AVAH vs SBRA vs ADUS Stock Comparison

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Sabra Health Care REIT and Addus HomeCare Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$126.93 +12.2% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.50B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAVAHSBRAADUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.98B $5.47B $2.37B SBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.8x 74.7x 20.9x AVAH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 51.0x 17.6x AVAH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.5% +23.4% +11.5% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.6% 7.8% 7.4% AVAH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.5% 4.4% 9.6% AVAH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.9x -0.4x ADUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 5.74% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.4% +14.8% +5.9% AVAH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr +7.0%/yr +4.5%/yr AVAH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 24.9% 27.5% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 49/100 70/100 ADUS

Percentile Scorecard

AVAHSBRAADUS

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

AxisAVAHSBRAADUS
Valuation 73 #26 of 95 34 #97 of 146 82 #18 of 95
Growth 90 #10 of 88 51 #71 of 145 58 #38 of 88
Profitability 77 #21 of 87 51 #69 of 141 73 #24 of 87
Financial Health 20 #80 of 100 83 #26 of 146 90 #11 of 100
Shareholder Returns 34 #40 of 60 27 #100 of 136 49 #31 of 60
Overall 59 49 70
  • AVAH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ADUS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVAHSBRAADUSSPY
1 month +11.9%+9.3%+12.2% -5.9%
3 months +46.8%-0.1%+6.9% -4.6%
6 months +97.0%+1.5%+30.5% +0.2%
Year to date +67.3%+10.3%+18.2% +7.5%
1 year +48.4%+14.8%+5.9% +8.2%
3 years +823.6%+49.5%+49.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +109.9%+14.4%+14.4% +19.0%
5 years +63.5%+39.9%+24.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +10.3%+7.0%+4.5% +9.4%
10 years —+1.9%+395.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+0.2%+17.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAVAHSBRAADUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%24.9%27.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.0%22.5%29.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.69-0.160.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.010.590.21 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.3%-38.7%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-6.7%-0.8% -5.9%
52-week high $14.38$22.39$127.94 $779.14
52-week low $6.22$17.67$88.49 $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.

MultipleAVAHSBRAADUS
P/E now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 24.8x 74.7xmedian 26.5x 20.9xmedian 24.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 4.2x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 15.9x 16.0xmedian 14.4x 13.2xmedian 15.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 20.9x -16.8xmedian 21.7x 16.4xmedian 20.9x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 3.3x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.88 1.89median 1.78 1.10median 0.88

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 monthsAVAHSBRAADUS
Revenue $2.60B $919.09M $1.50B
Gross profit $840.08M – $485.44M
Operating income $273.93M – $155.11M
Net income $274.76M $71.46M $111.05M
Free cash flow $158.38M -$325.53M $144.23M
EPS (diluted) $1.22 $0.28 $5.98
Cash & equivalents $97.20M $36.24M $98.48M
Total debt $1.30B $1.24B $21.92M
Shares (diluted) 224.86M 259.82M 18.57M
Enterprise value $2.36B $5.02B $1.98B

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
MetricAVAHSBRAADUS
P/E 10.8x 74.7x 20.9x
P/FCF 18.8x -16.8x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 17.7x 13.7x 15.6x
P/S 1.1x 6.0x 1.6x
P/B 10.4x 1.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 15.9x 2.0x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x 16.0x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 15.3x 36.8x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 7.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF 26.4x -20.5x 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.9x 16.7x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 1.89 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVAHSBRAADUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.5% 23.4% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 12.3% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.7% – 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.3% – 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 29.4% – 25.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 57.3% – 22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,381% -59.2% 29.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 41.1% 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,286% -61.7% 28.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.1% 39.6% 19.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 96.2% 17.4% 47.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.7% 11.4% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 101.7% -1,239% 49.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 91.5% -59.7% 14.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVAHSBRAADUS
Gross margin 32.3% – 32.3%
EBITDA margin 11.1% 45.3% 11.5%
Operating margin 10.5% – 10.3%
Pretax margin 5.9% 7.1% 10.0%
Net margin 10.6% 7.8% 7.4%
FCF margin 6.1% -35.4% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% 43.6% 10.1%
Return on equity 104.2% 2.5% 9.5%
Return on assets 13.3% 1.3% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 17.5% 4.4% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 16.6% – 12.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 5.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVAHSBRAADUS
Debt / assets 61.6% 22.8% 1.5%
Debt / equity 4.5x 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 2.9x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 8.2x -3.8x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 47.7% 18.6%
Equity / assets 13.6% 52.3% 81.4%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.6x 19.7x
Current ratio 1.2x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.97 – 7.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVAHSBRAADUS
Dividend yield – 5.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -3.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 2.0% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusAVAHSBRAADUS
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 51.0xFY2026 17.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.85FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $7.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +41.7%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +90.2% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.76BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.7% +13.0% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVAHSBRAADUS
Held by institutions 92.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 215 464 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +0.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 151 229 162
Institutions selling 52 147 94
Buyers to sellers 2.90 1.56 1.72

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.

AVAHSBRAADUS
AVAH 1.00 0.17 0.26
SBRA 0.17 1.00 0.23
ADUS 0.26 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVAH, SBRA and ADUS?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) $2.98B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.47B, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVAH, SBRA and ADUS?

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 10.8x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 74.7x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) is cheapest (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 16.1x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 51.0x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 17.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +19.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) has the highest net margin (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 10.6%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.4%). On return on invested capital, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) leads (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 17.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.4%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) returned the most: Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +48.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +14.8%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +5.9%. Over five years, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) compounded fastest (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +10.3%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.0%/yr, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 5.74%. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) and Addus HomeCare (ADUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 47.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.9%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVAH, SBRA and ADUS?

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