Churchill Downs Inc (CHDN)

Churchill Downs Incorporated operates live and historical racing entertainment venues, online wagering businesses, and regional casino gaming properties in the United States. It operates through three segments: Live and Historical Racing, Wagering Services and Solutions, and Gaming. The Live and Historical Racing segment engages in live and historical pari-mutuel racing related activities at Churchill Downs Racetrack and its historical racing properties in Kentucky, Virginia, and New Hampshire; provides racing event-related services, including admissions, personal seat licenses, sponsorships, television rights, and other miscellaneous services, as well as food and beverages services. The Wagering Services and Solutions engages in pari-mutuel wagers through TwinSpires, which operates the online horse racing wagering business for TwinSpires.com, BetAmerica.com, and other white-label platforms; facilitates dollar wagering; provides the Bloodstock Research Information Services platform for horse racing statistical data; offers streaming video of live horse races, replays, and an assortment of racing and handicapping information; and provides technology services to third parties. This segment also operates retail and online sports betting businesses, United Tote, which manufactures and operates pari-mutuel wagering systems for racetracks, OTBs, and other pari-mutuel wagering businesses, and Exacta, which provides central determinant system technology in HRMs. The Gaming segment operates the casino properties and associated racetracks, which include slot machines, table games, video lottery terminals, video poker, HRMs, ancillary food and beverage services, hotel services, commission on pari-mutuel wagering, racing event-related services, and other miscellaneous operations. Churchill Downs Incorporated was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Symbol
CHDN
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Gambling
Market cap
$5.63B
52 week range
78.38 - 118.35

Valuation

Share price
$80.46 (close of 2026-09-23)
P/E (TTM)
13.68x
Price to book
4.20x
Price to free cash flow
7.09x
Enterprise value
$10.22B
Book value per share
$19.16

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-1.78%
5 days-0.17%
1 month-14.14%
3 months-6.79%
6 months-4.92%
Year to date-29.28%
1 year-16.86%
3 years-30.30%
5 years-32.38%
10 years+227.21%
All time+1384.51%

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
37.93%
Return on invested capital
9.03%
Return on assets
5.12%
Return on capital employed
10.13%
Gross margin
35.27%
Net margin
13.09%
EBITDA margin
31.34%
Revenue growth
7.01%
Net income growth
-10.26%
Free cash flow growth
-0.25%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
14.11%
Current ratio
0.36x
Net debt to EBITDA
4.11x

Latest reported year

Period end
2025-12-31
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$2.93B
Cost of revenue
$1.89B
Gross profit
$1.03B
EBITDA
$916.90M
Net income
$383.00M
Earnings per share
$5.36
Shares outstanding
71.40M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$2.93B$1.03B$383.00M$5.36
2024-12-31$2.73B$1.04B$426.80M$5.77
2023-12-31$2.46B$849.70M$417.30M$5.55
2022-12-31$1.81B$538.90M$439.40M$5.79
2021-12-31$1.60B$497.40M$249.10M$3.22
2020-12-31$1.05B$206.40M$-81.90M$-1.03
2019-12-31$1.33B$379.50M$137.50M$1.72
2018-12-31$1.01B$308.20M$352.80M$4.27
2017-12-31$882.60M$254.00M$140.50M$1.49
2016-12-31$822.40M$290.90M$108.10M$1.08

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-3135.27%13.09%37.93%9.03%
2024-12-3137.94%15.61%39.39%9.70%
2023-12-3134.52%16.95%46.70%7.50%
2022-12-3129.78%24.28%79.67%3.20%
2021-12-3131.14%15.60%81.19%9.39%
2020-12-3119.58%-7.77%-22.31%3.08%
2019-12-3128.54%10.34%26.91%8.30%
2018-12-3130.55%34.97%74.54%11.23%
2017-12-3128.78%15.92%21.94%8.48%
2016-12-3135.37%13.14%15.78%7.80%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$200.60M$5.07B
2024-12-31$175.50M$4.84B
2023-12-31$144.50M$4.77B
2022-12-31$129.80M$4.56B
2021-12-31$291.30M$1.96B
2020-12-31$67.40M$1.62B
2019-12-31$96.20M$1.47B
2018-12-31$133.30M$880.30M
2017-12-31$51.70M$1.13B
2016-12-31$45.30M$907.50M

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-31$769.80M$30.20M
2024-12-31$771.70M$36.10M
2023-12-31$605.30M$32.90M
2022-12-31$510.80M$31.80M
2021-12-31$459.50M$27.80M
2020-12-31$141.90M$23.70M
2019-12-31$289.60M$23.80M
2018-12-31$168.20M$21.10M
2017-12-31$181.80M$27.10M
2016-12-31$200.50M$18.90M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
2025-12-05
Paid in the last twelve months
$0.44
Payment dateDividend per share
2025-12-05$0.44
2024-12-06$0.41
2023-11-30$0.38
2022-12-01$0.36
2021-12-02$0.33
2020-12-03$0.31
2019-12-05$0.29
2018-12-06$0.27

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report
2026-10-28
Consensus EPS estimate
$1.33

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-07-29Jun/2026$3.51
2026-04-22--
2026-02-25--
2025-10-22--
2025-07-23--
2025-04-23--
2025-02-19--
2024-10-23--

Filings and sources

Company website
churchilldownsincorporated.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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