CCM vs NHC vs HCA Stock Comparison

Concord Medical Services Holdings, National Healthcare and HCA Healthcare Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NHC National Healthcare Corp
$212.79 -6.1% 1M +76.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.33B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
1.23%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins
HCA HCA Healthcare, Inc.
$449.78 +3.2% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$98.04B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.70B
Div. yield
0.68%
Hospitals Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

National Healthcare leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (National Healthcare 5, HCA Healthcare 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCMNHCHCALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.15M $3.33B $98.04B HCA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.1x 23.7x 14.6x HCA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 14.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.9% +5.8% NHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.23% 0.68% NHC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.8% +76.8% -3.9% NHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.1%/yr +25.5%/yr +12.4%/yr NHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.0% 34.7% 31.1% HCA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 78/100 61/100 NHC

Percentile Scorecard

CCMNHCHCA

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

AxisCCMNHCHCA
Valuation 25 #69 of 92 77 #22 of 92 88 #12 of 92
Growth – 79 #19 of 87 23 #67 of 87
Profitability – 80 #18 of 86 74 #23 of 86
Financial Health 7 #90 of 97 88 #13 of 97 –
Shareholder Returns – 67 #19 of 56 58 #24 of 56
Overall – 78 61
  • CCM ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • HCA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCMNHCHCASPY
1 month -3.1%-6.1%+3.2% -0.2%
3 months -22.8%-7.8%+7.5% +3.9%
6 months -8.4%+21.8%+4.1% +8.2%
Year to date -9.6%+55.2%-3.7% +12.9%
1 year -36.8%+76.8%-3.9% +12.3%
3 years -68.6%+221.9%+99.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -32.0%+47.7%+25.9% +23.3%
5 years -86.6%+211.4%+79.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.1%+25.5%+12.4% +10.9%
10 years -92.1%+228.6%+467.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -22.4%+12.6%+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCMNHCHCASPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.0%34.7%31.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.4%32.3%30.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.130.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.422.21-0.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.7%-34.4%-39.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-14.0%-17.5% -1.2%
52-week high $5.74$247.31$545.13 $779.14
52-week low $2.95$119.44$361.32 $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.

MultipleCCMNHCHCA
P/E now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 24.6x 23.7xmedian 24.6x 14.6xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 16.4xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 21.6x 22.7xmedian 21.6x 15.7xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 3.2x 3.0xmedian 3.2x -12.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.66 0.38median 0.66 1.08median 0.66

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 monthsCCMNHCHCA
Revenue – $1.56B $78.70B
Operating income – $144.68M –
Net income – $142.84M $7.80B
Free cash flow – $146.53M –
EPS (diluted) – $8.84 $30.41
Cash & equivalents $42.56M $39.21M $908.00M
Total debt $1.76B – –
Shares (diluted) 4.37M 15.86M 222.83M
Enterprise value $419.83M $2.32B $101.51B

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
MetricCCMNHCHCA
P/E -1.1x 23.7x 14.6x
P/FCF -0.4x 22.7x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.7x 8.8x
P/S 0.2x 2.1x 1.2x
P/B -0.1x 3.0x -12.1x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 3.0x -12.1x
EV/EBITDA – 16.4x –
EV/EBIT – 21.6x –
EV/Revenue – 2.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF – 21.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.5x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.38 1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCMNHCHCA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.9% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.8% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 57.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 35.9% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 68.9% 4.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 31.6% 13.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 61.9% 13.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.7% -13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.1% 6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 58.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCMNHCHCA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 12.2% –
Operating margin – 9.3% –
Pretax margin – 11.9% –
Net margin – 9.0% –
FCF margin – 9.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – 12.1% 14.2%
Return on equity – 12.8% –
Return on assets – 9.3% –
Return on invested capital – 10.0% –
Return on capital employed – 11.2% –
Asset turnover – 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCMNHCHCA
Debt / assets 52.6% – –
Debt / equity -1.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 132.1% 26.6% –
Equity / assets -32.1% 73.4% –
Interest coverage – 56.6x –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score – 7.18 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCMNHCHCA
Dividend yield – 1.2% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 0.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.4% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% –

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.

ConsensusCCMNHCHCA
Forward P/E – – 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $30.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +11.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $73.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +18.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCMNHCHCA
Held by institutions – 65.3% 59.5%
Institutions holding – 250 1,333
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.6% +0.3%
Institutions buying – 136 567
Institutions selling – 72 563
Buyers to sellers – 1.89 1.01

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.

CCMNHCHCA
CCM 1.00 0.05 0.01
NHC 0.05 1.00 0.26
HCA 0.01 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCM, NHC and HCA?

HCA Healthcare (HCA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) $15.15M, National Healthcare (NHC) $3.33B, HCA Healthcare (HCA) $98.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCM, NHC and HCA?

HCA Healthcare (HCA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) -1.1x, National Healthcare (NHC) 23.7x, HCA Healthcare (HCA) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Healthcare (NHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Healthcare (NHC) +6.9%, HCA Healthcare (HCA) +5.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Healthcare (NHC) returned the most: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) -36.8%, National Healthcare (NHC) +76.8%, HCA Healthcare (HCA) -3.9%. Over five years, National Healthcare (NHC) compounded fastest (Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) -33.1%/yr, National Healthcare (NHC) +25.5%/yr, HCA Healthcare (HCA) +12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

National Healthcare (NHC) has the highest dividend yield: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) 0.00%, National Healthcare (NHC) 1.23%, HCA Healthcare (HCA) 0.68%. Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, HCA Healthcare (HCA) has been the steadiest (Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) 87.0%, National Healthcare (NHC) 34.7%, HCA Healthcare (HCA) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCM, NHC and HCA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, National Healthcare (NHC) leads on 5. 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.