Growth Metrics

Churchill Downs (CHDN) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Churchill Downs has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 17 years, most recently at $276.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 53.33% to $276.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $661.1 million through Mar 2026, down 12.55% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $565.1 million for FY2025, 17.88% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $276.0 million for Q1 2026 at Churchill Downs, up from $63.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $414.8 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$163.6 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $149.3 million (2025), against an average of $148.1 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: tumbled 417.89% in 2022 and later soared 1085.4% in 2024.
  • Tracing CHDN's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $262.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 69.09% to $81.2 million in 2023, then soared by 410.84% to $414.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 84.81% to $63.0 million in 2025, then soared by 338.1% to $276.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $276.0 million, $63.0 million, and $149.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.