MLCO vs PENN vs SGHC Stock Comparison

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, PENN Entertainment and Super Group (SGHC) Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SGHC Super Group (SGHC) Ltd
$10.52 -10.2% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.35B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.43B
Div. yield
–
Sports Betting Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Super Group (SGHC) leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Super Group (SGHC) 7, Melco Resorts & Entertainment 3, PENN Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLCOPENNSGHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.53B $2.03B $5.35B SGHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.5x -2.2x 14.5x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 17.5x 13.2x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +6.1% +17.3% SGHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% -12.7% 15.2% SGHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.4% -11.9% 39.5% SGHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 30.2x -18.9x -0.8x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.2% -15.2% -7.5% SGHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.2%/yr -27.1%/yr -1.2%/yr SGHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 52.2% 43.7% MLCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 49/100 87/100 SGHC

Percentile Scorecard

MLCOPENNSGHC

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

AxisMLCOPENNSGHC
Valuation 95 #3 of 44 63 #17 of 44 70 #14 of 44
Growth 91 #5 of 43 21 #34 of 43 98 #2 of 43
Profitability 83 #8 of 42 27 #31 of 42 100 #1 of 42
Financial Health 20 #38 of 47 46 #26 of 47 98 #2 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 91 #3 of 28 70 #9 of 28
Overall 72 49 87
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PENN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • SGHC 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

PeriodMLCOPENNSGHCSPY
1 month -20.1%-3.4%-10.2% +0.9%
3 months -34.4%-30.6%-29.3% +5.9%
6 months -32.2%-17.4%-17.7% +8.5%
Year to date -50.7%-0.2%-12.0% +13.3%
1 year -54.2%-15.2%-7.5% +12.4%
3 years -55.5%-20.0%+198.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -23.7%-7.2%+44.1% +23.5%
5 years -65.6%-79.4%-6.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -19.2%-27.1%-1.2% +11.0%
10 years -77.9%+12.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -14.0%+1.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMLCOPENNSGHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%52.2%43.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.6%46.3%42.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.671.040.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.38-0.29-0.17 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.1%-84.3%-78.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.3%-33.3%-32.5% -0.9%
52-week high $9.39$22.06$15.58 $779.14
52-week low $3.73$11.76$8.52 $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.

MultipleMLCOPENNSGHC
P/E now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 16.8x -2.2xmedian 16.8x 14.4xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 2.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 10.2x -38.7xmedian 10.2x 7.7xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 11.2x 20.5xmedian 11.2x —median 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 172.9xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x 6.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.44 0.04median 0.44 0.21median 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 monthsMLCOPENNSGHC
Revenue $4.69B $7.16B $2.43B
Gross profit $4.54B $2.47B –
Operating income $477.81M -$565.10M –
Net income $196.16M -$908.20M $372.40M
Free cash flow $506.29M $96.10M –
R&D $4.78M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.59 $-6.61 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $454.26M $887.20M $548.00M
Total debt $5.07B $2.77B $26.00M
Shares (diluted) 400.63M 137.10M 507.84M
Enterprise value -$1.40B -$909.66M $3.40B

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
MetricMLCOPENNSGHC
P/E 6.3x -2.2x 14.4x
P/FCF 3.0x 20.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 3.0x –
P/S 0.3x 0.3x 2.2x
P/B 172.9x 1.1x 6.4x
P/Tangible book -8.7x 4.2x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA 40.2x -38.7x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 12.8x -6.8x 10.7x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF 12.1x 40.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 5.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 0.04 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLCOPENNSGHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 6.1% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 3.0% 19.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% 25.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.9% -2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.6% -504.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% -39.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 914.5% -1,067% 174.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% -47.9% 70.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 347.7% -1,203% 172.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -51.9% 69.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% 30.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.2% -5.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 168.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% -42.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLCOPENNSGHC
Gross margin 96.6% 34.6% –
EBITDA margin 3.3% -1.4% 25.5%
Operating margin 10.2% -7.9% –
Pretax margin 4.0% -12.9% 18.3%
Net margin 5.0% -12.7% 15.2%
FCF margin 10.8% 1.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 9.1% –
Return on equity 1,233% -49.3% 47.9%
Return on assets 3.2% -6.4% 28.7%
Return on invested capital 9.4% -11.9% 39.5%
Return on capital employed 9.4% -4.5% 35.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.0x -0.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLCOPENNSGHC
Debt / assets 80.3% 19.7% 1.9%
Debt / equity 578.4x 1.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 30.2x -18.9x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 10.0x 28.9x –
Liabilities / assets 99.9% 86.8% 39.2%
Equity / assets 0.1% 13.2% 60.8%
Interest coverage 1.4x – 149.0x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 17.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 13.0x
Altman Z-score 0.72 0.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLCOPENNSGHC
Dividend yield – – 4.2%
Net buyback yield – 12.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 12.1% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusMLCOPENNSGHC
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 17.5xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $0.84FY2026 $0.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.9%FY2026 – +86.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +57.1% +85.7% +23.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026 $2.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +1.8% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLCOPENNSGHC
Held by institutions 25.7% 100.0% 23.8%
Institutions holding 165 379 196
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.1% +1.5% +21.4%
Institutions buying 84 196 118
Institutions selling 49 109 59
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.80 2.00

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.

MLCOPENNSGHC
MLCO 1.00 0.20 0.19
PENN 0.20 1.00 0.28
SGHC 0.19 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLCO, PENN and SGHC?

Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.53B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.03B, Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) $5.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, MLCO, PENN and SGHC?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.5x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -2.2x, Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 10.7x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 17.5x, Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%, Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) has the highest net margin (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%, Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) 15.2%). On return on invested capital, Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) leads (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 9.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%, Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) 39.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) returned the most: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -54.2%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -15.2%, Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) -7.5%. Over five years, Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) compounded fastest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.2%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -27.1%/yr, Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) has been the steadiest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.2%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.2%, Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC) 43.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLCO, PENN and SGHC?

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