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Churchill Downs Inc

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Churchill Downs Inc

CHDN·NASDAQ·Trade & Services·CIK 0000020212

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) creates entertainment experiences, originating over 150 years ago with the Kentucky Derby. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, CDI has grown by acquiring, developing, and operating live and historical racing entertainment venues, expanding online wagering businesses, and acquiring, developing, and operating regional casino gaming properties. The company manages its business through three reportable segments: Live and Historical Racing, Wagering Services and Solutions, and Gaming. Other businesses and corporate operations are aggregated in "All Other." The Live and Historical Racing segment includes revenue and expenses from live and historical pari-mutuel racing at Churchill Downs Racetrack and historical racing properties in Kentucky, Virginia, and New Hampshire. These properties earn commissions primarily from pari-mutuel wagering on live and historical races, simulcast fees from other wagering sites, and fees from racing event-related services such as admissions, personal seat licenses, sponsorships, television rights, and other miscellaneous services, as well as food and beverage revenue. Churchill Downs Racetrack, located in Louisville, Kentucky, is a thoroughbred racing operation known for the Kentucky Derby. Thoroughbred racing has been conducted there since 1875. The Kentucky Derby is the longest continuously held annual sporting event in the U.S. and is the first race of the Triple Crown series for 3-year-old thoroughbreds.

Churchill Downs Inc (NASDAQ:CHDN) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 11 items for CHDN at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-29, rated 8/10. Across its 11 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 4 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for CHDN spans 10-Q, 8-K, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Churchill Downs Explores Sale of Nine Regional Casinos
  • Churchill Downs Q2 2026: Record Derby Week Drives 11% Revenue Growth, Debt Reduced by $360M
  • Churchill Downs Posts Record Q2 Revenue of $980M, Net Income Up 11%
  • Churchill Downs to Acquire 49% of United Tote Co from NYRA
  • Churchill Downs Explores Sale of Nine Regional Casinos in Portfolio Overhaul

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$2.93B
Net Income
$383M
Operating Income
$683.8M
Cash & Equivalents
$200.6M
Total Debt
$5.13B
Debt / Equity
5.08×
Net Margin
13.1%
Shares Outstanding
69.6M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-25 · accession 0000020212-26-000025

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.74 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 4,410,884 shares in CHDN as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 6.2% increase from the prior period — about 4.7 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 53.5% of CHDN volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)4,410,884 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 6.2%
Days to cover4.74 at avg daily volume of 930,353
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)53.5% of 535,389 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume58.7%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for CHDN, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-09-28.

Credit Agreement Amendment Closed · New $500M Term Loan B Due 2033

A filing-implied signal, not a realized share count. How Wiseek tracks dilution →

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$76.05
52-week range · as of 2026-07-29 $76.05 – $118.35
Market cap
$5.3B
Volume
1.2M (1.1× avg)
3-mo avg 1.1M
Live data · 2026-10-05 05:09 UTC · Market overnight

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CHDN
Jul 29, 2026, 6:06 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $92.49
Real-time Price: $76.05 info
Change: -$16.44 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $5.301B info
CHDN
Jul 29, 2026, 4:31 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $92.59
Real-time Price: $76.05 info
Change: -$16.54 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $5.301B info
CHDN
Jul 29, 2026, 4:27 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $92.59
Real-time Price: $76.05 info
Change: -$16.54 (-18%) info
Market Cap: $5.301B info
CHDN
Jul 29, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $88.53
Real-time Price: $76.05 info
Change: -$12.48 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $5.301B info
CHDN
Jul 29, 2026, 4:17 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $89.00
Real-time Price: $76.05 info
Change: -$12.95 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $5.301B info
CHDN
Jun 19, 2026, 3:13 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $88.27
Real-time Price: $76.05 info
Change: -$12.22 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $5.301B info
CHDN
Jun 18, 2026, 4:59 PM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $88.27
Real-time Price: $76.05 info
Change: -$12.22 (-14%) info
Market Cap: $5.301B info
CHDN
Apr 22, 2026, 4:34 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $91.20
Real-time Price: $76.05 info
Change: -$15.15 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $5.301B info
CHDN
Apr 22, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $91.00
Real-time Price: $76.05 info
Change: -$14.95 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $5.301B info
CHDN
Apr 21, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $91.00
Real-time Price: $76.05 info
Change: -$14.95 (-16%) info
Market Cap: $5.301B info
CHDN
Feb 25, 2026, 4:36 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $94.65
Real-time Price: $76.05 info
Change: -$18.60 (-20%) info
Market Cap: $5.301B info
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