BKD vs SBRA vs AVAH Stock Comparison

Brookdale Senior Living, Sabra Health Care REIT and Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Aveanna Healthcare Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Aveanna Healthcare Holdings 7, Sabra Health Care REIT 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKDSBRAAVAHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.38B $4.87B $2.85B SBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.2x 73.5x 10.9x AVAH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 332.3x 46.5x 15.4x AVAH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.4% +17.3% +16.8% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% 7.6% 10.2% AVAH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.5% 4.2% 18.4% AVAH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 8.9x 2.5x 4.0x SBRA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 6.29% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.9% +7.4% +33.1% AVAH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +6.2%/yr +11.1%/yr AVAH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 24.5% 47.8% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 47/100 68/100 AVAH

Percentile Scorecard

BKDSBRAAVAH

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

AxisBKDSBRAAVAH
Valuation 63 #35 of 92 35 #94 of 145 71 #27 of 92
Growth 35 #57 of 87 47 #76 of 142 84 #15 of 87
Profitability 55 #39 of 86 52 #65 of 135 94 #6 of 86
Financial Health 10 #87 of 97 82 #25 of 136 21 #77 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 20 #105 of 131 –
Overall 41 47 68
  • BKD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AVAH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKDSBRAAVAHSPY
1 month -9.8%-3.8%+2.9% +0.9%
3 months -32.9%-13.5%+33.9% +5.9%
6 months -29.2%-6.3%+99.4% +8.5%
Year to date -7.6%+0.7%+59.9% +13.3%
1 year +12.9%+7.4%+33.1% +12.4%
3 years +153.7%+42.2%+988.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +36.4%+12.5%+121.7% +23.5%
5 years +53.4%+34.8%+69.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.9%+6.2%+11.1% +11.0%
10 years -32.0%-17.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.8%-1.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBKDSBRAAVAHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%24.5%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.2%22.9%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.29-0.240.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.300.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.0%-38.7%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.5%-14.8%-9.2% -0.9%
52-week high $16.77$22.39$14.38 $779.14
52-week low $8.83$17.23$6.22 $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.

MultipleBKDSBRAAVAH
P/E now vs peer median -17.2xmedian 25.6x 73.5xmedian 25.8x 10.9xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 5.7xmedian 4.0x 1.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 16.3x 14.9xmedian 14.2x 13.5xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9,839xmedian 21.3x -13.3xmedian 23.0x —median 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median -82.2xmedian 3.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 9.9xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.32median 0.68 2.07median 1.91 0.25median 0.68

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 monthsBKDSBRAAVAH
Revenue $3.05B $859.56M $2.54B
Gross profit $2.93B – $845.45M
Operating income $106.04M – $284.64M
Net income -$138.35M $65.40M $260.11M
Free cash flow $242.00K -$365.86M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.57 $0.26 $1.16
Cash & equivalents $370.39M $231.58M $97.20M
Total debt $4.27B $4.94B $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 243.89M 252.27M 224.86M
Enterprise value $1.19B $4.25B $2.31B

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
MetricBKDSBRAAVAH
P/E -17.2x 73.5x 10.9x
P/FCF 9,839x -13.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 13.1x –
P/S 0.8x 5.7x 1.1x
P/B -82.2x 1.8x 9.9x
P/Tangible book -82.2x 1.8x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x 14.9x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 59.1x 33.3x 14.2x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 6.8x 1.6x
EV/FCF 25,882x -16.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 28.0x 15.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.32 2.07 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKDSBRAAVAH
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.4% 17.3% 16.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 11.0% 11.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.9% – 16.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – 14.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.6% – 34.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 58.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 43.0% -64.1% 1,302%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.3% 36.3% 47.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.1% -65.7% 1,212%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 35.5% 44.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.4% 9.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 5.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 100.1% -372.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -68.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKDSBRAAVAH
Gross margin 96.1% – 33.2%
EBITDA margin 14.3% 46.0% 11.8%
Operating margin 3.5% – 11.2%
Pretax margin -4.4% 7.0% 6.0%
Net margin -4.5% 7.6% 10.2%
FCF margin 0.0% -42.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.3% 43.2% –
Return on equity – 2.4% 108.0%
Return on assets -2.3% 1.2% 12.6%
Return on invested capital 2.5% 4.2% 18.4%
Return on capital employed 2.0% – 17.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.6x 5.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKDSBRAAVAH
Debt / assets 72.4% 22.4% 61.6%
Debt / equity -147.5x 0.4x 4.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 8.9x 2.5x 4.0x
Debt / FCF 17,655x -3.4x –
Liabilities / assets 100.5% 50.1% 86.4%
Equity / assets -0.5% 49.9% 13.6%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.18 – 1.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKDSBRAAVAH
Dividend yield – 6.3% –
Net buyback yield – -5.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.1% –
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.

ConsensusBKDSBRAAVAH
Forward P/E 332.3xFY2026 46.5xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.03FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $0.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -35.9%FY2026 +41.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +433.3% +90.2% +11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.81BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026 $2.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.0%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.6% +13.0% +8.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKDSBRAAVAH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 92.5%
Institutions holding 293 462 215
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +0.7% +1.8%
Institutions buying 165 228 151
Institutions selling 92 146 52
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.56 2.90

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.

BKDSBRAAVAH
BKD 1.00 0.34 0.21
SBRA 0.34 1.00 0.11
AVAH 0.21 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKD, SBRA and AVAH?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) $2.38B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.87B, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) $2.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, BKD, SBRA and AVAH?

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -17.2x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 73.5x, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) is cheapest (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 332.3x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 46.5x, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 15.4x). 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: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +16.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) has the highest net margin (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) leads (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 2.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 18.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) returned the most: Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +12.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.4%, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +33.1%. Over five years, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) compounded fastest (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +8.9%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.2%/yr, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) +11.1%/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%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 6.29%. Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) and Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 39.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.5%, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (AVAH) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.