CCM vs ACHC vs UHS Stock Comparison

Concord Medical Services Holdings, Acadia Healthcare Company and Universal Health Services Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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Universal Health Services leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Universal Health Services 8, Acadia Healthcare Company 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCMACHCUHSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.16M $2.96B $11.77B UHS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x -2.6x 7.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.9x 7.7x UHS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.3% +10.0% UHS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -33.4% 8.4% UHS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -24.7% 12.8% UHS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.5x 1.7x ACHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.6% +39.0% -19.7% ACHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.2%/yr -13.9%/yr +7.0%/yr UHS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.8% 64.1% 33.2% UHS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 24/100 67/100 UHS

Percentile Scorecard

CCMACHCUHS

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

AxisCCMACHCUHS
Valuation 27 #70 of 95 45 #53 of 95 96 #5 of 95
Growth – 6 #83 of 88 49 #45 of 88
Profitability – 15 #74 of 87 83 #16 of 87
Financial Health 8 #92 of 100 31 #69 of 100 41 #59 of 100
Shareholder Returns – – 67 #20 of 58
Overall – 24 67
  • CCM ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ACHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • UHS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCMACHCUHSSPY
1 month +22.1%+5.6%+0.8% -2.0%
3 months -16.6%-6.5%+5.5% -2.2%
6 months -20.2%+17.2%+7.1% +4.2%
Year to date +0.3%+108.7%-18.7% +10.6%
1 year -29.6%+39.0%-19.7% +10.4%
3 years -65.1%-59.0%+38.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year -29.6%-25.7%+11.4% +20.2%
5 years -84.6%-52.5%+40.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year -31.2%-13.9%+7.0% +10.1%
10 years -91.0%-19.2%+49.3% +261.3%
10 years, per year -21.4%-2.1%+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCMACHCUHSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.8%64.1%33.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.5%65.0%35.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.900.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.61-0.59 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.3%-86.9%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.6%-16.8%-27.4% -3.2%
52-week high $5.74$35.61$244.18 $779.14
52-week low $2.95$11.68$141.17 $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.

MultipleCCMACHCUHS
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 24.9x -2.4xmedian 24.9x 6.9xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.2x -5.5xmedian 15.2x 5.1xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 20.7x -20.1xmedian 20.7x 10.8xmedian 20.7x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 3.2x 1.4xmedian 3.2x 1.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.72 0.03median 0.72 0.18median 0.72

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 monthsCCMACHCUHS
Revenue – $3.37B $18.11B
Operating income – – $2.06B
Net income – -$1.12B $1.55B
Free cash flow – -$134.03M $845.40M
EPS (diluted) – $-12.33 $25.47
Cash & equivalents $42.56M $171.29M $138.80M
Total debt $492.64M $2.41B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 4.37M 91.37M 59.91M
Enterprise value -$144.22M $2.38B $11.26B

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
MetricCCMACHCUHS
P/E -1.3x -2.4x 6.9x
P/FCF -0.5x -20.1x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.8x 5.1x
P/S 0.3x 0.8x 0.5x
P/B -0.1x 1.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 1.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – -5.5x 5.1x
EV/EBIT – -4.5x 6.7x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 0.8x
EV/FCF – -36.8x 16.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.4x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.03 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCMACHCUHS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.3% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 9.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 23.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -838.8% 20.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -82.3% 31.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -900.5% 31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -83.4% 37.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -50.4% -5.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -16.6% 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 56.9% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -73.4% 18.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCMACHCUHS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – -26.6% 14.9%
Operating margin – – 11.4%
Pretax margin – -32.6% 11.2%
Net margin – -33.4% 8.4%
FCF margin – -4.0% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.3% 9.9%
Return on equity – -57.0% 20.5%
Return on assets – -20.2% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – -24.7% 12.8%
Return on capital employed – -21.9% 16.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCMACHCUHS
Debt / assets 52.6% 43.5% 30.4%
Debt / equity -1.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.5x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – -18.0x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 132.1% 64.3% 52.4%
Equity / assets -32.1% 35.7% 47.6%
Interest coverage – – 13.1x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCMACHCUHS
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 11.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 12.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 3.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 5.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -6.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -4.6%

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.

ConsensusCCMACHCUHS
Forward P/E – 18.9xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.57FY2026 $23.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -21.5%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +22.3% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.53BFY2026 $18.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.5%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +6.9% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCMACHCUHS
Held by institutions – 100.0% 87.6%
Institutions holding – 314 599
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.7% +1.2%
Institutions buying – 165 289
Institutions selling – 98 236
Buyers to sellers – 1.68 1.22

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.

CCMACHCUHS
CCM 1.00 0.03 -0.05
ACHC 0.03 1.00 0.27
UHS -0.05 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCM, ACHC and UHS?

Universal Health Services (UHS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) $16.16M, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) $2.96B, Universal Health Services (UHS) $11.77B.

Which company is growing faster?

Universal Health Services (UHS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +4.3%, Universal Health Services (UHS) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Universal Health Services (UHS) has the highest net margin (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -33.4%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Universal Health Services (UHS) leads (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -24.7%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) returned the most: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) -29.6%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +39.0%, Universal Health Services (UHS) -19.7%. Over five years, Universal Health Services (UHS) compounded fastest (Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) -31.2%/yr, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -13.9%/yr, Universal Health Services (UHS) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) 0.00%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 0.00%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 0.00%. Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) and Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Health Services (UHS) has been the steadiest (Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) 87.8%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 64.1%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 33.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCM, ACHC and UHS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Universal Health Services (UHS) leads on 8. 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.