Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. BYD scored 62.7, EAT scored 67.4 — EAT leads.
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BYD
Boyd Gaming Corporation
Resorts & Casinos · Quality-Growth
62.7
$68.93 · $5.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
4.7
EAT leads
EAT
Brinker International, Inc.
Restaurants · Quality-Growth
67.4
$193.87 · $8.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthEAT+7.9%
Strongest balance sheetBYD1.30
Highest qualityEAT81 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
BYD
stronger →← stronger
EAT
68
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
81
48
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
73
76
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
52
EAT is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
BYD
EAT
-$50mF
FCF
$558mC+
+4.1%C+
Rev
+7.9%B
1.30B
D/E
3.96D
1.2xB
P/S
—
3.03D
PEG
1.70C+
—
P/E
17.8xB
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
BYD
EAT
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
3% above
—
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~8%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
-10%
—
5-yr DCF upside
-3%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+8%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
BYD
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
Earnings outpace cash
EAT
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
The companies
BYDBoyd Gaming Corporation
Resorts & Casinos · $68.93 · beta 1.13
Why now
Resorts & Casinos · market cap $5.0b. Down 25% from 52-week high of $91.41 — deep drawdown territory. 16 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $95.50 (implying +39% upside).
Moat
Net margin 44% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 93% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$50m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk.
EATBrinker International, Inc.
Restaurants · $193.87 · beta 1.26
Why now
Restaurants · market cap $8.1b. Down 24% from 52-week high of $254.99 — deep drawdown territory. 22 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $262.59 (implying +35% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 114% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 3.96 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where BYD and EAT diverge
On the headline score the gap is 4.7 points in favor of EAT. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
GrowthBYD 47.8 · EAT 73.4EAT +25.6
ValueBYD 75.9 · EAT 51.7BYD +24.2
QualityBYD 67.9 · EAT 80.8EAT +12.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is EAT or BYD the better stock?
EAT scores higher: EAT 67.4, BYD 62.7 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do EAT and BYD differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where EAT leads by 26 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are EAT and BYD scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.