ACHC vs NUTX vs SGRY Stock Comparison

Acadia Healthcare Company, Nutex Health and Surgery Partners Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NUTX Nutex Health Inc.
$209.01 -5.0% 1M +66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.43B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$846.72M
Div. yield
0.06%
Hospitals Healthcare
6 wins
SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc.
$23.25 +61.5% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.37B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionACHCNUTXSGRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.70B $1.43B $3.01B SGRY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.4x 7.9x -33.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 7.5x 58.1x NUTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +6.9% +4.0% NUTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -33.4% 21.2% -2.6% NUTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -24.7% 56.1% 5.3% NUTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.5x -0.4x 6.3x ACHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.0% +66.4% +2.0% NUTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.0%/yr — -10.3%/yr SGRY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.3% 89.4% 66.9% ACHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 82/100 55/100 NUTX

Percentile Scorecard

ACHCNUTXSGRY

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

AxisACHCNUTXSGRY
Valuation 45 #52 of 93 96 #5 of 93 84 #16 of 93
Growth 6 #83 of 88 91 #9 of 88 43 #51 of 88
Profitability 17 #72 of 87 99 #2 of 87 64 #32 of 87
Financial Health 34 #66 of 100 89 #12 of 100 31 #69 of 100
Shareholder Returns – 36 #36 of 56 –
Overall 26 82 55
  • ACHC ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NUTX ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SGRY ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodACHCNUTXSGRYSPY
1 month +11.6%-5.0%+61.5% -0.8%
3 months -3.6%+40.6%+53.3% +3.5%
6 months +11.3%+88.7%+59.9% +7.0%
Year to date +120.9%+27.0%+50.5% +12.2%
1 year +34.0%+66.4%+2.0% +13.0%
3 years -56.5%+665.6%+3.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -24.2%+97.2%+1.2% +23.1%
5 years -44.2%—-42.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.0%—-10.3% +11.0%
10 years -16.8%—+26.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.8%—+2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureACHCNUTXSGRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.3%89.4%66.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.9%88.1%65.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.780.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.740.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.9%-99.9%-81.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.0%-7.1%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $35.61$225.00$23.25 $779.14
52-week low $11.68$87.01$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.

MultipleACHCNUTXSGRY
P/E now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 25.1x 8.0xmedian 25.1x -33.8xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 14.5x 3.3xmedian 14.5x 11.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.2xmedian 22.4x 5.2xmedian 22.4x 16.2xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 3.1x 2.8xmedian 3.1x 1.0xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.66 0.26median 0.66 1.96median 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 monthsACHCNUTXSGRY
Revenue $3.37B $846.72M $3.37B
Gross profit – $434.03M –
Operating income – $364.27M $383.80M
Net income -$1.12B $272.49M $48.10M
Free cash flow -$134.03M $274.17M $187.60M
EPS (diluted) $-12.33 $25.62 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $171.29M $205.21M $216.70M
Total debt $2.41B $39.70M $3.75B
Shares (diluted) 91.37M 7.02M 128.83M
Enterprise value $2.12B $662.83M $2.16B

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
MetricACHCNUTXSGRY
P/E -2.5x 8.0x -33.8x
P/FCF -21.2x 5.2x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 5.1x 11.8x
P/S 0.8x 1.7x 0.9x
P/B 1.4x 2.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA -5.7x 3.3x 11.7x
EV/EBIT -4.6x 3.5x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF -38.0x 4.6x 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 4.5x 25.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.26 1.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACHCNUTXSGRY
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 6.9% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 62.5% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 273.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 52.9% 6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 41.4% 7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -838.8% 119.2% 136.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -82.3% 37.7% 15.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -900.5% 206.2% 51.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -83.4% 31.2% -17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -50.4% 228.7% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.6% 446.8% 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 56.9% 229.4% 7.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.4% 266.5% 36.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACHCNUTXSGRY
Gross margin – 51.3% –
EBITDA margin -26.6% 45.5% 16.7%
Operating margin – 43.0% 11.4%
Pretax margin -32.6% 40.6% 11.4%
Net margin -33.4% 21.2% -2.6%
FCF margin -4.0% 32.4% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% 33.0% 7.7%
Return on equity -57.0% 57.4% 2.6%
Return on assets -20.2% 28.4% 1.0%
Return on invested capital -24.7% 56.1% 5.3%
Return on capital employed -21.9% 43.2% 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.0x 5.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.1% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACHCNUTXSGRY
Debt / assets 43.5% 4.1% 46.6%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.5x -0.4x 6.3x
Debt / FCF -18.0x 0.1x 20.0x
Liabilities / assets 64.3% 47.4% 61.5%
Equity / assets 35.7% 52.6% 38.5%
Interest coverage – 18.4x –
Current ratio 1.6x 5.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 4.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.31 4.33 0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACHCNUTXSGRY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield – -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.

ConsensusACHCNUTXSGRY
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 7.5xFY2026 58.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.57FY2026 $27.99FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -21.5%FY2026 +167.1%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.3% -8.6% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.53BFY2026 $824.09MFY2026 $3.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.9% +19.4% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACHCNUTXSGRY
Held by institutions 100.0% 42.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 314 153 189
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +5.8% -0.8%
Institutions buying 165 99 111
Institutions selling 98 36 50
Buyers to sellers 1.68 2.75 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.

ACHCNUTXSGRY
ACHC 1.00 0.18 0.23
NUTX 0.18 1.00 0.11
SGRY 0.23 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACHC, NUTX and SGRY?

Surgery Partners (SGRY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) $2.70B, Nutex Health (NUTX) $1.43B, Surgery Partners (SGRY) $3.01B.

Which company is growing faster?

Nutex Health (NUTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +4.3%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +6.9%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutex Health (NUTX) has the highest net margin (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -33.4%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 21.2%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, Nutex Health (NUTX) leads (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -24.7%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 56.1%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutex Health (NUTX) returned the most: Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +34.0%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +66.4%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +2.0%. Over five years, Surgery Partners (SGRY) compounded fastest (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -11.0%/yr, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -10.3%/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%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 0.06%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 0.00%. Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) and Surgery Partners (SGRY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) has been the steadiest (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 64.3%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 89.4%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 66.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACHC, NUTX 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, 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.