Accel Entertainment vs Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs reported revenue of $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.2 times Accel Entertainment's $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Accel Entertainment's revenue grew 8.1% in its latest year, and Churchill Downs' grew 7.0%. Accel Entertainment had an operating margin of 8.1%, against 23.4% at Churchill Downs. Free cash flow was $62 million at Accel Entertainment and $700 million at Churchill Downs.
Side by side
| Accel Entertainment | Churchill Downs | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.3B | $2.9B |
| Revenue growth | 8.1% | 7.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 33.3% | 22.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 23.4% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 13.1% |
| Free cash flow | $62M | $700M |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.7% | 23.9% |
| Return on capital | 13.3% | 8.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.9x | 5.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $40M | $459M |
| Change in diluted share count | 1.6% | −3.8% |
| Last close | $13.72 | $97.94 |
| P/E at the last close | 18.1× | 15.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 8 | 6 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Accel Entertainment and Churchill Downs pages.