WYNN vs MLCO vs BYD Stock Comparison

Wynn Resorts, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Boyd Gaming Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WYNN Wynn Resorts Ltd
$74.20 -8.5% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.42B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.41B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
BYD Boyd Gaming Corp
$72.46 +1.7% 1M -8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.37B
P/E
2.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Boyd Gaming leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Boyd Gaming 5, Wynn Resorts 3, Melco Resorts & Entertainment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWYNNMLCOBYDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.42B $1.50B $5.37B WYNN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 6.4x 2.8x BYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 11.1x 10.8x BYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +5.2% +0.3% WYNN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% 5.0% — WYNN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 231.9% — MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x -2.9x — MLCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.9% -53.4% -8.0% BYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.2%/yr -19.1%/yr +1.5%/yr BYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 39.3% 26.3% BYD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 85/100 48/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

WYNNMLCOBYD

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

AxisWYNNMLCOBYD
Valuation 91 #5 of 44 100 #1 of 44 77 #11 of 44
Growth 74 #12 of 43 91 #5 of 43 41 #26 of 43
Profitability 73 #12 of 41 88 #6 of 41 –
Financial Health 22 #37 of 47 61 #19 of 47 –
Shareholder Returns 37 #18 of 28 – 26 #21 of 28
Overall 59 85 48
  • WYNN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • BYD 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

PeriodWYNNMLCOBYDSPY
1 month -8.5%-18.0%+1.7% -0.8%
3 months -25.6%-31.0%-18.9% +3.5%
6 months -29.7%-30.6%-17.2% +7.0%
Year to date -38.3%-48.7%-15.0% +12.2%
1 year -40.9%-53.4%-8.0% +13.0%
3 years -15.0%-53.8%+32.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.3%-22.7%+9.9% +23.1%
5 years -19.2%-65.2%+7.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.2%-19.1%+1.5% +11.0%
10 years -22.5%-77.5%+291.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.5%-13.9%+14.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWYNNMLCOBYDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%39.3%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%46.8%26.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.680.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.27-1.36-0.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-74.1%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.2%-58.7%-20.5% -1.8%
52-week high $133.09$9.39$91.15 $779.14
52-week low $72.73$3.73$66.10 $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.

MultipleWYNNMLCOBYD
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 17.1x 6.6xmedian 17.1x 2.8xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 10.9x 7.5xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 11.4x 3.1xmedian 11.4x -8.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -8.5xmedian 2.5x 179.9xmedian 2.5x —median 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.57 0.19median 0.57 —median 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 monthsWYNNMLCOBYD
Revenue $7.41B $4.69B $4.08B
Gross profit $2.30B $4.54B –
Operating income $1.17B $477.81M $725.98M
Net income $583.88M $196.16M $496.64M
Free cash flow $791.87M $506.29M –
R&D – $4.78M –
EPS (diluted) $4.36 $0.59 –
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $454.26M –
Total debt $10.72B $14.51M –
Shares (diluted) 102.98M 400.63M 74.82M
Enterprise value $1.71B -$1.43B $5.37B

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
MetricWYNNMLCOBYD
P/E 17.0x 6.6x 2.8x
P/FCF 9.7x 3.1x -8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 2.0x –
P/S 1.0x 0.3x 1.3x
P/B -8.5x 179.9x –
P/Tangible book -6.9x -9.0x –
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 7.5x –
EV/EBIT 14.4x 2.4x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF 21.2x 2.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 1.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWYNNMLCOBYD
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 5.2% 0.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 35.8% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% 5.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.5% 35.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% 24.6% -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 53.5% -10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.1% 914.5% -73.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 98.1% 32.2% -10.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.8% 347.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 312.4% 34.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.5% 3.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 84.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.5% -3.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.2% 38.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWYNNMLCOBYD
Gross margin 31.0% 96.6% –
EBITDA margin 24.9% 3.3% –
Operating margin 15.7% 10.2% –
Pretax margin 9.4% 4.0% –
Net margin 6.1% 5.0% –
FCF margin 10.7% 10.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.7% 16.9% –
Return on equity – 1,233% –
Return on assets 4.5% 3.2% –
Return on invested capital 10.1% 231.9% –
Return on capital employed 11.5% 9.4% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 4.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWYNNMLCOBYD
Debt / assets 81.5% 0.2% –
Debt / equity -11.8x 1.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x -2.9x –
Debt / FCF 13.5x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 106.9% 99.9% –
Equity / assets -6.9% 0.1% –
Interest coverage 1.9x 1.4x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 1.03 0.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWYNNMLCOBYD
Dividend yield 1.3% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.2% – –
Shareholder yield 3.5% 0.0% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusWYNNMLCOBYD
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.32FY2026 $0.35FY2026 $6.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 -23.9%FY2026 -9.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.2% +57.1% +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.74BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026 $4.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.2% -8.0% -7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWYNNMLCOBYD
Held by institutions 71.9% 25.7% 72.8%
Institutions holding 497 165 423
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% -6.1% +5.4%
Institutions buying 212 84 186
Institutions selling 192 49 175
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.71 1.06

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.

WYNNMLCOBYD
WYNN 1.00 0.51 0.45
MLCO 0.51 1.00 0.19
BYD 0.45 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WYNN, MLCO and BYD?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wynn Resorts (WYNN) $7.42B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.50B, Boyd Gaming (BYD) $5.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, WYNN, MLCO and BYD?

Boyd Gaming (BYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 16.5x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.4x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 2.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boyd Gaming (BYD) is cheapest (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 17.2x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 11.1x, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Wynn Resorts (WYNN) +6.4%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +0.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) has the highest net margin (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 6.1%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 10.1%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 231.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Boyd Gaming (BYD) returned the most: Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -40.9%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -53.4%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) -8.0%. Over five years, Boyd Gaming (BYD) compounded fastest (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -4.2%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.1%/yr, Boyd Gaming (BYD) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Gaming (BYD) has been the steadiest (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 32.3%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.3%, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WYNN, MLCO and BYD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Boyd Gaming (BYD) 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.