BKD vs ENSG vs INNV Stock Comparison

Brookdale Senior Living, Ensign and InnovAge Holding Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$186.32 +6.1% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.51B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
6 wins
INNV InnovAge Holding Corp.
$9.24 +2.9% 1M +91.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$989.71M
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionBKDENSGINNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.47B $10.51B $1.25B ENSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.9x 26.3x -490.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 342.3x 22.5x 20.5x INNV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.4% +17.5% +15.9% ENSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 7.0% -0.3% ENSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.5% 14.3% 0.0% ENSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.9x -0.3x -3.8x INNV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.7% +2.0% +91.7% INNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr +19.0%/yr +6.9%/yr ENSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 29.3% 72.5% ENSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 65/100 66/100 INNV

Percentile Scorecard

BKDENSGINNV

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

AxisBKDENSGINNV
Valuation 63 #35 of 92 70 #28 of 92 65 #33 of 92
Growth 36 #56 of 87 63 #33 of 87 87 #12 of 87
Profitability 54 #40 of 86 74 #23 of 86 49 #44 of 86
Financial Health 9 #88 of 97 72 #28 of 97 64 #36 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 44 #31 of 55 –
Overall 41 65 66
  • BKD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ENSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • INNV ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKDENSGINNVSPY
1 month -6.5%+6.1%+2.9% +0.7%
3 months -29.8%+4.2%-20.3% +3.7%
6 months -28.5%-0.2%+13.4% +7.1%
Year to date -4.8%+7.0%+78.0% +12.8%
1 year +14.7%+2.0%+91.7% +11.9%
3 years +168.1%+95.5%+71.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +39.0%+25.1%+19.7% +22.8%
5 years +58.0%+138.8%+39.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.6%+19.0%+6.9% +10.9%
10 years -30.0%+993.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.5%+27.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBKDENSGINNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%29.3%72.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.2%24.9%65.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.28-0.060.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.380.071.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.0%-31.8%-71.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.8%-13.7%-23.7% -1.2%
52-week high $16.77$215.83$12.11 $779.14
52-week low $8.95$147.13$3.99 $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.

MultipleBKDENSGINNV
P/E now vs peer median -17.8xmedian 26.0x 27.0xmedian 26.0x -494.2xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 15.4x 16.9xmedian 15.4x 47.4xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10,135xmedian 21.5x 21.3xmedian 21.5x 24.9xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median -84.6xmedian 3.2x 4.2xmedian 3.2x 5.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.38median 0.87 1.70median 0.87 -8.19median 0.87

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 monthsBKDENSGINNV
Revenue $3.05B $5.67B $989.71M
Gross profit $2.93B $1.20B $677.61M
Operating income $106.04M $509.16M $2.62M
Net income -$138.35M $399.32M -$1.83M
Free cash flow $242.00K $509.91M $50.41M
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $6.73 $-0.02
Cash & equivalents $370.39M $337.59M $97.89M
Total debt $4.27B $198.72M $48.06M
Shares (diluted) 243.89M 59.30M 135.70M
Enterprise value $1.28B $8.63B $729.74M

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
MetricBKDENSGINNV
P/E -17.8x 27.0x -494.2x
P/FCF 10,135x 21.3x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 15.6x 19.4x
P/S 0.8x 1.9x 1.3x
P/B -84.6x 4.2x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -84.6x 4.3x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 16.9x 47.4x
EV/EBIT 59.7x 21.0x 444.4x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 26,178x 20.9x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.3x 15.4x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.38 1.70 -8.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKDENSGINNV
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.4% 17.5% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 16.8% 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.9% 21.7% 15.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 16.3% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.6% 26.6% 108.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 18.3% 27.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 43.0% 21.6% 94.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% 17.2% 65.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.1% 20.9% 91.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 15.9% 60.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.4% 44.5% 96.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 26.8% 47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.1% 76.1% 89.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 29.2% 162.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKDENSGINNV
Gross margin 96.1% 21.2% 68.5%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 11.1% 2.5%
Operating margin 3.5% 9.0% 0.3%
Pretax margin -4.4% 9.4% 0.0%
Net margin -4.5% 7.0% -0.3%
FCF margin 0.0% 9.0% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 12.3% 6.5%
Return on equity – 16.0% -0.3%
Return on assets -2.3% 6.8% -0.1%
Return on invested capital 2.5% 14.3% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 10.4% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.6x 1.7x -35.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.1% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKDENSGINNV
Debt / assets 72.4% 3.3% 8.6%
Debt / equity -147.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.9x -0.3x -3.8x
Debt / FCF 17,655x 0.4x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 100.5% 57.3% 57.2%
Equity / assets -0.5% 42.7% 42.8%
Interest coverage – 62.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -0.18 3.64 3.91

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusBKDENSGINNV
Forward P/E 342.3xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 20.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.03FY2026 $8.29FY2026 $0.45FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +26.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +433.3% -1.8% +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.81BFY2026 $5.76BFY2026 $1.00BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -12.0%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +1.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.6% +16.9% +11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKDENSGINNV
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.8% 13.5%
Institutions holding 293 548 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% -1.2% +15.2%
Institutions buying 165 250 70
Institutions selling 92 214 24
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.17 2.92

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.

BKDENSGINNV
BKD 1.00 0.35 0.16
ENSG 0.35 1.00 0.03
INNV 0.16 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKD, ENSG and INNV?

Ensign (ENSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) $2.47B, Ensign (ENSG) $10.51B, InnovAge Holding (INNV) $1.25B.

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%, InnovAge Holding (INNV) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ensign (ENSG) has the highest net margin (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.5%, Ensign (ENSG) 7.0%, InnovAge Holding (INNV) -0.3%). On return on invested capital, Ensign (ENSG) leads (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 2.5%, Ensign (ENSG) 14.3%, InnovAge Holding (INNV) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year InnovAge Holding (INNV) returned the most: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +14.7%, Ensign (ENSG) +2.0%, InnovAge Holding (INNV) +91.7%. Over five years, Ensign (ENSG) compounded fastest (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +9.6%/yr, Ensign (ENSG) +19.0%/yr, InnovAge Holding (INNV) +6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ensign (ENSG) has been the steadiest (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 39.3%, Ensign (ENSG) 29.3%, InnovAge Holding (INNV) 72.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKD, ENSG and INNV?

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.