ENSG vs PHG vs BTSG Stock Comparison

Ensign, Koninklijke Philips and BrightSpring Health Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$184.11 +4.4% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.77B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$27.05 +7.7% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.74B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.60B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 6, Ensign 3, BrightSpring Health Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENSGPHGBTSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.77B $25.74B $12.53B PHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 14.0x 34.2x PHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 13.7x 34.4x PHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.5% +6.1% +26.4% BTSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 8.9% 2.5% PHG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.3% 11.5% 8.6% ENSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.8x 2.6x ENSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% -0.9% +74.9% BTSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.8%/yr -10.6%/yr — ENSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.3% 28.3% 44.6% PHG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 80/100 64/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

ENSGPHGBTSG

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

AxisENSGPHGBTSG
Valuation 69 #29 of 92 98 #6 of 227 66 #32 of 92
Growth 63 #33 of 87 95 #11 of 219 93 #7 of 87
Profitability 75 #22 of 86 96 #9 of 205 58 #37 of 86
Financial Health 72 #28 of 97 31 #163 of 237 40 #59 of 97
Shareholder Returns 43 #32 of 55 79 #29 of 135 63 #21 of 55
Overall 64 80 64
  • ENSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • PHG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BTSG ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENSGPHGBTSGSPY
1 month +4.4%+7.7%+5.2% +0.9%
3 months +1.2%+3.6%-14.3% +5.9%
6 months -1.2%+5.7%+23.5% +8.5%
Year to date +5.7%-0.1%+58.8% +13.3%
1 year -0.8%-0.9%+74.9% +12.4%
3 years +89.2%+46.2%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.7%+13.5%— +23.5%
5 years +136.0%-42.8%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +18.8%-10.6%— +11.0%
10 years +980.5%-10.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +26.9%-1.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureENSGPHGBTSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.3%28.3%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.9%27.7%51.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.060.821.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.031.68 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.8%-75.6%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.7%-17.8%-18.4% -0.9%
52-week high $215.83$32.91$72.91 $779.14
52-week low $147.13$23.81$31.36 $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.

MultipleENSGPHGBTSG
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 25.6x 13.9xmedian 28.8x 33.5xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 3.0x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 16.3x 8.2xmedian 17.4x 21.6xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 21.3x 6.0xmedian 25.7x 29.2xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.3x 2.0xmedian 2.4x 5.7xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 0.68 0.33median 1.03 —median 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 monthsENSGPHGBTSG
Revenue $5.67B $20.60B $14.37B
Gross profit $1.20B $16.03B $1.78B
Operating income $509.16M $2.65B $447.80M
Net income $399.32M $1.39B $365.85M
Free cash flow $509.91M $4.34B $402.35M
R&D – $2.00B –
EPS (diluted) $6.73 $1.91 $1.66
Cash & equivalents $337.59M $2.04B $550.38M
Total debt $198.72M $9.51B $2.19B
Shares (diluted) 59.30M 962.50M 220.28M
Enterprise value $8.89B $14.86B $10.86B

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
MetricENSGPHGBTSG
P/E 26.7x 13.9x 33.5x
P/FCF 21.1x 6.0x 29.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 9.8x 23.2x
P/S 1.9x 1.3x 0.8x
P/B 4.2x 2.0x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 2.6x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 8.2x 21.6x
EV/EBIT 20.7x 12.6x 29.9x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 20.7x 7.7x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 12.6x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 0.33 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENSGPHGBTSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.5% 6.1% 26.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 2.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.7% 82.4% 29.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.3% 6.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% 121.3% 143.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 52.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.6% 293.5% 472.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 35.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 20.9% 539.4% 448.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 42.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.5% 116.7% 88.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 53.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% 54.2% 110.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 45.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENSGPHGBTSG
Gross margin 21.2% 77.8% 12.4%
EBITDA margin 11.1% 19.8% 4.3%
Operating margin 9.0% 12.9% 3.1%
Pretax margin 9.4% 11.9% 2.1%
Net margin 7.0% 8.9% 2.5%
FCF margin 9.0% 21.1% 2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 12.9% 3.5%
Return on equity 16.0% 12.7% 18.2%
Return on assets 6.8% 5.4% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 14.3% 11.5% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 10.4% 11.8% 9.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 2.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENSGPHGBTSG
Debt / assets 3.3% 31.2% 36.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.8x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 2.2x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 57.1% 65.8%
Equity / assets 42.7% 42.9% 34.2%
Interest coverage 62.8x 6.2x 2.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.62 – 4.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENSGPHGBTSG
Dividend yield 0.1% 3.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.5% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 3.2% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusENSGPHGBTSG
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 34.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.29FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $1.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.2%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026 +73.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% -10.1% +42.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.76BFY2026 $21.63BFY2026 $16.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.9% -8.2% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENSGPHGBTSG
Held by institutions 89.8% 5.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 547 363 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +0.8% -0.7%
Institutions buying 250 266 309
Institutions selling 213 76 83
Buyers to sellers 1.17 3.50 3.72

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.

ENSGPHGBTSG
ENSG 1.00 0.17 0.16
PHG 0.17 1.00 0.14
BTSG 0.16 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENSG, PHG and BTSG?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ensign (ENSG) $10.77B, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.74B, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) $12.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENSG, PHG and BTSG?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ensign (ENSG) 27.0x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 14.0x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 34.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is cheapest (Ensign (ENSG) 22.2x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.7x, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 34.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ensign (ENSG) +17.5%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +26.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has the highest net margin (Ensign (ENSG) 7.0%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Ensign (ENSG) leads (Ensign (ENSG) 14.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) returned the most: Ensign (ENSG) -0.8%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -0.9%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) +74.9%. Over five years, Ensign (ENSG) compounded fastest (Ensign (ENSG) +18.8%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has been the steadiest (Ensign (ENSG) 29.3%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.3%, BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ENSG, PHG and BTSG?

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