NUTX vs ACHC vs THC Stock Comparison

Nutex Health, Acadia Healthcare Company and Tenet Healthcare Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NUTX Nutex Health Inc.
$193.64 -11.3% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.33B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$796.53M
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
4 wins
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
$286.75 +11.0% 1M +37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.82B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.15B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenet Healthcare leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tenet Healthcare 5, Nutex Health 4, Acadia Healthcare Company 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNUTXACHCTHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.33B $3.23B $22.82B THC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.1x -2.8x 7.9x THC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 22.1x 12.2x NUTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -18.8% +4.5% +6.2% THC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% -33.1% 13.1% NUTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 43.9% -24.6% 21.5% NUTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -2.5x 1.7x ACHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.5% +68.0% +37.5% ACHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.6%/yr +30.6%/yr THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 90.5% 65.0% 42.7% THC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 25/100 80/100 NUTX

Percentile Scorecard

NUTXACHCTHC

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

AxisNUTXACHCTHC
Valuation 95 #6 of 95 44 #54 of 95 94 #7 of 95
Growth 79 #19 of 88 3 #85 of 88 84 #15 of 88
Profitability 99 #2 of 87 19 #71 of 87 98 #3 of 87
Financial Health 88 #13 of 100 33 #67 of 100 39 #61 of 100
Shareholder Returns 53 #29 of 60 – 86 #9 of 60
Overall 83 25 80
  • NUTX ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ACHC 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

PeriodNUTXACHCTHCSPY
1 month -11.3%+19.6%+11.0% -5.9%
3 months +27.5%+13.1%+11.8% -4.6%
6 months +43.9%+42.0%+47.7% +0.2%
Year to date +17.6%+144.8%+44.3% +7.5%
1 year +47.5%+68.0%+37.5% +8.2%
3 years +395.4%-52.7%+425.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +70.5%-22.1%+73.9% +19.0%
5 years —-45.9%+280.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-11.6%+30.6% +9.4%
10 years —-6.9%+1,515.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-0.7%+32.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNUTXACHCTHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 90.5%65.0%42.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 88.9%65.2%33.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.830.660.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.521.050.88 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.9%-86.9%-58.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-2.4%-1.9% -5.9%
52-week high $225.00$35.61$292.23 $779.14
52-week low $87.01$11.68$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.

MultipleNUTXACHCTHC
P/E now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 24.8x -2.8xmedian 24.8x 7.9xmedian 24.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 15.9x -6.2xmedian 15.9x 5.3xmedian 15.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 20.9x -135.3xmedian 20.9x 6.9xmedian 20.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 3.3x 1.6xmedian 3.3x 3.1xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.88 0.01median 0.88 0.08median 0.88

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 monthsNUTXACHCTHC
Revenue $796.53M $3.41B $22.15B
Gross profit $380.67M – –
Operating income $311.00M – $5.40B
Net income $233.03M -$1.12B $3.81B
Free cash flow $248.10M -$23.86M $3.33B
EPS (diluted) $23.39 $-12.29 $35.97
Cash & equivalents $249.91M $163.31M $2.67B
Total debt $42.37M $2.35B $13.24B
Shares (diluted) 7.04M 91.75M 80.60M
Enterprise value $585.19M $2.83B $14.31B

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
MetricNUTXACHCTHC
P/E 8.1x -2.8x 7.9x
P/FCF 5.4x -135.3x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 13.7x 5.4x
P/S 1.7x 0.9x 1.0x
P/B 2.5x 1.6x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.7x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 3.4x -6.2x 5.3x
EV/EBIT 3.6x -5.0x 6.2x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.6x 1.5x
EV/FCF 4.5x -227.1x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x 23.0x 7.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 0.01 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUTXACHCTHC
Revenue growth (1Y) -18.8% 4.5% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 50.9% 6.0% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -29.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 158.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -13.4% – 55.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 208.2% – 32.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.6% -1,044% 66.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 121.3% -350.5% 50.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.8% -1,137% 135.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 96.4% -294.4% 100.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% -29.8% 71.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 224.9% -20.0% 29.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.7% 93.1% 121.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 237.1% -31.5% 43.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUTXACHCTHC
Gross margin 47.8% – –
EBITDA margin 41.8% -25.6% 28.5%
Operating margin 39.0% – 24.4%
Pretax margin 36.7% -31.7% 21.4%
Net margin 20.7% -33.1% 13.1%
FCF margin 31.1% -0.7% 15.0%
Operating cash flow margin 32.4% 6.9% 19.1%
Return on equity 44.5% -56.1% 54.6%
Return on assets 23.3% -20.2% 12.3%
Return on invested capital 43.9% -24.6% 21.5%
Return on capital employed 35.9% -21.6% 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUTXACHCTHC
Debt / assets 4.1% 42.3% 41.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x -2.5x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 0.2x -98.6x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.6% 63.6% 76.5%
Equity / assets 52.4% 36.4% 23.5%
Interest coverage 16.2x – 6.6x
Current ratio 4.8x 1.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 4.6x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.9x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.79 0.41 2.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUTXACHCTHC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 7.9%
Shareholder yield -0.2% – 7.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 34.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 90.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 148.5% – –

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.

ConsensusNUTXACHCTHC
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2026 22.1xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $27.99FY2026 $1.57FY2026 $23.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +167.1%FY2026 -21.5%FY2026 +39.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.6% +22.3% -15.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $824.09MFY2026 $3.53BFY2026 $23.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.8%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% +6.9% -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUTXACHCTHC
Held by institutions 42.8% 100.0% 96.2%
Institutions holding 154 314 679
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +3.7% -1.9%
Institutions buying 100 165 330
Institutions selling 36 98 262
Buyers to sellers 2.78 1.68 1.26

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.

NUTXACHCTHC
NUTX 1.00 0.18 0.09
ACHC 0.18 1.00 0.29
THC 0.09 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUTX, ACHC and THC?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nutex Health (NUTX) $1.33B, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) $3.23B, Tenet Healthcare (THC) $22.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, NUTX, ACHC and THC?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nutex Health (NUTX) 8.1x, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -2.8x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutex Health (NUTX) is cheapest (Nutex Health (NUTX) 6.9x, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 22.1x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 12.2x). 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: Nutex Health (NUTX) -18.8%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +4.5%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutex Health (NUTX) has the highest net margin (Nutex Health (NUTX) 20.7%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -33.1%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 13.1%). On return on invested capital, Nutex Health (NUTX) leads (Nutex Health (NUTX) 43.9%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -24.6%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 21.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) returned the most: Nutex Health (NUTX) +47.5%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) +68.0%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +37.5%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) -11.6%/yr, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +30.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenet Healthcare (THC) has been the steadiest (Nutex Health (NUTX) 90.5%, Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) 65.0%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NUTX, ACHC 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 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.