Churchill Downs (CHDN) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)

Churchill Downs' (CHDN) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 21.57% in Q1 2026, up 57.0% year-on-year from 13.74% in Q1 2025, and up 16.3% quarter-over-quarter from 18.55% in Q4 2025.

Churchill Downs (CHDN) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Churchill Downs' EBITDA Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 21.57% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin rose 57.0% year-over-year to 21.57% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 23.49%, a 226.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 23.37%, down 256.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin grew to 21.57% in Q1 2026 per CHDN's latest filing, from 18.55% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 37.05% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 2.44% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 20.31% (2024), against an average of 21.46%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin sank 708 bps in 2022 and surged 1649 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 2.44% in 2022, then surged by 677 bps to 18.92% in 2023, then advanced by 7 bps to 20.31% in 2024, then slipped by 9 bps to 18.55% in 2025, then advanced by 16 bps to 21.57% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CHDN EBITDA Margin figures stand at 21.57% (Q1 2026), 18.55% (Q4 2025), and 14.35% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Codere Online Luxembourg 425.84 Bn 425.77 Bn - -
2 Flutter Entertainment 19.13 Bn 17.62 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.84%
3 DraftKings 12.12 Bn 11.11 Bn 696.69 Mn 0.36%
4 Super Group (SGHC) 7.57 Bn 7.15 Bn - 24.84%
5 Churchill Downs 6.27 Bn 6.17 Bn 464.00 Mn 21.57%
6 Rush Street Interactive 3.15 Bn 2.82 Bn 132.17 Mn 11.55%
7 Brightstar Lottery 1.94 Bn 670.63 Mn 297.00 Mn 40.37%
8 Accel Entertainment 1.02 Bn 746.37 Mn 350.92 Mn 7.70%
9 Inspired Entertainment 207.07 Mn 163.57 Mn 54.60 Mn 16.08%
10 Gambling.com 58.26 Mn 42.45 Mn 39.34 Mn -48.08%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 21.57%
Dec 31, 2025 18.55%
Sep 30, 2025 14.35%
Jun 30, 2025 35.07%
Mar 31, 2025 21.00%
Dec 31, 2024 20.31%
Sep 30, 2024 20.03%
Jun 30, 2024 37.05%
Mar 31, 2024 21.37%
Dec 31, 2023 18.92%
Sep 30, 2023 19.62%
Jun 30, 2023 29.36%
Mar 31, 2023 21.43%
Dec 31, 2022 2.44%
Sep 30, 2022 16.44%
Jun 30, 2022 34.28%
Mar 31, 2022 13.02%
Dec 31, 2021 9.51%
Sep 30, 2021 17.20%
Jun 30, 2021 26.29%