BKD vs BTSG vs ADUS Stock Comparison

Brookdale Senior Living, BrightSpring Health Services and Addus HomeCare Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$121.17 +7.1% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.48B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Addus HomeCare leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Addus HomeCare 7, BrightSpring Health Services 3, Brookdale Senior Living 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKDBTSGADUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.28B $12.06B $2.21B BTSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.5x 33.0x 21.0x ADUS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 325.3x 34.0x 16.8x ADUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.4% +26.4% +15.9% BTSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 2.5% 7.1% ADUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.5% 8.6% 9.2% ADUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.9x 2.6x -0.2x ADUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +75.6% -0.4% BTSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.4%/yr — +7.7%/yr BKD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 44.7% 29.3% ADUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 63/100 69/100 ADUS

Percentile Scorecard

BKDBTSGADUS

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

AxisBKDBTSGADUS
Valuation 61 #37 of 93 66 #32 of 93 86 #14 of 93
Growth 33 #59 of 88 93 #7 of 88 61 #35 of 88
Profitability 52 #42 of 87 56 #39 of 87 72 #25 of 87
Financial Health 10 #90 of 100 41 #59 of 100 87 #14 of 100
Shareholder Returns – 56 #25 of 56 38 #35 of 56
Overall 39 63 69
  • BKD ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • BTSG ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ADUS ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKDBTSGADUSSPY
1 month -12.2%+4.0%+7.1% -0.8%
3 months -36.9%-18.2%+4.8% +3.5%
6 months -30.0%+21.2%+23.5% +7.0%
Year to date -9.5%+57.2%+12.8% +12.2%
1 year +10.5%+75.6%-0.4% +13.0%
3 years +148.3%—+47.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.4%—+13.9% +23.1%
5 years +49.5%—+45.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.4%—+7.7% +11.0%
10 years -35.9%—+366.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -4.4%—+16.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBKDBTSGADUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%44.7%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.2%51.7%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.291.300.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.271.69-0.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.0%-35.6%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.8%-19.2%-1.3% -1.8%
52-week high $16.77$72.91$122.75 $779.14
52-week low $8.75$31.36$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.

MultipleBKDBTSGADUS
P/E now vs peer median -16.9xmedian 25.1x 33.1xmedian 25.1x 21.0xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 14.5x 21.4xmedian 14.5x 13.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9,632xmedian 22.4x 28.9xmedian 22.4x 14.6xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median -80.4xmedian 3.1x 5.7xmedian 3.1x 2.0xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.27median 0.66 —median 0.66 1.06median 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 monthsBKDBTSGADUS
Revenue $3.05B $14.37B $1.48B
Gross profit $2.93B $1.78B $477.75M
Operating income $106.04M $447.80M $148.23M
Net income -$138.35M $365.85M $105.31M
Free cash flow $242.00K $402.35M $154.77M
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $1.66 $5.70
Cash & equivalents $370.39M $550.38M $99.57M
Total debt $4.27B $2.19B $61.60M
Shares (diluted) 243.89M 220.28M 18.47M
Enterprise value $1.09B $10.39B $1.83B

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
MetricBKDBTSGADUS
P/E -16.9x 33.1x 21.0x
P/FCF 9,632x 28.9x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 23.0x 13.9x
P/S 0.8x 0.8x 1.5x
P/B -80.4x 5.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -80.4x 7.6x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 21.4x 13.4x
EV/EBIT 58.6x 29.6x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 0.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 25,674x 33.0x 14.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.8x 26.2x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.27 – 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKDBTSGADUS
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.4% 26.4% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – 13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.9% 29.4% 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.6% 143.5% 27.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 23.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 43.0% 472.6% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% – 25.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.1% 448.6% 26.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.4% – 19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.4% 88.6% 61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% – 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.1% 110.5% 65.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% – 17.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKDBTSGADUS
Gross margin 96.1% 12.4% 32.4%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 4.3% 11.3%
Operating margin 3.5% 3.1% 10.0%
Pretax margin -4.4% 2.1% 9.5%
Net margin -4.5% 2.5% 7.1%
FCF margin 0.0% 2.8% 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 3.5% 11.0%
Return on equity – 18.2% 9.3%
Return on assets -2.3% 6.0% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 2.5% 8.6% 9.2%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 9.9% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 2.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.6x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKDBTSGADUS
Debt / assets 72.4% 36.6% 4.2%
Debt / equity -147.5x 1.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.9x 2.6x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 17,655x 5.4x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 100.5% 65.8% 21.2%
Equity / assets -0.5% 34.2% 78.8%
Interest coverage – 2.9x 14.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.19 4.61 6.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKDBTSGADUS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.6% -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.

ConsensusBKDBTSGADUS
Forward P/E 325.3xFY2026 34.0xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.03FY2026 $1.73FY2026 $7.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +73.0%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +433.3% +42.2% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.81BFY2026 $16.01BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.0%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.6% +1.4% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKDBTSGADUS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 293 421 303
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% -0.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 165 309 162
Institutions selling 92 83 94
Buyers to sellers 1.79 3.72 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.

BKDBTSGADUS
BKD 1.00 0.26 0.19
BTSG 0.26 1.00 0.21
ADUS 0.19 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKD, BTSG and ADUS?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) $2.28B, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $12.06B, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKD, BTSG and ADUS?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -16.5x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 33.0x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 21.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) is cheapest (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 325.3x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 34.0x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 16.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.4%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.4%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has the highest net margin (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.5%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 2.5%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.1%). On return on invested capital, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) leads (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 2.5%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 8.6%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) returned the most: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +10.5%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +75.6%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) -0.4%. Over five years, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) compounded fastest (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +8.4%/yr, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +7.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has been the steadiest (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 38.9%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 44.7%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKD, BTSG 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, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) leads on 7. 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.