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CHDN vs LYV

Side-by-side comparison of Churchill Downs Incorporated (CHDN) and Live Nation Entertainment Inc. (LYV): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CHDN and LYV operate in Services-Misc. Amusement & Recreation (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • LYV is the larger of the two at $39.67B, about 6.5x CHDN ($6.08B).
  • Over the past year, CHDN is down 6.0% and LYV is up 21.7% - LYV leads by 27.7 points.
  • LYV has hit the wire 7 times in the past 4 weeks while CHDN has been quiet.
  • LYV has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 18 for CHDN).
PerformanceCHDN-5.96%LYV+21.73%
2025-06-02+0.00%2026-05-29
MetricCHDNLYV
Company
Churchill Downs Incorporated
Live Nation Entertainment Inc.
Price
$87.28-1.31%
$168.65+0.90%
Market cap
$6.08B
$39.67B
1M return
-13.77%
+10.05%
1Y return
-5.96%
+21.73%
Industry
Services-Misc. Amusement & Recreation
Services-Misc. Amusement & Recreation
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
0
7
Recent ratings
18
25
CHDN

Churchill Downs Incorporated

Churchill Downs Incorporated operates as a racing, online wagering, and gaming entertainment company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Churchill Downs, Online Wagering, and Gaming. As of March 18, 2021, the company owned and operated three pari-mutuel gaming entertainment venues with approximately 3,050 historical racing machines (HRMs) in Kentucky; TwinSpires, an online wagering platform for horse racing, sports, and iGaming; seven retail sportsbooks; and casino gaming in eight states with approximately 11,000 slot machines and video lottery terminals, and 200 table games. It also offers streaming video of live horse races, replays, and an assortment of racing and handicapping information; and provides the Bloodstock Research Information Services platform for horse racing statistical data. In addition, the company manufactures and operates pari-mutuel wagering systems for racetracks, off-track betting facilities, and other pari-mutuel wagering businesses; and provides totalizator services. Churchill Downs Incorporated was incorporated in 1928 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

LYV

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company. It operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. The Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues; operates and manages music venues; produces music festivals; creates associated content; and offers management and other services to artists. The Ticketing segment manages the ticketing operations, including the provision of ticketing software and services to clients for tickets and event information through its primary websites livenation.com and ticketmaster.com as well as provides ticket resale services. This segment sells tickets for its events, as well as for third-party clients in various live event categories, such as arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, music clubs, concert promoters, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters through websites, mobile apps, ticket outlets, and telephone call centers. The Sponsorship & Advertising segment sells international, national, and local sponsorships and placement of advertising, including signage, promotional programs, rich media offering that include advertising related with live streaming and music-related content; and ads across its distribution network of venues, events, and websites. This segment also manages the development of strategic sponsorship programs, as well as develops, books, and produces custom events or programs for specific brands. As of December 31, 2020, it owned, operated, or leased 155 entertainment venues in North America and 76 entertainment venues internationally. The company was formerly known as Live Nation, Inc. and changed its name to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. in January 2010. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

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