Churchill Downs (CHDN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Churchill Downs' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.41% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 69.0% year-over-year to 10.41%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.41% (down 69.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.29%, down 82.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 10.41% for Q1 2026 at Churchill Downs, up from 10.16% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 11.1% in Q1 2025 to a low of 6.68% in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 9.55% across 5 years, with a median of 10.28% in 2025.
• Biggest YoY gain for Return on Capital Employed was 647 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 433 bps in 2022.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 6.68% in 2022, then soared by 39 bps to 9.25% in 2023, then gained by 18 bps to 10.92% in 2024, then decreased by 7 bps to 10.16% in 2025, then increased by 3 bps to 10.41% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 10.41% (Q1 2026), 10.16% (Q4 2025), and 10.28% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.