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Wynn Resorts Ltd.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 7 May 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose $156.4 million: Growth came mainly from Wynn Palace and Las Vegas, with Macau revenue roughly flat year over year. Source
  • Adjusted Property EBITDAR rose: Gains at Wynn Palace and Las Vegas outweighed declines at Wynn Macau and Encore Boston Harbor in the company's segment reconciliation. Source
  • Wynn Palace EBITDAR grew fastest: Palace EBITDAR grew 25.9%, against revenue growth of 23.0%, the largest EBITDAR gain of any property. Source
  • Macau EBITDAR fell 16.2%: Wynn Macau EBITDAR declined $14.6 million, while slot machine win rose 48.6% on 909 average slot machines, up from 729. Source
  • Macau VIP win fell sharply: Wynn Macau averaged 12 VIP tables, down from 30, and VIP table games win was $2.3 million. Source
  • Casino costs rose faster than revenue: Casino expense rose 15.4% to $732.7 million, against casino revenue growth of 13.1%. Source
  • Cash contributions in the quarter: Life-to-date cash contributions reached $1.01 billion; the company holds 40% of the joint venture building the UAE project. Source

“Our first quarter results reflect the strength of Wynn's business across all of our markets,”

Craig Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts, Limited

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Wynn Al Marjan Island opening Source20272027
Quarterly cash dividend Sourcepayable May 29, 2026 to holders of record May 18, 2026$0.25 per shareKept
Wynn Palace VIP table win as share of turnover Sourceproperty's expected range3.1% to 3.4%Kept
Las Vegas table games win percentage Sourceproperty's expected range22% to 26%Kept
Encore Boston Harbor table games win percentage Sourceproperty's expected range18% to 22%Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Wynn Macau paid a higher dividend to the company this quarter, which management linked to free cash flow. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose $156.4 million: Growth came mainly from Wynn Palace and Las Vegas, with Macau revenue roughly flat year over year. Source
  • Net income and EPS both rose: Operating income rose to $282.6 million, and a $46.8 million gain on change in derivatives fair value added to other income. Source
  • Adjusted EPS reached $1.25: Adjusted net income excludes pre-opening costs, property charges, derivatives fair value changes and foreign currency remeasurement. Source
  • Adjusted Property EBITDAR rose: Gains at Wynn Palace and Las Vegas outweighed declines at Wynn Macau and Encore Boston Harbor in the company's segment reconciliation. Source

Property results by segment

  • Wynn Palace revenue up 23%: Casino revenue rose 27.1%, rooms revenue 2.8% and food and beverage revenue 4.1%. Source
  • Wynn Palace EBITDAR grew fastest: Palace EBITDAR grew 25.9%, against revenue growth of 23.0%, the largest EBITDAR gain of any property. Source
  • Macau revenue flat year over year: Wynn Macau casino revenue rose 0.4% while rooms revenue fell 8.5%, and food and beverage revenue rose 2.5%. Source
  • Macau EBITDAR fell 16.2%: Wynn Macau EBITDAR declined $14.6 million, while slot machine win rose 48.6% on 909 average slot machines, up from 729. Source
  • Las Vegas revenue up 5.9%: Room revenue rose 8.5% and casino revenue 10.7%; Las Vegas EBITDAR rose 4.1% to $232.5 million. Source
  • Encore Boston Harbor EBITDAR down: Encore Boston Harbor revenue fell 1.7%, with casino revenue down 1.2% and food and beverage revenue down 9.6%. EBITDAR fell 12.1%. Source

“Las Vegas delivered another quarter of EBITDAR growth and continued to make gains in gaming market share.”

Craig Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts, Limited

Gaming volumes and hold

  • Macau VIP win fell sharply: Wynn Macau averaged 12 VIP tables, down from 30, and VIP table games win was $2.3 million. Source
  • Macau mass hold fell: Mass market table hold at Wynn Macau fell 3.6 percentage points from the prior year's level. Source
  • Wynn Palace VIP win rose: Palace mass market hold improved, and VIP table games win rose 28.4% from the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Las Vegas table hold rose: Las Vegas table games win rose to 25.2% from 24.3%, while slot machine win fell 2.4%. Source
  • Encore Boston Harbor hold slipped: Encore Boston Harbor table hold was 20.2%, against 20.5% a year earlier, and table drop fell 4.6%. Source

Margins and costs

  • Casino costs rose faster than revenue: Casino expense rose 15.4% to $732.7 million, against casino revenue growth of 13.1%. Source
  • Pre-opening costs more than doubled: Pre-opening costs rose to $11.7 million from $5.3 million, and depreciation and amortization rose to $160.5 million. Source
  • General and administrative flat: General and administrative expense was $275.2 million, essentially unchanged; the provision for credit losses rose to $4.1 million. Source
  • Other expense from currency items: Other expense of $29.4 million is the foreign currency remeasurement and other item that the release adds back for adjusted results. Source
  • Net interest expense eased: Net interest expense was $152.4 million, against $157.6 million; interest income fell to $13.1 million from $19.4 million. Source

“In Macau, we saw a meaningful increase in gaming volumes year-over-year alongside healthy market share,”

Craig Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts, Limited

Wynn Al Marjan Island development

  • Cash contributions in the quarter: Life-to-date cash contributions reached $1.01 billion; the company holds 40% of the joint venture building the UAE project. Source
  • Construction continues to progress: Management said construction continues; the release does not give a completion figure. Source
  • Gulf region precautions for staff: Management is monitoring the wider Gulf situation and taking added precautions for staff working on site. Source

Cash, debt and liquidity

  • Cash held across entities: Cash by holder: $850.9 million at Wynn Macau and subsidiaries, $212.1 million at WRF and subsidiaries, and $124.6 million at Corporate and other. Source
  • Debt roughly flat since year-end: Debt compares with $10.55 billion at December 31, 2025; WRF debt was $3.28 billion at quarter-end. Source
  • Revolver capacity little changed: Capacity compares with $1.23 billion on the WRF Revolver and $1.36 billion on the WM Cayman II Revolver at year-end. Source

Capital returns and buybacks

  • Buybacks cost $53.8 million: Repurchases equaled about 0.5% of weighted average diluted shares for the quarter, at an average price of $101.72. Source
  • Repurchase authority remaining: The remaining authority is the balance after quarter-end; the release does not state a new authorization. Source
  • Capital returned through dividend and buybacks: The CEO said the company returned capital through the regular quarterly dividend and the buyback during the quarter. Source

Coming up, as management said on 7 May 2026

  • Subsidiary financial information due: The company will make Wynn Resorts Finance and Wynn Las Vegas quarterly financial information available to noteholders and analysts by May 15, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Wynn Palace VIP turnover ($ thousands) Source4,316,314, up 7.8%
Wynn Macau VIP turnover ($ thousands) Source585,886, down 59.2%
Wynn Palace mass market table drop ($ thousands) Source1,971,051, up 15.6%
Wynn Macau mass market table drop ($ thousands) Source1,903,561, up 23.4%
Las Vegas slot machine handle ($ thousands) Source1,815,479, up 2.1%
Wynn Palace occupancy Source99.1%, from 98.3%
Las Vegas occupancy Source85.5%, from 87.4%

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management is monitoring the wider Gulf situation and taking added precautions for staff on the ground at the Wynn Al Marjan Island site. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The release now describes the opening as expected in 2027, rather than in the first quarter of 2027 as the prior release said. 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.