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Caesars Entertainment Inc CZR

Consumer DiscretionaryHotels & Entertainment ServicesUnited States of America

Last close 29.09 USD on Nov 1, 2026, +24.4% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating D Rank 270 of 344 in Consumer Discretionary
  1. Growth B 54 of 344
  2. Valuation C 160 of 344
  3. Quality D 286 of 344
  4. Revisions D 311 of 344
  5. Momentum C 167 of 344

Wall Street consensus Hold (2.93)Average target 31.27 USD +7.5%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Growth and profitability

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
202520242023202220215Y avg
Revenue (mil)11,48611,24511,52810,8219,570–
Revenue growth2.1%−2.5%6.5%13.1%163.8%25.9%
EPS (basic, normalized)−2.42−1.293.64−4.19−4.83–
EPS growth––––––
Gross margin47.2%49.1%50.5%47.4%48.2%48.5%
Net margin−4.4%−2.5%6.8%−4.7%−10.3%−3.0%
ROE−13.1%−6.4%19.0%−12.5%−20.8%−6.8%
Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)864
Current ratio0.82x
Long-term debt (mil)24,632
Net debt (mil)24,051
Total equity (mil)3,277
Net debt / equity7.34x
Net debt / EBITDA6.64x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
Sales (mil)EBITDA (mil)EPS
Fiscal yearMean est.GrowthEV/SalesMean est.GrowthEV/EBITDAMean est.GrowthP/E
2025 actual 11,486+2.1%2.6x 3,624−3.6%8.3x −2.42−87.6%−12.0x
2026 11,832+3.0%2.5x 3,629+0.1%8.3x −1.28+47.1%−22.7x
2027 12,116+2.4%2.5x 3,761+3.6%8.0x 0.10+108.0%282.2x
2028 12,349+1.9%2.4x 3,861+2.7%7.8x 0.43+317.7%67.5x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
SalesEPS
Fiscal yearEstimate (mil)1M3M6MEstimate1M3M6M
202611,832−0.4%−0.4%+0.1%−1.28−36.5%−58.5%−202.8%
202712,116−0.6%−0.5%−0.1%0.10−62.2%−51.1%−75.2%
202812,349−0.4%−0.4%−0.4%0.43−47.4%−30.6%−51.2%

Earnings surprises

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter endedMar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales reported (mil)2,7422,8302,8742,7992,7942,9072,8692,9162,8702,993
Sales mean (mil)2,8352,8762,9242,8152,7902,8632,8922,8882,8512,980
Surprise−3.3%−1.6%−1.7%−0.6%+0.2%+1.5%−0.8%+1.0%+0.7%+0.4%
EPS reported−0.73−0.02−0.040.05−0.54−0.39−0.27−1.23−0.48−0.30
EPS mean−0.050.120.12−0.13−0.180.05−0.05−0.16−0.240.03
Surprise−1,240.4%−116.1%−132.9%−137.3%−200.6%−933.9%−391.6%−646.7%−103.7%−1,080.4%

Peer comparison Hotels & Entertainment Services

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
CompanyMarket capNet debt/EBITDANet marginP/BFY1 P/EFY2 P/EFY1 EV/EBITDAFY2 EV/EBITDA
CZR Caesars Entertainment Inc5.9B6.64x−4.4%1.81x−22.7x282.2x8.3x8.0x
MAR Marriott International, Inc.104.1B3.06x9.9%−23.10x34.0x30.5x20.1x18.7x
HLT Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.79.4B3.39x12.1%−12.08x39.1x34.1x22.7x20.6x
RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.82.2B3.09x23.8%7.01x17.2x15.1x13.4x12.2x
VIK Viking Holdings Ltd39.1B1.19x17.7%23.64x26.8x19.9x19.8x15.7x
CCL Carnival Corporation Ltd38.8B3.16x10.4%2.75x12.8x11.1x8.6x8.1x
Mean3.42x11.6%0.01x17.9x65.5x15.5x13.9x
Median3.13x11.2%2.28x22.0x25.2x16.6x14.0x

Technical analysis

  • 1M−1.7%
  • 3M−2.9%
  • 1Y+31.7%
  • 3Y−25.7%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement, Caesars Entertainment Inc, fiscal years, most recent first
202520242023202220212020
Total revenue11,48611,24511,52810,8219,5703,628
Cost of revenue6,0655,7265,7015,6874,9562,041
Gross profit5,4215,5195,8275,1344,6141,587
Selling, general & administrative expenses1,9261,9202,0122,0681,782902
Research & development––––––
Depreciation/amortization1,4171,3241,2611,2051,126583
Interest expense (income), operating––––––
Unusual expense (income)22460.0282207482682
Other operating expenses000000
Operating income1,8542,2152,2721,6541,224−580
Net interest income (expense)−2,304−2,366−2,342−2,299−2,349−1,202
Gain (loss) on sale of assets––––––
Other non-operating income (expense)2.027.010.080.0−144176
Net income before taxes−448−124−60.0−565−1,269−1,606
Provision for taxes−11.087.0−888−41.0−283132
Minority interest−65.0−67.0−42.011.0−3.01.0
Equity in affiliates––––––
U.S. GAAP adjustment––––––
Net income before extraordinary items−502−278786−513−989−1,737
Extraordinary items–00−386−30.0−20.0
Net income−502−278786−899−1,019−1,757
EBIT, normalized2,1122,2752,5611,8611,706102
EBITDA, normalized3,5293,5993,8223,0662,832685
Basic EPS, normalized−2.42−1.293.64−4.19−4.83–

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