MLCO vs PC vs MGM Stock Comparison

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Premium Catering (Holdings) and MGM Resorts International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MGM MGM Resorts International
$27.98 -14.1% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.24B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.76B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Melco Resorts & Entertainment leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Melco Resorts & Entertainment 7, MGM Resorts International 2, Premium Catering (Holdings) 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLCOPCMGMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.48B $274.48M $7.24B MGM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.3x — 17.0x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x — 18.3x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% — +3.2% MLCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% — 2.4% MLCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 231.9% — 10.6% MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x — 1.7x MLCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.6% 0.0% -15.0% PC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.6%/yr — -9.8%/yr MGM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 0.0% 39.1% PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 — 72/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

MLCOPCMGM

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

AxisMLCOPCMGM
Valuation 100 #1 of 44 – 98 #2 of 44
Growth 91 #5 of 43 – 52 #21 of 43
Profitability 88 #6 of 41 – 60 #17 of 41
Financial Health 61 #19 of 47 94 #4 of 51 63 #18 of 47
Shareholder Returns – – 86 #5 of 29
Overall 85 – 72
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • MGM 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

PeriodMLCOPCMGMSPY
1 month -20.7%0.0%-14.1% -0.2%
3 months -33.5%0.0%-39.4% +3.9%
6 months -32.4%0.0%-29.6% +8.2%
Year to date -50.5%0.0%-23.3% +12.9%
1 year -55.6%0.0%-15.0% +12.3%
3 years -55.3%—-18.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.6%—-6.5% +23.3%
5 years -66.3%—-40.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.6%—-9.8% +10.9%
10 years -77.9%—+7.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -14.0%—+0.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLCOPCMGMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%0.0%39.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%—35.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.000.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.41—-0.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.1%-87.3%-49.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.1%0.0%-44.8% -1.2%
52-week high $9.39$9.40$50.69 $779.14
52-week low $3.73$9.40$27.98 $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.

MultipleMLCOPCMGM
P/E now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 17.0x —median 20.6x 16.7xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x —median 1.2x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 10.8x —median 13.3x 5.0xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 11.2x —median 17.3x 4.7xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 173.9xmedian 2.4x 28.0xmedian 3.1x 2.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.56 —median 1.07 0.97median 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 monthsMLCOPCMGM
Revenue $4.69B – $17.76B
Gross profit $4.54B – $7.84B
Operating income $477.81M – $1.02B
Net income $196.16M – $595.10M
Free cash flow $506.29M – $1.49B
R&D $4.78M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.59 – $1.65
Cash & equivalents $454.26M $971.86K $2.55B
Total debt $14.51M – $6.07B
Shares (diluted) 400.63M 29.20M 257.76M
Enterprise value -$1.45B $270.03M -$1.80B

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
MetricMLCOPCMGM
P/E 6.4x – 16.7x
P/FCF 3.0x – 4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x – 2.9x
P/S 0.3x – 0.4x
P/B 173.9x 28.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book -8.7x 28.0x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x – 5.0x
EV/EBIT 2.3x – 10.4x
EV/Revenue 0.2x – 0.6x
EV/FCF 2.1x – 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.4x – 4.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 – 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLCOPCMGM
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% – 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.8% – 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% – 1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.9% – 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.6% – -27.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% – 165.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 914.5% – -28.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% – 135.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 347.7% – -15.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% – 17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% – -2.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.2% – 5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% – 15.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% – 8.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLCOPCMGM
Gross margin 96.6% – 44.2%
EBITDA margin 3.3% – 12.0%
Operating margin 10.2% – 5.7%
Pretax margin 4.0% – 2.8%
Net margin 5.0% – 2.4%
FCF margin 10.8% – 8.4%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% – 13.9%
Return on equity 1,233% – 20.2%
Return on assets 3.2% – 1.7%
Return on invested capital 231.9% – 10.6%
Return on capital employed 9.4% – 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.0x – 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLCOPCMGM
Debt / assets 0.2% – 15.2%
Debt / equity 1.7x – 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x – 1.7x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – 4.1x
Liabilities / assets 99.9% 13.7% 91.5%
Equity / assets 0.1% 86.3% 8.5%
Interest coverage 1.4x – 2.5x
Current ratio 1.0x 9.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.72 – 0.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLCOPCMGM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 11.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 11.0%
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.

ConsensusMLCOPCMGM
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 – 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 – $1.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.9%FY2026 – -53.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +57.1% – +18.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 – $18.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 – +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% – +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLCOPCMGM
Held by institutions 25.7% – 66.8%
Institutions holding 165 – 661
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.1% – +0.0%
Institutions buying 84 – 305
Institutions selling 49 – 235
Buyers to sellers 1.71 – 1.30

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.

MLCOPCMGM
MLCO 1.00 – 0.31
PC – – –
MGM 0.31 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLCO, PC and MGM?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.48B, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) $274.48M, MGM Resorts International (MGM) $7.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, MLCO, PC and MGM?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.3x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 10.7x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 18.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has the highest net margin (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 231.9%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) returned the most: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -55.6%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) -15.0%. Over five years, MGM Resorts International (MGM) compounded fastest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.6%/yr, MGM Resorts International (MGM) -9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) has been the steadiest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.4%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 39.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLCO, PC and MGM?

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 7. 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.