LVS
Las Vegas Sands
$45.41
▼ 1.5%Updated Today 11:30 AM ET
LVS at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Favorable · 70/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 16.6% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$31.14B
P/E
16.45x
Forward P/E (est.)
11.75x
ROE
116.0%
Revenue Growth
22.7%
EPS Growth
50.5%
Profit Margin
13.4%
FCF Yield
4.9%
Debt / Equity
9.93x
ROIC
21.0%
Interest Coverage
3.78x
Current Ratio
0.92x
Dividend Yield
2.4%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
2.9%
Rating Score
70/100
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is a large-cap company in the Casinos & Gaming industry, part of the Consumer Discretionary sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $31.14B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $13.02B in revenue and $1.63B in net profit.
Our model rates LVS Favorable (70/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
21.7% average over the last 3 years
±25.1 pts around 8.7% across 10 years
grew in 6 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 7 of 8 years
21.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what LVS's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. LVS trades near $45.41, below its 50-day average ($50.67) and 200-day average ($56.44). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 28 it is oversold — selling has been heavy and a bounce is possible.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. LVS's is $1.25 (~2.8% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month LVS found buyers near $45.62 (support) and sellers near $52.47 (resistance); its 52-week range is $45.62–$70.45. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.8× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
32.4%
Revenue moved from $11.27B in 2016 to $13.02B in 2025, a 1.6% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a strong 22.7% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Gross Margin
49.6%
Operating Margin
21.6%
Net Margin
12.5%
ROE
116.0%
Las Vegas Sands keeps about 13.4% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 49.6% gross margin and 21.6% operating margin. Return on equity is 116.0% and return on invested capital about 21.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Total Debt
$9.50B
Net Debt
$6.17B
Net Debt / EBITDA
2.19x
Debt / Equity
9.93x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 9.9x, and operating profit covers interest about 3.8x, with a current ratio of 0.9x. That is elevated leverage, which raises risk if earnings or rates move against it. It carries roughly $9.50B of total debt against $3.33B of cash.
Operating CF
$3.02B
Free Cash Flow
$1.85B
FCF Margin
14.3%
In the latest year Las Vegas Sands produced about $3.02B of operating cash flow and $1.85B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 4.9% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.
Dividend yield
2.4%
Per share (latest FY)
$1.00
Total paid (latest FY)
$833.00M
History on record
8 years
dividend uses 45% of free cash flow
51% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 2 years in a row
payout was cut at least once in the last 8 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
16.45x
P/S
2.51x
P/B
25.68x
EV / EBITDA
—
LVS trades at 16.5x trailing earnings (about 11.8x on estimated forward earnings), 2.5x sales, and 25.7x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 2.9% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$115.93
Current price
$45.41
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.85B
Growth, years 1–5
20.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where LVS sits versus its Consumer Discretionary sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 85 Consumer Discretionary companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How LVS stacks up against its Consumer Discretionary peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Consumer Discretionary sector (158 S&P 500 companies), LVS ranks #4 of 158 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (16.5x P/E vs. 25.8x median) with a higher return on equity (116.0% vs. 26.2%) and faster revenue growth (22.7% vs. 6.8%).
P/E vs sector
16.5x
median 25.8x
ROE vs sector
116.0%
median 26.2%
Growth vs sector
22.7%
median 6.8%
Sector rank
#4
of 158 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Consumer Discretionary companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 158 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $45.41 today · expected CAGR 7% – 18%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.01B | $19.69B | $24.22B | $29.79B | $36.65B |
| Net income | $1.92B | $2.36B | $2.91B | $3.58B | $4.40B |
| EPS | $2.80 | $3.45 | $4.24 | $5.21 | $6.41 |
| Share price (low) | $28.02 | $34.46 | $42.39 | $52.14 | $64.13 |
| Share price (high) | $44.83 | $55.14 | $67.83 | $83.43 | $102.61 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -38% / -1% | -13% / 10% | -2% / 14% | 4% / 16% | 7% / 18% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for LVS:
- Revenue is growing 22.7% a year, a sign of real demand.
- Strong return on equity (116.0%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~4.9%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- Pays a 2.4% dividend on top of any price gains.
- Our model's overall read is Favorable (70/100).
The case against LVS:
- Elevated leverage (debt/equity 9.9x) adds financial risk.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Balance-sheet risk — debt/equity of 9.9x magnifies the impact of higher rates or weaker earnings.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Las Vegas Sands is a large-cap consumer discretionary business still growing nicely, with solid profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 16.5x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (70/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 25 Wall Street analysts covering LVS recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more cautious over the last three months (-4 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
LVS's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
LVS — frequently asked questions
Is LVS a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Las Vegas Sands Favorable (70/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is LVS's rating on The Stocks School?
Las Vegas Sands currently scores 70/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does LVS's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Las Vegas Sands's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for LVS calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this LVS analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell LVS. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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