Las Vegas Sands Corp. vs Philip Morris International Inc. — how do they compare? Las Vegas Sands Corp. trades at $45.5 (market cap $30.36B), while Philip Morris International Inc. trades at $188.62 (market cap $300.37B). The key difference: Philip Morris International Inc. is far larger — about 9.9× Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s market cap, and Philip Morris International Inc. pays the higher dividend (3.05%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LVS | PM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $30.36B | $300.37B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $69.49 | $192.98 |
52-Week Low | $44.78 | $144.33 |
Enterprise Value | $42.75B | $346.86B |
Dividend Yield | 2.4% | 3.05% |
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Philip Morris International (PM) trades at $192.98, up 1.65% today, near the analyst consensus price target of $194. The stock shows a bullish technical trend with strong moving average support. Fundamentally, the company reported robust 2025 results with revenue of $40.65 billion and net income of $11.35 billion, though recent news highlights a $500 million impairment charge and reduced profit guidance for 2026 due to cost pressures.
The outlook remains cautiously optimistic with 68% of analysts rating it a Buy, but investors face headwinds from currency volatility, rising illicit tobacco trade in Europe, and margin compression. The stock's valuation at a P/E of 27.13 appears full priced, requiring continued execution to justify further upside.
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Las Vegas Sands is the world's largest operator of fully integrated resorts, featuring casino, hotel, entertainment, food and beverage, retail, and convention center operations. The company owns the Venetian Macao, Sands Macao, Londoner, Four Seasons Hotel Macao, and Parisian in Macao, and the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. Its Venetian and Palazzo Las Vegas in the U.S. asets were sold to Apollo and VICI for $6.25 billion in 2022. We expect Sands to open a fourth tower in Singapore in 2026. After the sale of its Vegas assets, the company will generate all its EBITDA from Asia, with its casino operations generating the majority of sales.
Read more on LVS →Philip Morris International is an international tobacco company with a product portfolio primarily consisting of cigarettes and reduced-risk products, including heat-not-burn, vapor and oral nicotine products, which are sold in markets outside the United States. The company diversified away from nicotine products with the acquisition of Vectura, a provider of innovative inhaled drug delivery solutions, in 2021.
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