Caesars Entertainment advertising spend, FY2025
Caesars Entertainment (CZR) reported $237M of advertising expense for the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. That is 2.1% of revenue of $11.5B. Up 2.6% from FY2024.
Key facts
- Ad spend is 22x its FY2015 level ($11M), faster than revenue (16x).
- The highest year on file is FY2022 at $571M; FY2025 is 58% below it.
- Largest increase +709.4% in FY2021; largest cut -54.6% in FY2023.
- Ad spend is 2.1% of revenue, up from 1.8% in FY2020.
- Caesars Entertainment spends more on advertising than 40% of the 336 US-listed companies tracked. Its ad-to-revenue ratio is below the median of 5.2%.
Ad spend by fiscal year
Ad spend as % of revenue
History
Download CSV| Fiscal year | Period end | Ad spend | YoY | Revenue | Ad / revenue | Tag | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $237M | +2.6% | $11.5B | 2.1% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 17, 2026 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $231M | -10.8% | $11.2B | 2.1% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 17, 2026 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | $259M | -54.6% | $11.5B | 2.2% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 17, 2026 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | $571M | +10.2% | $10.8B | 5.3% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 25, 2025 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $518M | +709.4% | $9.6B | 5.4% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 20, 2024 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $64M | +120.7% | $3.6B | 1.8% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 22, 2023 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $29M | -14.7% | $2.5B | 1.1% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 24, 2022 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | $34M | +3.0% | $2.1B | 1.7% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 1, 2021 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | $33M | +112.9% | $1.5B | 2.2% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 28, 2020 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | $15.5M | +40.9% | $900M | 1.7% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 1, 2019 |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | $11M | -50.0% | $720M | 1.5% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Feb 27, 2018 |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | $22M | +24.3% | $364M | 6.0% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 13, 2017 |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | $17.7M | -5.3% | $247M | 7.2% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 15, 2016 |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | $18.7M | n/a | $296M | 6.3% | AdvertisingExpense | 10-K Mar 16, 2015 |
What the figure is
Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).
Compared with similar spenders
The 6 companies closest to Caesars Entertainment in latest-year ad spend.
| Rank | Company | Ad spend | Ad / revenue | YoY | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 198 | Organon | $240M | 3.9% | +16.5% | FY2025 |
| 199 | NRG Energy | $239M | 0.8% | +11.2% | FY2025 |
| 200 | monday.com | $238M | 19.3% | +8.9% | FY2025 |
| 201 | Caesars Entertainment | $237M | 2.1% | +2.6% | FY2025 |
| 202 | Enova International | $237M | 7.5% | +2.6% | FY2025 |
| 203 | Genuine Parts | $236M | 1.0% | -0.4% | FY2025 |
| 204 | Deere | $235M | 0.5% | +2.2% | FY2025 |
Questions
How much does Caesars Entertainment spend on advertising?
Caesars Entertainment spent $237M on advertising in fiscal 2025, the year ended Dec 31, 2025, according to its 10-K filed Feb 17, 2026.
What percentage of revenue does Caesars Entertainment spend on advertising?
2.1% of revenue in fiscal 2025 ($237M of $11.5B). The median across the 336 companies tracked is 5.2%.
Is Caesars Entertainment spending more on advertising?
Yes. Ad spend rose 2.6% in fiscal 2025 from fiscal 2024.
How does Caesars Entertainment rank by advertising spend?
#201 of 336 US-listed companies with $100M or more in ad spend, ranked on each company's latest fiscal year.
What does Caesars Entertainment's advertising figure include?
Advertising costs as disclosed in the annual report (XBRL tag AdvertisingExpense).
Source
- Filing
- 10-K for FY2025, filed Feb 17, 2026
- Accession number
0001590895-26-000011- Company
- Caesars Entertainment, Inc., CIK 1590895, SIC 7011 (Hotels & Motels)
- Data
- SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts, retrieved Nov 4, 2026. Methodology.
- Cite
- Caesars Entertainment advertising spend, FY2012-FY2025. Aleksei Trudov, io.trudov.com, from SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (latest: 10-K filed Feb 17, 2026), retrieved Nov 4, 2026. https://io.trudov.com/company/caesars-entertainment/advertising-spend/
- Download
- CSV, all years · CSV, all 336 companies