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Churchill Downs vs DraftKings

Churchill Downs CHDN · DraftKings DKNG · Casinos & Gaming

DraftKings reported revenue of $6.1 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.1 times Churchill Downs' $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Churchill Downs' revenue grew 7.0% in its latest year, and DraftKings' grew 27.0%. Churchill Downs had an operating margin of 23.4%, against -0.3% at DraftKings. Free cash flow was $700 million at Churchill Downs and $648 million at DraftKings.

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Churchill DownsDraftKings
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$2.9B$6.1B
Revenue growth7.0%27.0%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years22.7%58.0%
Gross margin—41.2%
Operating margin23.4%−0.3%
Net margin13.1%0.1%
Free cash flow$700M$648M
Free cash flow margin23.9%10.7%
Return on capital8.4%−0.7%
Net debt to EBITDA5.4x0.5x
Dividends and buybacks$459M$572M
Change in diluted share count−3.8%2.9%
Last close$84.04$21.22
P/E at the last close14.3×—
Insider trades, last 12 months—bought $3.2 million, sold $20.7 million
Piotroski F-score6 of 88 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.

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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 Churchill Downs and DraftKings pages.