Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) closed the third quarter of 2025 on a excessive notice, propelled by record-setting efficiency from its Singapore flagship, Marina Bay Sands (MBS), whereas taking steps to rebuild market power in Macau. Firm executives, together with Chairman and CEO Rob Goldstein and President and COO Patrick Dumont, celebrated a “historic” quarter that underscored the agency’s dominance in Asia’s on line casino market however acknowledged that its Macau enterprise nonetheless has floor to recuperate.
Marina Bay Sands Delivers Trade-First Outcomes
Singapore remained the centerpiece of LVS’s 2025 success story. MBS reported US$743 million in adjusted property EBITDA for the third quarter—up 83% from the identical interval final 12 months and pushed largely by mass gaming and slot income, which hit a document US$905 million. This determine represents 122% progress over 2019 ranges and a 35% enhance year-on-year, making MBS one of many highest-earning on line casino properties globally.
“We had forecast that MBS may do US$2.5 billion yearly,” mentioned Goldstein. “It seems we had been too conservative and we may simply lengthen that in 2025.” He famous that the property has already generated greater than US$2.1 billion in EBITDA this 12 months, with one quarter nonetheless remaining. “The working efficiency of MBS is unprecedented within the historical past of our business,” he added.
The power of Singapore’s mass-market phase has been pivotal, supported by a surge in luxurious tourism and high-value guests. Dumont credited this to “high-quality funding in market-leading product and the expansion in high-value tourism,” emphasizing that the advantages of MBS’s latest redevelopment are solely starting to floor.
MBS’s success comes amid a broader transformation, as the corporate broke floor in July on Marina Bay Sands 2.0, a US$8 billion enlargement anticipated to open in January 2031. The brand new improvement features a 55-story tower with 570 suites, expanded gaming areas, new retail and eating choices, and a 15,000-seat area designed to place MBS as a worldwide leisure vacation spot.
Macau Restoration Technique and Market Adaptation
Whereas Singapore’s momentum continues to exceed expectations, LVS’s Macau operations stay a piece in progress. The corporate’s Macau portfolio produced US$601 million in EBITDA within the third quarter—an enchancment from the June quarter’s US$566 million, although beneath the degrees seen earlier than the pandemic. Income from Macau reached US$1.9 billion, up 7.5% year-on-year and 6.1% quarter-on-quarter, led by sturdy performances at The Londoner Macao, which noticed income rise almost 49% in comparison with the earlier 12 months.
Goldstein admitted that the corporate had beforehand “underperformed within the Macau marketplace for the previous few years,” acknowledging that counting on property upgrades alone was not sufficient. “We believed that our buildings could be sufficient to compete favorably. We had been fallacious,” he mentioned.
The corporate has since restructured its Macau technique, with Dumont confirming changes to reinvestment charges and a renewed advertising and marketing method. These modifications have already paid off, with LVS’s mass-market income share growing to 25.4%, up from 23.6% earlier within the 12 months.
In keeping with Asia Gaming Temporary, Sands China CEO Grant Chum mentioned the group is now “outgrowing the market in mass Gross Gaming Income for the primary time in a very long time,” highlighting the success of the lately accomplished Londoner grand rooms and suites. Goldstein recognized the Parisian Macao and Sands Macao as areas needing enchancment, whereas The Londoner continues to strengthen, transferring towards “one plus billion {dollars} of EBITDA.”
Regardless of the lingering results of Hurricane Ragasa in the course of the Golden Week holidays, which decreased earnings by roughly US$20 million, Goldstein expressed confidence in reaching LVS’s Macau EBITDA purpose of US$2.7–US$2.8 billion. “You want market progress, which you’re experiencing, fortunately, in Macau… It’s important to the market progress. That’s important for all of us,” he mentioned.
Past property efficiency, LVS continues to prioritize shareholder worth. Dumont described the corporate as “a capital allocation story,” citing the 20% enhance in quarterly dividends for the 2026 calendar 12 months—rising to US$0.30 per share, or US$1.20 yearly.
The agency additionally repurchased US$500 million of its personal inventory in the course of the quarter and a further US$337 million of Sands China shares, lifting its stake within the subsidiary to 74.76%, simply shy of the regulatory possession ceiling.
Goldstein mentioned the corporate’s focus stays on leveraging the power of Singapore whereas guaranteeing Macau regains momentum. “We stay smitten by our progress alternatives in each Macau and Singapore as we notice the advantages of our lately accomplished capital funding packages,” he said.
