MLCO vs MSGS vs WYNN Stock Comparison

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Madison Square Garden Sports and Wynn Resorts Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WYNN Wynn Resorts Ltd
$71.38 -11.3% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.38B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.41B
Div. yield
1.40%
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, Madison Square Garden Sports 4, Melco Resorts & Entertainment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLCOMSGSWYNNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.52B $7.35B $7.38B WYNN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.3x 950.8x 16.3x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x — 16.5x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +11.0% +6.4% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 0.7% 6.1% WYNN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.4% — 10.1% WYNN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 30.2x 2.9x 5.0x MSGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 1.40% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.2% +34.4% -40.9% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.2%/yr +10.2%/yr -4.5%/yr MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 37.8% 32.1% WYNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 38/100 59/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

MLCOMSGSWYNN

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

AxisMLCOMSGSWYNN
Valuation 95 #3 of 44 16 #37 of 44 93 #4 of 44
Growth 91 #5 of 43 45 #24 of 43 74 #12 of 43
Profitability 83 #8 of 42 44 #24 of 42 71 #13 of 42
Financial Health 20 #38 of 47 48 #25 of 47 24 #36 of 47
Shareholder Returns – – 33 #19 of 28
Overall 72 38 59
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MSGS 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

PeriodMLCOMSGSWYNNSPY
1 month -20.1%-24.2%-11.3% +0.9%
3 months -34.4%-23.2%-27.9% +5.9%
6 months -32.2%-8.3%-31.5% +8.5%
Year to date -50.7%+18.1%-40.7% +13.3%
1 year -54.2%+34.4%-40.9% +12.4%
3 years -55.5%+84.9%-18.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -23.7%+22.8%-6.5% +23.5%
5 years -65.6%+62.5%-20.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -19.2%+10.2%-4.5% +11.0%
10 years -77.9%+86.8%-24.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -14.0%+6.4%-2.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMLCOMSGSWYNNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%37.8%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.6%41.1%31.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.450.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.380.91-1.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.1%-32.0%-46.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.3%-26.6%-46.4% -0.9%
52-week high $9.39$416.24$133.09 $779.14
52-week low $3.73$212.91$71.38 $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.

MultipleMLCOMSGSWYNN
P/E now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 16.8x 950.8xmedian 16.8x 16.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 6.4xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 10.2x 232.4xmedian 10.2x 9.0xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 11.2x 120.1xmedian 11.2x 9.3xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 172.9xmedian 2.2x -27.9xmedian 2.2x -8.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.44 -20.90median 0.44 0.05median 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 monthsMLCOMSGSWYNN
Revenue $4.69B $1.15B $7.41B
Gross profit $4.54B $320.12M $2.30B
Operating income $477.81M $28.87M $1.17B
Net income $196.16M $7.76M $583.88M
Free cash flow $506.29M $61.26M $791.87M
R&D $4.78M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.59 $0.32 $4.36
Cash & equivalents $454.26M $164.51M $1.57B
Total debt $5.07B $1.10B $10.72B
Shares (diluted) 400.63M 24.25M 102.98M
Enterprise value -$1.10B $6.95B $933.11M

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
MetricMLCOMSGSWYNN
P/E 6.3x 950.8x 16.3x
P/FCF 3.0x 120.1x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 117.4x 5.1x
P/S 0.3x 6.4x 1.0x
P/B 172.9x -27.9x -8.1x
P/Tangible book -8.7x -20.0x -6.6x
EV/EBITDA 40.2x 232.4x 9.0x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 258.0x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 6.5x 2.2x
EV/FCF 12.1x 121.6x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 118.9x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 -20.90 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLCOMSGSWYNN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 11.0% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 9.1% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% 12.7% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.9% -1.9% -9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.6% 94.9% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% -30.3% 35.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 914.5% 134.6% 30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% -45.2% 98.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 347.7% 134.3% 17.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -45.5% 312.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% -31.6% 12.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.2% -25.7% 33.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -30.4% 6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% -26.0% 40.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLCOMSGSWYNN
Gross margin 96.6% 27.7% 31.0%
EBITDA margin 3.3% 2.8% 24.9%
Operating margin 10.2% 2.5% 15.7%
Pretax margin 4.0% 1.6% 9.4%
Net margin 5.0% 0.7% 6.1%
FCF margin 10.8% 5.3% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 5.4% 19.7%
Return on equity 1,233% – –
Return on assets 3.2% 0.5% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 9.4% – 10.1%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 3.3% 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.0x 8.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLCOMSGSWYNN
Debt / assets 80.3% 16.8% 81.5%
Debt / equity 578.4x -1.0x -11.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 30.2x 2.9x 5.0x
Debt / FCF 10.0x 4.2x 13.5x
Liabilities / assets 99.9% 117.1% 106.9%
Equity / assets 0.1% -17.1% -6.9%
Interest coverage 1.4x 1.4x 1.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.5x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.72 2.90 1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLCOMSGSWYNN
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusMLCOMSGSWYNN
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 – 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $-1.03FY2027 $4.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.9%FY2026 -421.9%FY2027 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +57.1% – -3.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $1.06BFY2027 $7.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 -7.9%FY2027 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +1.5% -7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLCOMSGSWYNN
Held by institutions 25.7% 81.3% 71.9%
Institutions holding 165 463 497
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.1% +10.3% +3.9%
Institutions buying 84 247 212
Institutions selling 49 136 192
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.82 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.

MLCOMSGSWYNN
MLCO 1.00 0.12 0.50
MSGS 0.12 1.00 0.23
WYNN 0.50 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLCO, MSGS and WYNN?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.52B, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $7.35B, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) $7.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, MLCO, MSGS and WYNN?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.3x, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 950.8x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 10.7x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +11.0%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) has the highest net margin (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 6.1%). On return on invested capital, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) leads (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 9.4%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -54.2%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +34.4%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -40.9%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.2%/yr, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +10.2%/yr, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 0.00%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.00%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 1.40%. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) and Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) has been the steadiest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.2%, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 37.8%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLCO, MSGS 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.