CCM vs THC vs ACHC Stock Comparison

Concord Medical Services Holdings, Tenet Healthcare and Acadia Healthcare Company Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
$268.45 +4.1% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.46B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.81B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tenet Healthcare leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Tenet Healthcare 9, Acadia Healthcare Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCMTHCACHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.81M $22.46B $2.65B THC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 10.0x -2.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.2x 18.8x THC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.4% +4.3% THC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 10.3% -33.4% THC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.8% -24.7% THC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x -2.5x ACHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.3% +31.2% +27.4% THC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.2%/yr +30.3%/yr -13.8%/yr THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.3% 41.9% 64.4% THC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 77/100 26/100 THC

Percentile Scorecard

CCMTHCACHC

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

AxisCCMTHCACHC
Valuation 25 #69 of 92 95 #6 of 92 50 #47 of 92
Growth – 73 #24 of 87 6 #82 of 87
Profitability – 97 #4 of 86 17 #72 of 86
Financial Health 7 #90 of 97 34 #64 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 85 #9 of 55 –
Overall – 77 26
  • CCM ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • THC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ACHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCMTHCACHCSPY
1 month +11.4%+4.1%+5.7% +0.9%
3 months -13.6%+4.2%+7.9% +5.9%
6 months -1.0%+49.1%+4.4% +8.5%
Year to date -1.3%+35.1%+108.0% +13.3%
1 year -27.3%+31.2%+27.4% +12.4%
3 years -65.7%+405.4%-59.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -30.0%+71.7%-25.7% +23.5%
5 years -84.6%+274.6%-52.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -31.2%+30.3%-13.8% +11.0%
10 years -91.3%+1,225.7%-19.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year -21.7%+29.5%-2.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCCMTHCACHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.3%41.9%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.4%33.4%64.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.650.480.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.310.740.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.3%-58.9%-86.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.6%-4.4%-17.1% -0.9%
52-week high $5.74$280.77$35.61 $779.14
52-week low $2.95$161.37$11.68 $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.

MultipleCCMTHCACHC
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 25.6x 10.0xmedian 25.6x -2.4xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 6.0xmedian 16.3x -5.5xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 21.3x 7.2xmedian 21.3x -20.0xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x 1.4xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.68 0.13median 0.68 0.03median 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 monthsCCMTHCACHC
Revenue – $21.81B $3.37B
Operating income – $4.54B –
Net income – $3.17B -$1.12B
Free cash flow – $3.02B -$134.03M
EPS (diluted) – $26.69 $-12.33
Cash & equivalents $42.56M $2.17B $171.29M
Total debt $1.76B $13.25B $2.41B
Shares (diluted) 4.37M 83.96M 91.37M
Enterprise value -$144.57M $11.46B $2.07B

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
MetricCCMTHCACHC
P/E -1.3x 10.0x -2.4x
P/FCF -0.4x 7.2x -20.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.4x 12.7x
P/S 0.3x 1.0x 0.8x
P/B -0.1x 3.3x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 4.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 6.0x -5.5x
EV/EBIT – 7.2x -4.5x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 10.8x -36.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.1x 23.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.13 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCMTHCACHC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.4% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% 6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 23.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 32.4% -838.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% -82.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 65.1% -900.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 77.6% -83.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 62.9% -50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.1% -16.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 94.7% 56.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 46.5% -73.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCMTHCACHC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 25.0% -26.6%
Operating margin – 20.8% –
Pretax margin – 17.7% -32.6%
Net margin – 10.3% -33.4%
FCF margin – 13.9% -4.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.4% 6.3%
Return on equity – 47.8% -57.0%
Return on assets – 10.3% -20.2%
Return on invested capital – 18.8% -24.7%
Return on capital employed – 17.9% -21.9%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCMTHCACHC
Debt / assets 52.6% 43.2% 43.5%
Debt / equity -1.6x 2.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x -2.5x
Debt / FCF – 4.4x -18.0x
Liabilities / assets 132.1% 78.6% 64.3%
Equity / assets -32.1% 21.4% 35.7%
Interest coverage – 5.5x –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.10 0.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCMTHCACHC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 7.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.6% –
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.

ConsensusCCMTHCACHC
Forward P/E – 12.2xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $21.99FY2026 $1.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.0%FY2026 -21.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.1% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $23.70BFY2026 $3.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.2%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.3% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCMTHCACHC
Held by institutions – 96.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 677 314
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying – 331 165
Institutions selling – 260 98
Buyers to sellers – 1.27 1.68

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.

CCMTHCACHC
CCM 1.00 0.06 0.03
THC 0.06 1.00 0.27
ACHC 0.03 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCM, THC and ACHC?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) $15.81M, Tenet Healthcare (THC) $22.46B, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) $2.65B.

Which company is growing faster?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tenet Healthcare (THC) +5.4%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) has the highest net margin (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.3%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -33.4%). On return on invested capital, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 18.8%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -24.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenet Healthcare (THC) returned the most: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) -27.3%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +31.2%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +27.4%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) -31.2%/yr, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +30.3%/yr, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenet Healthcare (THC) has been the steadiest (Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) 87.3%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 41.9%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads on 9. 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.