PACS vs RHEP vs CHE Stock Comparison

Pacs, Regional Health Properties and Chemed Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PACS PACS Group, Inc.
$49.08 +13.8% 1M +295.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.83B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.55B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
4 wins
CHE Chemed Corp
$533.23 +3.7% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.09B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.66B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Pacs leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Pacs 4, Regional Health Properties 3, Chemed 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPACSRHEPCHELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.83B $4.01M $7.09B PACS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.1x 0.9x 25.1x RHEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x — 20.1x CHE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.2% +200.4% +5.2% RHEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 5.4% — RHEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 7.7x — PACS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +295.2% -22.5% +21.5% PACS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -31.3%/yr +2.0%/yr CHE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.5% 70.9% 30.2% CHE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 54/100 43/100 PACS

Percentile Scorecard

PACSRHEPCHE

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

AxisPACSRHEPCHE
Valuation 67 #31 of 92 53 #44 of 92 43 #53 of 92
Growth 74 #23 of 87 56 #39 of 87 14 #75 of 87
Profitability 69 #27 of 86 53 #41 of 86 64 #32 of 86
Financial Health 44 #55 of 97 8 #89 of 97 48 #51 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 98 #2 of 55 46 #30 of 55
Overall 64 54 43
  • PACS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • RHEP 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

PeriodPACSRHEPCHESPY
1 month +13.8%-6.5%+3.7% +0.9%
3 months +5.6%-1.0%-1.3% +5.9%
6 months +46.9%-25.4%+25.8% +8.5%
Year to date +27.8%-21.9%+24.6% +13.3%
1 year +295.2%-22.5%+21.5% +12.4%
3 years —-52.6%-5.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year —-22.0%-1.9% +23.5%
5 years —-84.7%+10.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-31.3%+2.0% +11.0%
10 years ——+285.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+14.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePACSRHEPCHESPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.5%70.9%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.8%79.2%33.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.38-0.180.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.62-0.320.71 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-87.2%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-33.3%-3.5% -0.9%
52-week high $49.08$1.50$552.43 $779.14
52-week low $10.58$0.95$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.

MultiplePACSRHEPCHE
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 25.6x 0.9xmedian 25.6x 24.9xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.6x 2.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 16.3x 8.5xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 64.0xmedian 21.3x -1.0xmedian 21.3x 20.7xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 3.3x -2.3xmedian 3.3x 8.1xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.68 -0.01median 0.68 2.50median 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 monthsPACSRHEPCHE
Revenue $5.55B $81.52M $2.66B
Gross profit $1.30B $63.95M –
Operating income $410.32M $1.57M $370.86M
Net income $269.17M $4.07M $282.40M
Free cash flow $121.47M -$3.98M –
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $1.13 $21.40
Cash & equivalents $164.45M $1.73M $48.43M
Total debt $246.09M $153.24M –
Shares (diluted) 161.99M 3.93M 13.20M
Enterprise value $6.86B -$2.83M $7.09B

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
MetricPACSRHEPCHE
P/E 28.8x 0.9x 24.9x
P/FCF 64.0x -1.0x 20.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x -1.5x 19.2x
P/S 1.4x 0.0x 2.6x
P/B 7.0x -2.3x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 7.0x -0.6x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 8.5x –
EV/EBIT 19.1x 26.5x –
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.5x 2.6x
EV/FCF 64.6x -10.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x -16.0x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.01 2.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPACSRHEPCHE
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.2% 200.4% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 40.0% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.5% 368.7% 5.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 31.7% 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 103.5% 195.5% 1.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 41.9% 4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 107.9% 149.6% 10.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -59.3% 10.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.3% -258.3% -13.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -47.5% 4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -58.3% -445.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -75.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPACSRHEPCHE
Gross margin 23.5% 78.5% –
EBITDA margin 8.6% 6.0% –
Operating margin 7.4% 1.9% –
Pretax margin 6.9% -1.1% –
Net margin 4.8% 5.4% –
FCF margin 2.2% -4.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.3% -3.2% 13.6%
Return on equity 24.9% – –
Return on assets 4.8% 6.0% –
Return on invested capital 21.8% – –
Return on capital employed 8.9% 3.9% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -0.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPACSRHEPCHE
Debt / assets 4.4% 58.1% –
Debt / equity 0.2x -23.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 7.7x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x -9.9x –
Liabilities / assets 80.3% 102.5% 49.9%
Equity / assets 19.7% -2.5% 50.1%
Interest coverage 13.9x 0.6x –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 2.34 -0.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPACSRHEPCHE
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 28.4% –
Shareholder yield – 28.4% 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.

ConsensusPACSRHEPCHE
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 – 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.28FY2026 – $26.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 – +23.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% – +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.17BFY2026 – $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 – +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% – +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPACSRHEPCHE
Held by institutions 31.3% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 239 – 527
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% – +2.8%
Institutions buying 155 – 276
Institutions selling 54 – 186
Buyers to sellers 2.87 – 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.

PACSRHEPCHE
PACS 1.00 -0.07 0.02
RHEP -0.07 1.00 -0.08
CHE 0.02 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PACS, RHEP and CHE?

Pacs (PACS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pacs (PACS) $7.83B, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) $4.01M, Chemed (CHE) $7.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, PACS, RHEP and CHE?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pacs (PACS) 29.1x, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 0.9x, Chemed (CHE) 25.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemed (CHE) is cheapest (Pacs (PACS) 21.5x, Chemed (CHE) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pacs (PACS) +15.2%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) +200.4%, Chemed (CHE) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) has the highest net margin (Pacs (PACS) 4.8%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 5.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pacs (PACS) returned the most: Pacs (PACS) +295.2%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -22.5%, Chemed (CHE) +21.5%. Over five years, Chemed (CHE) compounded fastest (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -31.3%/yr, Chemed (CHE) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chemed (CHE) has been the steadiest (Pacs (PACS) 81.5%, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 70.9%, Chemed (CHE) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PACS, RHEP 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, Pacs (PACS) leads on 4. 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.