Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. LVS scored 73.5, EXPE scored 67.6 — LVS leads.
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LVS
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Resorts & Casinos · Quality-Growth
73.5
$36.17 · $23.4B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
5.9
LVS leads
EXPE
Expedia Group, Inc.
Travel Services · Quality-Growth
67.6
$274.22 · $32.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestLVS14.1x
Fastest growthLVS+18.1%
Highest qualityLVS90 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueLVS-65%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
LVS
stronger →← stronger
EXPE
90
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
87
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
88
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
71
LVS is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
LVS
EXPE
$2.7bB
FCF
$4.5bB
+18.1%B+
Rev
+7.6%B
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D/E
2.30C
14.1xB+
P/E
17.1xB
0.77A-
PEG
0.71A-
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
LVS
EXPE
65% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
52% below
~-13%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-7%/yr
+138%
1-yr DCF upside
+76%
+186%
5-yr DCF upside
+106%
+276%
10-yr DCF upside
+158%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
LVS
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
Cyclical growth
EXPE
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
Durable high returns
Cyclical growth
The companies
LVSLas Vegas Sands Corp.
Resorts & Casinos · $36.17 · beta 0.77
Why now
Resorts & Casinos · market cap $23.4b. Down 49% from 52-week high of $70.45 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +18%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.77 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 19 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $58.65 (implying +62% upside).
Moat
Net margin 13% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. FCF converts 157% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 49% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
EXPEExpedia Group, Inc.
Travel Services · $274.22 · beta 1.36
Why now
Travel Services · market cap $32.9b. 20% off the 52-week high of $342.00. PEG 0.71 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 35 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $336.14 (implying +23% upside).
Moat
Net margin 13% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 89% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of cash released from working capital ($1.5b) — a release that doesn't repeat every year the way earnings can.
Risk
D/E 2.30 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
The model favors EXPE (70.9) over LVS (69.4) primarily due to EXPE's superior Value pillar score of 84, reflected in its A- grade for PEG (0.72). A contrarian might still prefer LVS for its stronger Quality pillar of 93 and higher revenue growth of +18.1%. Both stocks carry the "Cyclical growth" signal, indicating potential volatility tied to economic cycles.
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Where LVS and EXPE diverge
On the headline score the gap is 5.9 points in favor of LVS. The widest single difference is Value, where LVS leads by 17.0 points.
ValueLVS 88.2 · EXPE 71.2LVS +17.0
QualityLVS 90.1 · EXPE 86.7LVS +3.4
GrowthLVS 50.0 · EXPE 50.0level
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 LVS or EXPE the better stock?
LVS scores higher: LVS 73.5, EXPE 67.6 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 LVS and EXPE differ most?
The widest gap is value, where LVS leads by 17 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. LVS also leads quality, while growth is effectively level between them.
How are LVS and EXPE 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.