CHDN vs CPHC vs MCRI Stock Comparison

Churchill Downs, Canterbury Park Holding and Monarch Casino & Resort Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.95 +8.2% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.21B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Churchill Downs leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Churchill Downs 4, Monarch Casino & Resort 4, Canterbury Park Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHDNCPHCMCRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.21B $81.48M $2.01B CHDN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x 680.9x 17.4x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x — 15.7x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +0.6% +4.8% MCRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.1% 0.2% — CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.78% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.7% -0.2% +21.8% MCRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr -0.1%/yr +9.2%/yr MCRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 21.0% 25.3% CPHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 57/100 59/100 MCRI

Percentile Scorecard

CHDNCPHCMCRI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCHDNCPHCMCRI
Valuation 67 #15 of 44 84 #8 of 44 33 #30 of 44
Growth 67 #15 of 43 19 #35 of 43 69 #14 of 43
Profitability 81 #9 of 42 56 #19 of 42 85 #7 of 42
Financial Health 22 #37 of 47 87 #7 of 47 85 #8 of 47
Shareholder Returns 19 #23 of 28 37 #18 of 28 22 #22 of 28
Overall 51 57 59
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CPHC ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • MCRI ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCHDNCPHCMCRISPY
1 month +8.2%+0.8%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months -7.4%+0.9%-8.7% +5.9%
6 months -19.0%-0.6%-5.9% +8.5%
Year to date -28.0%+2.1%+17.3% +13.3%
1 year -17.7%-0.2%+21.8% +12.4%
3 years -24.5%-20.8%+89.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -8.9%-7.5%+23.8% +23.5%
5 years -28.7%-0.5%+55.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.6%-0.1%+9.2% +11.0%
10 years +262.9%+49.0%+378.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.8%+4.1%+17.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHDNCPHCMCRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%21.0%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%20.2%22.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.50-0.150.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.010.86 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-56.7%-41.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-6.7%-16.1% -0.9%
52-week high $117.59$16.84$133.87 $779.14
52-week low $73.95$14.50$89.05 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCHDNCPHCMCRI
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 16.8x 680.9xmedian 16.8x 17.4xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.2x 9.1xmedian 10.2x —median 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.2x 15.8xmedian 11.2x 13.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.44 -8.63median 0.44 1.39median 0.44

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCHDNCPHCMCRI
Revenue $3.00B $60.44M $565.42M
Gross profit $1.03B $54.65M $143.95M
Operating income $766.80M $2.72M –
Net income $455.50M $118.99K $115.06M
Free cash flow $529.90M $5.17M –
EPS (diluted) $6.50 $0.02 $6.30
Cash & equivalents $167.00M $14.03M $137.41M
Total debt $4.72B – –
Shares (diluted) 70.00M 5.15M 18.26M
Enterprise value $5.45B $11.48M $2.01B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCHDNCPHCMCRI
P/E 12.6x 680.9x 17.4x
P/FCF 10.6x 15.8x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 9.4x –
P/S 1.9x 1.3x 3.6x
P/B 4.1x 1.0x 3.5x
P/Tangible book -5.0x 1.0x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 9.1x –
EV/EBIT 13.3x 22.9x –
EV/Revenue 3.4x 1.0x 3.6x
EV/FCF 19.2x 12.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 7.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 -8.63 1.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHDNCPHCMCRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 0.6% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -2.4% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 0.2% 40.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -2.6% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% -41.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% -43.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% -20.6% 39.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -78.5% 9.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.3% -22.0% 42.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -78.9% 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% -9.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% 631.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 10.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHDNCPHCMCRI
Gross margin 34.1% 90.4% –
EBITDA margin 33.3% 11.4% –
Operating margin 25.5% 4.5% –
Pretax margin 21.1% 0.5% –
Net margin 15.1% 0.2% –
FCF margin 17.6% 8.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 14.3% –
Return on equity 33.6% 0.1% 20.1%
Return on assets 6.1% 0.1% 15.6%
Return on invested capital 9.0% – –
Return on capital employed 12.4% 2.7% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 72.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.2% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHDNCPHCMCRI
Debt / assets 63.2% – –
Debt / equity 3.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x – –
Debt / FCF 8.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 81.5% 28.2% 22.6%
Equity / assets 18.5% 71.8% 77.4%
Interest coverage 2.7x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 2.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.4x –
Altman Z-score 1.41 2.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHDNCPHCMCRI
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.8% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 1.8% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCHDNCPHCMCRI
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 – 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.03FY2026 – $7.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 – +31.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% – -3.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.17BFY2026 – $556.26MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 – +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% – +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHDNCPHCMCRI
Held by institutions 85.5% 41.6% 64.8%
Institutions holding 463 27 256
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +2.6% +3.7%
Institutions buying 240 10 143
Institutions selling 146 8 83
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.25 1.72

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CHDNCPHCMCRI
CHDN 1.00 0.05 0.21
CPHC 0.05 1.00 -0.03
MCRI 0.21 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHDN, CPHC and MCRI?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Churchill Downs (CHDN) $6.21B, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) $81.48M, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) $2.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHDN, CPHC and MCRI?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.6x, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 680.9x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 11.7x, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) +0.6%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) returned the most: Churchill Downs (CHDN) -17.7%, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) -0.2%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +21.8%. Over five years, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) compounded fastest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) -6.6%/yr, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) -0.1%/yr, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.00%, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 1.78%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 0.00%. Churchill Downs (CHDN) and Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) has been the steadiest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.1%, Canterbury Park Holding (CPHC) 21.0%, Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHDN, CPHC and MCRI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Churchill Downs (CHDN) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.