EHC vs NUTX vs ACHC Stock Comparison

Encompass Health, Nutex Health and Acadia Healthcare Company Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EHC Encompass Health Corp
$122.08 -1.6% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.04B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.34B
Div. yield
0.64%
Hospitals Healthcare
4 wins
NUTX Nutex Health Inc.
$212.63 -0.1% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$846.72M
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutex Health leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nutex Health 6, Encompass Health 4, Acadia Healthcare Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEHCNUTXACHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.04B $1.46B $2.68B EHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 8.1x -2.4x NUTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 7.6x 18.8x NUTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +6.9% +4.3% EHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.2% -33.4% NUTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 56.1% -24.7% NUTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x -2.5x ACHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.64% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.3% +65.2% +27.4% NUTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.0%/yr — -13.8%/yr EHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 89.2% 64.4% EHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 82/100 26/100 NUTX

Percentile Scorecard

EHCNUTXACHC

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

AxisEHCNUTXACHC
Valuation 73 #26 of 92 92 #8 of 92 50 #47 of 92
Growth 52 #42 of 87 91 #9 of 87 6 #82 of 87
Profitability 84 #15 of 86 99 #2 of 86 17 #72 of 86
Financial Health 41 #58 of 97 89 #12 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Shareholder Returns 54 #26 of 55 39 #34 of 55 –
Overall 61 82 26
  • EHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NUTX 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

PeriodEHCNUTXACHCSPY
1 month -1.6%-0.1%+5.7% +0.9%
3 months +7.3%+51.3%+7.9% +5.9%
6 months +19.0%+89.8%+4.4% +8.5%
Year to date +15.0%+29.2%+108.0% +13.3%
1 year -3.3%+65.2%+27.4% +12.4%
3 years +100.6%+678.9%-59.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.1%+98.3%-25.7% +23.5%
5 years +92.1%—-52.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.0%—-13.8% +11.0%
10 years +207.7%—-19.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.9%—-2.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEHCNUTXACHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%89.2%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%88.1%64.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.031.780.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.730.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.1%-99.9%-86.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-5.5%-17.1% -0.9%
52-week high $127.92$225.00$35.61 $779.14
52-week low $93.83$87.01$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.

MultipleEHCNUTXACHC
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 25.6x 8.1xmedian 25.6x -2.4xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.3x 3.3xmedian 16.3x -5.5xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 21.3x 5.3xmedian 21.3x -20.0xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.3x 2.9xmedian 3.3x 1.4xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 0.68 0.26median 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 monthsEHCNUTXACHC
Revenue $6.34B $846.72M $3.37B
Gross profit – $434.03M –
Operating income – $364.27M –
Net income $862.30M $272.49M -$1.12B
Free cash flow – $274.17M -$134.03M
EPS (diluted) $6.44 $25.62 $-12.33
Cash & equivalents $76.20M $205.21M $171.29M
Total debt – $39.70M $2.41B
Shares (diluted) 100.00M 7.02M 91.37M
Enterprise value $12.87B $804.01M $2.31B

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
MetricEHCNUTXACHC
P/E 18.7x 8.1x -2.4x
P/FCF 29.5x 5.3x -20.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 5.2x 12.7x
P/S 1.9x 1.7x 0.8x
P/B 3.4x 2.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 3.0x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 3.3x -5.5x
EV/EBIT – 3.5x -4.5x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 4.7x -36.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x 4.6x 23.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 0.26 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEHCNUTXACHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 6.9% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 62.5% 6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 273.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 52.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 41.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.7% 119.2% -838.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 37.7% -82.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.9% 206.2% -900.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 31.2% -83.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.6% 228.7% -50.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 446.8% -16.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 229.4% 56.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 266.5% -73.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEHCNUTXACHC
Gross margin – 51.3% –
EBITDA margin – 45.5% -26.6%
Operating margin – 43.0% –
Pretax margin – 40.6% -32.6%
Net margin – 21.2% -33.4%
FCF margin – 32.4% -4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 20.6% 33.0% 6.3%
Return on equity 25.0% 57.4% -57.0%
Return on assets 11.5% 28.4% -20.2%
Return on invested capital – 56.1% -24.7%
Return on capital employed – 43.2% -21.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.0x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEHCNUTXACHC
Debt / assets – 4.1% 43.5%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x -2.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x -18.0x
Liabilities / assets 52.9% 47.4% 64.3%
Equity / assets 46.3% 52.6% 35.7%
Interest coverage – 18.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x 5.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 4.8x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 1.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 4.36 0.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEHCNUTXACHC
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% -0.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 8.9% 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.3% 260.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 140.0% –

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.

ConsensusEHCNUTXACHC
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.94FY2026 $27.99FY2026 $1.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +167.1%FY2026 -21.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% -8.6% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.62BFY2026 $824.09MFY2026 $3.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.2% +19.4% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEHCNUTXACHC
Held by institutions 96.0% 42.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 595 153 314
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +5.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying 292 99 165
Institutions selling 217 36 98
Buyers to sellers 1.35 2.75 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.

EHCNUTXACHC
EHC 1.00 0.07 0.24
NUTX 0.07 1.00 0.18
ACHC 0.24 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EHC, NUTX and ACHC?

Encompass Health (EHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Encompass Health (EHC) $12.04B, Nutex Health (NUTX) $1.46B, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) $2.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, EHC, NUTX and ACHC?

Nutex Health (NUTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Encompass Health (EHC) 18.7x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 8.1x, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -2.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutex Health (NUTX) is cheapest (Encompass Health (EHC) 20.6x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 7.6x, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 18.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Encompass Health (EHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Encompass Health (EHC) +9.4%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +6.9%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutex Health (NUTX) has the highest net margin (Nutex Health (NUTX) 21.2%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -33.4%). On return on invested capital, Nutex Health (NUTX) leads (Nutex Health (NUTX) 56.1%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -24.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutex Health (NUTX) returned the most: Encompass Health (EHC) -3.3%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +65.2%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +27.4%. Over five years, Encompass Health (EHC) compounded fastest (Encompass Health (EHC) +14.0%/yr, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Encompass Health (EHC) 0.64%. Nutex Health (NUTX) and Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Encompass Health (EHC) has been the steadiest (Encompass Health (EHC) 29.5%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 89.2%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EHC, NUTX 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, Nutex Health (NUTX) 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.