OPCH vs BKD vs CHE Stock Comparison

Option Care Health, Brookdale Senior Living and Chemed Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OPCH Option Care Health, Inc.
$31.85 +39.6% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.87B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.69B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
7 wins
CHE Chemed Corp
$541.84 +5.8% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.06B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.66B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Option Care Health leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Option Care Health 7, Chemed 3, Brookdale Senior Living 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOPCHBKDCHELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.87B $2.47B $7.06B CHE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.2x -17.9x 25.0x OPCH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 342.3x 20.4x OPCH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% -4.4% +5.2% OPCH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% -4.5% — OPCH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 2.5% — OPCH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 8.9x — OPCH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.1% +14.7% +16.4% CHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.1%/yr +9.6%/yr +2.4%/yr BKD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 39.3% 29.7% CHE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 41/100 44/100 OPCH

Percentile Scorecard

OPCHBKDCHE

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

AxisOPCHBKDCHE
Valuation 80 #19 of 92 63 #35 of 92 43 #53 of 92
Growth 27 #64 of 87 36 #56 of 87 15 #74 of 87
Profitability 68 #28 of 86 54 #40 of 86 64 #32 of 86
Financial Health 43 #56 of 97 9 #88 of 97 50 #49 of 97
Shareholder Returns – – 48 #29 of 55
Overall 54 41 44
  • OPCH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • BKD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CHE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOPCHBKDCHESPY
1 month +39.6%-6.5%+5.8% +0.7%
3 months +41.8%-29.8%+1.2% +3.7%
6 months +56.7%-28.5%+27.5% +7.1%
Year to date 0.0%-4.8%+26.6% +12.8%
1 year +11.1%+14.7%+16.4% +11.9%
3 years +18.7%+168.1%-3.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.9%+39.0%-1.2% +22.8%
5 years +16.5%+58.0%+12.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.1%+9.6%+2.4% +10.9%
10 years —-30.0%+292.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-3.5%+14.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOPCHBKDCHESPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%39.3%29.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%39.2%33.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.280.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.380.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-69.0%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.0%-38.8%-1.9% -1.2%
52-week high $36.59$16.77$552.43 $779.14
52-week low $19.52$8.95$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.

MultipleOPCHBKDCHE
P/E now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 26.0x -17.8xmedian 26.0x 25.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x 2.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 15.4x 14.5xmedian 15.4x —median 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 21.5x 10,135xmedian 21.5x 20.7xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.2x -84.6xmedian 3.2x 8.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 22.50median 0.87 2.38median 0.87 2.54median 0.87

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 monthsOPCHBKDCHE
Revenue $5.69B $3.05B $2.66B
Gross profit $1.09B $2.93B –
Operating income $333.69M $106.04M $370.86M
Net income $209.58M -$138.35M $282.40M
Free cash flow $303.85M $242.00K –
EPS (diluted) $1.37 $-0.57 $21.40
Cash & equivalents $193.77M $370.39M $48.43M
Total debt $1.16B $4.27B –
Shares (diluted) 153.49M 243.89M 13.20M
Enterprise value $3.96B $1.28B $7.06B

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
MetricOPCHBKDCHE
P/E 23.2x -17.8x 25.3x
P/FCF 15.7x 10,135x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 11.0x 19.5x
P/S 0.8x 0.8x 2.7x
P/B 3.8x -84.6x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 4.9x -84.6x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 14.5x –
EV/EBIT 17.2x 59.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 2.1x 2.7x
EV/FCF 18.9x 26,178x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.5x 28.3x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 22.50 2.38 2.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOPCHBKDCHE
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% -4.4% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 1.0% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% -3.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 1.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.1% 101.6% 5.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 4.1% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% 43.0% 1.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -10.3% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% 45.1% 10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -7.4% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.0% 2.4% -13.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 29.6% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 100.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 26.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOPCHBKDCHE
Gross margin 19.1% 96.1% –
EBITDA margin 7.2% 14.3% –
Operating margin 5.9% 3.5% –
Pretax margin 5.0% -4.4% –
Net margin 3.7% -4.5% –
FCF margin 5.3% 0.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 6.1% 7.3% 13.6%
Return on equity 16.0% – –
Return on assets 6.2% -2.3% –
Return on invested capital 9.9% 2.5% –
Return on capital employed 13.0% 2.0% –
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.5x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x -1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOPCHBKDCHE
Debt / assets 34.3% 72.4% –
Debt / equity 0.9x -147.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 8.9x –
Debt / FCF 3.8x 17,655x –
Liabilities / assets 62.7% 100.5% 49.9%
Equity / assets 37.3% -0.5% 50.1%
Interest coverage 6.2x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 3.90 -0.18 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOPCHBKDCHE
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusOPCHBKDCHE
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 342.3xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $0.03FY2026 $26.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 – +23.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +433.3% +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.93BFY2026 $2.81BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -12.0%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +3.6% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOPCHBKDCHE
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 373 293 528
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.6% +5.6% +2.8%
Institutions buying 213 165 276
Institutions selling 121 92 187
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.79 1.48

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.

OPCHBKDCHE
OPCH 1.00 0.11 0.24
BKD 0.11 1.00 0.14
CHE 0.24 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OPCH, BKD and CHE?

Chemed (CHE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Option Care Health (OPCH) $4.87B, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) $2.47B, Chemed (CHE) $7.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, OPCH, BKD and CHE?

Option Care Health (OPCH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Option Care Health (OPCH) 23.2x, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -17.9x, Chemed (CHE) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Option Care Health (OPCH) is cheapest (Option Care Health (OPCH) 16.4x, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 342.3x, Chemed (CHE) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Option Care Health (OPCH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Option Care Health (OPCH) +5.9%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.4%, Chemed (CHE) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Option Care Health (OPCH) has the highest net margin (Option Care Health (OPCH) 3.7%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Option Care Health (OPCH) leads (Option Care Health (OPCH) 9.9%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemed (CHE) returned the most: Option Care Health (OPCH) +11.1%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +14.7%, Chemed (CHE) +16.4%. Over five years, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) compounded fastest (Option Care Health (OPCH) +3.1%/yr, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +9.6%/yr, Chemed (CHE) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chemed (CHE) has been the steadiest (Option Care Health (OPCH) 52.0%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 39.3%, Chemed (CHE) 29.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OPCH, BKD 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, Option Care Health (OPCH) leads on 7. 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.