MSC vs LVS vs H Stock Comparison

Studio City International Holdings, Las Vegas Sands and Hyatt Hotels 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
$23.60B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
H Hyatt Hotels Corp
$184.22 +13.7% 1M +28.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.12B
P/E
92.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.11B
Div. yield
0.00%
Hotels Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 8, Hyatt Hotels 2, Studio City International Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSCLVSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $152.16M $23.60B $17.12B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x 14.6x 92.0x LVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.2x 50.5x LVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +10.9% +2.8% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.5% 11.8% 2.6% LVS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.7% 14.9% -38.0% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -14.3x 2.9x -0.8x MSC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.7% -37.0% +28.2% H
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -37.1%/yr -0.9%/yr +16.7%/yr H
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 108.8% 31.4% 35.0% LVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 81/100 25/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

MSCLVSH

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

AxisMSCLVSH
Valuation 78 #7 of 28 86 #7 of 45 7 #26 of 28
Growth 67 #9 of 25 81 #9 of 43 38 #16 of 25
Profitability 38 #16 of 25 95 #3 of 42 17 #21 of 25
Financial Health 24 #23 of 30 57 #21 of 48 38 #19 of 30
Shareholder Returns – 85 #5 of 28 28 #14 of 19
Overall 52 81 25
  • MSC ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • H ranked among 31 companies in Travel and Lodging

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMSCLVSHSPY
1 month -4.7%-3.3%+13.7% +0.7%
3 months -53.7%-25.7%+4.6% +3.7%
6 months -65.5%-32.2%+9.9% +7.1%
Year to date -77.2%-43.1%+14.9% +12.8%
1 year -80.7%-37.0%+28.2% +11.9%
3 years -83.1%-22.5%+81.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year -44.7%-8.2%+22.0% +22.8%
5 years -90.2%-4.6%+116.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -37.1%-0.9%+16.7% +10.9%
10 years —-35.9%+268.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-4.3%+13.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSCLVSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 108.8%31.4%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 125.0%35.5%33.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.260.560.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-1.180.81 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.3%-52.7%-37.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.7%-46.7%-8.8% -1.2%
52-week high $4.20$69.49$202.09 $779.14
52-week low $0.77$35.67$135.42 $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.

MultipleMSCLVSH
P/E now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 18.4x 14.7xmedian 17.4x 93.1xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -15.5xmedian 14.6x 8.1xmedian 10.8x -4.4xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 17.0x 9.7xmedian 11.7x 94.1xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.4x -67.5xmedian 2.5x 4.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.08median 0.30 0.35median 0.55 -3.73median 0.30

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 monthsMSCLVSH
Revenue $684.09M $13.60B $7.11B
Gross profit $596.35M $6.46B $1.47B
Operating income $76.15M $2.85B -$5.10B
Net income -$55.45M $1.81B $191.00M
Free cash flow $124.87M $2.41B $184.00M
R&D – $180.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $2.52 $1.93
Cash & equivalents $106.14M $2.86B $454.00M
Total debt $1.96B $15.44B $4.43B
Shares (diluted) 192.59M 640.00M 96.35M
Enterprise value -$226.24M $10.19B $14.54B

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
MetricMSCLVSH
P/E -3.5x 14.7x 93.1x
P/FCF 1.2x 9.7x 94.1x
P/Operating cash flow 0.7x 6.7x 52.8x
P/S 0.2x 1.7x 2.4x
P/B 0.3x -67.5x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 0.4x -67.5x 11.7x
EV/EBITDA -15.5x 8.1x -4.4x
EV/EBIT 26.4x 12.6x -4.2x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 2.6x 3.0x
EV/FCF 16.1x 14.9x 115.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 10.3x 64.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.08 0.35 -3.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSCLVSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 10.9% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 57.9% 16.6% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% 5.5% 2.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 90.1% 16.0% -4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.6% 5.4% 0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 25.6% -85.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.3% 0.2% 322.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 39.4% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.3% 10.9% 309.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.5% 42.3% -24.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 27.5% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 18.1% -22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.3% 86.1% 72.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.3% 23.5% -28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSCLVSH
Gross margin 87.2% 47.5% 20.7%
EBITDA margin -19.0% 32.4% -67.5%
Operating margin 11.1% 20.9% -71.8%
Pretax margin -7.0% 16.3% 4.6%
Net margin -6.5% 11.8% 2.6%
FCF margin 18.3% 17.7% 2.6%
Operating cash flow margin 31.2% 25.6% 4.6%
Return on equity -10.1% 656.1% 5.4%
Return on assets -2.0% 9.2% 1.4%
Return on invested capital 2.7% 14.9% -38.0%
Return on capital employed 3.0% 18.9% -48.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.8x 1.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSCLVSH
Debt / assets 72.1% 79.5% 32.0%
Debt / equity 3.6x -44.9x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -14.3x 2.9x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 15.7x 6.4x 24.1x
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 101.8% 74.7%
Equity / assets 19.9% -1.8% 25.3%
Interest coverage 0.6x 3.8x -18.2x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.70 2.20 0.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSCLVSH
Dividend yield – 3.1% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 11.7% 2.4%
Shareholder yield – 14.8% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 20.5%

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.

ConsensusMSCLVSH
Forward P/E – 14.2xFY2026 50.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.60FY2026 $3.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -13.6%FY2026 +66.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.4% +39.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.25BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026 $7.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +80.1%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.0% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSCLVSH
Held by institutions 22.7% 41.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 12 711 529
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +0.1% +2.2%
Institutions buying 2 332 239
Institutions selling 2 290 178
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.14 1.34

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.

MSCLVSH
MSC 1.00 0.04 0.02
LVS 0.04 1.00 0.29
H 0.02 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSC, LVS and H?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) $152.16M, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.60B, Hyatt Hotels (H) $17.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSC, LVS and H?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -3.4x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.6x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 92.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is cheapest (Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.2x, Hyatt Hotels (H) 50.5x). 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: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) +0.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest net margin (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -6.5%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 2.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%, Hyatt Hotels (H) -38.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyatt Hotels (H) returned the most: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -80.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.0%, Hyatt Hotels (H) +28.2%. Over five years, Hyatt Hotels (H) compounded fastest (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) -37.1%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -0.9%/yr, Hyatt Hotels (H) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 0.00%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 0.00%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 0.00%. Studio City International Holdings (MSC) and Las Vegas Sands (LVS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has been the steadiest (Studio City International Holdings (MSC) 108.8%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%, Hyatt Hotels (H) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSC, LVS and H?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads on 8. 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.