OPCH vs PACS vs ADUS Stock Comparison

Option Care Health, Pacs and Addus HomeCare Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OPCH Option Care Health, Inc.
$31.50 +1.6% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.72B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.75B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
1 win
PACS PACS Group, Inc.
$50.28 +17.5% 1M +291.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.98B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.71B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$126.93 +12.2% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.50B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionOPCHPACSADUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.72B $7.98B $2.37B PACS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.9x 28.7x 20.9x ADUS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.2x 22.6x 17.6x OPCH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +11.0% +11.5% ADUS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 4.9% 7.4% ADUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 20.7% 9.6% PACS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.3x -0.4x ADUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.3% +291.6% +5.9% PACS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr — +4.5%/yr ADUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 81.8% 27.5% ADUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 59/100 70/100 ADUS

Percentile Scorecard

OPCHPACSADUS

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

AxisOPCHPACSADUS
Valuation 79 #21 of 95 65 #34 of 95 82 #18 of 95
Growth 24 #67 of 88 69 #28 of 88 58 #38 of 88
Profitability 64 #32 of 87 66 #30 of 87 73 #24 of 87
Financial Health 46 #55 of 100 37 #63 of 100 90 #11 of 100
Shareholder Returns 85 #10 of 60 – 49 #31 of 60
Overall 59 59 70
  • OPCH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • PACS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • ADUS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOPCHPACSADUSSPY
1 month +1.6%+17.5%+12.2% -5.9%
3 months +33.3%+7.6%+6.9% -4.6%
6 months +51.8%+49.5%+30.5% +0.2%
Year to date -1.1%+31.0%+18.2% +7.5%
1 year +16.3%+291.6%+5.9% +8.2%
3 years +9.8%—+49.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +3.2%—+14.4% +19.0%
5 years +12.8%—+24.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +2.4%—+4.5% +9.4%
10 years ——+395.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+17.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureOPCHPACSADUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%81.8%27.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%49.5%29.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.010.490.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.323.560.21 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-82.0%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%0.0%-0.8% -5.9%
52-week high $36.59$50.28$127.94 $779.14
52-week low $19.52$10.58$88.49 $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.

MultipleOPCHPACSADUS
P/E now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 24.8x 28.7xmedian 24.8x 20.9xmedian 24.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.4xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 15.9x 16.4xmedian 15.9x 13.2xmedian 15.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 20.9x 967.3xmedian 20.9x 16.4xmedian 20.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.3x 6.5xmedian 3.3x 2.0xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 241.41median 0.88 —median 0.88 1.10median 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 monthsOPCHPACSADUS
Revenue $5.75B $5.71B $1.50B
Gross profit $1.10B $1.36B $485.44M
Operating income $338.40M $423.77M $155.11M
Net income $215.19M $277.59M $111.05M
Free cash flow $281.65M $8.25M $144.23M
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $1.69 $5.98
Cash & equivalents $299.09M $115.28M $98.48M
Total debt $1.16B $272.33M $21.92M
Shares (diluted) 150.49M 163.91M 18.57M
Enterprise value $3.82B $7.26B $1.98B

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
MetricOPCHPACSADUS
P/E 21.9x 28.7x 20.9x
P/FCF 16.8x 967.3x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.6x 13.8x 15.6x
P/S 0.8x 1.4x 1.6x
P/B 3.6x 6.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 6.5x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 16.4x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 19.2x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 19.8x 986.4x 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x 14.0x 15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 241.41 – 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOPCHPACSADUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 11.0% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.2% 23.8% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.5% 47.7% 25.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – 22.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.9% 64.8% 29.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.8% – 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.5% 65.0% 28.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.1% – 19.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 22.8% 47.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – 12.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.6% -96.8% 49.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – 14.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOPCHPACSADUS
Gross margin 19.1% 23.8% 32.3%
EBITDA margin 7.2% 8.7% 11.5%
Operating margin 5.9% 7.4% 10.3%
Pretax margin 5.1% 7.0% 10.0%
Net margin 3.7% 4.9% 7.4%
FCF margin 4.9% 0.1% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.6% 10.2% 10.1%
Return on equity 16.6% 23.8% 9.5%
Return on assets 6.3% 4.8% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 20.7% 9.6%
Return on capital employed 13.1% 9.2% 12.1%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOPCHPACSADUS
Debt / assets 33.3% 4.6% 1.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 0.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.1x 33.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 61.9% 79.4% 18.6%
Equity / assets 38.1% 20.6% 81.4%
Interest coverage 6.4x 16.2x 19.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.87 2.30 7.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOPCHPACSADUS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 5.3% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 5.3% – -0.1%
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.

ConsensusOPCHPACSADUS
Forward P/E 16.2xFY2026 22.6xFY2026 17.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $2.22FY2026 $7.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +26.6% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.93BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +1.1% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOPCHPACSADUS
Held by institutions 100.0% 31.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 374 241 305
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.6% +5.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying 213 155 162
Institutions selling 122 54 94
Buyers to sellers 1.75 2.87 1.72

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.

OPCHPACSADUS
OPCH 1.00 0.02 0.26
PACS 0.02 1.00 0.16
ADUS 0.26 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OPCH, PACS and ADUS?

Pacs (PACS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Option Care Health (OPCH) $4.72B, Pacs (PACS) $7.98B, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, OPCH, PACS and ADUS?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Option Care Health (OPCH) 21.9x, Pacs (PACS) 28.7x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Option Care Health (OPCH) is cheapest (Option Care Health (OPCH) 16.2x, Pacs (PACS) 22.6x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 17.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Option Care Health (OPCH) +4.0%, Pacs (PACS) +11.0%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has the highest net margin (Option Care Health (OPCH) 3.7%, Pacs (PACS) 4.9%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.4%). On return on invested capital, Pacs (PACS) leads (Option Care Health (OPCH) 10.1%, Pacs (PACS) 20.7%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pacs (PACS) returned the most: Option Care Health (OPCH) +16.3%, Pacs (PACS) +291.6%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +5.9%. Over five years, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) compounded fastest (Option Care Health (OPCH) +2.4%/yr, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has been the steadiest (Option Care Health (OPCH) 51.1%, Pacs (PACS) 81.8%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OPCH, PACS and ADUS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 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.