ACHC vs AUNA vs SGRY Stock Comparison

Acadia Healthcare Company, Auna and Surgery Partners Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AUNA Auna S.A.
$4.86 -4.9% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$359.70M
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
2 wins
SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc.
$23.36 +62.2% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.37B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Surgery Partners leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Surgery Partners 5, Acadia Healthcare Company 3, Auna 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACHCAUNASGRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.72B $359.70M $3.06B SGRY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.4x 13.0x -34.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 6.1x 58.4x AUNA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% — +4.0% ACHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -33.4% — -2.6% SGRY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.7% — 5.3% SGRY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.5x — 6.3x ACHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% -19.4% +2.0% ACHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr — -10.6%/yr SGRY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.4% 44.1% 66.8% AUNA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 — 56/100 SGRY

Percentile Scorecard

ACHCAUNASGRY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACHCAUNASGRY
Valuation 48 #48 of 92 98 #3 of 92 84 #16 of 92
Growth 6 #82 of 87 – 43 #50 of 87
Profitability 18 #71 of 86 – 66 #30 of 86
Financial Health 31 #67 of 97 17 #81 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 26 – 56
  • ACHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • AUNA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SGRY ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACHCAUNASGRYSPY
1 month +6.4%-4.9%+62.2% -0.2%
3 months -8.5%-6.5%+49.9% +3.9%
6 months +8.4%-8.1%+62.8% +8.2%
Year to date +110.7%-1.2%+51.2% +12.9%
1 year +30.3%-19.4%+2.0% +12.3%
3 years -58.5%—+4.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -25.4%—+1.4% +23.3%
5 years -48.8%—-42.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%—-10.6% +10.9%
10 years -19.1%—+40.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -2.1%—+3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureACHCAUNASGRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.4%44.1%66.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.0%43.3%65.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.960.860.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.47-0.440.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.9%-61.1%-81.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-20.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $35.61$6.11$23.36 $779.14
52-week low $11.68$4.15$11.49 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACHCAUNASGRY
P/E now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 24.6x 13.0xmedian 24.6x -34.0xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.5xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 11.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.3xmedian 21.6x 2.2xmedian 21.6x 16.3xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 3.2x 0.8xmedian 3.2x 1.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.66 —median 0.66 1.97median 0.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACHCAUNASGRY
Revenue $3.37B – $3.37B
Operating income – – $383.80M
Net income -$1.12B – $48.10M
Free cash flow -$134.03M – $187.60M
EPS (diluted) $-12.33 – $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $171.29M $99.77M $216.70M
Total debt $2.41B – $3.75B
Shares (diluted) 91.37M 74.20M 128.83M
Enterprise value $2.35B $103.39M $3.65B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACHCAUNASGRY
P/E -2.4x 13.0x -34.0x
P/FCF -20.3x 2.2x 16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.9x – 11.9x
P/S 0.8x 0.3x 0.9x
P/B 1.4x 0.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 0.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA -5.5x – 11.8x
EV/EBIT -4.5x – 17.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x – 2.0x
EV/FCF -37.0x – 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.6x – 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 – 1.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACHCAUNASGRY
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% – 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -838.8% – 136.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -82.3% – 15.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -900.5% – 51.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -83.4% – -17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -50.4% – -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% – 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.9% – 7.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.4% – 36.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACHCAUNASGRY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -26.6% – 16.7%
Operating margin – – 11.4%
Pretax margin -32.6% – 11.4%
Net margin -33.4% – -2.6%
FCF margin -4.0% – 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% – 7.7%
Return on equity -57.0% – 2.6%
Return on assets -20.2% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital -24.7% – 5.3%
Return on capital employed -21.9% – 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x – 5.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACHCAUNASGRY
Debt / assets 43.5% 48.4% 46.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x 2.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.5x – 6.3x
Debt / FCF -18.0x – 20.0x
Liabilities / assets 64.3% 78.1% 61.5%
Equity / assets 35.7% 21.9% 38.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.29 – 0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACHCAUNASGRY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACHCAUNASGRY
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 58.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.57FY2026 $0.80FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.5%FY2026 -38.5%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.3% +21.2% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.53BFY2026 $1.48BFY2026 $3.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% +7.1% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACHCAUNASGRY
Held by institutions 100.0% 8.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 314 51 189
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -14.2% -0.8%
Institutions buying 165 28 111
Institutions selling 98 14 50
Buyers to sellers 1.68 2.00 2.22

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACHCAUNASGRY
ACHC 1.00 0.18 0.23
AUNA 0.18 1.00 0.12
SGRY 0.23 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACHC, AUNA and SGRY?

Surgery Partners (SGRY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) $2.72B, Auna (AUNA) $359.70M, Surgery Partners (SGRY) $3.06B.

Which company is growing faster?

Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +4.3%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Surgery Partners (SGRY) has the highest net margin (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -33.4%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, Surgery Partners (SGRY) leads (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -24.7%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) returned the most: Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +30.3%, Auna (AUNA) -19.4%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +2.0%. Over five years, Surgery Partners (SGRY) compounded fastest (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -12.5%/yr, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Auna (AUNA) has been the steadiest (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 64.4%, Auna (AUNA) 44.1%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACHC, AUNA and SGRY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Surgery Partners (SGRY) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.