Churchill Downs Inc vs Spotify Technology S.A., two Entertainment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CHDN and SPOT diverge most: on debt / equity, CHDN reads 4.50 and SPOT reads 0.00; on altman z (solvency), CHDN reads 1.17 and SPOT reads 7.90. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CHDN's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What SPOT's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CHDN | SPOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $85.44 | $479.98 |
| Market cap | $6.0B | $98.6B |
| Sector | Entertainment | Entertainment |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -3.8% | — |
| P/E | — | 41.0 |
| P/B | 5.46 | 10.89 |
| P/S | 2.03 | 5.28 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.6 | 38.9 |
| Revenue growth | +5.8% | +15.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 32.0% |
| Operating margin | 21.6% | 12.8% |
| Net margin | 13.2% | 12.9% |
| Return on equity | 35.5% | 26.6% |
| Return on assets | 5.2% | 14.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.4% | 26.3% |
| FCF yield | 4.9% | 3.2% |
| Dividend yield | 0.5% | — |
| Debt / equity | 4.50 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.54 | 1.72 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.17 | 7.90 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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