ADUS vs CHE vs RHEP Stock Comparison

Addus HomeCare, Chemed and Regional Health Properties Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$121.24 +7.1% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.23B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.48B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
6 wins
CHE Chemed Corp
$508.35 -0.6% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.06B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.66B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Addus HomeCare leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Addus HomeCare 6, Chemed 2, Regional Health Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADUSCHERHEPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.23B $7.06B $3.93M CHE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.2x 25.0x 0.9x RHEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 19.2x — ADUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +5.2% +200.4% RHEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% — 5.4% ADUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — 7.7x ADUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.2% +16.4% -16.0% CHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.7%/yr +2.6%/yr -30.8%/yr ADUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 29.8% 70.8% ADUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 43/100 54/100 ADUS

Percentile Scorecard

ADUSCHERHEP

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

AxisADUSCHERHEP
Valuation 86 #14 of 92 45 #51 of 92 53 #44 of 92
Growth 61 #35 of 87 14 #75 of 87 57 #38 of 87
Profitability 73 #24 of 86 62 #33 of 86 52 #42 of 86
Financial Health 87 #14 of 97 48 #51 of 97 8 #89 of 97
Shareholder Returns 40 #34 of 56 47 #30 of 56 98 #2 of 56
Overall 69 43 54
  • ADUS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CHE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • RHEP ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADUSCHERHEPSPY
1 month +7.1%-0.6%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months +1.7%-1.6%0.0% +3.9%
6 months +22.7%+20.7%-25.0% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%+18.8%-18.0% +12.9%
1 year -0.2%+16.4%-16.0% +12.3%
3 years +48.0%-10.0%-50.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.0%-3.4%-20.8% +23.3%
5 years +38.6%+13.7%-84.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.7%+2.6%-30.8% +10.9%
10 years +379.6%+266.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.0%+13.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADUSCHERHEPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%29.8%70.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%33.2%79.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.00-0.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.55-0.23 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.9%-43.4%-87.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-8.0%-30.0% -1.2%
52-week high $122.75$552.43$1.50 $779.14
52-week low $88.49$368.59$0.95 $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.

MultipleADUSCHERHEP
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 24.6x 23.7xmedian 24.6x 0.9xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 1.6x 0.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 8.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 21.6x 20.7xmedian 21.6x -1.0xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 3.2x 7.7xmedian 3.2x -2.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 0.66 2.38median 0.66 -0.02median 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 monthsADUSCHERHEP
Revenue $1.48B $2.66B $81.52M
Gross profit $477.75M – $63.95M
Operating income $148.23M $370.86M $1.57M
Net income $105.31M $282.40M $4.07M
Free cash flow $154.77M – -$3.98M
EPS (diluted) $5.70 $21.40 $1.13
Cash & equivalents $99.57M $48.43M $1.73M
Total debt $61.60M – $153.24M
Shares (diluted) 18.47M 13.20M 3.93M
Enterprise value $1.85B $7.06B -$2.91M

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
MetricADUSCHERHEP
P/E 21.1x 23.7x 0.9x
P/FCF 14.6x 20.7x -1.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.9x 18.3x -1.6x
P/S 1.5x 2.5x 0.1x
P/B 2.0x 7.7x -2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 8.5x -0.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x – 8.5x
EV/EBIT 15.0x – 26.6x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.5x 0.5x
EV/FCF 14.4x – -10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 18.3x -16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 2.38 -0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADUSCHERHEP
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 5.2% 200.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 6.1% 40.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.5% 5.5% 368.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 6.1% 31.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% 1.3% 195.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 4.9% 41.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.0% 10.6% 149.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 10.0% -59.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 61.7% -13.5% -258.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 4.1% -47.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.3% – -445.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.9% – -75.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADUSCHERHEP
Gross margin 32.4% – 78.5%
EBITDA margin 11.3% – 6.0%
Operating margin 10.0% – 1.9%
Pretax margin 9.5% – -1.1%
Net margin 7.1% – 5.4%
FCF margin 10.5% – -4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 13.6% -3.2%
Return on equity 9.3% – –
Return on assets 7.3% – 6.0%
Return on invested capital 9.2% – –
Return on capital employed 11.6% – 3.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADUSCHERHEP
Debt / assets 4.2% – 58.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x – -23.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – 7.7x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – -9.9x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 49.9% 102.5%
Equity / assets 78.8% 50.1% -2.5%
Interest coverage 14.9x – 0.6x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.36 – -0.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADUSCHERHEP
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 27.0%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.5% 27.0%
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.

ConsensusADUSCHERHEP
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.20FY2026 $26.52FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +23.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +8.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +6.1% +15.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADUSCHERHEP
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 303 527 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +2.8% –
Institutions buying 162 276 –
Institutions selling 94 186 –
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.48 –

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.

ADUSCHERHEP
ADUS 1.00 0.37 -0.11
CHE 0.37 1.00 -0.07
RHEP -0.11 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADUS, CHE and RHEP?

Chemed (CHE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.23B, Chemed (CHE) $7.06B, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) $3.93M.

Which stock is cheaper, ADUS, CHE and RHEP?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 21.2x, Chemed (CHE) 25.0x, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) is cheapest (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 16.8x, Chemed (CHE) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +15.9%, Chemed (CHE) +5.2%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) +200.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has the highest net margin (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.1%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemed (CHE) returned the most: Addus HomeCare (ADUS) -0.2%, Chemed (CHE) +16.4%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -16.0%. Over five years, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) compounded fastest (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +6.7%/yr, Chemed (CHE) +2.6%/yr, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -30.8%/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%, Chemed (CHE) 29.8%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 70.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADUS, CHE and RHEP?

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 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.