PENN vs CNTY Stock Comparison

PENN Entertainment and Century Casinos Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

PENN Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (PENN Entertainment 6, Century Casinos 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPENNCNTYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.99B $19.78M PENN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x -0.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.9% -22.5% PENN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.9x 36.3x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.9% -67.3% PENN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.2%/yr -45.6%/yr PENN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.5% 50.6% CNTY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 40/100 PENN

Percentile Scorecard

PENNCNTY

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

AxisPENNCNTY
Valuation 63 #17 of 44 14 #38 of 44
Growth 19 #35 of 43 43 #25 of 43
Profitability 28 #30 of 41 15 #35 of 41
Financial Health 46 #26 of 47 33 #32 of 47
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 28 96 #2 of 28
Overall 50 40
  • PENN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CNTY 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

PeriodPENNCNTYSPY
1 month -4.8%-33.6% -0.8%
3 months -29.7%-37.1% +3.5%
6 months -16.4%-48.6% +7.0%
Year to date +1.0%-45.1% +12.2%
1 year -15.9%-67.3% +13.0%
3 years -19.1%-83.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.8%-44.7% +23.1%
5 years -79.5%-95.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.2%-45.6% +11.0%
10 years +12.9%-88.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.2%-19.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePENNCNTYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.5%50.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.8%55.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-1.33 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.3%-95.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-66.8% -1.8%
52-week high $22.06$2.20 $779.14
52-week low $11.76$0.73 $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.

MultiplePENNCNTY
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 17.1x -0.4xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -38.9xmedian 10.9x 39.1xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 11.4x -2.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.5x -0.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.57 0.00median 0.57

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 monthsPENNCNTY
Revenue $7.16B –
Gross profit $2.47B –
Operating income -$565.10M –
Net income -$908.20M -$49.53M
Free cash flow $96.10M -$7.94M
EPS (diluted) $-6.61 $-1.98
Cash & equivalents $887.20M $60.18M
Total debt $2.77B $1.32B
Shares (diluted) 137.10M 28.20M
Enterprise value -$956.45M -$246.98M

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
MetricPENNCNTY
P/E -2.2x -0.4x
P/FCF 20.8x -2.6x
P/Operating cash flow 3.1x 2.8x
P/S 0.3x –
P/B 1.1x -0.2x
P/Tangible book 4.2x -0.1x
EV/EBITDA -38.9x 39.1x
EV/EBIT -6.9x -6.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x –
EV/FCF 40.4x -36.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 39.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPENNCNTY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -504.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,067% 60.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.9% -135.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,203% 53.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.9% -140.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.8% -37.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 168.6% 68.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.1% -28.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPENNCNTY
Gross margin 34.6% –
EBITDA margin -1.4% –
Operating margin -7.9% –
Pretax margin -12.9% –
Net margin -12.7% –
FCF margin 1.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% –
Return on equity -49.3% –
Return on assets -6.4% -4.4%
Return on invested capital -11.9% -22.5%
Return on capital employed -4.5% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPENNCNTY
Debt / assets 19.7% 29.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x -2.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.9x 36.3x
Debt / FCF 28.9x -41.4x
Liabilities / assets 86.8% 111.4%
Equity / assets 13.2% -11.4%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 0.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPENNCNTY
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield 12.0% 19.1%
Shareholder yield 12.0% 19.1%
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.

ConsensusPENNCNTY
Forward P/E 17.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.84FY2026 $-1.63FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +85.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.14BFY2026 $569.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.8% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPENNCNTY
Held by institutions 100.0% 51.7%
Institutions holding 379 50
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -5.4%
Institutions buying 196 14
Institutions selling 109 12
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.17

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.

PENNCNTY
PENN 1.00 0.20
CNTY 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PENN and CNTY?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) is the largest by market capitalisation: PENN Entertainment (PENN) $1.99B, Century Casinos (CNTY) $19.78M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PENN Entertainment (PENN) returned the most: PENN Entertainment (PENN) -15.9%, Century Casinos (CNTY) -67.3%. Over five years, PENN Entertainment (PENN) compounded fastest (PENN Entertainment (PENN) -27.2%/yr, Century Casinos (CNTY) -45.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Century Casinos (CNTY) has been the steadiest (PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.5%, Century Casinos (CNTY) 50.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do PENN and CNTY move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.20, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, PENN and CNTY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PENN Entertainment (PENN) leads on 6. 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.