MSGS vs VICI vs MLCO Stock Comparison

Madison Square Garden Sports, Vici Properties and Melco Resorts & Entertainment Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VICI Vici Properties Inc.
$23.55 +1.6% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.92B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.16B
Div. yield
0.07%
Gaming REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vici Properties leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Vici Properties 5, Madison Square Garden Sports 4, Melco Resorts & Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSGSVICIMLCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.35B $26.92B $1.53B VICI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 950.8x 11.5x 6.5x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.3x 10.7x VICI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +4.7% +5.2% MSGS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% 56.5% 5.0% VICI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% 9.4% MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.1x 30.2x MSGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.4% -22.4% -54.2% MSGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.2%/yr -4.3%/yr -19.2%/yr MSGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 19.3% 39.2% VICI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 81/100 72/100 VICI

Percentile Scorecard

MSGSVICIMLCO

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

AxisMSGSVICIMLCO
Valuation 16 #37 of 44 89 #17 of 145 95 #3 of 44
Growth 45 #24 of 43 45 #78 of 142 91 #5 of 43
Profitability 44 #24 of 42 99 #3 of 135 83 #8 of 42
Financial Health 48 #25 of 47 86 #20 of 136 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 87 #18 of 131 –
Overall 38 81 72
  • MSGS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • VICI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • MLCO 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

PeriodMSGSVICIMLCOSPY
1 month -24.2%+1.6%-20.1% +0.9%
3 months -23.2%-13.2%-34.4% +5.9%
6 months -8.3%-17.7%-32.2% +8.5%
Year to date +18.1%-16.3%-50.7% +13.3%
1 year +34.4%-22.4%-54.2% +12.4%
3 years +84.9%-13.9%-55.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +22.8%-4.9%-23.7% +23.5%
5 years +62.5%-19.8%-65.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.2%-4.3%-19.2% +11.0%
10 years +86.8%—-77.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.4%—-14.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMSGSVICIMLCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%19.3%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%20.5%46.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.45-0.010.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.91-1.16-1.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.0%-36.6%-74.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.6%-23.1%-60.3% -0.9%
52-week high $416.24$30.63$9.39 $779.14
52-week low $212.91$22.54$3.73 $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.

MultipleMSGSVICIMLCO
P/E now vs peer median 950.8xmedian 16.8x 11.0xmedian 25.8x 6.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 1.9x 6.2xmedian 4.0x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 232.4xmedian 10.2x 13.2xmedian 14.2x 40.2xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 120.1xmedian 11.2x 10.2xmedian 23.0x 3.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -27.9xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 172.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -20.90median 0.44 -3.64median 1.91 0.18median 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 monthsMSGSVICIMLCO
Revenue $1.15B $4.16B $4.69B
Gross profit $320.12M $4.13B $4.54B
Operating income $28.87M $3.19B $477.81M
Net income $7.76M $2.38B $196.16M
Free cash flow $61.26M $2.53B $506.29M
R&D – – $4.78M
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $2.13 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $164.51M $270.32M $454.26M
Total debt $1.10B $16.92B $5.07B
Shares (diluted) 24.25M 1.10B 400.63M
Enterprise value $6.95B $25.27B -$1.40B

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
MetricMSGSVICIMLCO
P/E 950.8x 11.0x 6.3x
P/FCF 120.1x 10.2x 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 117.4x 9.6x 1.9x
P/S 6.4x 6.2x 0.3x
P/B -27.9x 0.9x 172.9x
P/Tangible book -20.0x 0.9x -8.7x
EV/EBITDA 232.4x 13.2x 40.2x
EV/EBIT 258.0x 13.4x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 10.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF 121.6x 16.8x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 118.9x 15.7x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -20.90 -3.64 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSGSVICIMLCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 4.7% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 6.4% 35.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 4.7% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 6.4% 35.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 94.9% -12.4% 24.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.3% 0.7% 53.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 134.6% -15.8% 914.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.2% -0.4% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.3% -18.2% 347.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.5% -3.0% 34.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -31.6% 10.0% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 9.0% 84.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -30.4% 9.7% -3.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.0% 11.0% 38.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSGSVICIMLCO
Gross margin 27.7% 99.3% 96.6%
EBITDA margin 2.8% 77.8% 3.3%
Operating margin 2.5% 76.7% 10.2%
Pretax margin 1.6% 57.4% 4.0%
Net margin 0.7% 56.5% 5.0%
FCF margin 5.3% 61.0% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 65.1% 16.9%
Return on equity – 8.1% 1,233%
Return on assets 0.5% 4.9% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 6.9% 9.4%
Return on capital employed 3.3% – 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.1x 1.1x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSGSVICIMLCO
Debt / assets 16.8% 35.2% 80.3%
Debt / equity -1.0x 0.6x 578.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 5.1x 30.2x
Debt / FCF 4.2x 6.7x 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 117.1% 38.7% 99.9%
Equity / assets -17.1% 61.3% 0.1%
Interest coverage 1.4x 3.8x 1.4x
Current ratio 0.5x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.90 – 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSGSVICIMLCO
Dividend yield – 7.7% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 82.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 77.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.4% –

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.

ConsensusMSGSVICIMLCO
Forward P/E – 8.3xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.03FY2027 $2.83FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -421.9%FY2027 +8.4%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -1.8% +57.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.06BFY2027 $4.00BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2027 -0.3%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +15.9% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSGSVICIMLCO
Held by institutions 81.3% 95.7% 25.7%
Institutions holding 463 946 165
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.3% +2.7% -6.1%
Institutions buying 247 518 84
Institutions selling 136 342 49
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.51 1.71

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.

MSGSVICIMLCO
MSGS 1.00 0.07 0.12
VICI 0.07 1.00 0.10
MLCO 0.12 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSGS, VICI and MLCO?

Vici Properties (VICI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) $7.35B, Vici Properties (VICI) $26.92B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSGS, VICI and MLCO?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 950.8x, Vici Properties (VICI) 11.5x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vici Properties (VICI) is cheapest (Vici Properties (VICI) 8.3x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 10.7x). 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: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +11.0%, Vici Properties (VICI) +4.7%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vici Properties (VICI) has the highest net margin (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.7%, Vici Properties (VICI) 56.5%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Vici Properties (VICI) 6.9%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) returned the most: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +34.4%, Vici Properties (VICI) -22.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -54.2%. Over five years, Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) compounded fastest (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) +10.2%/yr, Vici Properties (VICI) -4.3%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 0.00%, Vici Properties (VICI) 0.07%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 0.00%. Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) and Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vici Properties (VICI) has been the steadiest (Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) 37.8%, Vici Properties (VICI) 19.3%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSGS, VICI and MLCO?

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