Las Vegas Sands Corp. · LVS · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

LVS: Premium Macau demand holds up as low VIP hold weighs on results

The quarter supports a constructive but conditional view: premium demand, product investment and Southeast Asian tourism remain growth drivers, while VIP volatility, event-related disruption and execution risk temper confidence in sustained earnings growth.

Reported After market closeNYSEConsumer Cyclical $26.08B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.59 Consensus $0.76
EPS surprise -22.1% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $3.15B Consensus $3.31B
Revenue surprise -4.7% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +1.7% Event window
SPY move -1.2% Same window
Abnormal move +3.0% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.4× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -0.1% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The current quarter added evidence that premium Macau demand remained strong despite World Cup-related visitation disruption and unusually low VIP hold. Management also reported $787 million of repurchases, continued its major renovation and expansion plans, and said operating-expense growth should moderate in the second half.

Guidance delta

Management maintained its $700 million quarterly Macau EBITDA target and expects operating-expense growth to moderate in the second half.

Key takeaways

  • Management said EBITDA was dampened by a 1.35% VIP rolling hold and World Cup-related disruption to high-value patron visitation.
  • Macau’s premium segment outperformed the market; VIP rolling share reached 26% and mass GGR grew 8% year over year.
  • LVS repurchased $787 million of stock in the quarter and increased its buyback authorization to $6 billion.

Management priorities

  • Invest in premium products, service and entertainment across Singapore and Macau.
  • Progress the Venetian Macau renovation and the Marina Bay Sands arena expansion.
  • Continue share repurchases while pursuing growth in premium tourism and gaming.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
LVS EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $0.62 Q1 '24 actual $0.75, beat Q2 '24 estimate $0.56 Q2 '24 actual $0.55, match Q3 '24 estimate $0.53 Q3 '24 actual $0.44, miss Q2 '25 estimate $0.53 Q2 '25 actual $0.79, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.62 Q3 '25 actual $0.78, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.77 Q4 '25 actual $0.85, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.76 Q1 '26 actual $0.91, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.76 Q2 '26 actual $0.59, miss Q3 '26 estimate $0.75 Q4 '26 estimate $0.85 Q1 '27 estimate $0.94 Q2 '27 estimate $0.77
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy49 ratings
Bullish2959.2%
Neutral2040.8%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$40.26Current
$47Low
$62.24Average
$78High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Argus Research Hold BuyDowngradeJul 30, 2026
Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainJul 27, 2026
Susquehanna Positive PositiveMaintainJul 23, 2026
Stifel Buy BuyMaintainJul 23, 2026
Mizuho Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 23, 2026
Macquarie Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 23, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 23, 2026
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainJul 23, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 23, 2026
B of A Securities Neutral NeutralMaintainJul 20, 2026
Wells Fargo Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainJul 14, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainJul 10, 2026
UBS Neutral NeutralMaintainJun 4, 2026
Jefferies Hold HoldMaintainApr 23, 2026
Deutsche Bank Buy BuyMaintainJan 29, 2026
Roth MKM Buy BuyMaintainApr 20, 2023
Credit Suisse Outperform OutperformMaintainJan 26, 2023
CBRE Buy HoldUpgradeJan 26, 2023
Union Gaming Hold BuyDowngradeOct 19, 2020
Roth Capital Neutral BuyDowngradeSep 16, 2020
CFRA Hold SellUpgradeApr 24, 2020
Nomura Buy BuyMaintainApr 23, 2020
Standpoint Research Hold BuyDowngradeJan 16, 2020
HSBC Hold BuyDowngradeApr 17, 2019
Argus Buy BuyMaintainOct 26, 2018
Stifel Nicolaus Buy BuyMaintainJul 26, 2018
Bank of America Neutral BuyDowngradeJul 2, 2018
Telsey Advisory Group Perform Market PerformMaintainMar 14, 2018
Aegis Capital Buy BuyMaintainDec 22, 2016
CLSA Perform PerformMaintainSep 20, 2016
Buckingham Research Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 11, 2016
Gabelli & Co. Buy BuyMaintainOct 27, 2015
Brean Capital Buy BuyMaintainMar 18, 2015
Union Gaming Research Buy BuyMaintainJan 22, 2015
Craig-Hallum Buy HoldUpgradeAug 7, 2014
FBR Capital Market Perform Market PerformMaintainJun 25, 2014
ISI Group Neutral BuyDowngradeSep 16, 2013
Lazard Buy BuyMaintainJun 20, 2013
Credit Agricole Buy BuyMaintainMay 2, 2013
Argus Capital Buy HoldUpgradeFeb 12, 2013
Compass Point Neutral SellUpgradeJan 23, 2013
Cantor Fitzgerald Hold BuyDowngradeNov 2, 2012
Imperial Capital Outperform In LineUpgradeAug 22, 2012
Topeka Capital Buy BuyMaintainJul 30, 2012
Topeka Buy BuyMaintainJul 30, 2012
Phillip Securities Neutral AccumulateDowngradeJul 26, 2012
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 17, 2012
Sterne Agee Buy BuyMaintainApr 23, 2012
Bank oferica Buy BuyMaintainMar 29, 2012
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $40.26. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$61$47.3 +51.5%Jul 27, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$61$45.71 +51.5%Jul 23, 2026
CBREAnalyst unavailable$62$45.95 +54.0%Jul 23, 2026
Stifel NicolausSteven Wieczynski$60$45.25 +49.0%Jul 23, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$55$45.25 +36.6%Jul 23, 2026
BarclaysBrandt Montour$59$45.25 +46.5%Jul 23, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$68$45.25 +68.9%Jul 22, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$63$44.4 +56.5%Jul 15, 2026
BarclaysBrandt Montour$63$45.83 +56.5%Jul 9, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$52$46.99 +29.2%Jul 2, 2026
UBSRobin Farley$62$51.03 +54.0%Jun 4, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$69$51.86 +71.4%Apr 23, 2026
Stifel NicolausAnalyst unavailable$74$52.5 +83.8%Apr 23, 2026
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$63$56.85 +56.5%Apr 23, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$65$56.26 +61.5%Apr 16, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$66$57.64 +63.9%Feb 11, 2026
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$77$52.94 +91.3%Jan 29, 2026
Stifel NicolausAnalyst unavailable$72$53.64 +78.8%Jan 29, 2026
CBREJohn DeCree$72$61.26 +78.8%Jan 29, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$65$61.26 +61.5%Jan 29, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$64$61.26 +59.0%Jan 29, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$67$60.61 +66.4%Jan 16, 2026
BarclaysBrandt Montour$65$60.61 +61.5%Jan 16, 2026
JefferiesDavid Katz$78$66.51 +93.7%Dec 24, 2025
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$80$65.23 +98.7%Dec 15, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$68$66.25 +68.9%Dec 8, 2025
Morgan StanleyStephen Grambling$63$58.86 +56.5%Oct 28, 2025
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$64$57.6 +59.0%Oct 24, 2025
Stifel NicolausAnalyst unavailable$68$50.62 +68.9%Oct 23, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$63$50.62 +56.5%Oct 23, 2025
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$62$56.39 +54.0%Oct 23, 2025
SusquehannaAnalyst unavailable$63$50.62 +56.5%Oct 22, 2025
UBSRobin Farley$65$57.52 +61.5%Aug 28, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesBen Chaiken$47$35.43 +16.7%Apr 24, 2025
Stifel NicolausSteven Wieczynski$57$35.42 +41.6%Apr 24, 2025
CBREAnalyst unavailable$45$32.56 +11.8%Apr 21, 2025
Morgan StanleyStephen Grambling$55$52.62 +36.6%Oct 24, 2024
Stifel NicolausSteven Wieczynski$64$51.04 +59.0%Oct 24, 2024
Deutsche BankCarlo Santarelli$60$51.04 +49.0%Oct 24, 2024
BarclaysBrandt Montour$58$51.68 +44.1%Oct 17, 2024
UBSRobin Farley$49$41.07 +21.7%Aug 23, 2024
Deutsche BankCarlo Santarelli$55$39.92 +36.6%Jul 25, 2024
MacquarieChad Beynon$56$39.34 +39.1%Jul 25, 2024
Stifel NicolausSteven Wieczynski$55$39.34 +36.6%Jul 25, 2024
Wells FargoDaniel Politzer$53$40.32 +31.6%Jul 25, 2024
JefferiesDavid Katz$47$41.43 +16.7%Jul 11, 2024
CFRAZachary Warring$61$46.8 +51.5%Apr 18, 2024
Stifel NicolausSteven Wieczynski$65$50.23 +61.5%Apr 18, 2024
Wells FargoDaniel Politzer$60$50.23 +49.0%Apr 18, 2024
Deutsche BankCarlo Santarelli$62$50.23 +54.0%Apr 18, 2024
Seaport GlobalVitaly Umansky$63$50.43 +56.5%Apr 15, 2024
Morgan StanleyStephen Grambling$62$52.22 +54.0%Apr 9, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesBen Chaiken$70$50.9 +73.9%Mar 26, 2024
CFRAZachary Warring$60$50.15 +49.0%Jan 25, 2024
Morgan StanleyStephen Grambling$71$62.14 +76.4%Apr 20, 2023
BarclaysBrandt Montour$57$48.75 +41.6%Dec 15, 2022
Wells FargoDaniel Politzer$33$38.64 -18.0%Nov 2, 2022
Stifel NicolausSteven Wieczynski$50$38.96 +24.2%Aug 4, 2022
Credit SuisseBenjamin Chaiken$59$39.4 +46.5%Jul 21, 2022
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$38$35.9 -5.6%May 2, 2022
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$39$35.62 -3.1%Apr 25, 2022
UBSRobin Farley$53$43.75 +31.6%Jan 22, 2022
Goldman SachsStephen Grambling$66$42.99 +63.9%Jan 17, 2022
Credit SuisseBenjamin Chaiken$60$38.77 +49.0%Oct 21, 2021
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Las Vegas Sands Corporation, in conjunction with its various subsidiaries, specializes in the development, ownership, and ongoing management of comprehensive integrated resort properties across both Asian and United States markets. The company maintains a significant portfolio of establishments in Macao, People's Republic of China, including The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, the Londoner Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Plaza Macao (which encompasses the Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip), and the Sands Macao. Furthermore, its Asian operations extend to Singapore, where it presides over the iconic Marina Bay Sands.…

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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-14T15:16:37.823147+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-08-27T01:23:13.912278+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-22T02:40:52.296983+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-22T02:40:52.294022+00:00

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