ENSG vs HR vs ADUS Stock Comparison

Ensign, Healthcare Realty Trust and Addus HomeCare Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$184.11 +4.4% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.74B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67B
Div. yield
0.15%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$122.18 +9.2% 1M +1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.48B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ensign leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ensign 5, Addus HomeCare 5, Healthcare Realty Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENSGHRADUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.74B $6.01B $2.28B ENSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x -69.0x 21.2x ADUS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x — 17.0x ADUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% -6.3% +15.9% ENSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% -7.6% 7.1% ADUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% — 9.2% ENSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — -0.2x ENSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.15% 5.48% — HR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% -2.2% +1.4% ADUS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.8%/yr -11.9%/yr +5.5%/yr ENSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 19.6% 29.2% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 43/100 69/100 ADUS

Percentile Scorecard

ENSGHRADUS

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

AxisENSGHRADUS
Valuation 69 #29 of 92 40 #88 of 145 87 #13 of 92
Growth 63 #33 of 87 57 #61 of 142 61 #35 of 87
Profitability 75 #22 of 86 31 #93 of 135 73 #24 of 86
Financial Health 72 #28 of 97 48 #71 of 136 87 #14 of 97
Shareholder Returns 43 #32 of 55 40 #79 of 131 41 #33 of 55
Overall 64 43 69
  • ENSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • HR 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

PeriodENSGHRADUSSPY
1 month +4.4%-2.5%+9.2% +0.9%
3 months +1.2%-19.6%+2.6% +5.9%
6 months -1.2%-5.0%+26.0% +8.5%
Year to date +5.7%+3.4%+13.8% +13.3%
1 year -0.8%-2.2%+1.4% +12.4%
3 years +89.2%+24.1%+49.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.7%+7.5%+14.3% +23.5%
5 years +136.0%-47.0%+30.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +18.8%-11.9%+5.5% +11.0%
10 years +980.5%-44.0%+389.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +26.9%-5.6%+17.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureENSGHRADUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%19.6%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%19.3%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.060.110.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.110.05 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.8%-61.1%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.7%-19.9%-0.5% -0.9%
52-week high $215.83$21.89$122.75 $779.14
52-week low $147.13$16.34$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.

MultipleENSGHRADUS
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 25.6x -69.0xmedian 25.8x 21.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 5.2xmedian 4.0x 1.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 16.3x —median 14.2x 13.5xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 21.3x 48.6xmedian 23.0x 14.7xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.3x 1.4xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 0.68 -3.74median 1.91 1.07median 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 monthsENSGHRADUS
Revenue $5.67B $1.14B $1.48B
Gross profit $1.20B – $477.75M
Operating income $509.16M – $148.23M
Net income $399.32M -$87.96M $105.31M
Free cash flow $509.91M $123.68M $154.77M
EPS (diluted) $6.73 $-0.25 $5.70
Cash & equivalents $337.59M $18.99M $99.57M
Total debt $198.72M $4.17B $61.60M
Shares (diluted) 59.30M 342.30M 18.47M
Enterprise value $8.87B $5.95B $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
MetricENSGHRADUS
P/E 26.7x -69.0x 21.2x
P/FCF 21.1x 48.6x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 13.6x 14.0x
P/S 1.9x 5.2x 1.5x
P/B 4.2x 1.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 1.4x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x – 13.5x
EV/EBIT 20.7x – 15.1x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 8.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 20.7x 82.1x 14.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 23.0x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 -3.74 1.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENSGHRADUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% -6.3% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.8% -4.5% 13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.7% – 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% – 27.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% – 23.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.6% 78.5% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 21.1% 25.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% 77.9% 26.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 18.4% 19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% -5.8% 61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 2.2% 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% -8.9% 65.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 314.6% 17.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENSGHRADUS
Gross margin 21.2% – 32.4%
EBITDA margin 11.1% – 11.3%
Operating margin 9.0% – 10.0%
Pretax margin 9.4% – 9.5%
Net margin 7.0% -7.6% 7.1%
FCF margin 9.0% 10.8% 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 38.5% 11.0%
Return on equity 16.0% -2.0% 9.3%
Return on assets 6.8% -1.0% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 14.3% – 9.2%
Return on capital employed 10.4% – 11.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -5.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.8% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENSGHRADUS
Debt / assets 3.3% 46.3% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 33.7x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 52.6% 21.2%
Equity / assets 42.7% 47.4% 78.8%
Interest coverage 62.8x – 14.9x
Current ratio 1.2x – 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.62 – 6.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENSGHRADUS
Dividend yield 0.1% 5.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 3.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 8.5% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -381.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 271.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -23.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.7% –

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.

ConsensusENSGHRADUS
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 – 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.29FY2026 $-0.11FY2026 $7.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.2%FY2026 – +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% – +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.76BFY2026 $1.17BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.9% -8.9% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENSGHRADUS
Held by institutions 89.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 547 458 303
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +0.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 250 225 162
Institutions selling 213 145 94
Buyers to sellers 1.17 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.

ENSGHRADUS
ENSG 1.00 0.20 0.35
HR 0.20 1.00 0.26
ADUS 0.35 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENSG, HR and ADUS?

Ensign (ENSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ensign (ENSG) $10.74B, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.01B, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENSG, HR and ADUS?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ensign (ENSG) 26.7x, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -69.0x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 21.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) is cheapest (Ensign (ENSG) 22.2x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 17.0x). 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: Ensign (ENSG) +17.5%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -6.3%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has the highest net margin (Ensign (ENSG) 7.0%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -7.6%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.1%). On return on invested capital, Ensign (ENSG) leads (Ensign (ENSG) 14.3%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Addus HomeCare (ADUS) returned the most: Ensign (ENSG) -0.8%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -2.2%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +1.4%. Over five years, Ensign (ENSG) compounded fastest (Ensign (ENSG) +18.8%/yr, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -11.9%/yr, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has the highest dividend yield: Ensign (ENSG) 0.15%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 5.48%. Addus HomeCare (ADUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (Ensign (ENSG) 29.3%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 19.6%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ENSG, HR 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, Ensign (ENSG) 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.