CHDN vs DKNG vs LVS Stock Comparison

Churchill Downs, DraftKings and Las Vegas Sands Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$91.16 +19.7% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.54B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
DKNG DraftKings Inc.
$20.72 +5.8% 1M -32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Sports Betting Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$37.04 -3.3% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.52B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 5, Churchill Downs 4, DraftKings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHDNDKNGLVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.54B $10.33B $23.52B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.4x -61.9x 14.6x CHDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x — 14.2x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +15.0% +10.9% DKNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.1% -2.7% 11.8% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% -15.7% 14.9% LVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x -3.7x 2.9x DKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.4% -32.4% -37.0% CHDN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.5%/yr -15.0%/yr -0.9%/yr LVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.8% 52.7% 31.4% LVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 50/100 81/100 LVS

Percentile Scorecard

CHDNDKNGLVS

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

AxisCHDNDKNGLVS
Valuation 59 #19 of 45 23 #35 of 45 86 #7 of 45
Growth 67 #15 of 43 93 #4 of 43 81 #9 of 43
Profitability 78 #10 of 42 29 #30 of 42 95 #3 of 42
Financial Health 21 #38 of 48 75 #13 of 48 57 #21 of 48
Shareholder Returns 15 #24 of 28 30 #20 of 28 85 #5 of 28
Overall 48 50 81
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • DKNG ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS 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

PeriodCHDNDKNGLVSSPY
1 month +19.7%+5.8%-3.3% +0.7%
3 months +10.2%-12.6%-25.7% +3.7%
6 months -9.7%-11.1%-32.2% +7.1%
Year to date -19.9%-39.9%-43.1% +12.8%
1 year -9.4%-32.4%-37.0% +11.9%
3 years -16.4%-23.0%-22.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.8%-8.4%-8.2% +22.8%
5 years -20.7%-55.5%-4.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.5%-15.0%-0.9% +10.9%
10 years +303.7%—-35.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%—-4.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHDNDKNGLVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.8%52.7%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%55.9%35.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.470.770.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.61-1.18 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-79.0%-52.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.5%-42.8%-46.7% -1.2%
52-week high $117.59$36.24$69.49 $779.14
52-week low $73.95$18.59$35.67 $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.

MultipleCHDNDKNGLVS
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 17.4x -61.6xmedian 17.4x 14.7xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.9x 3.0xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 10.8x 164.3xmedian 10.8x 8.1xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.7x 28.3xmedian 11.7x 9.7xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.5x 32.3xmedian 2.5x -67.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 0.55 -1.26median 0.55 0.35median 0.55

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 monthsCHDNDKNGLVS
Revenue $3.00B $6.22B $13.60B
Gross profit $1.03B $2.52B $6.46B
Operating income $766.80M -$182.46M $2.85B
Net income $455.50M -$166.90M $1.81B
Free cash flow $529.90M $650.89M $2.41B
R&D – $499.06M $180.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.50 $-0.34 $2.52
Cash & equivalents $167.00M $983.88M $2.86B
Total debt $4.72B $574.57M $15.44B
Shares (diluted) 70.00M 496.09M 640.00M
Enterprise value $5.78B $5.99B $10.12B

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
MetricCHDNDKNGLVS
P/E 14.0x -61.6x 14.7x
P/FCF 11.8x 28.3x 9.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 27.5x 6.7x
P/S 2.1x 3.0x 1.7x
P/B 4.5x 32.3x -67.5x
P/Tangible book -5.5x -68.7x -67.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 164.3x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 14.1x -98.7x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 2.9x 2.6x
EV/FCF 20.4x 27.7x 14.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.3x 26.8x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 -1.26 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHDNDKNGLVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 15.0% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 27.5% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 18.2% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 31.4% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 45.3% 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 45.8% 25.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% 45.2% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 47.7% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.3% 41.5% 10.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 48.9% 42.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% 30.6% 27.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 60.4% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% 29.7% 86.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 57.4% 23.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHDNDKNGLVS
Gross margin 34.1% 40.5% 47.5%
EBITDA margin 33.3% 1.8% 32.4%
Operating margin 25.5% -2.9% 20.9%
Pretax margin 21.1% -2.8% 16.3%
Net margin 15.1% -2.7% 11.8%
FCF margin 17.6% 10.5% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 10.8% 25.6%
Return on equity 33.6% -29.8% 656.1%
Return on assets 6.1% -4.1% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 9.0% -15.7% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 12.4% -6.7% 18.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -4.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 5.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHDNDKNGLVS
Debt / assets 63.2% 13.4% 79.5%
Debt / equity 3.4x 1.0x -44.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x -3.7x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 8.9x 0.9x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 81.5% 86.7% 101.8%
Equity / assets 18.5% 13.3% -1.8%
Interest coverage 2.7x – 3.8x
Current ratio 0.3x 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.47 2.18 2.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHDNDKNGLVS
Dividend yield 0.5% – 3.1%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 2.5% 11.7%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 2.5% 14.8%
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.

ConsensusCHDNDKNGLVS
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 – 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.03FY2026 $-0.17FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 -1,800.0%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% – +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.17BFY2026 $6.87BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +7.9% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHDNDKNGLVS
Held by institutions 85.5% 82.3% 41.0%
Institutions holding 464 690 711
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +5.9% +0.1%
Institutions buying 240 307 332
Institutions selling 147 251 290
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.22 1.14

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.

CHDNDKNGLVS
CHDN 1.00 0.32 0.20
DKNG 0.32 1.00 0.34
LVS 0.20 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHDN, DKNG and LVS?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Churchill Downs (CHDN) $6.54B, DraftKings (DKNG) $10.33B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $23.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHDN, DKNG and LVS?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 14.4x, DraftKings (DKNG) -61.9x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Churchill Downs (CHDN) is cheapest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.0x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DraftKings (DKNG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%, DraftKings (DKNG) +15.0%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%, DraftKings (DKNG) -2.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%, DraftKings (DKNG) -15.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Churchill Downs (CHDN) returned the most: Churchill Downs (CHDN) -9.4%, DraftKings (DKNG) -32.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -37.0%. Over five years, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) compounded fastest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) -4.5%/yr, DraftKings (DKNG) -15.0%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has been the steadiest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 35.8%, DraftKings (DKNG) 52.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHDN, DKNG and LVS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads on 5. 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.