WYNN vs PENN vs MLCO Stock Comparison

Wynn Resorts, PENN Entertainment and Melco Resorts & Entertainment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WYNN Wynn Resorts Ltd
$71.38 -11.3% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.55B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.41B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionWYNNPENNMLCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.55B $2.01B $1.52B WYNN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x -2.2x 6.5x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 17.5x 10.7x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +6.1% +5.2% WYNN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% -12.7% 5.0% WYNN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% -11.9% 9.4% WYNN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.0x -18.9x 30.2x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.9% -15.2% -54.2% PENN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.5%/yr -27.1%/yr -19.2%/yr WYNN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 52.2% 39.2% WYNN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 49/100 72/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

WYNNPENNMLCO

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

AxisWYNNPENNMLCO
Valuation 93 #4 of 44 63 #17 of 44 95 #3 of 44
Growth 74 #12 of 43 21 #34 of 43 91 #5 of 43
Profitability 71 #13 of 42 27 #31 of 42 83 #8 of 42
Financial Health 24 #36 of 47 46 #26 of 47 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns 33 #19 of 28 91 #3 of 28 –
Overall 59 49 72
  • WYNN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PENN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MLCO 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

PeriodWYNNPENNMLCOSPY
1 month -11.3%-3.4%-20.1% +0.9%
3 months -27.9%-30.6%-34.4% +5.9%
6 months -31.5%-17.4%-32.2% +8.5%
Year to date -40.7%-0.2%-50.7% +13.3%
1 year -40.9%-15.2%-54.2% +12.4%
3 years -18.2%-20.0%-55.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -6.5%-7.2%-23.7% +23.5%
5 years -20.5%-79.4%-65.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.5%-27.1%-19.2% +11.0%
10 years -24.2%+12.8%-77.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.7%+1.2%-14.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureWYNNPENNMLCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%52.2%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%46.3%46.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.040.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.27-0.29-1.38 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-84.3%-74.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.4%-33.3%-60.3% -0.9%
52-week high $133.09$22.06$9.39 $779.14
52-week low $71.38$11.76$3.73 $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.

MultipleWYNNPENNMLCO
P/E now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 16.8x -2.2xmedian 16.8x 6.3xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 10.2x -38.7xmedian 10.2x 40.2xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 11.2x 20.5xmedian 11.2x 3.0xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x 172.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.44 0.04median 0.44 0.18median 0.44

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 monthsWYNNPENNMLCO
Revenue $7.41B $7.16B $4.69B
Gross profit $2.30B $2.47B $4.54B
Operating income $1.17B -$565.10M $477.81M
Net income $583.88M -$908.20M $196.16M
Free cash flow $791.87M $96.10M $506.29M
R&D – – $4.78M
EPS (diluted) $4.36 $-6.61 $0.59
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $887.20M $454.26M
Total debt $10.72B $2.77B $5.07B
Shares (diluted) 102.98M 137.10M 400.63M
Enterprise value $1.84B -$934.39M -$1.41B

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
MetricWYNNPENNMLCO
P/E 16.3x -2.2x 6.3x
P/FCF 9.3x 20.5x 3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 3.0x 1.9x
P/S 1.0x 0.3x 0.3x
P/B -8.1x 1.1x 172.9x
P/Tangible book -6.6x 4.2x -8.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x -38.7x 40.2x
EV/EBIT 14.2x -6.8x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF 20.9x 40.2x 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 5.9x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.04 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWYNNPENNMLCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 6.1% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 3.0% 35.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% 25.4% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.5% -2.8% 35.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.8% -504.5% 24.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -39.6% 53.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.1% -1,067% 914.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 98.1% -47.9% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.8% -1,203% 347.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 312.4% -51.9% 34.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.5% 30.8% 3.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% -5.2% 84.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.5% 168.6% -3.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.2% -42.1% 38.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWYNNPENNMLCO
Gross margin 31.0% 34.6% 96.6%
EBITDA margin 24.9% -1.4% 3.3%
Operating margin 15.7% -7.9% 10.2%
Pretax margin 9.4% -12.9% 4.0%
Net margin 6.1% -12.7% 5.0%
FCF margin 10.7% 1.3% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.7% 9.1% 16.9%
Return on equity – -49.3% 1,233%
Return on assets 4.5% -6.4% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 10.1% -11.9% 9.4%
Return on capital employed 11.5% -4.5% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x -0.7x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWYNNPENNMLCO
Debt / assets 81.5% 19.7% 80.3%
Debt / equity -11.8x 1.5x 578.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.0x -18.9x 30.2x
Debt / FCF 13.5x 28.9x 10.0x
Liabilities / assets 106.9% 86.8% 99.9%
Equity / assets -6.9% 13.2% 0.1%
Interest coverage 1.9x – 1.4x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.01 0.31 0.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWYNNPENNMLCO
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield 2.3% 12.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 12.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusWYNNPENNMLCO
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 17.5xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.32FY2026 $0.84FY2026 $0.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.1%FY2026 – -23.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.2% +85.7% +57.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.74BFY2026 $7.14BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.2% +1.8% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWYNNPENNMLCO
Held by institutions 71.9% 100.0% 25.7%
Institutions holding 497 379 165
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +1.5% -6.1%
Institutions buying 212 196 84
Institutions selling 192 109 49
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.80 1.71

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.

WYNNPENNMLCO
WYNN 1.00 0.43 0.50
PENN 0.43 1.00 0.20
MLCO 0.50 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WYNN, PENN and MLCO?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wynn Resorts (WYNN) $7.55B, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $2.01B, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, WYNN, PENN and MLCO?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 16.8x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -2.2x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 16.5x, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 17.5x, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 10.7x). 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%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) has the highest net margin (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 6.1%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) leads (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 10.1%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PENN Entertainment (PENN) returned the most: Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -40.9%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -15.2%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -54.2%. Over five years, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) compounded fastest (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -4.5%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -27.1%/yr, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) has been the steadiest (Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 32.1%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.2%, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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