MGM Resorts International vs MELCO RESORTS & ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED, two Hotels & Resorts stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
MGM and Melco both run Macau casinos, though MGM adds a large US business on top. Melco actually shows the better net margin, 3.58% against MGM's razor-thin 1.03%, and trades cheaper at 34.87 times earnings versus 67.34. Free cash yields sit nearly level, 12.68% for Melco and 12.22% for MGM, both flattered by depreciation on owned resorts. Melco pays a 1.02% dividend; MGM pays none at this level. MGM is the larger company at $12.7B against $6.5B and shows a 5.51% return on equity. For pure Macau exposure Melco is the cleaner read, while MGM blends in stateside gaming.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | MGM | MLCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $46.87 | $5.49 |
| Market cap | $12.1B | $6.6B |
| Sector | Hotels & Resorts | Hotels & Resorts |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +7.9% |
| P/E | 64.2 | 35.6 |
| P/B | 3.66 | — |
| P/S | 0.68 | 1.28 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.3 | 10.8 |
| Revenue growth | +3.4% | +45.2% |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 11.6% |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 3.6% |
| Return on equity | 5.5% | — |
| Return on assets | 0.4% | 2.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.2% | 10.7% |
| FCF yield | 12.8% | 12.4% |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Debt / equity | 1.93 | — |
| Current ratio | 1.33 | 1.07 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.75 | 0.71 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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