PLAY vs PUSA vs VICI Stock Comparison

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Powerus and Vici Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PUSA Powerus Corp
$1.91 -48.7% 1M -75.6% 1Y
Market cap
$95.22M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.21M
Div. yield
–
Entertainment Venues Consumer Discretionary
1 win
VICI Vici Properties Inc.
$23.72 +0.9% 1M -23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.12B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.10B
Div. yield
7.63%
Gaming REITs Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Vici Properties leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Vici Properties 7, Powerus 1, Dave & Buster's Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPLAYPUSAVICILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $264.16M $95.22M $26.12B VICI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.0x -19.2x 9.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 8.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +6.1% +4.4% PUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.3% -154.2% 67.5% VICI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% — 7.8% VICI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x — 4.6x PLAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 7.63% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% -75.6% -23.4% VICI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.3%/yr — -4.6%/yr VICI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.7% 114.5% 19.4% VICI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 24/100 84/100 VICI

Percentile Scorecard

PLAYPUSAVICI

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

AxisPLAYPUSAVICI
Valuation 67 #15 of 44 12 #39 of 44 88 #19 of 145
Growth 7 #40 of 43 0 #43 of 43 56 #62 of 141
Profitability 43 #24 of 41 8 #38 of 41 100 #1 of 134
Financial Health 11 #42 of 47 100 #1 of 47 86 #20 of 138
Shareholder Returns – 0 #29 of 29 90 #14 of 131
Overall 32 24 84
  • PLAY ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PUSA ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • VICI ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPLAYPUSAVICISPY
1 month +14.5%-48.7%+0.9% -0.2%
3 months -27.0%-33.2%-12.5% +3.9%
6 months -33.9%-51.4%-17.2% +8.2%
Year to date -53.2%-39.4%-15.6% +12.9%
1 year -57.2%-75.6%-23.4% +12.3%
3 years -78.1%—-13.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -39.8%—-4.6% +23.3%
5 years -79.6%—-20.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -27.3%—-4.6% +10.9%
10 years -81.2%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -15.4%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePLAYPUSAVICISPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.7%114.5%19.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.5%116.3%20.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.581.26-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.66-1.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-89.9%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-75.6%-23.4% -1.2%
52-week high $21.17$7.82$30.97 $779.14
52-week low $6.38$1.87$22.54 $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.

MultiplePLAYPUSAVICI
P/E now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 17.0x -19.2xmedian 17.0x 9.4xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.9x 29.6xmedian 1.9x 6.4xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 10.8x -8.3xmedian 10.8x 11.7xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.5xmedian 11.2x -40.1xmedian 11.2x 10.6xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x 2.0xmedian 2.4x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.56 —median 0.56 1.55median 1.91

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 monthsPLAYPUSAVICI
Revenue $2.08B $3.21M $4.10B
Gross profit $1.78B – $4.07B
Operating income $36.20M -$6.56M $3.61B
Net income -$88.60M -$4.95M $2.81B
Free cash flow -$16.00M -$2.38M $2.47B
EPS (diluted) $-2.55 $-0.10 $2.54
Cash & equivalents $16.00M $22.20M $288.06M
Total debt $1.51B – $16.93B
Shares (diluted) 34.81M 49.86M 1.09B
Enterprise value $198.36M -$43.17M $24.23B

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
MetricPLAYPUSAVICI
P/E -3.0x -19.2x 9.4x
P/FCF -16.5x -40.1x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 0.8x -59.5x 9.9x
P/S 0.1x 29.6x 6.4x
P/B 3.0x 2.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -2.9x 2.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 5.3x -8.3x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 48.5x -8.0x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 16.3x 10.4x
EV/FCF -109.7x -22.1x 17.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x -32.8x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 – 1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPLAYPUSAVICI
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 6.1% 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% – 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% – 4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.9% – 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -78.3% -922.9% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% – 8.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,013% -960.6% 0.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.3% – 8.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,022% -195.3% -2.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.0% – 6.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.9% -149.0% 7.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% – 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.9% -139.7% 7.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.4% – 6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPLAYPUSAVICI
Gross margin 85.4% – 99.3%
EBITDA margin 15.9% -196.5% 89.2%
Operating margin 1.7% -204.1% 88.0%
Pretax margin -5.6% -159.4% 68.6%
Net margin -4.3% -154.2% 67.5%
FCF margin -0.8% -74.0% 60.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% -49.8% 64.4%
Return on equity -94.5% -11.2% 9.6%
Return on assets -2.1% -10.9% 5.9%
Return on invested capital 1.7% – 7.8%
Return on capital employed 1.0% -14.6% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.6x 0.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 106.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPLAYPUSAVICI
Debt / assets 36.6% – 35.1%
Debt / equity 17.2x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x – 4.6x
Debt / FCF -94.2x – 6.8x
Liabilities / assets 97.9% 3.0% 38.7%
Equity / assets 2.1% 97.0% 61.3%
Interest coverage 0.2x – 4.3x
Current ratio 0.3x 52.4x –
Quick ratio 0.1x 52.1x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 52.0x –
Altman Z-score 0.69 39.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPLAYPUSAVICI
Dividend yield – – 7.6%
Net buyback yield – -39.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -39.1% 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 68.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 77.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 11.4%

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.

ConsensusPLAYPUSAVICI
Forward P/E – – 8.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.62FY2026 – $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.03BFY2026 – $4.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 – -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% – +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPLAYPUSAVICI
Held by institutions 100.0% 4.8% 95.7%
Institutions holding 171 32 946
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +209.7% +2.7%
Institutions buying 92 27 518
Institutions selling 56 1 342
Buyers to sellers 1.64 27.00 1.51

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.

PLAYPUSAVICI
PLAY 1.00 -0.01 0.26
PUSA -0.01 1.00 -0.13
VICI 0.26 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PLAY, PUSA and VICI?

Vici Properties (VICI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) $264.16M, Powerus (PUSA) $95.22M, Vici Properties (VICI) $26.12B.

Which company is growing faster?

Powerus (PUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -1.5%, Powerus (PUSA) +6.1%, Vici Properties (VICI) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vici Properties (VICI) has the highest net margin (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -4.3%, Powerus (PUSA) -154.2%, Vici Properties (VICI) 67.5%). On return on invested capital, Vici Properties (VICI) leads (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 1.7%, Vici Properties (VICI) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vici Properties (VICI) returned the most: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -57.2%, Powerus (PUSA) -75.6%, Vici Properties (VICI) -23.4%. Over five years, Vici Properties (VICI) compounded fastest (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) -27.3%/yr, Vici Properties (VICI) -4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 0.00%, Vici Properties (VICI) 7.63%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) and Powerus (PUSA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vici Properties (VICI) has been the steadiest (Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY) 76.7%, Powerus (PUSA) 114.5%, Vici Properties (VICI) 19.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PLAY, PUSA and VICI?

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 7. 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.