CHDN FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #7 of 14 in industry

Churchill Downs Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $19.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $33,486 · Amusement & Recreation.

Amusement & Recreation peers All rankings
State
KY
Filing date
2026-03-12
Industry
Amusement & Recreation
Industry rank
#7/14

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
573:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$19.2M
Median worker
$33,486

Answer first

Churchill Downs Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $19.2M ranks #183 of 1,423 complete filings; its 573:1 pay ratio ranks #88. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $33,486. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-79 peer cohort (# 7 of 14, 57th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Amusement & Recreation companies.

Dollar rank
#183
$19.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#88
573:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
57th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Churchill Downs Inc ranks nationally

Churchill Downs Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$19,172,839 Top 13% higher than 87% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). This entry sits in this band. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Churchill Downs Inc vs. Amusement & Recreation peers

CEO total pay ($19.2M) against pay ratio (573:1) for Churchill Downs Inc (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Amusement & Recreation industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5276791.921537146.43779750154057855.570318210.1258.6:1403.8:1549:1694.2:1839.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Churchill Downs Inc, CEO total pay: 19172839 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 573:1Churchill Downs IncPlanet Fitness, Inc., CEO total pay: 8233220 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 422:1Planet Fitness, Inc.Walt Disney Co, CEO total pay: 45830260 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 805:1Walt Disney CoTKO Group Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 67361782 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 813:1TKO Group Holdings, Inc.DraftKings Inc., CEO total pay: 22621941 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 285:1DraftKings Inc.
Churchill Downs Inc vs. Amusement & Recreation peers, plotted against the industry's $16.9M median CEO total and 498:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Amusement & Recreation peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 12 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 79. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Churchill Downs Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Churchill Downs Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
573:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+66:1
from FY2024 507:1
CEO $ YoY
+27%
$19.2M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2021–2025
Churchill Downs Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $13.8M - $27,745 496:1 -
2024 $15.1M +9.8% $29,775 507:1 +11:1
2025 $19.2M +27% $33,486 573:1 +66:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 20212, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Amusement & Recreation

This Company's Ratio
573:1
Industry Median Ratio
498:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$16.9M
This CEO's Pay
$19.2M
Companies in Industry
14
vs. Industry Median
Above
#7 of 14 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Amusement & Recreation →

Churchill Downs Inc: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Churchill Downs Inc's 573:1 ratio ranks #88 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 573× the median employee ($33,486) in FY2025.

At $33,486 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 573 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$19.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

573:1

Outlier, top decile

Churchill Downs Inc in the higher-ratio third

Churchill Downs Inc's 573:1 ratio ranks #88 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Amusement & Recreation (SIC 79) median ratio is 498:1 across 14 FY2025 filers; Churchill Downs Inc's $19.2M CEO total is above the $16.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #183 and ratio rank #88 split - treat 573:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Amusement & Recreation peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$19.2M
Median Employee Pay
$33,486
Pay Ratio
573:1
Filing Date
2026-03-12

Company Info

Ticker
CHDN
CIK
20212
Industry
Amusement & Recreation
SIC Code
7948
State
KY
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 20212, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Churchill Downs Inc's 573:1 ratio ranks #88 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Churchill Downs Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.2M (Δ $4K lighter vs Churchill Downs Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Align Technology Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.2M (Δ $14K heavier vs Churchill Downs Inc); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.2M (Δ $50K heavier vs Churchill Downs Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Aptiv PLC · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.3M (Δ $77K heavier vs Churchill Downs Inc); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Planet Fitness, Inc. (SIC 79 pole)

Planet Fitness, Inc. stamps HIGH · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Churchill Downs Inc's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #183/#88

Churchill Downs Inc's FY2025 package sits #183 by CEO dollars and #88 by ratio under PEAK · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Churchill Downs Inc's EXTREME stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Churchill Downs Inc (CIK 20212), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.