PENN vs MGM vs LAWIL Stock Comparison

PENN Entertainment, MGM Resorts International and Light & Wonder Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MGM MGM Resorts International
$32.82 +8.8% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.94B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.72B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
LAWIL Light & Wonder, Inc.
$92.45 +10.1% 1M
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.33B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

MGM Resorts International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (MGM Resorts International 6, PENN Entertainment 3, Light & Wonder 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPENNMGMLAWILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.27B $7.94B $7.12B MGM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.5x 11.4x 26.4x MGM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 21.5x 12.5x LAWIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% +2.6% +3.4% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.7% 3.9% 8.7% LAWIL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.9% 13.5% 9.6% MGM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -18.9x 1.4x 4.3x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% +3.0% — PENN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.4%/yr -8.2%/yr — MGM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.8% 39.9% — MGM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 72/100 67/100 MGM

Percentile Scorecard

PENNMGMLAWIL

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

AxisPENNMGMLAWIL
Valuation 64 #17 of 45 100 #1 of 45 55 #21 of 45
Growth 24 #33 of 43 55 #20 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 27 #31 of 42 61 #17 of 42 88 #6 of 42
Financial Health 40 #29 of 48 62 #19 of 48 47 #26 of 48
Shareholder Returns 89 #4 of 29 82 #6 of 29 79 #7 of 29
Overall 49 72 67
  • PENN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MGM 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

PeriodPENNMGMLAWILSPY
1 month +15.4%+8.8%+10.1% -1.0%
3 months -11.2%-26.3%+12.7% -0.4%
6 months +4.0%-14.1%-9.4% +4.5%
Year to date +18.1%-10.1%— +12.4%
1 year +7.7%+3.0%— +13.6%
3 years -23.3%-14.0%— +76.4%
3 years, per year -8.5%-4.9%— +20.8%
5 years -71.8%-34.8%— +63.7%
5 years, per year -22.4%-8.2%— +10.4%
10 years +43.7%+24.3%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +3.7%+2.2%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePENNMGMLAWILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.8%39.9%— 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%35.4%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.80— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.150.07— 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.0%-49.3%-19.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-35.3%-9.4% -1.6%
52-week high $22.06$50.69$102.00 $779.14
52-week low $11.76$27.26$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.

MultiplePENNMGMLAWIL
P/E now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 18.6x 11.9xmedian 18.6x 26.4xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -42.3xmedian 10.9x 4.9xmedian 10.9x 10.7xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 12.0x 5.9xmedian 12.0x 12.8xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x 16.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.60 -2.62median 0.60 0.66median 0.60

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 monthsPENNMGMLAWIL
Revenue $7.16B $17.72B $3.33B
Gross profit $2.47B $7.73B $2.49B
Operating income -$565.10M $1.25B $678.00M
Net income -$908.20M $919.56M $290.00M
Free cash flow $96.10M $1.40B $596.00M
R&D – – $244.00M
EPS (diluted) $-6.61 $2.75 $3.74
Cash & equivalents $887.20M $2.40B $139.00M
Total debt $2.77B $5.67B $4.98B
Shares (diluted) 137.10M 251.96M 77.50M
Enterprise value -$675.68M -$1.36B $6.42B

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
MetricPENNMGMLAWIL
P/E -2.6x 11.9x 26.4x
P/FCF 24.3x 5.9x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.6x 3.6x 7.6x
P/S 0.3x 0.5x 2.1x
P/B 1.3x 2.5x 16.8x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 3.9x -26.9x
EV/EBITDA -42.3x 4.9x 10.7x
EV/EBIT -7.5x 9.2x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.7x 3.6x
EV/FCF 43.9x 8.2x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 5.0x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 -2.62 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPENNMGMLAWIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% 2.6% 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 4.8% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.4% 0.2% 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 1.7% 8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -504.5% 28.9% -11.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.6% -5.3% 13.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,067% 209.1% -27.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.9% -9.0% 24.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,203% 977.3% -20.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -51.9% -4.5% 39.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.8% -9.1% 38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -1.2% 39.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 168.6% 2.2% 53.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.1% -2.0% 79.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPENNMGMLAWIL
Gross margin 34.6% 43.6% 74.7%
EBITDA margin -1.4% 13.4% 33.5%
Operating margin -7.9% 7.0% 20.3%
Pretax margin -12.9% 4.2% 11.3%
Net margin -12.7% 3.9% 8.7%
FCF margin 1.3% 7.9% 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 13.1% 28.1%
Return on equity -49.3% 27.3% 80.0%
Return on assets -6.4% 2.3% 4.6%
Return on invested capital -11.9% 13.5% 9.6%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 3.4% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 2.5x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.5% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPENNMGMLAWIL
Debt / assets 19.7% 14.4% 78.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.7x 11.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -18.9x 1.4x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 28.9x 4.0x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 86.8% 91.5% 93.3%
Equity / assets 13.2% 8.5% 6.7%
Interest coverage – 3.1x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.33 0.80 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPENNMGMLAWIL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 10.2% 9.4% 9.3%
Shareholder yield 10.2% 9.4% 9.3%
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.

ConsensusPENNMGMLAWIL
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.84FY2026 $1.53FY2026 $7.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -53.8%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +85.7% +18.3% +29.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.14BFY2026 $18.44BFY2026 $3.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.8% +0.3% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPENNMGMLAWIL
Held by institutions 100.0% 66.8% –
Institutions holding 381 663 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +0.0% –
Institutions buying 196 306 –
Institutions selling 109 236 –
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.30 –

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.

PENNMGMLAWIL
PENN 1.00 0.58 –
MGM 0.58 1.00 –
LAWIL – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PENN, MGM and LAWIL?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) is the largest by market capitalisation: PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.27B, MGM Resorts International (MGM) $7.94B, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) $7.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, PENN, MGM and LAWIL?

MGM Resorts International (MGM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (PENN Entertainment (PENN) -2.5x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 11.4x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) is cheapest (PENN Entertainment (PENN) 20.7x, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 21.5x, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) +2.6%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Light & Wonder (LAWIL) has the highest net margin (PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 3.9%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, MGM Resorts International (MGM) leads (PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 13.5%, Light & Wonder (LAWIL) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PENN Entertainment (PENN) returned the most: PENN Entertainment (PENN) +7.7%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) +3.0%. Over five years, MGM Resorts International (MGM) compounded fastest (PENN Entertainment (PENN) -22.4%/yr, MGM Resorts International (MGM) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MGM Resorts International (MGM) has been the steadiest (PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.8%, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PENN, MGM 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, MGM Resorts International (MGM) 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.