CHE vs ADUS vs BTSG Stock Comparison

Chemed, Addus HomeCare and BrightSpring Health Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHE Chemed Corp
$533.23 +3.7% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.11B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.66B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$122.18 +9.2% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.27B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.48B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Addus HomeCare leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Addus HomeCare 8, BrightSpring Health Services 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHEADUSBTSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.11B $2.27B $12.53B BTSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.2x 21.6x 34.2x ADUS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 17.0x 34.4x ADUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +15.9% +26.4% BTSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.1% 2.5% ADUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.2% 8.6% ADUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x 2.6x ADUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% +1.4% +74.9% BTSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +5.5%/yr — ADUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 29.2% 44.6% ADUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 69/100 64/100 ADUS

Percentile Scorecard

CHEADUSBTSG

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

AxisCHEADUSBTSG
Valuation 43 #53 of 92 87 #13 of 92 66 #32 of 92
Growth 14 #75 of 87 61 #35 of 87 93 #7 of 87
Profitability 64 #32 of 86 73 #24 of 86 58 #37 of 86
Financial Health 48 #51 of 97 87 #14 of 97 40 #59 of 97
Shareholder Returns 46 #30 of 55 41 #33 of 55 63 #21 of 55
Overall 43 69 64
  • CHE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ADUS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • BTSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHEADUSBTSGSPY
1 month +3.7%+9.2%+5.2% +0.9%
3 months -1.3%+2.6%-14.3% +5.9%
6 months +25.8%+26.0%+23.5% +8.5%
Year to date +24.6%+13.8%+58.8% +13.3%
1 year +21.5%+1.4%+74.9% +12.4%
3 years -5.6%+49.1%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.9%+14.3%— +23.5%
5 years +10.6%+30.7%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.0%+5.5%— +11.0%
10 years +285.8%+389.5%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.5%+17.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHEADUSBTSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%29.2%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%30.9%51.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.181.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.710.051.68 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-34.9%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-0.5%-18.4% -0.9%
52-week high $552.43$122.75$72.91 $779.14
52-week low $368.59$88.49$31.36 $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.

MultipleCHEADUSBTSG
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 25.6x 21.2xmedian 25.6x 33.5xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 13.5xmedian 16.3x 21.6xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 21.3x 14.7xmedian 21.3x 29.2xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 3.3x 2.0xmedian 3.3x 5.7xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.50median 0.68 1.07median 0.68 —median 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 monthsCHEADUSBTSG
Revenue $2.66B $1.48B $14.37B
Gross profit – $477.75M $1.78B
Operating income $370.86M $148.23M $447.80M
Net income $282.40M $105.31M $365.85M
Free cash flow – $154.77M $402.35M
EPS (diluted) $21.40 $5.70 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $48.43M $99.57M $550.38M
Total debt – $61.60M $2.19B
Shares (diluted) 13.20M 18.47M 220.28M
Enterprise value $7.11B $1.88B $10.86B

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
MetricCHEADUSBTSG
P/E 24.9x 21.2x 33.5x
P/FCF 20.7x 14.7x 29.2x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 14.0x 23.2x
P/S 2.6x 1.5x 0.8x
P/B 8.1x 2.0x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 2.2x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA – 13.5x 21.6x
EV/EBIT – 15.1x 29.9x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 14.5x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 13.8x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.50 1.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHEADUSBTSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 15.9% 26.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 13.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.1% 29.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.5% 27.5% 143.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 23.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% 26.9% 472.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 25.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 10.6% 26.0% 448.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 19.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.5% 61.7% 88.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 16.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 65.3% 110.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHEADUSBTSG
Gross margin – 32.4% 12.4%
EBITDA margin – 11.3% 4.3%
Operating margin – 10.0% 3.1%
Pretax margin – 9.5% 2.1%
Net margin – 7.1% 2.5%
FCF margin – 10.5% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.6% 11.0% 3.5%
Return on equity – 9.3% 18.2%
Return on assets – 7.3% 6.0%
Return on invested capital – 9.2% 8.6%
Return on capital employed – 11.6% 9.9%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.0x 2.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHEADUSBTSG
Debt / assets – 4.2% 36.6%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 21.2% 65.8%
Equity / assets 50.1% 78.8% 34.2%
Interest coverage – 14.9x 2.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 1.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 6.39 4.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHEADUSBTSG
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.5% -0.1% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusCHEADUSBTSG
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.52FY2026 $7.20FY2026 $1.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.1%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +73.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% +11.1% +42.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026 $16.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +6.1% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHEADUSBTSG
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 527 303 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.8% -0.7%
Institutions buying 276 162 309
Institutions selling 186 94 83
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.72 3.72

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.

CHEADUSBTSG
CHE 1.00 0.36 0.13
ADUS 0.36 1.00 0.20
BTSG 0.13 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHE, ADUS and BTSG?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chemed (CHE) $7.11B, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.27B, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $12.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHE, ADUS and BTSG?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chemed (CHE) 25.2x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 21.6x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) is cheapest (Chemed (CHE) 20.1x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 17.0x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 34.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chemed (CHE) +5.2%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +15.9%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has the highest net margin (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.1%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) leads (Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 9.2%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) returned the most: Chemed (CHE) +21.5%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +1.4%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +74.9%. Over five years, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) compounded fastest (Chemed (CHE) +2.0%/yr, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has been the steadiest (Chemed (CHE) 30.2%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 29.2%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHE, ADUS and BTSG?

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