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Wynn Resorts Ltd.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 November 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose $140.4 million: Operating revenues were $1.83 billion, up $140.4 million. Wynn Palace added $115.7 million, Las Vegas $13.8 million and Wynn Macau $13.6 million; Encore Boston Harbor fell $2.4 million. Source
  • Net income turned to profit: Net income attributable to Wynn Resorts was $88.3 million, or $0.85 diluted per share, against a net loss of $32.1 million, or $0.29 per share, a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted Property EBITDAR up $42.4 million: Adjusted Property EBITDAR was $570.1 million, up $42.4 million from $527.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Wynn Palace EBITDAR up $38.0 million: Wynn Palace Adjusted Property EBITDAR rose $38.0 million to $200.3 million, the largest segment increase, on revenues up $115.7 million to $635.5 million. Source
  • Las Vegas EBITDAR nearly flat: Las Vegas Operations Adjusted Property EBITDAR was $203.4 million, up $0.7 million, on revenues up $13.8 million to $621.0 million. Table games win was 23.0%, within the expected range of 22% to 26%. Source
  • Total debt $10.57 billion: Total current and long-term debt was $10.57 billion, including $5.81 billion of Macau related debt, $876.0 million of Wynn Las Vegas debt, $3.28 billion of WRF debt and $598.1 million held by the retail joint venture. Source
  • Al Marjan contribution $93.9 million: In the quarter the company contributed $93.9 million of cash to the 40%-owned joint venture building Wynn Al Marjan Island in the UAE. Source

“Our third quarter results were marked by impressive EBITDA growth in Macau, and continued outperformance in Las Vegas,”

Craig Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts, Limited

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Wynn Al Marjan Island opening Source20272027Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Wynn Macau, Limited issued $1.0 billion of 6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2034 in August 2025. Source
  • Ended: The $1.0 billion of 5 1/2% Senior Notes due 2026 were redeemed in full in September 2025 at 100% of principal. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose $140.4 million: Operating revenues were $1.83 billion, up $140.4 million. Wynn Palace added $115.7 million, Las Vegas $13.8 million and Wynn Macau $13.6 million; Encore Boston Harbor fell $2.4 million. Source
  • Net income turned to profit: Net income attributable to Wynn Resorts was $88.3 million, or $0.85 diluted per share, against a net loss of $32.1 million, or $0.29 per share, a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted Property EBITDAR up $42.4 million: Adjusted Property EBITDAR was $570.1 million, up $42.4 million from $527.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted net income slightly lower: Adjusted net income was $88.7 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, against $98.9 million, or $0.90, a year earlier. Source

Segments and regions

  • Wynn Palace EBITDAR up $38.0 million: Wynn Palace Adjusted Property EBITDAR rose $38.0 million to $200.3 million, the largest segment increase, on revenues up $115.7 million to $635.5 million. Source
  • Wynn Macau EBITDAR up $7.4 million: Wynn Macau Adjusted Property EBITDAR rose $7.4 million to $108.0 million, on revenues up $13.6 million to $365.5 million. Source
  • Las Vegas EBITDAR nearly flat: Las Vegas Operations Adjusted Property EBITDAR was $203.4 million, up $0.7 million, on revenues up $13.8 million to $621.0 million. Table games win was 23.0%, within the expected range of 22% to 26%. Source
  • Encore Boston Harbor EBITDAR declined: Encore Boston Harbor Adjusted Property EBITDAR fell $4.6 million to $58.4 million, with revenues down $2.4 million to $211.8 million. Table games win was 20.5%, within the expected range of 18% to 22%. Source

“In Macau, we achieved healthy market share and saw a significant increase in mass table drop year over year.”

Craig Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts, Limited

Costs and margins

  • Casino expense rose $88.0 million: Casino operating expense was $705.4 million against $617.5 million a year earlier, the largest increase among the operating expense lines. Source
  • Property charges fell to $6.2 million: Property charges and other were $6.2 million, down from $150.5 million in the third quarter of 2024. Operating income was $310.5 million, up from $133.2 million. Source
  • Interest expense declined: Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, was $157.6 million, down from $167.9 million. Interest income was $16.6 million against $30.7 million. Source
  • Income tax provision rose: The provision for income taxes was $61.1 million, against $17.1 million a year earlier. Source

Balance sheet and liquidity

  • Cash fell to $1.49 billion: Cash and cash equivalents were $1.49 billion at September 30, 2025, excluding $475.0 million of Wynn Macau short-term investments, down from $1.98 billion at June 30, 2025. Source
  • Total debt $10.57 billion: Total current and long-term debt was $10.57 billion, including $5.81 billion of Macau related debt, $876.0 million of Wynn Las Vegas debt, $3.28 billion of WRF debt and $598.1 million held by the retail joint venture. Source
  • WM Cayman revolver availability higher: Available borrowing was $1.23 billion under the WRF Revolver and $1.36 billion under the WM Cayman II Revolver, against $350.7 million on the WM Cayman II Revolver at June 30, 2025. Source

“In Las Vegas, the team delivered another quarter of year over year EBITDA growth and continued to take gaming market share.”

Craig Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts, Limited

Shareholder returns

  • Dividend declared at $0.25: The Board declared a $0.25 per share cash dividend, the same amount declared in the prior release. Source
  • Diluted share count lower: Diluted weighted average shares were 103.6 million, against 109.7 million a year earlier and 103.8 million in the second quarter. Source
  • No repurchase figure this quarter: The second quarter release reported 2,004,418 shares repurchased for $158.1 million; this release reports no repurchase amount.

Strategy and investment

  • Al Marjan contribution $93.9 million: In the quarter the company contributed $93.9 million of cash to the 40%-owned joint venture building Wynn Al Marjan Island in the UAE. Source
  • Life-to-date contributions $835.0 million: Life-to-date cash contributions to the project reached $835.0 million, against $741.1 million at June 30, 2025. Source
  • Tower construction nearing completion: Concrete pouring moved from the sixty-first floor in the second quarter release to the remaining few floors of the 70-story tower. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 November 2025

  • Dividend payment date: The $0.25 per share dividend is payable November 26, 2025 to stockholders of record as of November 17, 2025. Source
  • Noteholder financial information release: Financial information for Wynn Resorts Finance, LLC and Wynn Las Vegas, LLC for the quarter is to be made available by November 14, 2025. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Wynn Palace mass market table drop Source$2,057,789 thousand, up 21.4%
Wynn Macau mass market table drop Source$1,633,273 thousand, up 7.8%
Las Vegas Operations slot machine handle Source$1,818,133 thousand, up 7.2%

Risks management discussed

  • External: Macau casino operations were closed for one day in September 2025 because of Typhoon Ragasa. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management refers to the July 2025 increase in WM Cayman II Revolver capacity that it had previously disclosed. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.