CHE vs SBRA vs ADUS Stock Comparison

Chemed, Sabra Health Care REIT and Addus HomeCare Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHE Chemed Corp
$541.84 +5.8% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.06B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.66B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
2 wins
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$124.34 +10.1% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.48B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Addus HomeCare leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Addus HomeCare 5, Sabra Health Care REIT 4, Chemed 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHESBRAADUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.06B $4.98B $2.28B CHE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 76.0x 21.7x ADUS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 47.8x 17.3x ADUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +17.3% +15.9% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.6% 7.1% SBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.2% 9.2% ADUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x -0.2x ADUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.4% +13.8% +1.3% CHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +6.7%/yr +5.9%/yr SBRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 24.5% 29.2% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 48/100 71/100 ADUS

Percentile Scorecard

CHESBRAADUS

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

AxisCHESBRAADUS
Valuation 43 #53 of 92 35 #94 of 145 88 #12 of 92
Growth 15 #74 of 87 46 #78 of 143 62 #34 of 87
Profitability 64 #32 of 86 51 #67 of 136 73 #24 of 86
Financial Health 50 #49 of 97 83 #25 of 138 87 #14 of 97
Shareholder Returns 48 #29 of 55 23 #101 of 131 46 #30 of 55
Overall 44 48 71
  • CHE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ADUS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHESBRAADUSSPY
1 month +5.8%-0.9%+10.1% +0.7%
3 months +1.2%-8.0%+6.6% +3.7%
6 months +27.5%-5.1%+28.3% +7.1%
Year to date +26.6%+3.5%+15.8% +12.8%
1 year +16.4%+13.8%+1.3% +11.9%
3 years -3.6%+44.7%+49.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -1.2%+13.1%+14.3% +22.8%
5 years +12.4%+38.6%+33.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.4%+6.7%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years +292.0%-14.8%+398.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.6%-1.6%+17.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHESBRAADUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%24.5%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%22.6%30.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.01-0.240.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.550.560.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.4%-38.7%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-12.4%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $552.43$22.39$124.34 $779.14
52-week low $368.59$17.23$88.49 $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.

MultipleCHESBRAADUS
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 26.0x 75.6xmedian 25.7x 21.6xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.6x 5.8xmedian 4.1x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 15.2xmedian 14.3x 13.7xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 21.5x -13.7xmedian 23.5x 15.0xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.2x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.54median 0.87 2.13median 1.86 1.08median 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 monthsCHESBRAADUS
Revenue $2.66B $859.56M $1.48B
Gross profit – – $477.75M
Operating income $370.86M – $148.23M
Net income $282.40M $65.40M $105.31M
Free cash flow – -$365.86M $154.77M
EPS (diluted) $21.40 $0.26 $5.70
Cash & equivalents $48.43M $231.58M $99.57M
Total debt – $4.94B $61.60M
Shares (diluted) 13.20M 252.27M 18.47M
Enterprise value $7.06B $4.36B $1.90B

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
MetricCHESBRAADUS
P/E 25.3x 75.6x 21.6x
P/FCF 20.7x -13.7x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 19.5x 13.5x 14.3x
P/S 2.7x 5.8x 1.6x
P/B 8.2x 1.8x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 9.0x 1.9x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA – 15.2x 13.7x
EV/EBIT – 34.1x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 7.0x 1.5x
EV/FCF – -16.4x 14.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.5x 16.2x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.54 2.13 1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHESBRAADUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 17.3% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 11.0% 13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.5% – 27.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 23.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.3% -64.1% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 36.3% 25.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.6% -65.7% 26.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 35.5% 19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.5% 9.7% 61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 5.7% 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -372.1% 65.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -68.7% 17.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHESBRAADUS
Gross margin – – 32.4%
EBITDA margin – 46.0% 11.3%
Operating margin – – 10.0%
Pretax margin – 7.0% 9.5%
Net margin – 7.6% 7.1%
FCF margin – -42.6% 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin 13.6% 43.2% 11.0%
Return on equity – 2.4% 9.3%
Return on assets – 1.2% 7.3%
Return on invested capital – 4.2% 9.2%
Return on capital employed – – 11.6%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 5.7x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.5% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHESBRAADUS
Debt / assets – 22.4% 4.2%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – -3.4x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 50.1% 21.2%
Equity / assets 50.1% 49.9% 78.8%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 14.9x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.7x
Quick ratio – – 1.5x
Cash ratio – – 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 6.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHESBRAADUS
Dividend yield 0.5% 6.1% –
Net buyback yield – -5.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 1.1% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusCHESBRAADUS
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 47.8xFY2026 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.52FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $7.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.1%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% +90.2% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +13.0% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHESBRAADUS
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 528 463 304
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 276 228 162
Institutions selling 187 147 94
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.55 1.72

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.

CHESBRAADUS
CHE 1.00 0.10 0.36
SBRA 0.10 1.00 0.19
ADUS 0.36 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHE, SBRA and ADUS?

Chemed (CHE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chemed (CHE) $7.06B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.98B, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHE, SBRA and ADUS?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chemed (CHE) 25.0x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 76.0x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 21.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) is cheapest (Chemed (CHE) 20.4x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 47.8x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chemed (CHE) +5.2%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest net margin (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.1%). On return on invested capital, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) leads (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemed (CHE) returned the most: Chemed (CHE) +16.4%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +13.8%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +1.3%. Over five years, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) compounded fastest (Chemed (CHE) +2.4%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.7%/yr, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Chemed (CHE) 29.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.5%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.