ENSG vs PHG vs CHE Stock Comparison

Ensign, Koninklijke Philips and Chemed Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ENSG Ensign Group, Inc
$176.92 +1.0% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.84B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
4 wins
PHG Koninklijke Philips Nv
$26.56 +6.4% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.07B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.60B
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
4 wins
CHE Chemed Corp
$513.32 +0.3% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.70B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.60B
Div. yield
0.00%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Koninklijke Philips leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Koninklijke Philips 4, Ensign 4, Chemed 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionENSGPHGCHELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.84B $25.07B $6.70B PHG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 13.6x 24.4x PHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 13.4x 19.4x PHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.9% +6.1% +3.3% ENSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.9% 8.9% 10.6% CHE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 11.5% 27.2% CHE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.8x 0.2x ENSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.9% -7.9% +17.6% CHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.6%/yr -10.8%/yr +3.1%/yr ENSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 28.8% 29.9% ENSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 80/100 59/100 PHG

Percentile Scorecard

ENSGPHGCHE

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

AxisENSGPHGCHE
Valuation 65 #33 of 93 98 #6 of 228 57 #41 of 93
Growth 59 #37 of 88 96 #11 of 221 14 #76 of 88
Profitability 71 #26 of 87 96 #10 of 208 92 #8 of 87
Financial Health 73 #28 of 100 31 #166 of 239 67 #34 of 100
Shareholder Returns 40 #34 of 56 79 #29 of 137 64 #21 of 56
Overall 61 80 59
  • ENSG ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • PHG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CHE ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodENSGPHGCHESPY
1 month +1.0%+6.4%+0.3% -0.8%
3 months -0.6%+6.2%+0.9% +3.5%
6 months -6.9%-3.6%+21.4% +7.0%
Year to date +1.6%-1.9%+20.0% +12.2%
1 year -4.9%-7.9%+17.6% +13.0%
3 years +81.8%+43.6%-9.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.1%+12.8%-3.1% +23.1%
5 years +155.5%-43.6%+16.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.6%-10.8%+3.1% +11.0%
10 years +886.2%-11.6%+275.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.7%-1.2%+14.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureENSGPHGCHESPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%28.8%29.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.3%28.8%33.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.060.810.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.270.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -31.8%-75.6%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.0%-19.3%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $215.83$32.91$552.43 $779.14
52-week low $147.13$23.81$368.59 $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.

MultipleENSGPHGCHE
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 25.1x 13.7xmedian 30.6x 24.6xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 3.0x 2.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 14.5x 8.1xmedian 17.5x 16.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 22.4x 5.9xmedian 23.3x 20.7xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.1x 2.0xmedian 2.4x 8.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.82median 0.66 0.32median 0.87 2.07median 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 monthsENSGPHGCHE
Revenue $5.49B $20.60B $2.60B
Gross profit $1.14B $16.03B $859.31M
Operating income $467.39M $2.65B $349.19M
Net income $378.95M $1.39B $274.99M
Free cash flow $419.09M $4.34B $323.61M
R&D – $2.00B –
EPS (diluted) $6.37 $1.91 $20.83
Cash & equivalents $262.30M $2.04B $40.22M
Total debt $566.98M $9.51B $140.00M
Shares (diluted) 59.48M 962.50M 13.20M
Enterprise value $7.84B $14.18B $6.44B

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
MetricENSGPHGCHE
P/E 27.1x 13.7x 24.6x
P/FCF 24.6x 5.9x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 9.6x 17.2x
P/S 1.9x 1.2x 2.6x
P/B 4.2x 2.0x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 2.5x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 8.1x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 12.4x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.6x 2.6x
EV/FCF 24.2x 7.6x 21.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.6x 12.4x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.82 0.32 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricENSGPHGCHE
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.9% 6.1% 3.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 2.3% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.7% 82.4% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 6.7% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.2% 121.3% -5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 52.0% 4.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.3% 293.5% -5.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 35.6% 6.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 539.4% 5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 42.2% 11.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.4% 116.7% -8.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 53.6% 4.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.4% 54.2% -12.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 45.6% 5.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricENSGPHGCHE
Gross margin 20.7% 77.8% 33.1%
EBITDA margin 10.6% 19.8% 16.0%
Operating margin 8.5% 12.9% 13.5%
Pretax margin 9.1% 11.9% 14.2%
Net margin 6.9% 8.9% 10.6%
FCF margin 7.6% 21.1% 12.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.1% 12.9% 15.0%
Return on equity 15.7% 12.7% 32.8%
Return on assets 6.7% 5.4% 17.7%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 11.5% 27.2%
Return on capital employed 9.7% 11.8% 28.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.7% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricENSGPHGCHE
Debt / assets 2.4% 31.2% 8.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.8x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 2.2x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.5% 57.1% 47.4%
Equity / assets 42.5% 42.9% 52.6%
Interest coverage 60.0x 6.2x 106.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.61 – 10.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricENSGPHGCHE
Dividend yield 0.2% 3.7% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -0.5% 9.5%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 3.3% 10.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 12.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.5%

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.

ConsensusENSGPHGCHE
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 13.4xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.29FY2026 $1.98FY2026 $26.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.2%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026 +23.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% -10.1% +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.76BFY2026 $21.63BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.9% -8.2% +15.2%
ENSG estimates →PHG estimates →CHE estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersENSGPHGCHE
Held by institutions 89.8% 5.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 547 363 527
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +0.8% +2.8%
Institutions buying 250 266 276
Institutions selling 213 76 186
Buyers to sellers 1.17 3.50 1.48
ENSG holders →PHG holders →CHE holders →

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.

ENSGPHGCHE
ENSG 1.00 0.15 0.34
PHG 0.15 1.00 0.08
CHE 0.34 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ENSG, PHG and CHE?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ensign (ENSG) $9.84B, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) $25.07B, Chemed (CHE) $6.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, ENSG, PHG and CHE?

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ensign (ENSG) 26.0x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.6x, Chemed (CHE) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is cheapest (Ensign (ENSG) 21.3x, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 13.4x, Chemed (CHE) 19.4x). 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) +18.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) +6.1%, Chemed (CHE) +3.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemed (CHE) has the highest net margin (Ensign (ENSG) 6.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 8.9%, Chemed (CHE) 10.6%). On return on invested capital, Chemed (CHE) leads (Ensign (ENSG) 13.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 11.5%, Chemed (CHE) 27.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemed (CHE) returned the most: Ensign (ENSG) -4.9%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -7.9%, Chemed (CHE) +17.6%. Over five years, Ensign (ENSG) compounded fastest (Ensign (ENSG) +20.6%/yr, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) -10.8%/yr, Chemed (CHE) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ensign (ENSG) 0.00%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 0.00%, Chemed (CHE) 0.00%. Ensign (ENSG) and Koninklijke Philips (PHG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ensign (ENSG) has been the steadiest (Ensign (ENSG) 27.8%, Koninklijke Philips (PHG) 28.8%, Chemed (CHE) 29.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.