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Brightstar Lottery vs Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs is the larger business, with $2.93bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.51bn for Brightstar Lottery (1.2 times as much). Churchill Downs grew faster (7.0% against -0.0%). Churchill Downs kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 13.1% against 5.9%.

Latest fiscal yearBrightstar LotteryBRSL, 2025Churchill DownsCHDN, 2025
Revenue $2.51bn $2.93bn
Revenue growth -0.0% 7.0%
Net income $147m $383m
Operating margin — —
Net margin 5.9% 13.1%
Return on equity 11.6% 36.6%
Free cash flow −$415m $565m
Cash $1.45bn $201m
Total debt $4.20bn $5.16bn
Debt to equity — —
Dividend per share — $0.44
Dividend yield 41.1% 0.5%
Share buybacks $271m $428m
Employees — 9,000
Market value $1.83bn $6.80bn
Price vs our value range — Within our value range
Moat score — 66 (Moderate)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 0 sales 0 buys, 0 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.