Churchill Downs Incorporated (CHDN) Dividend History

NASDAQ: CHDNYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

CHDN latest dividend

$0.44last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateDec 5Friday, 2025
Payment dateJan 6Tuesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 15 yearsof dividend increases
  • 1993paying since
  • Once a year1 payments a year
  • +7.1%5-year growth a year
  • 0.54%forward yield

CHDN dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$44
Each payment
$44
Value of the shares
$8,170
Dividend yield
0.54%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $0.44 per share, before tax.

CHDN dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

CHDN dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)6.5%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)9.9%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+7.1%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases15
Long record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

CHDN yield on cost

Churchill Downs Incorporated yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$90.530.49%$0.440.5%
3 years ago$111.920.39%$1.231.1%
5 years ago$128.510.34%$1.921.5%
10 years ago$23.501.87%$3.2713.9%
20 years ago$7.176.14%$4.4161.5%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

CHDN dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 33 payments).

CHDN dividends by year

Churchill Downs Incorporated dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.44+7.1%0.38%1
2024$0.41+7.1%0.31%1
2023$0.38+7.0%0.28%1
2022$0.36+7.0%0.34%1
2021$0.33+7.2%0.28%1
2020$0.31+7.1%0.32%1
2019$0.29+6.9%0.42%1
2018$0.27+7.2%0.67%1
2017$0.25+15.1%0.65%1
2016$0.22+14.8%0.88%1
2015$0.19+15.0%0.81%1
2014$0.17+14.9%1.05%1
2013$0.14+20.8%0.97%1
2012$0.12+20.0%1.08%1
2011$0.10+20.0%1.15%1
2010$0.080.0%1.15%1
2009$0.080.0%1.34%1
2008$0.080.0%1.24%1
2007$0.080.0%0.93%1
2006$0.08—1.17%1

CHDN dividend history

33 payments
Churchill Downs Incorporated dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2025-12-052026-01-06$0.438+7.1%Once a year
2024-12-062025-01-03$0.409+7.1%Once a year
2023-11-302024-01-05$0.382+7.0%Once a year
2022-12-012023-01-06$0.357+7.0%Once a year
2021-12-022022-01-07$0.3335+7.2%Once a year
2020-12-032021-01-06$0.311+7.1%Once a year
2019-12-052020-01-03$0.2905+6.9%Once a year
2018-12-062019-01-04$0.2717+7.2%Once a year
2017-11-302018-01-05$0.2533+15.1%Once a year
2016-11-302017-01-06$0.22+14.8%Once a year
2015-12-022016-01-06$0.1917+15.0%Once a year
2014-12-032015-01-07$0.1667+14.9%Once a year
2013-12-042014-01-06$0.145+20.8%Once a year
2012-11-262012-12-21$0.12+20.0%Once a year
2011-12-282012-01-23$0.1+20.0%Once a year
2010-12-292011-01-24$0.0833—Once a year
Show all 33 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2009-12-292010-01-25$0.0833—Once a year
2008-12-292009-01-21$0.0833—Once a year
2007-12-262008-01-23$0.0833—Once a year
2006-12-272007-01-24$0.0833—Once a year
2005-12-282006-01-19$0.0833—Once a year
2004-12-292005-01-26$0.0833—Once a year
2003-12-292004-01-23$0.0833—Once a year
2002-12-272003-01-17$0.0833—Once a year
2001-12-272002-01-18$0.0833—Once a year
2000-12-272001-01-19$0.0833—Once a year
1999-12-292000-01-21$0.0833—
1998-12-291999-01-15$0.0833—Once a year
1997-12-291998-01-09$0.0833+53.8%Once a year
1996-12-271996-01-10$0.0542+30.0%Once a year
1995-12-271996-01-12$0.0417—Once a year
1994-12-231995-01-13$0.0417—Once a year
1993-12-271994-01-14$0.0417—Once a year

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

CHDN stock split history

  • 2:1May 22, 2023
  • 3:1January 28, 2019
  • 2:1April 15, 1998

CHDN dividend overview

Churchill Downs pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share, a yield of 0.54% at the latest close, paid once a year. It paid $0.44 per share in 2025, up 7.1% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 7.1% a year on average and over ten years 8.6% a year. The payout ratio is 6.5% of trailing earnings.

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CHDN dividends FAQ

Does Churchill Downs pay a dividend?

Yes. Churchill Downs has paid a regular dividend since 1993, once a year, most recently $0.44 per share with an ex-dividend date of December 5, 2025.

What is Churchill Downs's dividend yield?

Churchill Downs's forward annual dividend is $0.44 per share, a dividend yield of 0.54% at the latest close of $81.70.

How often does Churchill Downs pay dividends?

Churchill Downs pays dividends once a year.

How fast is Churchill Downs's dividend growing?

Churchill Downs's dividend per share grew from $0.31 in 2020 to $0.44 in 2025, 7.1% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 15 years in a row.

What is Churchill Downs's dividend payout ratio?

Churchill Downs pays out 6.5% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 9.9% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has Churchill Downs split its stock?

Churchill Downs has split its stock 3 times: 2:1 on May 22, 2023, 3:1 on January 28, 2019, 2:1 on April 15, 1998. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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