Caesars Entertainment
CZR Β· Casinos & Gaming
$28.80
0.9%Penn Entertainment
PENN Β· Casinos & Gaming
$14.50
6.2%The short version
- Caesars Entertainment is the larger business, with $11.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.0B for Penn Entertainment, about 1.7 times as much.
- Penn Entertainment grew revenue faster (5.8%, against 2.1%).
- Caesars Entertainment kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (16.2% operating margin, against β9.7% operating margin).
- Caesars Entertainment turned more of its sales into free cash flow (4.3% FCF margin, against β2.0% FCF margin).
- Caesars Entertainment earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (9.6%, against β8.1%).
| Latest fiscal year | CZR Β· FY25 | PENN Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.9B | $2.0B |
| Revenue | $11.5B | $7.0B |
| Free cash flow | $497M | β$140M |
| Net income | β$502M | β$843M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 2.1% | 5.8% |
| 5-year growth | 25.9% | 14.2% |
| Share count change | β3.3% | β4.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | 16.2% | β9.7% |
| Net margin | β4.4% | β12.1% |
| FCF margin | 4.3% | β2.0% |
| Return on capital | 9.6% | β8.1% |
| Return on equity | β13.1% | β35.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $11.2B | $4.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.4x | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $229M | $354M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 4 |
FY16
CZR $893M
PENN $3.0B
FY17
CZR $1.5B
PENN $3.1B
FY18
CZR $2.1B
PENN $3.6B
FY19
CZR $2.5B
PENN $5.3B
FY20
CZR $3.6B
PENN $3.6B
FY21
CZR $9.6B
PENN $5.9B
FY22
CZR $10.8B
PENN $6.4B
FY23
CZR $11.5B
PENN $6.4B
FY24
CZR $11.2B
PENN $6.6B
FY25
CZR $11.5B
PENN $7.0B
CZR
PENN
FY16
CZR 9.9%
PENN 17.9%
FY17
CZR 6.4%
PENN 14.2%
FY18
CZR 15.1%
PENN 17.7%
FY19
CZR 16.2%
PENN 10.8%
FY20
CZR β10.6%
PENN β11.5%
FY21
CZR 15.3%
PENN 17.9%
FY22
CZR 16.1%
PENN 15.2%
FY23
CZR 21.4%
PENN β10.9%
FY24
CZR 20.5%
PENN 1.1%
FY25
CZR 16.2%
PENN β9.7%
CZR
PENN
FY16
CZR $52.2M
PENN $311M
FY17
CZR $46.7M
PENN $379M
FY18
CZR $176M
PENN $260M
FY19
CZR $142M
PENN $513M
FY20
CZR β$725M
PENN $202M
FY21
CZR $679M
PENN $652M
FY22
CZR $41.0M
PENN $615M
FY23
CZR $545M
PENN $95.9M
FY24
CZR β$221M
PENN β$123M
FY25
CZR $497M
PENN β$140M
CZR
PENN
FY16
CZR 5.5%
PENN 67.3%
FY17
CZR 3.7%
PENN 44.8%
FY18
CZR 6.2%
PENN 34.9%
FY19
CZR 6.6%
PENN 8.5%
FY20
CZR β2.7%
PENN β8.6%
FY21
CZR 6.4%
PENN 18.7%
FY22
CZR 8.2%
PENN 12.8%
FY23
CZR 12.2%
PENN β6.5%
FY24
CZR 11.3%
PENN 0.8%
FY25
CZR 9.6%
PENN β8.1%
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