DKNG vs FLUT vs CHDN Stock Comparison

DraftKings, Flutter Entertainment and Churchill Downs Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DKNG DraftKings Inc.
$20.30 -4.1% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Sports Betting Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
FLUT Flutter Entertainment plc
$78.51 +2.5% 1M -66.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.16B
Div. yield
–
Sports Betting Consumer Discretionary
1 win
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

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Churchill Downs leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Churchill Downs 7, DraftKings 2, Flutter Entertainment 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDKNGFLUTCHDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.05B $13.62B $5.62B DKNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -60.3x -18.2x 12.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.8x 11.7x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.0% +15.2% +4.2% FLUT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.7% -4.4% 15.1% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -15.7% -3.0% 9.0% CHDN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.7x 10.1x 4.5x DKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.53% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.9% -66.9% -17.7% CHDN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.3%/yr -16.1%/yr -6.6%/yr CHDN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.7% 51.0% 34.1% CHDN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 45/100 51/100 CHDN

Percentile Scorecard

DKNGFLUTCHDN

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

AxisDKNGFLUTCHDN
Valuation 23 #34 of 44 56 #20 of 44 67 #15 of 44
Growth 93 #4 of 43 31 #30 of 43 67 #15 of 43
Profitability 29 #30 of 42 32 #29 of 42 81 #9 of 42
Financial Health 76 #12 of 47 41 #28 of 47 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns 30 #20 of 28 63 #11 of 28 19 #23 of 28
Overall 50 45 51
  • DKNG ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • FLUT ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN 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

PeriodDKNGFLUTCHDNSPY
1 month -4.1%+2.5%+8.2% +0.9%
3 months -17.3%-27.1%-7.4% +5.9%
6 months -12.3%-27.0%-19.0% +8.5%
Year to date -41.1%-63.5%-28.0% +13.3%
1 year -34.9%-66.9%-17.7% +12.4%
3 years -23.8%-49.4%-24.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -8.7%-20.3%-8.9% +23.5%
5 years -56.4%-58.5%-28.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -15.3%-16.1%-6.6% +11.0%
10 years —-31.5%+262.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-3.7%+13.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDKNGFLUTCHDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.7%51.0%34.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.8%57.7%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.780.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-1.31-0.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.0%-75.9%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-66.9%-30.3% -0.9%
52-week high $36.24$237.21$117.59 $779.14
52-week low $18.59$74.27$73.95 $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.

MultipleDKNGFLUTCHDN
P/E now vs peer median -60.3xmedian 16.8x -18.2xmedian 16.8x 12.6xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 160.9xmedian 10.2x 23.4xmedian 10.2x 10.2xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 11.2x 11.0xmedian 11.2x 10.6xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.23median 0.44 —median 0.44 1.09median 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 monthsDKNGFLUTCHDN
Revenue $6.22B $17.16B $3.00B
Gross profit $2.52B $7.29B $1.03B
Operating income -$182.46M -$641.00M $766.80M
Net income -$166.90M -$866.00M $455.50M
Free cash flow $650.89M $1.24B $529.90M
R&D $499.06M $1.08B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 $-4.31 $6.50
Cash & equivalents $983.88M $1.56B $167.00M
Total debt $574.57M $11.98B $4.72B
Shares (diluted) 496.09M 175.00M 70.00M
Enterprise value $13.71B $7.37B $4.88B

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
MetricDKNGFLUTCHDN
P/E -60.3x -18.2x 12.6x
P/FCF 27.7x 11.0x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 26.9x 10.2x 7.4x
P/S 2.9x 0.8x 1.9x
P/B 31.7x 1.5x 4.1x
P/Tangible book -67.3x 5.5x -5.0x
EV/EBITDA 160.9x 23.4x 10.2x
EV/EBIT -96.7x -37.5x 13.3x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 1.4x 3.4x
EV/FCF 27.1x 19.4x 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.3x 18.1x 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.23 – 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDKNGFLUTCHDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.0% 15.2% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.2% 4.2% 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.3% -164.9% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.8% – 17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.2% -309.2% 12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.7% – 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.5% -310.7% 14.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.9% – 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.6% -10.7% -6.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% – 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -7.2% 17.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.4% – 110.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDKNGFLUTCHDN
Gross margin 40.5% 42.5% 34.1%
EBITDA margin 1.8% 6.0% 33.3%
Operating margin -2.9% -3.7% 25.5%
Pretax margin -2.8% -4.3% 21.1%
Net margin -2.7% -4.4% 15.1%
FCF margin 10.5% 7.2% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.8% 7.8% 25.2%
Return on equity -29.8% -9.5% 33.6%
Return on assets -4.1% -3.1% 6.1%
Return on invested capital -15.7% -3.0% 9.0%
Return on capital employed -6.7% -2.8% 12.4%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.0x -1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.2% 1.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDKNGFLUTCHDN
Debt / assets 13.4% 42.5% 63.2%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.3x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.7x 10.1x 4.5x
Debt / FCF 0.9x 9.6x 8.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.7% 68.2% 81.5%
Equity / assets 13.3% 31.8% 18.5%
Interest coverage – – 2.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.12 1.32 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDKNGFLUTCHDN
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 5.8% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 5.8% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusDKNGFLUTCHDN
Forward P/E – 17.8xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $4.40FY2026 $7.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1,800.0%FY2026 -44.6%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +49.8% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.87BFY2026 $16.91BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% +18.3% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDKNGFLUTCHDN
Held by institutions 82.3% 83.0% 85.5%
Institutions holding 689 403 463
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% +2.0% +7.5%
Institutions buying 307 199 240
Institutions selling 250 170 146
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.17 1.64

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.

DKNGFLUTCHDN
DKNG 1.00 0.72 0.32
FLUT 0.72 1.00 0.34
CHDN 0.32 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DKNG, FLUT and CHDN?

DraftKings (DKNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: DraftKings (DKNG) $18.05B, Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) $13.62B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.62B.

Which company is growing faster?

Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DraftKings (DKNG) +15.0%, Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) +15.2%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (DraftKings (DKNG) -2.7%, Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) -4.4%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 15.1%). On return on invested capital, Churchill Downs (CHDN) leads (DraftKings (DKNG) -15.7%, Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) -3.0%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Churchill Downs (CHDN) returned the most: DraftKings (DKNG) -34.9%, Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) -66.9%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -17.7%. Over five years, Churchill Downs (CHDN) compounded fastest (DraftKings (DKNG) -15.3%/yr, Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) -16.1%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -6.6%/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%. DraftKings (DKNG) and Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Churchill Downs (CHDN) has been the steadiest (DraftKings (DKNG) 52.7%, Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) 51.0%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.