Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited (MLCO) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 5,163M vs 176,834M combined for tracked competitors (2.8% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+21.2%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited generated 11.3% revenue growth year over year in Q4 2025, vs 15.1% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 2.8% net margin compares with 7.8% for the peer group.
- Scale: Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited ranks #35 of 64 companies by market capitalization in the Hotels, Tourism & Amusement industry, holding 0.3% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited accounted for 8.8% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 9.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.26M compares with $0.14M for the peer group (1.8x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
MLCO Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited reported revenue growth of 11.32 % year on year in Q4 2025, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 15.12 %.
With a net margin of 2.82 %, Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited reported lower profitability than its competitors (7.81 %).
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited generated 8.79 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 9.06 % a year earlier.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Hotels, Tourism & Amusement industry grew revenue 6.7% year over year, combined, vs 11.3% for Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited. Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's share of combined industry revenue moved from 5.22% to 5.45%, a gain of 0.23 percentage points.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (36) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
MLCO Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
MLCO Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
MLCO Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
MLCO Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Target Hospitality Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Playa Hotels and Resorts N v | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Park Hotels and Resorts Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Marriott International Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | 1,870.93 | 5,163.30 |
| Marriott International Inc | 94,841.77 | 26,904.00 |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | 73,344.12 | 12,485.00 |
| H World Group Ltd | 35,146.00 | 3,618.00 |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp | 25,439.68 | 13,719.00 |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc | 25,100.94 | 5,189.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 411,773.39 | 184,188.26 |
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Sources: Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Galaxy Macau Resort | Named by the company | 85% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Melco International | Named by the company | 85% |
| Huawei | Named by the company | 85% |
| ZTE Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Melco Resorts Leisure | Named by the company | 85% |
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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | City of Dreams 53.00 % |
| Marriott International Inc | U.S. and Canada 74.47 % |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | Management and Franchise 30.20 % |
| Loews Corp | CNA Financial Corporation 80.72 % |
| Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | Hotel Ownership 100.00 % |
| Hyatt Hotels Corporation | Management and franchising 72.31 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | 1,871 | 255,495 | 7,198 |
| Marriott International Inc | 94,842 | 64,986 | 6,249 |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | 73,344 | 68,599 | 8,703 |
| H World Group Ltd | 35,146 | 29,655,738 | 5,991,803 |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp | 25,440 | 330,578 | 46,410 |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc | 25,101 | 83,693,548 | 12,241,935 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 409,902 | 144,546 | 10,812 |
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Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | MO 85.78 % |
| Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | United States 98.66 % |
| Rush Street Interactive Inc | United States and Canada 76.30 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 56 companies in Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited ranks #35 of 56 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.31 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,394, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Disney Co | 184,131 | 30.16 % |
| 2 | Marriott International Inc | 93,711 | 15.35 % |
| 3 | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | 71,819 | 11.77 % |
| 4 | H World Group Ltd | 34,846 | 5.71 % |
| 5 | Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Las Vegas Sands Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Host Hotels and Resorts Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Hyatt Hotels Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Draftkings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 35 | Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | 1,883 | 0.31 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Penn Entertainment Inc | 2,096 | -21.78 % |
| 31 | Sunstone Hotel Investors inc | 2,077 | 18.34 % |
| 32 | Target Hospitality Corp | 2,040 | 130.26 % |
| 33 | Stubhub Holdings Inc | 2,020 | -70.18 % |
| 34 | Brightstar Lottery Plc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 35 | Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | 1,883 | -50.37 % |
| 36 | Xenia Hotels and Resorts Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 37 | Genius Sports Limited | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 38 | United Parks and Resorts Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 39 | Pursuit Attractions And Hospitality Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 40 | Bally s Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Hotels, Tourism & Amusement industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (59 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 47.00 % | 55.05 % (avg) | -8.1 pp |
| Operating Margin | 11.63 % | industry median | +0.8 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 22.43 % | 11.67 % (avg) | +10.8 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.31 % | 7.89 % (avg) | -7.6 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Hotels, Tourism & Amusement industry average (59 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 18.2x | 29.1x | -10.9x |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.0x | 15.4x | -7.4x |
| P/B | -2.7x | 4.3x | -7.0x |
| Return on Equity | -11.67 % | industry aggregate | -28.13 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 11.40 % | 6.03 % (avg) | 5.37 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 179.65 % | 22.86 % | 11.32 % |
| Operating Margin | 1.72 % | 10.45 % | 11.63 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 0.94 % | 8.66 % | 11.40 % |
| P/E | - | 67.1x | 18.2x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.01x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 4.7% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 1,394 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.31 % vs industry average 7.89 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 28.1 points below the industry aggregate.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.01x).
Opportunities
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (18.2x vs 29.1x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | 0.77 | 1.07 | - |
| Marriott International Inc | 0.06 | 0.47 | - |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | 0.20 | 0.65 | - |
| H World Group Ltd | 0.54 | 0.91 | 0.45 |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp | 0.78 | 0.98 | 12.34 |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc | 0.54 | 0.98 | - |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | Q4 2025 | +11.3 % | - |
| Marriott International Inc | Q2 2026 | +4.8 % | +0.4 % |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | Q2 2026 | +6.5 % | +9.0 % |
| H World Group Ltd | Q4 2025 | +10.5 % | +72.0 % |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp | Q2 2026 | -0.7 % | -33.3 % |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc | Q4 2025 | +5.4 % | +20.9 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +5.3 % | +22.8 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | Q4 2025 | +8.4 % | -53.5 % |
| Marriott International Inc | Q2 2026 | - | -1.9 % |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | Q2 2026 | - | -14.0 % |
| H World Group Ltd | Q4 2025 | +125.0 % | -50.0 % |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp | Q2 2026 | - | +16.1 % |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc | Q4 2025 | +4.5 % | -3.4 % |
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Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | 1.91% | 2.23% | - |
| Marriott International Inc | 9.30% | 16.43% | - |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | 9.50% | 12.48% | - |
| H World Group Ltd | 7.89% | 10.82% | 39.92% |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp | 9.12% | 9.36% | 122.17% |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc | 14.20% | - | - |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Melco Resorts And Entertainment Limited's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited | 10.11 | 0.36 |
| Marriott International Inc | 37.23 | 3.53 |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | 47.17 | 5.87 |
| H World Group Ltd | 48.41 | 9.71 |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp | 15.15 | 1.85 |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc | 33.11 | 4.84 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 30.42 | 2.24 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.