DKNG vs WSE vs CHDN Stock Comparison

DraftKings, Wise and Churchill Downs Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DKNG DraftKings Inc.
$20.30 -4.1% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.22B
Div. yield
–
Sports Betting Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
WSE Wise Group plc
$10.91 -5.1% 1M
Market cap
$11.17B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Transfer Financial Services
1 win
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.95 +8.2% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.24B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.00B
Div. yield
–
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, Wise 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDKNGWSECHDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.14B $11.17B $6.24B WSE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -60.7x — 13.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.2x 11.7x CHDN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.0% — +4.2% DKNG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.7% — 15.1% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -15.7% — 9.0% CHDN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.7x — 4.5x DKNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.9% — -17.7% CHDN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.3%/yr — -6.6%/yr CHDN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.7% 43.5% 34.1% CHDN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 — 51/100 CHDN

Percentile Scorecard

DKNGWSECHDN

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

AxisDKNGWSECHDN
Valuation 23 #34 of 44 – 67 #15 of 44
Growth 93 #4 of 43 – 67 #15 of 43
Profitability 29 #30 of 42 – 81 #9 of 42
Financial Health 76 #12 of 47 – 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns 30 #20 of 28 – 19 #23 of 28
Overall 50 – 51
  • DKNG ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • WSE ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • 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

PeriodDKNGWSECHDNSPY
1 month -4.1%-5.1%+8.2% +0.9%
3 months -17.3%-8.5%-7.4% +5.9%
6 months -12.3%—-19.0% +8.5%
Year to date -41.1%—-28.0% +13.3%
1 year -34.9%—-17.7% +12.4%
3 years -23.8%—-24.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -8.7%—-8.9% +23.5%
5 years -56.4%—-28.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -15.3%—-6.6% +11.0%
10 years ——+262.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+13.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDKNGWSECHDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.7%43.5%34.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.8%47.9%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.590.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66—-0.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.0%-32.5%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-29.2%-30.3% -0.9%
52-week high $36.24$15.40$117.59 $779.14
52-week low $18.59$10.40$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.

MultipleDKNGWSECHDN
P/E now vs peer median -60.3xmedian 16.8x —median 12.9x 12.6xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x —median 3.2x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 160.9xmedian 10.2x —median 7.5x 10.2xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 11.2x 1.8xmedian 10.8x 10.6xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 2.2x —median 1.2x 4.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.23median 0.44 —median 0.87 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 monthsDKNGWSECHDN
Revenue $6.22B – $3.00B
Gross profit $2.52B – $1.03B
Operating income -$182.46M – $766.80M
Net income -$166.90M – $455.50M
Free cash flow $650.89M – $529.90M
R&D $499.06M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 – $6.50
Cash & equivalents $983.88M – $167.00M
Total debt $574.57M – $4.72B
Shares (diluted) 496.09M 1.03B 70.00M
Enterprise value $5.80B $11.17B $5.48B

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
MetricDKNGWSECHDN
P/E -60.3x – 12.6x
P/FCF 27.7x 1.8x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 26.9x – 7.4x
P/S 2.9x – 1.9x
P/B 31.7x – 4.1x
P/Tangible book -67.3x – -5.0x
EV/EBITDA 160.9x – 10.2x
EV/EBIT -96.7x – 13.3x
EV/Revenue 2.8x – 3.4x
EV/FCF 27.1x – 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.3x – 13.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.23 – 1.09

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDKNGWSECHDN
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 2.5% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield 2.5% – 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.

ConsensusDKNGWSECHDN
Forward P/E – 20.2xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $0.54FY2026 $7.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1,800.0%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.4% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.87BFY2026 $2.84BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.6%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% +21.9% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDKNGWSECHDN
Held by institutions 82.3% 26.2% 85.5%
Institutions holding 689 214 463
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.9% – +7.5%
Institutions buying 307 214 240
Institutions selling 250 0 146
Buyers to sellers 1.23 – 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.

DKNGWSECHDN
DKNG 1.00 0.24 0.32
WSE 0.24 1.00 0.17
CHDN 0.32 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DKNG, WSE and CHDN?

Wise (WSE) is the largest by market capitalisation: DraftKings (DKNG) $10.14B, Wise (WSE) $11.17B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $6.24B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Churchill Downs (CHDN) returned the most: DraftKings (DKNG) -34.9%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -17.7%. Over five years, Churchill Downs (CHDN) compounded fastest (DraftKings (DKNG) -15.3%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Churchill Downs (CHDN) has been the steadiest (DraftKings (DKNG) 52.7%, Wise (WSE) 43.5%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DKNG, WSE 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.