CHE vs ENSG vs SBRA Stock Comparison

Chemed, Ensign and Sabra Health Care REIT Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHE Chemed Corp
$508.35 -0.6% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.64B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.66B
Div. yield
0.49%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins
ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$169.50 -3.2% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.89B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67B
Div. yield
0.16%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ensign leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ensign 6, Chemed 3, Sabra Health Care REIT 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHEENSGSBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.64B $9.89B $4.97B ENSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.7x 24.6x 75.0x CHE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 20.4x 47.4x CHE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +17.5% +17.3% ENSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.0% 7.6% SBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.3% 4.2% ENSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x 2.5x ENSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.49% 0.16% 6.17% SBRA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% -9.1% +6.1% CHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr +17.4%/yr +5.5%/yr ENSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.8% 28.1% 24.7% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 65/100 47/100 ENSG

Percentile Scorecard

CHEENSGSBRA

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

AxisCHEENSGSBRA
Valuation 45 #51 of 92 73 #26 of 92 35 #94 of 145
Growth 14 #75 of 87 62 #34 of 87 46 #77 of 141
Profitability 62 #33 of 86 75 #22 of 86 50 #68 of 134
Financial Health 48 #51 of 97 72 #28 of 97 80 #28 of 138
Shareholder Returns 47 #30 of 56 42 #33 of 56 22 #103 of 131
Overall 43 65 47
  • CHE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ENSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHEENSGSBRASPY
1 month -0.6%-3.2%-2.0% -0.2%
3 months -1.6%-7.4%-12.6% +3.9%
6 months +20.7%-10.0%-5.2% +8.2%
Year to date +18.8%-2.7%+2.7% +12.9%
1 year +16.4%-9.1%+6.1% +12.3%
3 years -10.0%+74.2%+45.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.4%+20.3%+13.2% +23.3%
5 years +13.7%+122.5%+30.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.6%+17.4%+5.5% +10.9%
10 years +266.9%+887.2%-15.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.9%+25.7%-1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHEENSGSBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.8%28.1%24.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%24.9%23.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.00-0.07-0.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.55-0.320.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-31.8%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-21.5%-13.1% -1.2%
52-week high $552.43$215.83$22.39 $779.14
52-week low $368.59$147.13$17.23 $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.

MultipleCHEENSGSBRA
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 24.6x 24.6xmedian 24.6x 75.0xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 5.8xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 15.4xmedian 14.6x 15.1xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 21.6x 19.4xmedian 21.6x -13.6xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 3.2x 3.9xmedian 3.2x 1.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.38median 0.66 1.55median 0.66 2.11median 1.91

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 monthsCHEENSGSBRA
Revenue $2.66B $5.67B $859.56M
Gross profit – $1.20B –
Operating income $370.86M $509.16M –
Net income $282.40M $399.32M $65.40M
Free cash flow – $509.91M -$365.86M
EPS (diluted) $21.40 $6.73 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $48.43M $337.59M $231.58M
Total debt – $198.72M $4.94B
Shares (diluted) 13.20M 59.30M 252.27M
Enterprise value $6.64B $8.01B $4.35B

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
MetricCHEENSGSBRA
P/E 23.7x 24.6x 75.0x
P/FCF 20.7x 19.4x -13.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x 14.2x 13.4x
P/S 2.5x 1.7x 5.8x
P/B 7.7x 3.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 3.9x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – 15.4x 15.1x
EV/EBIT – 19.0x 33.9x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 1.7x 7.0x
EV/FCF – 19.0x -16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 13.9x 16.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.38 1.55 2.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHEENSGSBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 17.5% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 16.8% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 21.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.5% 26.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 18.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% 21.6% -64.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 17.2% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.6% 20.9% -65.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 15.9% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.5% 44.5% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 26.8% 5.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 76.1% -372.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.2% -68.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHEENSGSBRA
Gross margin – 21.2% –
EBITDA margin – 11.1% 46.0%
Operating margin – 9.0% –
Pretax margin – 9.4% 7.0%
Net margin – 7.0% 7.6%
FCF margin – 9.0% -42.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.6% 12.3% 43.2%
Return on equity – 16.0% 2.4%
Return on assets – 6.8% 1.2%
Return on invested capital – 14.3% 4.2%
Return on capital employed – 10.4% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x 5.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.1% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHEENSGSBRA
Debt / assets – 3.3% 22.4%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 57.3% 50.1%
Equity / assets 50.1% 42.7% 49.9%
Interest coverage – 62.8x 1.5x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x –
Quick ratio – 1.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – 3.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHEENSGSBRA
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.2% 6.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% -5.1%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 0.4% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusCHEENSGSBRA
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 47.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.52FY2026 $8.29FY2026 $0.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.1%FY2026 +26.2%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% -1.8% +90.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $5.76BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +16.9% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHEENSGSBRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 527 547 462
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -1.2% +0.7%
Institutions buying 276 250 228
Institutions selling 186 213 146
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.17 1.56

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.

CHEENSGSBRA
CHE 1.00 0.34 0.06
ENSG 0.34 1.00 0.40
SBRA 0.06 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHE, ENSG and SBRA?

Ensign (ENSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chemed (CHE) $6.64B, Ensign (ENSG) $9.89B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHE, ENSG and SBRA?

Chemed (CHE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chemed (CHE) 23.7x, Ensign (ENSG) 24.6x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 75.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemed (CHE) is cheapest (Chemed (CHE) 19.2x, Ensign (ENSG) 20.4x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 47.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ensign (ENSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chemed (CHE) +5.2%, Ensign (ENSG) +17.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest net margin (Ensign (ENSG) 7.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%). On return on invested capital, Ensign (ENSG) leads (Ensign (ENSG) 14.3%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemed (CHE) returned the most: Chemed (CHE) +16.4%, Ensign (ENSG) -9.1%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.1%. Over five years, Ensign (ENSG) compounded fastest (Chemed (CHE) +2.6%/yr, Ensign (ENSG) +17.4%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest dividend yield: Chemed (CHE) 0.49%, Ensign (ENSG) 0.16%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 6.17%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Chemed (CHE) 29.8%, Ensign (ENSG) 28.1%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHE, ENSG and SBRA?

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