -9.0x -67.5x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA 40.5x 8.1x 6.8x
EV/EBIT 12.9x 12.6x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.6x 1.8x
EV/FCF 12.2x 14.9x -12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 10.3x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 0.35 -32.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLCOLVSBYD
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 10.9% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 16.6% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% 5.5% -2.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.9% 16.0% -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.6% 5.4% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 25.6% -10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 914.5% 0.2% -73.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 39.4% -10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 347.7% 10.9% -70.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 42.3% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% 27.5% -38.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.2% 18.1% -14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 86.1% -13,315%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% 23.5% -59.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLCOLVSBYD
Gross margin 96.6% 47.5% 49.1%
EBITDA margin 3.3% 32.4% 27.0%
Operating margin 10.2% 20.9% 17.8%
Pretax margin 4.0% 16.3% 15.0%
Net margin 5.0% 11.8% 12.3%
FCF margin 10.8% 17.7% -15.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 25.6% 14.4%
Return on equity 1,233% 656.1% 20.1%
Return on assets 3.2% 9.2% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 9.4% 14.9% 11.5%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 18.9% 13.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.0x 1.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLCOLVSBYD
Debt / assets 80.3% 79.5% 40.2%
Debt / equity 578.4x -44.9x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 30.2x 2.9x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 10.0x 6.4x -4.3x
Liabilities / assets 99.9% 101.8% 63.2%
Equity / assets 0.1% -1.8% 36.8%
Interest coverage 1.4x 3.8x 6.1x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.73 2.20 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLCOLVSBYD
Dividend yield – 3.1% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 11.7% 12.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 14.8% 13.9%
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.

ConsensusMLCOLVSBYD
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $2.60FY2026 $6.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.9%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +57.1% +10.4% +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026 $4.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +3.0% -7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLCOLVSBYD
Held by institutions 25.7% 41.0% 72.8%
Institutions holding 166 711 424
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.1% +0.1% +5.4%
Institutions buying 85 332 186
Institutions selling 49 290 176
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.14 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.

MLCOLVSBYD
MLCO 1.00 0.52 0.20
LVS 0.52 1.00 0.28
BYD 0.20 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLCO, LVS and BYD?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.56B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.22B, Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, MLCO, LVS and BYD?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.5x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.7x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 11.0x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.2x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.8x). 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: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) has the highest net margin (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 9.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 11.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -52.5%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.0%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) -5.7%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -18.7%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -0.9%/yr, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest dividend yield: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 0.00%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 3.10%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 1.08%. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLCO, LVS and BYD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Boyd Gaming (BYD) leads on 6. 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.