ENSG vs INNV vs BKD Stock Comparison

Ensign, InnovAge Holding and Brookdale Senior Living Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$169.50 -3.2% 1M -9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.60B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
6 wins
INNV InnovAge Holding Corp.
$9.12 +1.3% 1M +81.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.25B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$989.71M
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ensign leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ensign 6, InnovAge Holding 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENSGINNVBKDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.60B $1.25B $2.30B ENSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x -491.6x -16.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.4x 20.3x 317.0x INNV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +15.9% -4.4% ENSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% -0.3% -4.5% ENSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 0.0% 2.5% ENSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -3.8x 8.9x INNV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.1% +81.7% +8.7% INNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.4%/yr +6.7%/yr +7.3%/yr ENSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.1% 72.7% 38.9% ENSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 66/100 40/100 INNV

Percentile Scorecard

ENSGINNVBKD

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

AxisENSGINNVBKD
Valuation 73 #26 of 92 65 #33 of 92 64 #34 of 92
Growth 62 #34 of 87 87 #12 of 87 34 #58 of 87
Profitability 75 #22 of 86 49 #44 of 86 53 #41 of 86
Financial Health 72 #28 of 97 64 #36 of 97 9 #88 of 97
Shareholder Returns 42 #33 of 56 – –
Overall 65 66 40
  • ENSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • INNV ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • BKD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENSGINNVBKDSPY
1 month -3.2%+1.3%-14.4% -0.2%
3 months -7.4%-22.8%-38.2% +3.9%
6 months -10.0%+10.3%-32.7% +8.2%
Year to date -2.7%+75.7%-11.9% +12.9%
1 year -9.1%+81.7%+8.7% +12.3%
3 years +74.2%+64.0%+142.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.3%+17.9%+34.3% +23.3%
5 years +122.5%+38.2%+42.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.4%+6.7%+7.3% +10.9%
10 years +887.2%—-36.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +25.7%—-4.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureENSGINNVBKDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.1%72.7%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%66.0%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.550.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.321.120.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.8%-71.0%-69.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-24.7%-43.3% -1.2%
52-week high $215.83$12.11$16.77 $779.14
52-week low $147.13$3.99$8.75 $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.

MultipleENSGINNVBKD
P/E now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 24.6x -487.8xmedian 24.6x -16.4xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 0.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 14.6x 46.8xmedian 14.6x 14.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 21.6x 24.6xmedian 21.6x 9,385xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.2x 5.2xmedian 3.2x -78.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 0.66 -8.08median 0.66 2.21median 0.66

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 monthsENSGINNVBKD
Revenue $5.67B $989.71M $3.05B
Gross profit $1.20B $677.61M $2.93B
Operating income $509.16M $2.62M $106.04M
Net income $399.32M -$1.83M -$138.35M
Free cash flow $509.91M $50.41M $242.00K
EPS (diluted) $6.73 $-0.02 $-0.57
Cash & equivalents $337.59M $97.89M $370.39M
Total debt $198.72M $48.06M $4.27B
Shares (diluted) 59.30M 135.70M 243.89M
Enterprise value $8.72B $731.78M $1.11B

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
MetricENSGINNVBKD
P/E 24.6x -487.8x -16.4x
P/FCF 19.4x 24.6x 9,385x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 19.2x 10.1x
P/S 1.7x 1.3x 0.7x
P/B 3.9x 5.2x -78.4x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 5.3x -78.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 46.8x 14.1x
EV/EBIT 19.0x 438.2x 58.0x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.2x 2.0x
EV/FCF 19.0x 22.8x 25,428x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 17.7x 27.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 -8.08 2.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENSGINNVBKD
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 15.9% -4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 12.9% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.7% 15.9% -3.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 12.5% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% 108.8% 101.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 27.1% 4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.6% 94.9% 43.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 65.2% -10.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% 91.6% 45.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 60.4% -7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% 96.9% 2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 47.3% 29.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% 89.5% 100.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 162.9% 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENSGINNVBKD
Gross margin 21.2% 68.5% 96.1%
EBITDA margin 11.1% 2.5% 14.3%
Operating margin 9.0% 0.3% 3.5%
Pretax margin 9.4% 0.0% -4.4%
Net margin 7.0% -0.3% -4.5%
FCF margin 9.0% 5.1% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 6.5% 7.3%
Return on equity 16.0% -0.3% –
Return on assets 6.8% -0.1% -2.3%
Return on invested capital 14.3% 0.0% 2.5%
Return on capital employed 10.4% 0.8% 2.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -35.4x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENSGINNVBKD
Debt / assets 3.3% 8.6% 72.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x -147.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -3.8x 8.9x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 1.0x 17,655x
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 57.2% 100.5%
Equity / assets 42.7% 42.8% -0.5%
Interest coverage 62.8x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.47 3.88 -0.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENSGINNVBKD
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 0.4% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusENSGINNVBKD
Forward P/E 20.4xFY2026 20.3xFY2027 317.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.29FY2026 $0.45FY2027 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% +4.4% +433.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.76BFY2026 $1.00BFY2027 $2.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +1.5%FY2027 -12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.9% +11.0% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENSGINNVBKD
Held by institutions 89.8% 13.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 547 106 293
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +15.2% +5.6%
Institutions buying 250 70 165
Institutions selling 213 24 92
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.92 1.79

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.

ENSGINNVBKD
ENSG 1.00 0.04 0.32
INNV 0.04 1.00 0.15
BKD 0.32 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENSG, INNV and BKD?

Ensign (ENSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ensign (ENSG) $10.60B, InnovAge Holding (INNV) $1.25B, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) $2.30B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ensign (ENSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ensign (ENSG) +17.5%, InnovAge Holding (INNV) +15.9%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ensign (ENSG) has the highest net margin (Ensign (ENSG) 7.0%, InnovAge Holding (INNV) -0.3%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Ensign (ENSG) leads (Ensign (ENSG) 14.3%, InnovAge Holding (INNV) 0.0%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year InnovAge Holding (INNV) returned the most: Ensign (ENSG) -9.1%, InnovAge Holding (INNV) +81.7%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +8.7%. Over five years, Ensign (ENSG) compounded fastest (Ensign (ENSG) +17.4%/yr, InnovAge Holding (INNV) +6.7%/yr, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ensign (ENSG) has been the steadiest (Ensign (ENSG) 28.1%, InnovAge Holding (INNV) 72.7%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ENSG, INNV and BKD?

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.