CHDN vs FLL vs PENN Stock Comparison

Churchill Downs, Full House Resorts and PENN Entertainment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.95 +8.2% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.62B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
0.53%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
FLL Full House Resorts Inc
$0.86 -46.3% 1M -67.8% 1Y
Market cap
$31.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.86M
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

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Churchill Downs leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Churchill Downs 7, PENN Entertainment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHDNFLLPENNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.62B $31.51M $1.97B CHDN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x -0.8x -2.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x — 17.5x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +2.8% +6.1% PENN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.1% -12.1% -12.7% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 1.5% -11.9% CHDN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 8.3x -18.9x PENN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.53% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.7% -67.8% -15.2% PENN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr -38.7%/yr -27.1%/yr CHDN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 64.4% 52.2% CHDN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 43/100 49/100 CHDN

Percentile Scorecard

CHDNFLLPENN

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

AxisCHDNFLLPENN
Valuation 67 #15 of 44 74 #12 of 44 63 #17 of 44
Growth 67 #15 of 43 83 #8 of 43 21 #34 of 43
Profitability 81 #9 of 42 37 #27 of 42 27 #31 of 42
Financial Health 22 #37 of 47 15 #40 of 47 46 #26 of 47
Shareholder Returns 19 #23 of 28 7 #26 of 28 91 #3 of 28
Overall 51 43 49
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • FLL ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • PENN 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

PeriodCHDNFLLPENNSPY
1 month +8.2%-46.3%-3.4% +0.9%
3 months -7.4%-62.6%-30.6% +5.9%
6 months -19.0%-64.5%-17.4% +8.5%
Year to date -28.0%-67.0%-0.2% +13.3%
1 year -17.7%-67.8%-15.2% +12.4%
3 years -24.5%-76.2%-20.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -8.9%-38.0%-7.2% +23.5%
5 years -28.7%-91.4%-79.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.6%-38.7%-27.1% +11.0%
10 years +262.9%-47.2%+12.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.8%-6.2%+1.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHDNFLLPENNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%64.4%52.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%64.1%46.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.921.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-1.05-0.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-93.2%-84.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-74.1%-33.3% -0.9%
52-week high $117.59$3.32$22.06 $779.14
52-week low $73.95$0.84$11.76 $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.

MultipleCHDNFLLPENN
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 16.8x -0.8xmedian 16.8x -2.2xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.1xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 10.2x 8.9xmedian 10.2x -38.7xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.2x 8.0xmedian 11.2x 20.5xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.2x -2.4xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.44 0.10median 0.44 0.04median 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 monthsCHDNFLLPENN
Revenue $3.00B $305.86M $7.16B
Gross profit $1.03B $157.64M $2.47B
Operating income $766.80M $7.08M -$565.10M
Net income $455.50M -$36.89M -$908.20M
Free cash flow $529.90M $3.96M $96.10M
EPS (diluted) $6.50 $-1.01 $-6.61
Cash & equivalents $167.00M $33.41M $887.20M
Total debt $4.72B $1.89B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 70.00M 36.45M 137.10M
Enterprise value $4.88B -$104.87M -$975.94M

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
MetricCHDNFLLPENN
P/E 12.6x -0.8x -2.2x
P/FCF 10.6x 8.0x 20.5x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 2.2x 3.0x
P/S 1.9x 0.1x 0.3x
P/B 4.1x -2.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -5.0x -0.3x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 8.9x -38.7x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 66.1x -6.8x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 1.5x 0.5x
EV/FCF 19.2x 118.1x 40.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 32.4x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 0.10 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHDNFLLPENN
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 2.8% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 17.8% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% 4.0% 25.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 16.4% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.6% 315.2% -504.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 43.9% -39.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% 9.8% -1,067%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -10.2% -47.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.3% 10.8% -1,203%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -8.2% -51.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.1% 539.6% 30.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 97.0% -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.7% 117.5% 168.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 26.4% -42.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHDNFLLPENN
Gross margin 34.1% 51.5% 34.6%
EBITDA margin 33.3% 17.2% -1.4%
Operating margin 25.5% 2.3% -7.9%
Pretax margin 21.1% -11.8% -12.9%
Net margin 15.1% -12.1% -12.7%
FCF margin 17.6% 1.3% 1.3%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 4.7% 9.1%
Return on equity 33.6% – -49.3%
Return on assets 6.1% -5.9% -6.4%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 1.5% -11.9%
Return on capital employed 12.4% 1.3% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -0.4x -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.7% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHDNFLLPENN
Debt / assets 63.2% 74.5% 19.7%
Debt / equity 3.4x -35.2x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.5x 8.3x -18.9x
Debt / FCF 8.9x 118.5x 28.9x
Liabilities / assets 81.5% 102.1% 86.8%
Equity / assets 18.5% -2.1% 13.2%
Interest coverage 2.7x 0.2x –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.41 0.20 0.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHDNFLLPENN
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 1.3% -0.9% 12.1%
Shareholder yield 1.9% -0.9% 12.1%
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.

ConsensusCHDNFLLPENN
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 – 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.03FY2026 $-0.86FY2026 $0.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% – +85.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.17BFY2026 $294.72MFY2026 $7.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +17.9% +1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHDNFLLPENN
Held by institutions 85.5% 38.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 463 65 379
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +0.7% +1.5%
Institutions buying 240 33 196
Institutions selling 146 15 109
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.20 1.80

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.

CHDNFLLPENN
CHDN 1.00 0.12 0.46
FLL 0.12 1.00 0.25
PENN 0.46 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHDN, FLL and PENN?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.62B, Full House Resorts (FLL) $31.51M, PENN Entertainment (PENN) $1.97B.

Which company is growing faster?

PENN Entertainment (PENN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%, Full House Resorts (FLL) +2.8%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%, Full House Resorts (FLL) -12.1%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -12.7%). On return on invested capital, Churchill Downs (CHDN) leads (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%, Full House Resorts (FLL) 1.5%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PENN Entertainment (PENN) returned the most: Churchill Downs (CHDN) -17.7%, Full House Resorts (FLL) -67.8%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -15.2%. Over five years, Churchill Downs (CHDN) compounded fastest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) -6.6%/yr, Full House Resorts (FLL) -38.7%/yr, PENN Entertainment (PENN) -27.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.53%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 0.00%. Full House Resorts (FLL) and PENN Entertainment (PENN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Churchill Downs (CHDN) has been the steadiest (Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.1%, Full House Resorts (FLL) 64.4%, PENN Entertainment (PENN) 52.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHDN, FLL and PENN?

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 7. 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.