ADUS vs OPCH vs ENSG Stock Comparison

Addus HomeCare, Option Care Health and Ensign Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$121.17 +7.1% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.22B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.48B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins
OPCH Option Care Health, Inc.
$31.23 +35.4% 1M +11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.78B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.69B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
2 wins
ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$176.92 +1.0% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.00B
P/E
26.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ensign leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ensign 6, Addus HomeCare 3, Option Care Health 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADUSOPCHENSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.22B $4.78B $10.00B ENSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x 22.8x 26.4x ADUS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 16.1x 21.3x OPCH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.9% +5.9% +18.9% ENSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.1% 3.7% 6.9% ADUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 9.9% 13.9% ENSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 2.4x -0.3x ENSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% +11.9% -4.9% OPCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.7%/yr +3.2%/yr +20.6%/yr ENSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 52.1% 27.8% ENSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 53/100 61/100 ADUS

Percentile Scorecard

ADUSOPCHENSG

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

AxisADUSOPCHENSG
Valuation 86 #14 of 93 79 #20 of 93 65 #33 of 93
Growth 61 #35 of 88 23 #68 of 88 59 #37 of 88
Profitability 72 #25 of 87 65 #31 of 87 71 #26 of 87
Financial Health 87 #14 of 100 44 #56 of 100 73 #28 of 100
Shareholder Returns 38 #35 of 56 – 40 #34 of 56
Overall 69 53 61
  • ADUS ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • OPCH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ENSG ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADUSOPCHENSGSPY
1 month +7.1%+35.4%+1.0% -0.8%
3 months +4.8%+43.2%-0.6% +3.5%
6 months +23.5%+11.8%-6.9% +7.0%
Year to date +12.8%-2.0%+1.6% +12.2%
1 year -0.4%+11.9%-4.9% +13.0%
3 years +47.9%+17.3%+81.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.9%+5.5%+22.1% +23.1%
5 years +45.0%+17.2%+155.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.7%+3.2%+20.6% +11.0%
10 years +366.4%—+886.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.7%—+25.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADUSOPCHENSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%52.1%27.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.8%50.4%24.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.05-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.23-0.18 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.9%-46.7%-31.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-14.6%-18.0% -1.8%
52-week high $122.75$36.59$215.83 $779.14
52-week low $88.49$19.52$147.13 $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.

MultipleADUSOPCHENSG
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 25.1x 22.8xmedian 25.1x 27.1xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 14.5x 13.8xmedian 14.5x 17.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 22.4x 15.4xmedian 22.4x 24.6xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 3.1x 3.7xmedian 3.1x 4.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 0.66 22.06median 0.66 1.82median 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 monthsADUSOPCHENSG
Revenue $1.48B $5.69B $5.49B
Gross profit $477.75M $1.09B $1.14B
Operating income $148.23M $333.69M $467.39M
Net income $105.31M $209.58M $378.95M
Free cash flow $154.77M $303.85M $419.09M
EPS (diluted) $5.70 $1.37 $6.37
Cash & equivalents $99.57M $193.77M $262.30M
Total debt $61.60M $1.16B $566.98M
Shares (diluted) 18.47M 153.49M 59.48M
Enterprise value $1.84B $3.87B $8.00B

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
MetricADUSOPCHENSG
P/E 21.0x 22.8x 27.1x
P/FCF 14.6x 15.4x 24.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.9x 13.5x 16.9x
P/S 1.5x 0.8x 1.9x
P/B 2.0x 3.7x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 4.8x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 13.8x 17.4x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 16.9x 21.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 14.4x 18.6x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 16.3x 16.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 22.06 1.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADUSOPCHENSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.9% 5.9% 18.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.9% 11.3% 17.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% 2.6% 18.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 5.3% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.5% -0.1% 18.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 6.3% 15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% -0.8% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.1% -4.4% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.0% 6.1% 15.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 1.0% 14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 61.7% 24.0% 31.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -3.8% 25.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 65.3% 26.0% 51.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.9% -4.7% 26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADUSOPCHENSG
Gross margin 32.4% 19.1% 20.7%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 7.2% 10.6%
Operating margin 10.0% 5.9% 8.5%
Pretax margin 9.5% 5.0% 9.1%
Net margin 7.1% 3.7% 6.9%
FCF margin 10.5% 5.3% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 6.1% 11.1%
Return on equity 9.3% 16.0% 15.7%
Return on assets 7.3% 6.2% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 9.9% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 13.0% 9.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.7% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADUSOPCHENSG
Debt / assets 4.2% 34.3% 2.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 2.4x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 3.8x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 62.7% 57.5%
Equity / assets 78.8% 37.3% 42.5%
Interest coverage 14.9x 6.2x 60.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.35 3.88 3.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADUSOPCHENSG
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% – 0.2%
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.

ConsensusADUSOPCHENSG
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 16.1xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.20FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $8.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +26.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +12.9% -1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57BFY2026 $5.93BFY2026 $5.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% -2.1% +16.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADUSOPCHENSG
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 89.8%
Institutions holding 303 372 547
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -4.6% -1.2%
Institutions buying 162 212 250
Institutions selling 94 121 213
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.75 1.17

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.

ADUSOPCHENSG
ADUS 1.00 0.25 0.36
OPCH 0.25 1.00 0.17
ENSG 0.36 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADUS, OPCH and ENSG?

Ensign (ENSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.22B, Option Care Health (OPCH) $4.78B, Ensign (ENSG) $10.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADUS, OPCH and ENSG?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 21.1x, Option Care Health (OPCH) 22.8x, Ensign (ENSG) 26.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Option Care Health (OPCH) is cheapest (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 16.8x, Option Care Health (OPCH) 16.1x, Ensign (ENSG) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ensign (ENSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +15.9%, Option Care Health (OPCH) +5.9%, Ensign (ENSG) +18.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has the highest net margin (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.1%, Option Care Health (OPCH) 3.7%, Ensign (ENSG) 6.9%). On return on invested capital, Ensign (ENSG) leads (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 9.2%, Option Care Health (OPCH) 9.9%, Ensign (ENSG) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Option Care Health (OPCH) returned the most: Addus HomeCare (ADUS) -0.4%, Option Care Health (OPCH) +11.9%, Ensign (ENSG) -4.9%. Over five years, Ensign (ENSG) compounded fastest (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +7.7%/yr, Option Care Health (OPCH) +3.2%/yr, Ensign (ENSG) +20.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ensign (ENSG) has been the steadiest (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 29.3%, Option Care Health (OPCH) 52.1%, Ensign (ENSG) 27.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADUS, OPCH and ENSG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ensign (ENSG) 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.