CCM vs SGRY vs ARDT Stock Comparison

Concord Medical Services Holdings, Surgery Partners and Ardent Health Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc.
$23.25 +61.5% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.37B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
4 wins
ARDT Ardent Health, Inc.
$12.20 +15.7% 1M -19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.68B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.41B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCCMSGRYARDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.25M $3.01B $1.68B SGRY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x -33.9x 21.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 58.1x 13.1x ARDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.0% +3.3% SGRY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -2.6% 1.2% ARDT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.3% 7.4% ARDT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.3x 0.9x ARDT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.7% +2.0% -19.8% SGRY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.2%/yr -10.3%/yr — SGRY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 86.9% 66.9% 59.6% ARDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 55/100 67/100 ARDT

Percentile Scorecard

CCMSGRYARDT

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

AxisCCMSGRYARDT
Valuation 24 #71 of 93 84 #16 of 93 99 #2 of 93
Growth – 43 #51 of 88 47 #47 of 88
Profitability – 64 #32 of 87 66 #30 of 87
Financial Health 8 #92 of 100 31 #69 of 100 58 #43 of 100
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 55 67
  • CCM ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SGRY ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ARDT ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCMSGRYARDTSPY
1 month +3.6%+61.5%+15.7% -0.8%
3 months -17.3%+53.3%+11.4% +3.5%
6 months -3.1%+59.9%+21.5% +7.0%
Year to date -3.4%+50.5%+38.2% +12.2%
1 year -26.7%+2.0%-19.8% +13.0%
3 years -66.4%+3.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -30.5%+1.2%— +23.1%
5 years -85.7%-42.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -32.2%-10.3%— +11.0%
10 years -91.5%+26.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -21.8%+2.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCMSGRYARDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 86.9%66.9%59.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.2%65.5%74.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.821.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.310.03-0.33 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.7%-81.4%-61.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.0%0.0%-19.4% -1.8%
52-week high $5.74$23.25$15.14 $779.14
52-week low $2.95$11.49$7.83 $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.

MultipleCCMSGRYARDT
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 25.1x -33.8xmedian 25.1x 22.1xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x 0.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 11.7xmedian 14.5x 4.9xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 22.4x 16.2xmedian 22.4x 5.7xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 3.1x 1.0xmedian 3.1x 1.0xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.66 1.96median 0.66 —median 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 monthsCCMSGRYARDT
Revenue – $3.37B $6.41B
Operating income – $383.80M –
Net income – $48.10M $125.32M
Free cash flow – $187.60M $304.76M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.69 $0.55
Cash & equivalents $42.56M $216.70M $724.48M
Total debt $1.76B $3.75B $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 4.37M 128.83M 143.05M
Enterprise value -$145.14M $2.16B -$977.75M

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
MetricCCMSGRYARDT
P/E -1.2x -33.8x 22.1x
P/FCF -0.4x 16.2x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.8x 3.4x
P/S 0.2x 0.9x 0.3x
P/B -0.1x 1.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 1.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 11.7x 4.9x
EV/EBIT – 17.1x 8.1x
EV/Revenue – 2.0x 0.3x
EV/FCF – 35.1x 6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 25.5x 4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.96 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCMSGRYARDT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.0% 3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 136.2% -61.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 51.6% -69.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -17.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.2% 70.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 7.0% 181.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 36.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCMSGRYARDT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 16.7% 6.7%
Operating margin – 11.4% –
Pretax margin – 11.4% 3.2%
Net margin – -2.6% 1.2%
FCF margin – 5.6% 4.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.7% 8.0%
Return on equity – 2.6% 9.7%
Return on assets – 1.0% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 5.3% 7.4%
Return on capital employed – 5.1% 6.0%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.4x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCMSGRYARDT
Debt / assets 52.6% 46.6% 20.9%
Debt / equity -1.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.3x 0.9x
Debt / FCF – 20.0x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 132.1% 61.5% 66.9%
Equity / assets -32.1% 38.5% 33.1%
Interest coverage – – 5.1x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 0.88 2.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCMSGRYARDT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusCCMSGRYARDT
Forward P/E – 58.1xFY2026 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.40FY2026 $0.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -14.9%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -5.0% +17.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.38BFY2026 $6.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.9% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCMSGRYARDT
Held by institutions – 100.0% 76.4%
Institutions holding – 189 137
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.8% +1.4%
Institutions buying – 111 87
Institutions selling – 50 36
Buyers to sellers – 2.22 2.42

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.

CCMSGRYARDT
CCM 1.00 -0.07 0.10
SGRY -0.07 1.00 0.22
ARDT 0.10 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCM, SGRY and ARDT?

Surgery Partners (SGRY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) $15.25M, Surgery Partners (SGRY) $3.01B, Ardent Health (ARDT) $1.68B.

Which company is growing faster?

Surgery Partners (SGRY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Surgery Partners (SGRY) +4.0%, Ardent Health (ARDT) +3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ardent Health (ARDT) has the highest net margin (Surgery Partners (SGRY) -2.6%, Ardent Health (ARDT) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Ardent Health (ARDT) leads (Surgery Partners (SGRY) 5.3%, Ardent Health (ARDT) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Surgery Partners (SGRY) returned the most: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) -26.7%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +2.0%, Ardent Health (ARDT) -19.8%. Over five years, Surgery Partners (SGRY) compounded fastest (Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) -32.2%/yr, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ardent Health (ARDT) has been the steadiest (Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) 86.9%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 66.9%, Ardent Health (ARDT) 59.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCM, SGRY and ARDT?

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