PENN vs LAWIL vs CZR Stock Comparison

PENN Entertainment, Light & Wonder and Caesars Entertainment Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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

Light & Wonder leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Light & Wonder 4, PENN Entertainment 3, Caesars Entertainment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPENNLAWILCZRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.34B $7.12B $5.98B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.6x 26.4x -11.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 12.5x — LAWIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% +4.8% +3.1% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.7% 8.1% -4.5% LAWIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.9% 9.5% 11.4% CZR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.9x 4.5x 3.3x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.7% — +42.1% CZR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.6%/yr — -22.4%/yr PENN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.8% — 39.7% CZR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 66/100 48/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

PENNLAWILCZR

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

AxisPENNLAWILCZR
Valuation 64 #17 of 45 46 #25 of 45 91 #5 of 45
Growth 21 #34 of 43 69 #14 of 43 19 #35 of 43
Profitability 27 #31 of 42 88 #6 of 42 49 #22 of 42
Financial Health 45 #27 of 48 34 #32 of 48 38 #30 of 48
Shareholder Returns 82 #6 of 29 93 #3 of 29 43 #17 of 29
Overall 48 66 48
  • PENN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LAWIL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CZR 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

PeriodPENNLAWILCZRSPY
1 month +15.6%+10.1%-2.0% -2.0%
3 months -14.8%+12.7%-3.5% -2.2%
6 months -0.2%-9.4%+3.4% +4.2%
Year to date +15.7%—+24.2% +10.6%
1 year +2.7%—+42.1% +10.4%
3 years -24.9%—-34.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year -9.1%—-13.2% +20.2%
5 years -70.3%—-71.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year -21.6%—-22.4% +10.1%
10 years +42.5%—+163.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year +3.6%—+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePENNLAWILCZRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.8%—39.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%—32.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.96—0.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.05—1.06 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.0%-19.6%-83.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.6%-9.4%-4.4% -3.2%
52-week high $22.06$102.00$30.41 $779.14
52-week low $11.76$82.00$18.14 $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.

MultiplePENNLAWILCZR
P/E now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 17.8x 26.4xmedian 17.8x -11.1xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -41.8xmedian 11.1x 10.9xmedian 11.1x 5.2xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 12.2x 12.8xmedian 12.2x 10.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.4x 23.6xmedian 2.4x 1.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.56 -4.35median 0.56 0.27median 0.56

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 monthsPENNLAWILCZR
Revenue $7.16B $3.35B $11.72B
Gross profit $2.47B $2.49B $5.82B
Operating income -$565.10M $665.00M $1.80B
Net income -$908.20M $271.00M -$497.00M
Free cash flow $96.10M $555.00M $582.00M
R&D – $250.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-6.61 $3.45 $-2.61
Cash & equivalents $887.20M $148.00M $864.00M
Total debt $2.77B $5.13B $11.56B
Shares (diluted) 137.10M 78.50M 204.00M
Enterprise value -$604.16M $6.43B $2.40B

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
MetricPENNLAWILCZR
P/E -2.5x 26.4x -11.1x
P/FCF 23.8x 12.8x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3.5x 8.1x 4.8x
P/S 0.3x 2.1x 0.5x
P/B 1.2x 23.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 4.9x -16.8x -12.0x
EV/EBITDA -41.8x 10.9x 5.2x
EV/EBIT -7.4x 18.2x 9.2x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 3.6x 1.4x
EV/FCF 43.5x 21.8x 28.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 13.7x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -4.35 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPENNLAWILCZR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% 4.8% 3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 7.0% 0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.4% 8.7% 1.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 9.2% -2.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -504.5% -4.9% -18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% 18.3% -9.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,067% -22.3% -140.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.9% -12.6% -39.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,203% -14.9% -124.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.9% -6.1% -40.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.8% 44.5% -4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 75.0% -11.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 168.6% 67.7% 53.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.1% 46.3% -5.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPENNLAWILCZR
Gross margin 34.6% 74.4% 49.7%
EBITDA margin -1.4% 33.0% 27.4%
Operating margin -7.9% 19.9% 15.4%
Pretax margin -12.9% 10.4% -4.1%
Net margin -12.7% 8.1% -4.5%
FCF margin 1.3% 16.6% 5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 26.4% 10.6%
Return on equity -49.3% 88.4% -13.3%
Return on assets -6.4% 4.3% -1.5%
Return on invested capital -11.9% 9.5% 11.4%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 11.8% 6.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 3.3x -2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 3.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPENNLAWILCZR
Debt / assets 19.7% 80.6% 36.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x 17.0x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.9x 4.5x 3.3x
Debt / FCF 28.9x 9.2x 19.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.8% 95.3% 89.0%
Equity / assets 13.2% 4.7% 11.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.33 1.75 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPENNLAWILCZR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 10.4% 10.9% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 10.4% 10.9% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusPENNLAWILCZR
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.84FY2026 $7.40FY2026 $-1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +85.7% +29.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.14BFY2026 $3.61BFY2026 $11.36BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 -1.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.8% -5.0% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPENNLAWILCZR
Held by institutions 100.0% – 96.6%
Institutions holding 381 – 417
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% – -4.0%
Institutions buying 196 – 208
Institutions selling 109 – 152
Buyers to sellers 1.80 – 1.37

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.

PENNLAWILCZR
PENN 1.00 – 0.53
LAWIL – – –
CZR 0.53 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PENN, LAWIL and CZR?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.34B, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) $5.98B.

Which company is growing faster?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +4.8%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) has the highest net margin (PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.1%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) leads (PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.5%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caesars Entertainment (CZR) returned the most: PENN Entertainment (PENN) +2.7%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) +42.1%. Over five years, PENN Entertainment (PENN) compounded fastest (PENN Entertainment (PENN) -21.6%/yr, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) -22.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) has been the steadiest (PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.8%, Caesars Entertainment (CZR) 39.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PENN, LAWIL and CZR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) leads on 4. 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.