Churchill Downs Incorporated
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
14.5111.96
Price/Sales ratio
1.291.20
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$7.10$8.62

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
35.4937.3722.8226.009.5140.01580.0037.3218.2324.3123.809.51
Price/Sales ratio
2.022.011.884.133.324.137.315.824.424.123.643.32
Price/Book Value ratio
2.353.943.605.707.0910.8221.0130.3014.5311.358.937.09
Price/Cash Flow ratio
11.619.2110.8716.7416.9718.9954.3627.7114.9216.7413.1018.99
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
19.3811.1314.5436.0669.3943.56-83.5738.15100.16-143.5164.2964.29
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-2.630.930.310.700.05-0.66-6.440.020.22-5.643.950.05
Dividend Yield
0.92%0.71%0.77%0.58%0.70%0.40%0.30%0.26%0.32%0.26%0.30%0.40%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
22.00%23.87%24.11%28.64%28.70%25.79%18.35%27.93%31.29%32.32%34.43%28.70%
Operating Profit Margin
11.11%10.19%14.84%16.50%18.71%16.22%10.10%28.26%31.04%22.91%25.94%18.71%
Pretax Profit Margin
9.41%9.24%12.84%11.61%23.18%14.77%0.75%21.51%33.63%22.82%20.74%14.77%
Net Profit Margin
5.70%5.37%8.26%15.91%34.96%10.34%1.26%15.59%24.27%16.95%15.41%10.34%
Effective Tax Rate
39.41%41.83%35.69%-19.41%21.93%28.92%-66.25%27.50%27.82%25.72%25.21%21.93%
Return on Assets
1.96%2.86%4.79%5.95%20.44%5.39%0.49%8.35%7.07%5.99%5.74%5.39%
Return On Equity
6.62%10.56%15.78%21.94%74.54%27.05%3.62%81.19%79.67%46.69%42.79%27.05%
Return on Capital Employed
4.46%7.54%10.87%7.64%12.85%9.58%4.70%17.45%10.06%9.09%10.72%9.58%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
0.720.340.520.560.940.730.55N/AN/AN/A0.540.73
Quick Ratio
0.590.300.450.340.780.580.421.100.430.530.540.58
Cash ratio
0.200.110.100.110.510.310.150.730.200.190.210.31
Days of Sales Outstanding
47.2918.5421.7035.2316.5614.2129.7424.7419.2617.7112.7314.21
Days of Inventory outstanding
25.2011.7412.6058.1220.2917.1222.7320.3821.98N/AN/A17.12
Operating Cycle
72.5030.2834.3093.3636.8631.3452.4845.1341.2417.7112.7331.34
Days of Payables Outstanding
26.0115.4618.1931.3523.8421.3829.9825.8742.7134.7238.0123.84
Cash Conversion Cycle
46.4914.8216.1162.0013.019.9622.4919.26-1.46-17.00-25.279.96
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.320.340.400.470.510.570.600.660.740.690.670.51
Debt Equity Ratio
1.091.261.341.761.862.894.416.418.355.414.401.86
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.510.550.560.630.650.740.810.860.890.840.810.65
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.520.550.570.630.650.740.810.860.890.840.810.65
Interest Coverage Ratio
4.495.083.973.424.963.110.98N/AN/AN/A2.403.11
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.180.330.240.190.220.190.080.170.110.120.150.19
Company Equity Multiplier
3.373.683.293.683.645.017.319.7111.257.786.533.64
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.170.210.170.240.190.210.130.210.290.240.270.19
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.590.820.740.460.240.43-0.650.720.14-0.110.200.43
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.180.330.240.190.220.190.080.170.110.120.150.19
Short Term Coverage Ratio
12.5816.2715.9754.5549.4572.435.4747.9211.428.9011.8472.4
Dividend Payout Ratio
32.75%26.71%17.66%15.30%6.71%16.14%175.93%9.95%5.91%6.49%7.04%6.71%