OPCH vs SBRA vs BKD Stock Comparison

Option Care Health, Sabra Health Care REIT and Brookdale Senior Living Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OPCH Option Care Health, Inc.
$31.29 +36.6% 1M +11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.84B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.69B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Option Care Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Option Care Health 5, Sabra Health Care REIT 4, Brookdale Senior Living 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOPCHSBRABKDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.84B $4.87B $2.44B SBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x 74.4x -17.6x OPCH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 46.5x 332.3x OPCH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +17.3% -4.4% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 7.6% -4.5% SBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 4.2% 2.5% OPCH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.5x 8.9x OPCH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.0% +7.4% +12.9% BKD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +6.2%/yr +8.9%/yr BKD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 24.5% 39.2% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 47/100 41/100 OPCH

Percentile Scorecard

OPCHSBRABKD

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

AxisOPCHSBRABKD
Valuation 79 #20 of 92 35 #94 of 145 63 #35 of 92
Growth 26 #65 of 87 47 #76 of 142 35 #57 of 87
Profitability 68 #28 of 86 52 #65 of 135 55 #39 of 86
Financial Health 42 #57 of 97 82 #25 of 136 10 #87 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 20 #105 of 131 –
Overall 54 47 41
  • OPCH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BKD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOPCHSBRABKDSPY
1 month +36.6%-3.8%-9.8% +0.9%
3 months +30.8%-13.5%-32.9% +5.9%
6 months +16.4%-6.3%-29.2% +8.5%
Year to date -1.8%+0.7%-7.6% +13.3%
1 year +11.0%+7.4%+12.9% +12.4%
3 years +17.5%+42.2%+153.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.5%+12.5%+36.4% +23.5%
5 years +14.5%+34.8%+53.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.7%+6.2%+8.9% +11.0%
10 years —-17.2%-32.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-1.9%-3.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureOPCHSBRABKDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%24.5%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%22.9%39.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.05-0.240.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.300.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-38.7%-69.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-14.8%-40.5% -0.9%
52-week high $36.59$22.39$16.77 $779.14
52-week low $19.52$17.23$8.83 $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.

MultipleOPCHSBRABKD
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 25.6x 73.5xmedian 25.8x -17.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 5.7xmedian 4.0x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 16.3x 14.9xmedian 14.2x 14.4xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 21.3x -13.3xmedian 23.0x 9,839xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.3x 1.8xmedian 1.3x -82.2xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 22.11median 0.68 2.07median 1.91 2.32median 0.68

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 monthsOPCHSBRABKD
Revenue $5.69B $859.56M $3.05B
Gross profit $1.09B – $2.93B
Operating income $333.69M – $106.04M
Net income $209.58M $65.40M -$138.35M
Free cash flow $303.85M -$365.86M $242.00K
EPS (diluted) $1.37 $0.26 $-0.57
Cash & equivalents $193.77M $231.58M $370.39M
Total debt $1.16B $4.94B $4.27B
Shares (diluted) 153.49M 252.27M 243.89M
Enterprise value $3.93B $4.25B $1.24B

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
MetricOPCHSBRABKD
P/E 22.8x 73.5x -17.2x
P/FCF 15.4x -13.3x 9,839x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 13.1x 10.6x
P/S 0.8x 5.7x 0.8x
P/B 3.7x 1.8x -82.2x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 1.8x -82.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 14.9x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 33.3x 59.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 6.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF 18.6x -16.1x 25,882x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 15.8x 28.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 22.11 2.07 2.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOPCHSBRABKD
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 17.3% -4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 11.0% 1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% – -3.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.1% – 101.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 4.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% -64.1% 43.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 36.3% -10.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.1% -65.7% 45.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 35.5% -7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.0% 9.7% 2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 5.7% 29.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% -372.1% 100.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% -68.7% 26.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOPCHSBRABKD
Gross margin 19.1% – 96.1%
EBITDA margin 7.2% 46.0% 14.3%
Operating margin 5.9% – 3.5%
Pretax margin 5.0% 7.0% -4.4%
Net margin 3.7% 7.6% -4.5%
FCF margin 5.3% -42.6% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin 6.1% 43.2% 7.3%
Return on equity 16.0% 2.4% –
Return on assets 6.2% 1.2% -2.3%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 4.2% 2.5%
Return on capital employed 13.0% – 2.0%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 5.7x -1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOPCHSBRABKD
Debt / assets 34.3% 22.4% 72.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x -147.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.5x 8.9x
Debt / FCF 3.8x -3.4x 17,655x
Liabilities / assets 62.7% 50.1% 100.5%
Equity / assets 37.3% 49.9% -0.5%
Interest coverage 6.2x 1.5x –
Current ratio 1.5x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.88 – -0.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOPCHSBRABKD
Dividend yield – 6.3% –
Net buyback yield – -5.2% –
Shareholder yield – 1.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusOPCHSBRABKD
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 46.5xFY2026 332.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $0.41FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +90.2% +433.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.93BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026 $2.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 -12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +13.0% +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOPCHSBRABKD
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 372 462 293
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.6% +0.7% +5.6%
Institutions buying 212 228 165
Institutions selling 121 146 92
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.56 1.79

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.

OPCHSBRABKD
OPCH 1.00 0.08 0.10
SBRA 0.08 1.00 0.34
BKD 0.10 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OPCH, SBRA and BKD?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Option Care Health (OPCH) $4.84B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $4.87B, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) $2.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, OPCH, SBRA and BKD?

Option Care Health (OPCH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Option Care Health (OPCH) 23.1x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 74.4x, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Option Care Health (OPCH) is cheapest (Option Care Health (OPCH) 16.1x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 46.5x, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 332.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Option Care Health (OPCH) +5.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest net margin (Option Care Health (OPCH) 3.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.6%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Option Care Health (OPCH) leads (Option Care Health (OPCH) 9.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.2%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 2.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) returned the most: Option Care Health (OPCH) +11.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.4%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +12.9%. Over five years, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) compounded fastest (Option Care Health (OPCH) +2.7%/yr, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +6.2%/yr, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) +8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Option Care Health (OPCH) 52.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.5%, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OPCH, SBRA and BKD?

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 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.