BTSG vs HSIC vs MEDS Stock Comparison

BrightSpring Health Services, Henry Schein and DataMeds AI Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSIC Henry Schein Inc
$86.44 +1.7% 1M +38.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.67B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare
4 wins
MEDS DataMeds AI, Inc.
$2.03 -44.7% 1M -93.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Drug Distribution Healthcare

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionBTSGHSICMEDSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.89B $9.67B $5.76M BTSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.9x 24.3x — HSIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.8x 15.0x — HSIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% +6.5% — BTSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% 3.0% — HSIC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 7.1% — BTSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.3x — BTSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.9% +38.7% -93.5% BTSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.5%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 25.6% 230.2% HSIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 55/100 — BTSG

Percentile Scorecard

BTSGHSICMEDS

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

AxisBTSGHSICMEDS
Valuation 66 #32 of 92 33 #17 of 25 –
Growth 93 #7 of 87 39 #15 of 24 –
Profitability 57 #38 of 86 83 #5 of 24 –
Financial Health 41 #58 of 97 20 #21 of 26 –
Shareholder Returns 67 #19 of 55 100 #1 of 16 –
Overall 65 55 –
  • BTSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • HSIC ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • MEDS ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBTSGHSICMEDSSPY
1 month +8.1%+1.7%-44.7% +0.7%
3 months -17.4%+1.5%-35.8% +3.7%
6 months +25.5%+15.9%-63.1% +7.1%
Year to date +60.8%+14.4%-89.9% +12.8%
1 year +76.9%+38.7%-93.5% +11.9%
3 years —+30.7%— +85.2%
3 years, per year —+9.3%— +22.8%
5 years —+13.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year —+2.5%— +10.9%
10 years —+47.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+4.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBTSGHSICMEDSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%25.6%230.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.5%24.1%140.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.461.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.721.51-0.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-32.7%-99.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-4.9%-94.8% -1.2%
52-week high $72.91$90.86$39.30 $779.14
52-week low $31.36$62.32$0.85 $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.

MultipleBTSGHSICMEDS
P/E now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 26.0x 24.3xmedian 24.3x —median 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 0.3x —median 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 15.4x 12.9xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 21.5x 17.0xmedian 16.4x —median 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 3.2x 2.5xmedian 2.5x —median 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 50.96median 1.36 —median 1.36

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 monthsBTSGHSICMEDS
Revenue $14.37B $13.60B –
Gross profit $1.78B $4.26B –
Operating income $447.80M $680.00M –
Net income $365.85M $426.00M –
Free cash flow $402.35M $569.00M –
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $3.52 –
Cash & equivalents $550.38M – –
Total debt $2.19B $3.46B $19.21M
Shares (diluted) 220.28M 114.39M 2.57M
Enterprise value $10.24B $10.42B $5.76M

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
MetricBTSGHSICMEDS
P/E 33.9x 24.3x –
P/FCF 29.6x 17.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 23.5x 13.8x –
P/S 0.8x 0.7x –
P/B 5.8x 2.5x –
P/Tangible book 7.8x 3.4x –
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 12.9x –
EV/EBIT 30.2x 19.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.0x –
EV/FCF 33.6x 22.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.7x 18.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 50.96 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMEDS
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% 6.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.4% 6.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 143.5% 6.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 472.6% 6.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 448.6% 11.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 88.6% 36.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 110.5% 50.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMEDS
Gross margin 12.4% 31.3% –
EBITDA margin 4.3% 7.4% –
Operating margin 3.1% 5.0% –
Pretax margin 2.1% 4.1% –
Net margin 2.5% 3.0% –
FCF margin 2.8% 4.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 5.1% –
Return on equity 18.2% 11.0% –
Return on assets 6.0% 3.8% –
Return on invested capital 8.6% 7.1% –
Return on capital employed 9.9% 8.7% –
Asset turnover 2.4x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMEDS
Debt / assets 36.6% 30.4% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.3x –
Debt / FCF 5.4x 6.1x –
Liabilities / assets 65.8% 66.5% –
Equity / assets 34.2% 33.5% –
Interest coverage 2.9x 4.3x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 4.65 2.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBTSGHSICMEDS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 7.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 7.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBTSGHSICMEDS
Forward P/E 34.8xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.73FY2026 $5.75FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +73.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +42.2% +8.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.01BFY2026 $13.38BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% +4.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBTSGHSICMEDS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 422 565 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +2.1% –
Institutions buying 309 245 –
Institutions selling 83 216 –
Buyers to sellers 3.72 1.13 –

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.

BTSGHSICMEDS
BTSG 1.00 0.16 -0.12
HSIC 0.16 1.00 -0.14
MEDS -0.12 -0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BTSG, HSIC and MEDS?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $11.89B, Henry Schein (HSIC) $9.67B, DataMeds AI (MEDS) $5.76M.

Which stock is cheaper, BTSG, HSIC and MEDS?

Henry Schein (HSIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 33.9x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Henry Schein (HSIC) is cheapest (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 34.8x, Henry Schein (HSIC) 15.0x). 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: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.4%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Henry Schein (HSIC) has the highest net margin (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 2.5%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) leads (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 8.6%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) returned the most: BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +76.9%, Henry Schein (HSIC) +38.7%, DataMeds AI (MEDS) -93.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Henry Schein (HSIC) has been the steadiest (BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 44.6%, Henry Schein (HSIC) 25.6%, DataMeds AI (MEDS) 230.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BTSG, HSIC and MEDS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 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.