FCHS vs HR vs FMS Stock Comparison

First Choice Healthcare Solutions, Healthcare Realty Trust and Fresenius Medical Care AG Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG
$23.18 +2.3% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.47B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.04B
Div. yield
3.71%
Healthcare Services Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Healthcare Realty Trust leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Healthcare Realty Trust 5, Fresenius Medical Care AG 3, First Choice Healthcare Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCHSHRFMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $329.58K $6.61B $6.47B HR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x -147.3x 7.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 9.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -5.8% -49.1% HR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -4.0% 8.7% FMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -10.9x — 2.6x FCHS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.94% 3.71% HR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% +10.3% -4.6% HR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -32.3%/yr -9.9%/yr -8.2%/yr FMS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 208.8% 20.3% 31.1% HR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 13/100 41/100 50/100 FMS

Percentile Scorecard

FCHSHRFMS

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

AxisFCHSHRFMS
Valuation 2 #93 of 95 35 #95 of 146 97 #4 of 95
Growth 37 #56 of 88 48 #76 of 145 14 #76 of 88
Profitability – 39 #87 of 141 63 #33 of 87
Financial Health 1 #99 of 100 44 #82 of 146 35 #65 of 100
Shareholder Returns – 40 #82 of 136 40 #35 of 58
Overall 13 41 50
  • FCHS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • HR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • FMS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCHSHRFMSSPY
1 month 0.0%+13.8%+2.3% -1.0%
3 months 0.0%-4.7%-3.0% -0.4%
6 months 0.0%-4.0%+10.3% +4.5%
Year to date 0.0%+14.6%-2.7% +12.4%
1 year 0.0%+10.3%-4.6% +13.6%
3 years 0.0%+30.4%+33.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year 0.0%+9.3%+10.0% +20.8%
5 years -85.7%-40.6%-34.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year -32.3%-9.9%-8.2% +10.4%
10 years -99.1%-35.3%-43.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year -37.5%-4.3%-5.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureFCHSHRFMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 208.8%20.3%31.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y —19.5%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -2.720.080.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.000.51-0.15 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.9%-60.6%-63.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.7%-11.2%-9.8% -1.6%
52-week high $0.03$21.89$25.71 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$16.34$20.19 $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.

MultipleFCHSHRFMS
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 25.6x -147.3xmedian 26.6x 7.1xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.6x 5.8xmedian 4.3x 0.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 16.0x —median 14.7x 5.1xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 21.6x 40.9xmedian 22.1x 1.8xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 3.4x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.01median 0.74 -3.41median 2.01 0.27median 0.74

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 monthsFCHSHRFMS
Revenue – $1.13B $11.04B
Gross profit – – -$5.60B
Operating income -$2.85M – $764.13M
Net income -$7.00M -$45.27M $1.26B
Free cash flow -$586.99K $161.54M $3.62B
R&D – – $183.51M
EPS (diluted) $-0.22 $-0.13 $3.12
Cash & equivalents $3.86K $17.50M $1.25B
Total debt $30.98M $4.25B $8.69B
Shares (diluted) 32.96M 340.62M 306.26M
Enterprise value $310.94K $6.57B -$32.73M

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
MetricFCHSHRFMS
P/E 0.0x -147.3x 7.1x
P/FCF -0.6x 40.9x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow -0.6x 14.7x 1.9x
P/S – 5.8x 0.6x
P/B 0.0x 1.6x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 1.6x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA -11.1x – 5.1x
EV/EBIT -11.0x – 17.6x
EV/Revenue – 9.6x 1.2x
EV/FCF -53.3x 67.1x 3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -53.3x 24.1x 4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.01 -3.41 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCHSHRFMS
Revenue growth (1Y) – -5.8% -49.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -5.7% -19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -203.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -45.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -106.8% – -54.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% – -17.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.2% 87.8% 24.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 45.3% 20.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -72.6% 87.4% 18.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 43.2% 25.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.1% -2.8% 19.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% -4.6% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 87.1% 28.9% 81.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% -1.8% 22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCHSHRFMS
Gross margin – – -50.7%
EBITDA margin – – 24.0%
Operating margin – – 6.9%
Pretax margin – – 14.7%
Net margin – -4.0% 8.7%
FCF margin – 14.2% 32.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 39.7% 30.3%
Return on equity – -1.1% 2.0%
Return on assets -172.9% -0.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – – 0.2%
Return on capital employed – – 2.9%
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x -9.9x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCHSHRFMS
Debt / assets 764.7% 47.4% 24.4%
Debt / equity -0.8x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -10.9x – 2.6x
Debt / FCF -52.8x 26.3x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 1,112% 53.9% 56.3%
Equity / assets -1,012% 46.1% 43.7%
Interest coverage -0.6x – 1.7x
Current ratio 0.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.0x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCHSHRFMS
Dividend yield – 4.9% 3.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.5% -5.9%
Shareholder yield – 8.4% -2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -735.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 206.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -19.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -11.0% –

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.

ConsensusFCHSHRFMS
Forward P/E – – 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.11FY2026 $2.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -6.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +7.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.17BFY2026 $21.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -0.7%FY2026 -7.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -8.9% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCHSHRFMS
Held by institutions – 100.0% 14.0%
Institutions holding – 460 237
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% -2.9%
Institutions buying – 226 153
Institutions selling – 146 41
Buyers to sellers – 1.55 3.73

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.

FCHSHRFMS
FCHS 1.00 -0.14 0.03
HR -0.14 1.00 0.19
FMS 0.03 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCHS, HR and FMS?

Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Choice Healthcare Solutions (FCHS) $329.58K, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) $6.61B, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) $6.47B.

Which company is growing faster?

Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -5.8%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -49.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) has the highest net margin (Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -4.0%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) returned the most: First Choice Healthcare Solutions (FCHS) 0.0%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) +10.3%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -4.6%. Over five years, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) compounded fastest (First Choice Healthcare Solutions (FCHS) -32.3%/yr, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) -9.9%/yr, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has the highest dividend yield: Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 4.94%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 3.71%. First Choice Healthcare Solutions (FCHS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) has been the steadiest (First Choice Healthcare Solutions (FCHS) 208.8%, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 20.3%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCHS, HR and FMS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) 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.