PENN vs LAWIL Stock Comparison

PENN Entertainment and Light & Wonder Prices as of Oct 26, 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
–
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5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Light & Wonder leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Light & Wonder 5, PENN Entertainment 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPENNLAWILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.00B $7.12B LAWIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x 26.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.7x 12.4x LAWIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% +4.8% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.7% 8.1% LAWIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.9% 9.5% LAWIL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.9x 4.5x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.9% — –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.2%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.5% — –
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 64/100 LAWIL

Percentile Scorecard

PENNLAWIL

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

AxisPENNLAWIL
Valuation 63 #17 of 44 49 #23 of 44
Growth 19 #35 of 43 67 #15 of 43
Profitability 28 #30 of 41 85 #7 of 41
Financial Health 46 #26 of 47 35 #31 of 47
Shareholder Returns 93 #3 of 28 85 #5 of 28
Overall 50 64
  • PENN 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

PeriodPENNLAWILSPY
1 month -4.8%+10.1% -0.8%
3 months -29.7%+12.7% +3.5%
6 months -16.4%-9.4% +7.0%
Year to date +1.0%— +12.2%
1 year -15.9%— +13.0%
3 years -19.1%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.8%— +23.1%
5 years -79.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.2%— +11.0%
10 years +12.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePENNLAWILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.5%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.8%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.04— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.3%-19.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-9.4% -1.8%
52-week high $22.06$102.00 $779.14
52-week low $11.76$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.

MultiplePENNLAWIL
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 17.1x 26.4xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -38.9xmedian 10.9x 10.9xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 11.4x 12.8xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.5x 23.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.57 -4.35median 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 monthsPENNLAWIL
Revenue $7.16B $3.35B
Gross profit $2.47B $2.49B
Operating income -$565.10M $665.00M
Net income -$908.20M $271.00M
Free cash flow $96.10M $555.00M
R&D – $250.00M
EPS (diluted) $-6.61 $3.45
Cash & equivalents $887.20M $148.00M
Total debt $2.77B $20.38B
Shares (diluted) 137.10M 78.50M
Enterprise value -$951.81M $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
MetricPENNLAWIL
P/E -2.2x 26.4x
P/FCF 20.8x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.1x 8.1x
P/S 0.3x 2.1x
P/B 1.1x 23.6x
P/Tangible book 4.2x -16.8x
EV/EBITDA -38.9x 10.9x
EV/EBIT -6.9x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 3.6x
EV/FCF 40.4x 21.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -4.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPENNLAWIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.4% 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -504.5% -4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,067% -22.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.9% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,203% -14.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.9% -6.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.8% 44.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 75.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 168.6% 67.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.1% 46.3%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPENNLAWIL
Debt / assets 19.7% 80.6%
Debt / equity 1.5x 17.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.9x 4.5x
Debt / FCF 28.9x 9.2x
Liabilities / assets 86.8% 95.3%
Equity / assets 13.2% 4.7%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.31 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPENNLAWIL
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield 12.0% 10.9%
Shareholder yield 12.0% 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.

ConsensusPENNLAWIL
Forward P/E 17.7xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.84FY2026 $7.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +85.7% +28.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.14BFY2026 $3.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.8% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPENNLAWIL
Held by institutions 100.0% –
Institutions holding 379 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% –
Institutions buying 196 –
Institutions selling 109 –
Buyers to sellers 1.80 –

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.

PENNLAWIL
PENN 1.00 –
LAWIL – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PENN and LAWIL?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.00B, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B.

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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which is the better stock, PENN 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, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 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.