Churchill Downs, Incorporated

CHDN Consumer Cyclical Gambling

Churchill Downs, Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.9 billion, up 7.01% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+1.90%
EPS
+111.7%
Free cash flow
+252.7%
Total debt
−7.52%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

98.25 0.25 +0.26%
Market cap
$6.7B
P/E
15.2×
Fwd P/E
14.0×
Dividend yield
0.45%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
1.59
Beneish M
−2.74
Dividend safety
74/100

Churchill Downs, Incorporated (CHDN) Operating margin

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Churchill Downs, Incorporated's operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 25.5%, up 2.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (23.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.71% (fiscal 2020) to 25.9% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Gambling industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.88%.

Operating margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2025 23.4% (2.56)
FY2024 25.9% 3.02
FY2023 22.9% 5.13
FY2022 17.8% (0.03)
FY2021 17.8% 12.10
FY2020 5.71% (10.51)
FY2019 16.2% (2.49)
FY2018 18.7% 2.20
FY2017 16.5% (4.47)
FY2016 21.0% 5.16

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 20.6% (15.88)
Jun 2026 36.4% 14.86
Mar 2026 21.6% 2.98
Dec 2025 18.6% 4.24
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Against its own ten years

Low 5.71% High 25.9%
Ten-year median 17.8%
Current reading's percentile 91

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
CHDN Churchill Downs, Incorporated 25.5%
BRSL Brightstar Lottery compare 24.0%
SGHC Super Group (SGHC) Limited compare 22.7%
LNWO Light & Wonder, Inc. compare 20.3%
RSI Rush Street Interactive, Inc. compare 10.9%
ACEL Accel Entertainment, Inc. compare 8.25%
CDRO Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. compare 0.00%
DKNG DraftKings Inc. compare −2.93%
FLUT Flutter Entertainment PLC compare −5.79%
Gambling industry median 0.00%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.88%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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