ADUS vs BTSG vs SNDA Stock Comparison

Addus HomeCare, BrightSpring Health Services and Sonida Senior Living Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$124.34 +10.1% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.48B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Addus HomeCare leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Addus HomeCare 8, BrightSpring Health Services 2, Sonida Senior Living 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADUSBTSGSNDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.28B $13.69B $1.60B BTSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 37.4x -11.0x ADUS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 34.8x — ADUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +26.4% +49.4% SNDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 2.5% -27.6% ADUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 8.6% -2.7% ADUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 2.6x 52.8x ADUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.3% +76.9% +33.2% BTSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr — +4.0%/yr ADUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 44.6% 37.5% ADUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 65/100 19/100 ADUS

Percentile Scorecard

ADUSBTSGSNDA

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

AxisADUSBTSGSNDA
Valuation 88 #12 of 92 66 #32 of 92 28 #67 of 92
Growth 62 #34 of 87 93 #7 of 87 19 #71 of 87
Profitability 73 #24 of 86 57 #38 of 86 26 #64 of 86
Financial Health 87 #14 of 97 41 #58 of 97 19 #79 of 97
Shareholder Returns 46 #30 of 55 67 #19 of 55 6 #52 of 55
Overall 71 65 19
  • ADUS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • BTSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SNDA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADUSBTSGSNDASPY
1 month +10.1%+8.1%-8.9% +0.7%
3 months +6.6%-17.4%-14.7% +3.7%
6 months +28.3%+25.5%-9.7% +7.1%
Year to date +15.8%+60.8%+5.1% +12.8%
1 year +1.3%+76.9%+33.2% +11.9%
3 years +49.5%—+283.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.3%—+56.5% +22.8%
5 years +33.0%—+21.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.9%—+4.0% +10.9%
10 years +398.2%—-85.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.4%—-17.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADUSBTSGSNDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%44.6%37.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.9%51.5%34.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.181.300.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.041.720.88 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.9%-35.6%-82.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-17.4%-20.6% -1.2%
52-week high $124.34$72.91$43.17 $779.14
52-week low $88.49$31.36$25.53 $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.

MultipleADUSBTSGSNDA
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 26.0x 33.9xmedian 26.0x -11.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 15.4x 21.8xmedian 15.4x 109.1xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 21.5x 29.6xmedian 21.5x -23.7xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 3.2x 5.8xmedian 3.2x 1.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.08median 0.87 —median 0.87 -1.23median 0.87

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 monthsADUSBTSGSNDA
Revenue $1.48B $14.37B $525.97M
Gross profit $477.75M $1.78B –
Operating income $148.23M $447.80M –
Net income $105.31M $365.85M -$123.67M
Free cash flow $154.77M $402.35M -$68.36M
EPS (diluted) $5.70 $1.66 $-3.11
Cash & equivalents $99.57M $550.38M $48.71M
Total debt $61.60M $2.19B $1.57B
Shares (diluted) 18.47M 220.28M 46.81M
Enterprise value $1.90B $12.03B $1.44B

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
MetricADUSBTSGSNDA
P/E 21.6x 33.9x -11.0x
P/FCF 15.0x 29.6x -23.7x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 23.5x -104.3x
P/S 1.6x 0.8x 3.1x
P/B 2.0x 5.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 7.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x 21.8x 109.1x
EV/EBIT 15.4x 30.2x -46.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.9x 6.0x
EV/FCF 14.8x 33.6x -46.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 26.7x -202.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.08 – -1.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADUSBTSGSNDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 26.4% 49.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.9% – 29.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% 29.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.5% 143.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% 472.6% -243.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.1% – -88.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.0% 448.6% -44.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.9% – 9.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 61.7% 88.6% -223.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – -72.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.3% 110.5% 66.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.9% – -58.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADUSBTSGSNDA
Gross margin 32.4% 12.4% –
EBITDA margin 11.3% 4.3% 5.5%
Operating margin 10.0% 3.1% –
Pretax margin 9.5% 2.1% -23.4%
Net margin 7.1% 2.5% -27.6%
FCF margin 10.5% 2.8% -13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 3.5% -3.0%
Return on equity 9.3% 18.2% -14.1%
Return on assets 7.3% 6.0% -4.8%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 8.6% -2.7%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 9.9% -2.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 2.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.4x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.4% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADUSBTSGSNDA
Debt / assets 4.2% 36.6% 61.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 2.6x 52.8x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 5.4x -23.0x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 65.8% 66.0%
Equity / assets 78.8% 34.2% 34.0%
Interest coverage 14.9x 2.9x -1.2x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.47 4.65 0.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADUSBTSGSNDA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.6% -6.7%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.6% -6.7%
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.

ConsensusADUSBTSGSNDA
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 34.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.20FY2026 $1.73FY2026 $-3.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +73.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +42.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 $16.01BFY2026 $682.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026 +79.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +1.4% +17.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADUSBTSGSNDA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 79.1%
Institutions holding 304 422 229
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -0.7% +44.5%
Institutions buying 162 309 132
Institutions selling 94 83 55
Buyers to sellers 1.72 3.72 2.40

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.

ADUSBTSGSNDA
ADUS 1.00 0.20 0.27
BTSG 0.20 1.00 0.18
SNDA 0.27 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADUS, BTSG and SNDA?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.28B, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $13.69B, Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) $1.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADUS, BTSG and SNDA?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 21.7x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 37.4x, Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) -11.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) is cheapest (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 17.3x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 34.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +15.9%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.4%, Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) +49.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has the highest net margin (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.1%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 2.5%, Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) -27.6%). On return on invested capital, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) leads (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 9.2%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 8.6%, Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) -2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) returned the most: Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +1.3%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +76.9%, Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) +33.2%. Over five years, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) compounded fastest (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +5.9%/yr, Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has been the steadiest (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 29.2%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 44.6%, Sonida Senior Living (SNDA) 37.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADUS, BTSG and SNDA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) leads on 8. 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.