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Churchill Downs Inc

Ticker CHDNLOUISVILLE, KYFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $19.70Diluted shares 70.0M

Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN) operates horse racing, wagering technology and services, and regional casino gaming businesses. Its Live and Historical Racing segment includes Churchill Downs Racetrack, home of the Kentucky Derby, and historical racing entertainment venues in Kentucky, Virginia, and New… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Churchill Downs Inc reported revenue of $3.00B, up 4.2% from a year earlier, and net income of $456.50M. Its operating margin was 25.5%, and operations generated $756.00M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $2.93B, up 7.0% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $385.50M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$2.93BFY2025
+7.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $3.00B
23.37%FY2025
−2.6 percentage points
Last 12 mo 25.51%
$385.50MFY2025
−10.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $456.50M
41.34%FY2025
+1.7 percentage points
Last 12 mo 33.02%
Cash & financing
$769.80MFY2025
−0.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $756.00M
$494.90MFY2025
+120.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $529.70M
5.08FY2025
Was 4.53× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 3.42
71.8MFY2025
−3.8% year over year
Last 12 mo 70.0M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Churchill Downs Inc does

In the company’s own words

Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN) operates horse racing, wagering technology and services, and regional casino gaming businesses. Its Live and Historical Racing segment includes Churchill Downs Racetrack, home of the Kentucky Derby, and historical racing entertainment venues in Kentucky, Virginia, and New Hampshire. The Wagering Services and Solutions segment includes TwinSpires, an online horse-racing wagering platform; United Tote pari-mutuel wagering systems; Exacta historical racing machine technology; and retail and third-party online sports betting. Its Gaming segment operates casino properties and associated racetracks, offering gaming, hotels, food and beverage, entertainment, and wagering. The company’s properties and services serve racegoers, gaming and wagering customers, and third-party racetracks and operators. The Kentucky Derby, held at Churchill Downs since 1875, is its flagship event; other key brands include TwinSpires and Rosie’s. As of December 31, 2025, Churchill Downs had approximately 9,000 team members, including seasonal employees. Its website is www.churchilldownsincorporated.com.

Company details
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry (SIC)
Services
Headquarters
LOUISVILLE, KY
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
20212
SIC
7948

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-390.80M$535.30M$1.46B$2.39B$3.31B201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Churchill Downs Inc — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

391
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$2.33B
held by funds, at market
37.3%
of shares held by funds
4
bond issues held by funds

Largest fund holders · Churchill Downs Inc’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH · iShares Trust
0.16%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
Touchstone Funds Group Trust-Touchstone Mid Cap Fund
TMCPX · Touchstone Funds Group Trust
3.44%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.07%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND
VBK · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.17%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Churchill Downs Inc’s bonds, as funds hold them

Funds report holding 4 issues of Churchill Downs Inc’s debt, $1.23B at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 5.72%, maturing 2027 to 2031.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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