MD vs SGRY vs THC Stock Comparison

Pediatrix Medical, Surgery Partners and Tenet Healthcare Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
$262.12 +0.9% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.44B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.81B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenet Healthcare leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Tenet Healthcare 8, Pediatrix Medical 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDSGRYTHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.33B $3.01B $22.44B THC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.3x -34.0x 10.0x THC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 58.4x 11.9x THC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.5% +4.0% +5.4% THC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% -2.6% 10.3% THC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% 5.3% 18.8% THC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 6.3x 2.0x MD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.4% +2.0% +21.3% MD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.8%/yr -10.6%/yr +29.6%/yr THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.3% 66.8% 42.2% MD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 56/100 77/100 THC

Percentile Scorecard

MDSGRYTHC

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

AxisMDSGRYTHC
Valuation 92 #8 of 92 84 #16 of 92 95 #6 of 92
Growth 37 #55 of 87 43 #50 of 87 73 #24 of 87
Profitability 85 #14 of 86 66 #30 of 86 97 #4 of 86
Financial Health 58 #41 of 97 30 #68 of 97 35 #63 of 97
Shareholder Returns 84 #10 of 56 – 86 #9 of 56
Overall 71 56 77
  • MD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SGRY ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • THC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMDSGRYTHCSPY
1 month +9.7%+62.2%+0.9% -0.2%
3 months +7.4%+49.9%-0.2% +3.9%
6 months +25.7%+62.8%+47.7% +8.2%
Year to date +34.9%+51.2%+31.9% +12.9%
1 year +65.4%+2.0%+21.3% +12.3%
3 years +154.9%+4.2%+393.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.6%+1.4%+70.3% +23.3%
5 years +3.9%-42.9%+265.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.8%-10.6%+29.6% +10.9%
10 years -52.6%+40.1%+1,166.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.2%+3.4%+28.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMDSGRYTHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.3%66.8%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%65.5%34.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.820.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.590.030.50 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.4%-81.4%-58.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%0.0%-6.6% -1.2%
52-week high $29.54$23.36$280.77 $779.14
52-week low $16.97$11.49$161.37 $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.

MultipleMDSGRYTHC
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 24.6x -34.0xmedian 24.6x 9.8xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 14.6x 11.8xmedian 14.6x 5.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 21.6x 16.3xmedian 21.6x 7.0xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.2x 1.0xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 0.66 1.97median 0.66 0.13median 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 monthsMDSGRYTHC
Revenue $1.95B $3.37B $21.81B
Operating income $215.42M $383.80M $4.54B
Net income $174.81M $48.10M $3.17B
Free cash flow $229.94M $187.60M $3.02B
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $-0.69 $26.69
Cash & equivalents $288.88M $216.70M $2.17B
Total debt $584.24M $3.75B $13.25B
Shares (diluted) 81.41M 128.83M 83.96M
Enterprise value $632.79M $2.17B $11.45B

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
MetricMDSGRYTHC
P/E 13.1x -34.0x 9.8x
P/FCF 10.2x 16.3x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.4x 11.9x 5.3x
P/S 1.2x 0.9x 1.0x
P/B 2.7x 1.0x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.0x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 11.8x 5.9x
EV/EBIT 11.7x 17.2x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.0x 1.5x
EV/FCF 11.0x 35.1x 10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 25.6x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 1.97 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDSGRYTHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.5% 4.0% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 8.1% 3.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.5% 6.1% 23.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 7.1% 24.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 59.0% 136.2% 32.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 15.6% 41.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 67.1% 51.6% 65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -17.2% 77.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.6% -2.2% 62.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 16.4% 31.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.2% 7.0% 94.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 36.7% 46.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDSGRYTHC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.3% 16.7% 25.0%
Operating margin 11.0% 11.4% 20.8%
Pretax margin 11.6% 11.4% 17.7%
Net margin 9.0% -2.6% 10.3%
FCF margin 11.8% 5.6% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.7% 7.7% 18.4%
Return on equity 19.9% 2.6% 47.8%
Return on assets 8.3% 1.0% 10.3%
Return on invested capital 11.3% 5.3% 18.8%
Return on capital employed 13.5% 5.1% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 5.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDSGRYTHC
Debt / assets 27.4% 46.6% 43.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.2x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 6.3x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 20.0x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 61.5% 78.6%
Equity / assets 41.4% 38.5% 21.4%
Interest coverage 6.3x – 5.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.9x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.45 0.88 2.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDSGRYTHC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.2% – 7.8%
Shareholder yield 6.2% – 7.8%
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.

ConsensusMDSGRYTHC
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 58.4xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.40FY2026 $0.40FY2026 $21.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.4% -5.0% -7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.86BFY2026 $3.38BFY2026 $23.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% -2.9% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDSGRYTHC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 96.2%
Institutions holding 301 189 677
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.8% -1.9%
Institutions buying 153 111 331
Institutions selling 101 50 260
Buyers to sellers 1.51 2.22 1.27

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.

MDSGRYTHC
MD 1.00 0.13 0.27
SGRY 0.13 1.00 0.27
THC 0.27 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MD, SGRY and THC?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pediatrix Medical (MD) $2.33B, Surgery Partners (SGRY) $3.01B, Tenet Healthcare (THC) $22.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, MD, SGRY and THC?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pediatrix Medical (MD) 13.3x, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -34.0x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenet Healthcare (THC) is cheapest (Pediatrix Medical (MD) 12.0x, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 58.4x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pediatrix Medical (MD) +0.5%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +4.0%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) has the highest net margin (Pediatrix Medical (MD) 9.0%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -2.6%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads (Pediatrix Medical (MD) 11.3%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 5.3%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 18.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pediatrix Medical (MD) returned the most: Pediatrix Medical (MD) +65.4%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +2.0%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +21.3%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Pediatrix Medical (MD) +0.8%/yr, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -10.6%/yr, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +29.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pediatrix Medical (MD) has been the steadiest (Pediatrix Medical (MD) 41.3%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 66.8%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MD, SGRY and THC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads on 8. 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.