MLCO vs PUSA vs LAWIL Stock Comparison

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Powerus and Light & Wonder Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PUSA Powerus Corp
$1.81 -49.9% 1M -73.1% 1Y
Market cap
$85.25M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.21M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win
LAWIL Light & Wonder, Inc.
$92.45 +10.1% 1M
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Melco Resorts & Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Melco Resorts & Entertainment 5, Light & Wonder 4, Powerus 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLCOPUSALAWILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.55B $85.25M $7.12B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.6x -17.2x 26.4x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x — 12.5x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +6.1% +4.8% PUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% -154.2% 8.1% LAWIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.4% — 9.5% LAWIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 30.2x — 4.5x LAWIL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.5% -73.1% — MLCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.7%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 109.1% — MLCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 24/100 63/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

MLCOPUSALAWIL

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

AxisMLCOPUSALAWIL
Valuation 96 #3 of 45 11 #40 of 45 48 #24 of 45
Growth 88 #6 of 43 0 #43 of 43 64 #16 of 43
Profitability 83 #8 of 42 7 #39 of 42 88 #6 of 42
Financial Health 19 #39 of 48 100 #1 of 48 34 #32 of 48
Shareholder Returns – 0 #28 of 28 82 #6 of 28
Overall 71 24 63
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PUSA ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LAWIL 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

PeriodMLCOPUSALAWILSPY
1 month -15.8%-49.9%+10.1% +0.7%
3 months -33.3%-39.7%+12.7% +3.7%
6 months -33.4%-53.8%-9.4% +7.1%
Year to date -49.3%-42.5%— +12.8%
1 year -52.5%-73.1%— +11.9%
3 years -55.2%—— +85.2%
3 years, per year -23.5%—— +22.8%
5 years -64.5%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year -18.7%—— +10.9%
10 years -77.3%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -13.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLCOPUSALAWILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%109.1%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.8%108.5%— 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.661.29— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.33-0.67— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.1%-89.9%-19.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.1%-73.1%-9.4% -1.2%
52-week high $9.39$6.73$102.00 $779.14
52-week low $3.73$1.80$82.00 $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.

MultipleMLCOPUSALAWIL
P/E now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 17.4x -18.2xmedian 17.4x 26.4xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 28.1xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 10.8x -7.5xmedian 10.8x 10.9xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 11.7x -38.0xmedian 11.7x 12.8xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 178.0xmedian 2.5x 1.9xmedian 2.5x 23.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.55 —median 0.55 -4.35median 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 monthsMLCOPUSALAWIL
Revenue $4.69B $3.21M $3.35B
Gross profit $4.54B – $2.49B
Operating income $477.81M -$6.56M $665.00M
Net income $196.16M -$4.95M $271.00M
Free cash flow $506.29M -$2.38M $555.00M
R&D $4.78M – $250.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.59 $-0.10 $3.45
Cash & equivalents $454.26M $22.20M $148.00M
Total debt $5.07B – $20.38B
Shares (diluted) 400.63M 49.86M 78.50M
Enterprise value -$1.38B -$53.14M $6.43B

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
MetricMLCOPUSALAWIL
P/E 6.5x -18.2x 26.4x
P/FCF 3.1x -38.0x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x -56.4x 8.1x
P/S 0.3x 28.1x 2.1x
P/B 178.0x 1.9x 23.6x
P/Tangible book -9.0x 1.9x -16.8x
EV/EBITDA 40.5x -7.5x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 12.9x -7.2x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 14.8x 3.6x
EV/FCF 12.2x -20.0x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x -29.7x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 – -4.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLCOPUSALAWIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 6.1% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.8% – 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% – 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.9% – 9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.6% -922.9% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% – 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 914.5% -960.6% -22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% – -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 347.7% -195.3% -14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% – -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% -149.0% 44.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.2% – 75.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -139.7% 67.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% – 46.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLCOPUSALAWIL
Gross margin 96.6% – 74.4%
EBITDA margin 3.3% -196.5% 33.0%
Operating margin 10.2% -204.1% 19.9%
Pretax margin 4.0% -159.4% 10.4%
Net margin 5.0% -154.2% 8.1%
FCF margin 10.8% -74.0% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% -49.8% 26.4%
Return on equity 1,233% -11.2% 88.4%
Return on assets 3.2% -10.9% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 9.4% – 9.5%
Return on capital employed 9.4% -14.6% 11.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.0x 0.3x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 106.7% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLCOPUSALAWIL
Debt / assets 80.3% – 80.6%
Debt / equity 578.4x – 17.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 30.2x – 4.5x
Debt / FCF 10.0x – 9.2x
Liabilities / assets 99.9% 3.0% 95.3%
Equity / assets 0.1% 97.0% 4.7%
Interest coverage 1.4x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 52.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 52.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 52.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.73 37.80 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLCOPUSALAWIL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -41.2% 10.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -41.2% 10.9%
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.

ConsensusMLCOPUSALAWIL
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 – 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 – $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.9%FY2026 – +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +57.1% – +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 – $3.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 – +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% – -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLCOPUSALAWIL
Held by institutions 25.7% 4.8% –
Institutions holding 166 32 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.1% +209.7% –
Institutions buying 85 27 –
Institutions selling 49 1 –
Buyers to sellers 1.73 27.00 –

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.

MLCOPUSALAWIL
MLCO 1.00 -0.03 –
PUSA -0.03 1.00 –
LAWIL – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLCO, PUSA and LAWIL?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.55B, Powerus (PUSA) $85.25M, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, MLCO, PUSA and LAWIL?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.6x, Powerus (PUSA) -17.2x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 11.0x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Powerus (PUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, Powerus (PUSA) +6.1%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) has the highest net margin (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%, Powerus (PUSA) -154.2%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) leads (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 9.4%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) returned the most: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -52.5%, Powerus (PUSA) -73.1%. 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) 39.4%, Powerus (PUSA) 109.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLCO, PUSA and LAWIL?

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.