CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. vs Hyatt Hotels Corp, two Hotels & Resorts stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Caesars runs US casinos under a heavy debt load, while Hyatt owns and franchises hotels through a rougher transition year. Neither carries a usable earnings multiple, Caesars posting losses this cycle and Hyatt sitting near breakeven after asset sales. On cash, Caesars looks stronger, an 8.74% free cash yield against Hyatt's thin 0.59%. Leverage is the sharpest divide, Caesars at 3.34 times equity versus Hyatt's 1.03. Hyatt is the bigger company at $19.2B against $6.2B and pays a token 0.08% dividend Caesars does not match. Both are working through pressure, Caesars on its balance sheet and Hyatt on its earnings.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CZR | H |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.84 | $191.18 |
| Market cap | $6.1B | $18.5B |
| Sector | Hotels & Resorts | Hotels & Resorts |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/B | 1.69 | 5.22 |
| P/S | 0.53 | 2.60 |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.3 | 67.3 |
| Revenue growth | +2.4% | +7.3% |
| Operating margin | 17.4% | — |
| Net margin | -4.2% | -0.5% |
| Return on equity | -13.5% | -1.0% |
| Return on assets | -1.5% | -0.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.4% | — |
| FCF yield | 8.8% | 0.6% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.1% |
| Debt / equity | 3.34 | 1.03 |
| Current ratio | 0.85 | 0.60 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.54 | 1.81 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 3 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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