CCM vs UHS vs ACHC Stock Comparison

Concord Medical Services Holdings, Universal Health Services and Acadia Healthcare Company Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (THC) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Universal Health Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Universal Health Services 6, Acadia Healthcare Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCMUHSACHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.25M $10.47B $2.69B UHS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.2x 7.2x -2.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.6x 18.8x UHS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.0% +4.3% UHS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -33.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -24.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.9% -21.6% +28.0% ACHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.9%/yr +7.3%/yr -13.8%/yr UHS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 87.5% 33.2% 64.4% UHS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 66/100 25/100 UHS

Percentile Scorecard

CCMUHSACHC

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

AxisCCMUHSACHC
Valuation 23 #71 of 92 98 #3 of 92 50 #47 of 92
Growth – 50 #44 of 87 5 #83 of 87
Profitability – 78 #20 of 86 15 #73 of 86
Financial Health 7 #90 of 97 – 31 #67 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 39 #34 of 55 –
Overall – 66 25
  • CCM ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • UHS 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

PeriodCCMUHSACHCSPY
1 month +6.8%+0.5%+5.1% +0.7%
3 months -22.4%+8.2%+4.7% +3.7%
6 months -8.6%+5.0%+13.8% +7.1%
Year to date -6.5%-19.0%+107.6% +12.8%
1 year -31.9%-21.6%+28.0% +11.9%
3 years -67.5%+42.6%-59.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -31.2%+12.6%-26.1% +22.8%
5 years -85.4%+42.3%-52.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -31.9%+7.3%-13.8% +10.9%
10 years -91.8%+46.5%-20.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -22.1%+3.9%-2.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCMUHSACHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 87.5%33.2%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.4%35.3%64.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.080.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.650.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.3%-43.5%-86.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-27.7%-17.3% -1.2%
52-week high $5.74$244.18$35.61 $779.14
52-week low $2.95$141.17$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.

MultipleCCMUHSACHC
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 26.0x 7.2xmedian 26.0x -2.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x —median 15.4x -5.5xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.4xmedian 21.5x 10.7xmedian 21.5x -20.0xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 3.2x 1.2xmedian 3.2x 1.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.87 0.20median 0.87 0.03median 0.87

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 monthsCCMUHSACHC
Revenue – $18.35B $3.37B
Operating income – $1.99B –
Net income – $1.48B -$1.12B
Free cash flow – – -$134.03M
EPS (diluted) – $24.40 $-12.33
Cash & equivalents $42.56M $168.75M $171.29M
Total debt $1.76B – $2.41B
Shares (diluted) 4.37M 59.91M 91.37M
Enterprise value -$144.13M $10.47B $2.11B

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
MetricCCMUHSACHC
P/E -1.2x 7.2x -2.4x
P/FCF -0.4x 10.7x -20.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.4x 12.7x
P/S 0.2x 0.5x 0.8x
P/B -0.1x 1.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – – -5.5x
EV/EBIT – – -4.5x
EV/Revenue – 0.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF – – -36.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 4.4x 23.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.20 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCMUHSACHC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.0% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% 6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 2.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 6.0% -838.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 30.4% -82.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 12.9% -900.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 36.0% -83.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.5% -50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.7% -16.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 56.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -73.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCMUHSACHC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – -26.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – -32.6%
Net margin – – -33.4%
FCF margin – – -4.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% 6.3%
Return on equity – 19.5% -57.0%
Return on assets – 9.0% -20.2%
Return on invested capital – – -24.7%
Return on capital employed – – -21.9%
Asset turnover – 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCMUHSACHC
Debt / assets 52.6% – 43.5%
Debt / equity -1.6x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.5x
Debt / FCF – – -18.0x
Liabilities / assets 132.1% – 64.3%
Equity / assets -32.1% 44.6% 35.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 0.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCMUHSACHC
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.5% –
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.

ConsensusCCMUHSACHC
Forward P/E – 7.6xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $23.16FY2026 $1.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.5%FY2026 -21.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.6% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $18.14BFY2026 $3.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +4.5%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +10.1% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCMUHSACHC
Held by institutions – 87.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 598 314
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.2% +3.7%
Institutions buying – 289 165
Institutions selling – 236 98
Buyers to sellers – 1.22 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.

CCMUHSACHC
CCM 1.00 -0.04 0.03
UHS -0.04 1.00 0.27
ACHC 0.03 0.27 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCM, UHS and ACHC?

Universal Health Services (UHS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) $16.25M, Universal Health Services (UHS) $10.47B, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) $2.69B.

Which company is growing faster?

Universal Health Services (UHS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Universal Health Services (UHS) +8.0%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +4.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) returned the most: Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) -31.9%, Universal Health Services (UHS) -21.6%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +28.0%. Over five years, Universal Health Services (UHS) compounded fastest (Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) -31.9%/yr, Universal Health Services (UHS) +7.3%/yr, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Health Services (UHS) has been the steadiest (Concord Medical Services Holdings (CCM) 87.5%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 33.2%, 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, UHS 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, Universal Health Services (UHS) 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.