ACHC vs CYH vs NUTX Stock Comparison

Acadia Healthcare Company, Community Health Systems and Nutex Health Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NUTX Nutex Health Inc.
$205.22 -8.8% 1M +62.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.33B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$846.72M
Div. yield
0.06%
Hospitals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutex Health leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nutex Health 6, Acadia Healthcare Company 3, Community Health Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACHCCYHNUTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.25B $330.05M $1.33B ACHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.9x 4.8x 7.4x CYH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x — 7.3x NUTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% -7.8% +6.9% NUTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -33.1% 0.6% 21.2% NUTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.6% 7.0% 56.1% NUTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.5x 5.5x -0.4x ACHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.1% -37.3% +62.0% NUTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.9%/yr -30.3%/yr — ACHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.6% 54.4% 90.3% CYH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 46/100 83/100 NUTX

Percentile Scorecard

ACHCCYHNUTX

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

AxisACHCCYHNUTX
Valuation 48 #50 of 95 87 #13 of 95 95 #6 of 95
Growth 6 #83 of 88 16 #74 of 88 91 #9 of 88
Profitability 17 #72 of 87 62 #34 of 87 99 #2 of 87
Financial Health 33 #67 of 100 18 #82 of 100 87 #14 of 100
Shareholder Returns – – 42 #34 of 58
Overall 26 46 83
  • ACHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CYH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NUTX ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACHCCYHNUTXSPY
1 month +11.7%-14.1%-8.8% -1.0%
3 months +0.0%-19.9%+30.5% -0.4%
6 months +27.5%-17.4%+57.1% +4.5%
Year to date +127.3%-24.0%+24.7% +12.4%
1 year +56.1%-37.3%+62.0% +13.6%
3 years -55.4%-5.2%+433.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year -23.6%-1.8%+74.7% +20.8%
5 years -49.8%-83.5%— +63.7%
5 years, per year -12.9%-30.3%— +10.4%
10 years -13.6%-57.2%— +267.7%
10 years, per year -1.4%-8.1%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureACHCCYHNUTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.6%54.4%90.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%59.3%88.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.131.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.87-0.690.69 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.9%-86.3%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-39.2%-8.8% -1.6%
52-week high $35.61$3.90$225.00 $779.14
52-week low $11.68$2.05$87.01 $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.

MultipleACHCCYHNUTX
P/E now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 25.6x 4.7xmedian 25.6x 7.8xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 16.0x 5.7xmedian 16.0x 3.2xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -125.6xmedian 21.6x -2.7xmedian 21.6x 5.1xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.4x -0.2xmedian 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.74 -0.11median 0.74 0.25median 0.74

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 monthsACHCCYHNUTX
Revenue $3.41B $11.65B $846.72M
Gross profit – $10.06B $434.03M
Operating income – $1.23B $364.27M
Net income -$1.12B $189.00M $272.49M
Free cash flow -$23.86M -$122.00M $274.17M
EPS (diluted) $-12.29 $0.51 $25.62
Cash & equivalents $163.31M $155.00M $205.21M
Total debt $2.35B $9.59B $39.70M
Shares (diluted) 91.75M 135.54M 7.02M
Enterprise value $2.63B -$945.95M $564.30M

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
MetricACHCCYHNUTX
P/E -2.6x 4.7x 7.8x
P/FCF -125.6x -2.7x 5.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.7x 1.6x 5.0x
P/S 0.9x 0.0x 1.7x
P/B 1.5x -0.2x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -0.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -5.9x 5.7x 3.2x
EV/EBIT -4.8x 7.7x 3.4x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.8x 1.5x
EV/FCF -217.4x -80.0x 4.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 46.3x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 -0.11 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACHCCYHNUTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% -7.8% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 66.5% 62.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -5.7% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 273.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 48.3% 52.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 41.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,044% -61.3% 119.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -350.5% -20.5% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,137% -81.2% 206.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -294.4% -42.2% 31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -29.8% -57.2% 228.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 17.8% 446.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.1% -185.3% 229.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.5% 30.2% 266.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACHCCYHNUTX
Gross margin – 86.3% 51.3%
EBITDA margin -25.6% 14.6% 45.5%
Operating margin – 10.5% 43.0%
Pretax margin -31.7% 3.5% 40.6%
Net margin -33.1% 0.6% 21.2%
FCF margin -0.7% -1.0% 32.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.9% 1.8% 33.0%
Return on equity -56.1% – 57.4%
Return on assets -20.2% 1.6% 28.4%
Return on invested capital -24.6% 7.0% 56.1%
Return on capital employed -21.6% 12.5% 43.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACHCCYHNUTX
Debt / assets 42.3% 79.2% 4.1%
Debt / equity 1.2x -6.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.5x 5.5x -0.4x
Debt / FCF -98.6x -78.6x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 63.6% 112.3% 47.4%
Equity / assets 36.4% -12.3% 52.6%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 18.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.5x 5.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.1x 4.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 0.37 1.00 4.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACHCCYHNUTX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 260.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 140.0%

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.

ConsensusACHCCYHNUTX
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 – 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.57FY2026 $-1.16FY2026 $27.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.5%FY2026 -197.5%FY2026 +167.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.3% – -8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.53BFY2026 – $824.09MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 – -5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% – +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACHCCYHNUTX
Held by institutions 100.0% 82.1% 42.8%
Institutions holding 314 179 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +6.6% +5.8%
Institutions buying 165 96 100
Institutions selling 98 52 36
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.85 2.78

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.

ACHCCYHNUTX
ACHC 1.00 0.31 0.19
CYH 0.31 1.00 0.24
NUTX 0.19 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACHC, CYH and NUTX?

Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) $3.25B, Community Health Systems (CYH) $330.05M, Nutex Health (NUTX) $1.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACHC, CYH and NUTX?

Community Health Systems (CYH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -2.9x, Community Health Systems (CYH) 4.8x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutex Health (NUTX) is cheapest (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 20.5x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 7.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nutex Health (NUTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +4.5%, Community Health Systems (CYH) -7.8%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutex Health (NUTX) has the highest net margin (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -33.1%, Community Health Systems (CYH) 0.6%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, Nutex Health (NUTX) leads (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -24.6%, Community Health Systems (CYH) 7.0%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 56.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutex Health (NUTX) returned the most: Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +56.1%, Community Health Systems (CYH) -37.3%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +62.0%. Over five years, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) compounded fastest (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -12.9%/yr, Community Health Systems (CYH) -30.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 0.00%, Community Health Systems (CYH) 0.00%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 0.06%. Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) and Community Health Systems (CYH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Community Health Systems (CYH) has been the steadiest (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 64.6%, Community Health Systems (CYH) 54.4%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 90.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACHC, CYH and NUTX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nutex Health (NUTX) leads on 6. 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.