Growth Metrics

Churchill Downs (CHDN) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Churchill Downs has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 17 years, most recently at $5.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 25.0% to $5.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $31.6 million through Mar 2026, down 3.95% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $30.2 million for FY2025, 16.34% down from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $5.0 million for Q1 2026 at Churchill Downs, down from $12.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $12.9 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $4.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $8.1 million (2023), against an average of $8.0 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Share-based Compensation: soared 59.26% in 2024 and later crashed 44.44% in 2025.
  • Tracing CHDN's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $8.3 million in 2022, then decreased by 2.41% to $8.1 million in 2023, then soared by 59.26% to $12.9 million in 2024, then decreased by 6.98% to $12.0 million in 2025, then plummeted by 58.33% to $5.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods came in at $5.0 million, $12.0 million, and $7.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.