BKD vs ENSG vs ADUS Stock Comparison

Brookdale Senior Living, Ensign and Addus HomeCare Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$188.31 +8.9% 1M +2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.99B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67B
Div. yield
0.15%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
4 wins
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$127.94 +13.2% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.50B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Addus HomeCare leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Addus HomeCare 6, Ensign 4, Brookdale Senior Living 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKDENSGADUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.67B $10.99B $2.38B ENSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.4x 27.3x 21.1x ADUS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 373.3x 22.7x 17.8x ADUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.4% +17.5% +11.5% ENSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 7.0% 7.4% ADUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.5% 14.3% 9.6% ENSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.9x -0.3x -0.4x ADUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.15% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.1% +2.4% +14.0% BKD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.2%/yr +17.8%/yr +4.6%/yr ENSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.9% 29.6% 28.3% ADUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 64/100 71/100 ADUS

Percentile Scorecard

BKDENSGADUS

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

AxisBKDENSGADUS
Valuation 59 #40 of 95 69 #30 of 95 86 #14 of 95
Growth 35 #58 of 88 62 #34 of 88 56 #39 of 88
Profitability 51 #43 of 87 74 #23 of 87 73 #24 of 87
Financial Health 10 #90 of 100 72 #29 of 100 88 #13 of 100
Shareholder Returns – 44 #33 of 58 51 #29 of 58
Overall 39 64 71
  • BKD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ENSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • 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

PeriodBKDENSGADUSSPY
1 month +6.2%+8.9%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months -22.3%+5.4%+9.9% -0.4%
6 months -21.0%+7.0%+32.4% +4.5%
Year to date +3.8%+8.1%+19.1% +12.4%
1 year +22.1%+2.4%+14.0% +13.6%
3 years +170.5%+84.6%+51.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +39.4%+22.7%+14.8% +20.8%
5 years +48.0%+126.5%+25.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +8.2%+17.8%+4.6% +10.4%
10 years -10.4%+1,024.9%+399.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year -1.1%+27.4%+17.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBKDENSGADUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.9%29.6%28.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.2%25.2%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.000.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.080.50 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.0%-31.8%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.2%-12.8%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $16.77$215.83$127.94 $779.14
52-week low $9.11$147.13$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.

MultipleBKDENSGADUS
P/E now vs peer median -19.4xmedian 25.6x 27.3xmedian 25.6x 21.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 16.0x 17.1xmedian 16.0x 13.3xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11,053xmedian 21.6x 21.5xmedian 21.6x 16.5xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median -92.3xmedian 3.4x 4.3xmedian 3.4x 2.0xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.60median 0.74 1.72median 0.74 1.11median 0.74

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 monthsBKDENSGADUS
Revenue $3.05B $5.67B $1.50B
Gross profit $2.93B $1.20B $485.44M
Operating income $106.04M $509.16M $155.11M
Net income -$138.35M $399.32M $111.05M
Free cash flow $242.00K $509.91M $144.23M
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $6.73 $5.98
Cash & equivalents $370.39M $337.59M $98.48M
Total debt $4.27B $198.72M $21.92M
Shares (diluted) 243.89M 59.30M 18.57M
Enterprise value $1.48B $9.11B $2.00B

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
MetricBKDENSGADUS
P/E -19.4x 27.3x 21.1x
P/FCF 11,053x 21.5x 16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 15.8x 15.7x
P/S 0.9x 1.9x 1.6x
P/B -92.3x 4.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -92.3x 4.3x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x 17.1x 13.3x
EV/EBIT 61.8x 21.2x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 27,095x 21.2x 16.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.3x 15.5x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.60 1.72 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKDENSGADUS
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.4% 17.5% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 16.8% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.9% 21.7% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 16.3% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.6% 26.6% 25.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 18.3% 22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 43.0% 21.6% 29.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% 17.2% 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.1% 20.9% 28.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 15.9% 19.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.4% 44.5% 47.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 26.8% 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.1% 76.1% 49.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 29.2% 14.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKDENSGADUS
Gross margin 96.1% 21.2% 32.3%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 11.1% 11.5%
Operating margin 3.5% 9.0% 10.3%
Pretax margin -4.4% 9.4% 10.0%
Net margin -4.5% 7.0% 7.4%
FCF margin 0.0% 9.0% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 12.3% 10.1%
Return on equity – 16.0% 9.5%
Return on assets -2.3% 6.8% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 2.5% 14.3% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 10.4% 12.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.6x 1.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKDENSGADUS
Debt / assets 72.4% 3.3% 1.5%
Debt / equity -147.5x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.9x -0.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 17,655x 0.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 100.5% 57.3% 18.6%
Equity / assets -0.5% 42.7% 81.4%
Interest coverage – 62.8x 19.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.15 3.66 7.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKDENSGADUS
Dividend yield – 0.1% –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.3% -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.

ConsensusBKDENSGADUS
Forward P/E 373.3xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.03FY2026 $8.29FY2026 $7.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +26.2%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +433.3% -1.8% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.81BFY2026 $5.76BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.0%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.6% +16.9% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKDENSGADUS
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 293 549 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% -1.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 165 250 162
Institutions selling 92 215 94
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.16 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.

BKDENSGADUS
BKD 1.00 0.36 0.22
ENSG 0.36 1.00 0.34
ADUS 0.22 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKD, ENSG and ADUS?

Ensign (ENSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) $2.67B, Ensign (ENSG) $10.99B, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKD, ENSG and ADUS?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -19.4x, Ensign (ENSG) 27.3x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 21.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) is cheapest (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 373.3x, Ensign (ENSG) 22.7x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 17.8x). 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: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.4%, Ensign (ENSG) +17.5%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has the highest net margin (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.5%, Ensign (ENSG) 7.0%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.4%). On return on invested capital, Ensign (ENSG) leads (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 2.5%, Ensign (ENSG) 14.3%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) returned the most: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +22.1%, Ensign (ENSG) +2.4%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +14.0%. Over five years, Ensign (ENSG) compounded fastest (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +8.2%/yr, Ensign (ENSG) +17.8%/yr, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 0.00%, Ensign (ENSG) 0.15%. Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) and Addus HomeCare (ADUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has been the steadiest (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 39.9%, Ensign (ENSG) 29.6%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKD, ENSG 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 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.