Growth Metrics

Churchill Downs (CHDN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Churchill Downs has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 0.1% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% to 0.1% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.1% through Mar 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.1% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.1% for Q1 2026 at Churchill Downs, up from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.11% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 0.07% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.1% (2025), against an average of 0.1%.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed hit 6bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached -4bps in 2022.
  • Tracing CHDN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.07% in 2022, then soared by 39bps to 0.09% in 2023, then rose by 18bps to 0.11% in 2024, then dropped by -7bps to 0.1% in 2025, then increased by 3bps to 0.1% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.1%, 0.1%, and 0.1% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.