Churchill Downs Inc vs DraftKings Inc

Churchill Downs Inc (CHDN) is undervalued and DraftKings Inc (DKNG) is overvalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, CHDN trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +59%, against -239% for DKNG.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Churchill Downs Inc (CHDN)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $191.80; the price of $79.49 is 59% below that value, and 83% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 70/100 on 3 of 12 signals

DraftKings Inc (DKNG)

A 1.1x revenue multiple, discounted for its losses, values the shares at $6.44; the price of $21.80 is 239% above that value.

Leak Score 24/100 on 4 of 12 signals

MetricCHDNDKNG
VerdictUndervaluedOvervalued
Price$79.49$21.80
Intrinsic value$191.80$6.44
Margin of safety+59%-239%
Leak Score70/100 (3/12)24/100 (4/12)
Market cap$5.5B$19.4B
Revenue growth, 5 years22.6%58.0%
Operating margin25.8%-2.8%
Net margin13.7%-2.7%
Return on equity34.3%-21.1%
Debt to equity3.573.36
P/E13.6x
Forward P/E10.7x25.1x
P/B4.2x19.0x
Dividend yield0.6%

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