PACS vs SBRA vs NHC Stock Comparison

Pacs, Sabra Health Care REIT and National Healthcare Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PACS PACS Group, Inc.
$50.28 +17.6% 1M +303.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.98B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.71B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins
NHC National Healthcare Corp
$211.49 -8.5% 1M +73.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.31B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
1.24%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Pacs leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pacs 5, National Healthcare 4, Sabra Health Care REIT 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPACSSBRANHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.98B $5.52B $3.31B PACS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.7x 75.4x 23.5x NHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.1x 51.4x — PACS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +23.4% +6.9% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 7.8% 9.0% NHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.7% 4.4% 10.0% PACS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 2.9x — PACS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 5.69% 1.24% SBRA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +303.5% +17.3% +73.2% PACS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.2%/yr +22.6%/yr NHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.9% 24.9% 34.9% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 50/100 78/100 NHC

Percentile Scorecard

PACSSBRANHC

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

AxisPACSSBRANHC
Valuation 66 #33 of 95 36 #94 of 146 78 #22 of 95
Growth 64 #32 of 88 52 #70 of 145 77 #21 of 88
Profitability 65 #31 of 87 52 #68 of 141 84 #15 of 87
Financial Health 37 #63 of 100 83 #25 of 146 85 #16 of 100
Shareholder Returns – 24 #103 of 136 68 #19 of 58
Overall 58 50 78
  • PACS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • NHC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPACSSBRANHCSPY
1 month +17.6%+10.6%-8.5% -1.0%
3 months +10.2%+0.0%-4.8% -0.4%
6 months +48.6%+2.9%+24.8% +4.5%
Year to date +31.0%+11.4%+54.3% +12.4%
1 year +303.5%+17.3%+73.2% +13.6%
3 years —+52.2%+198.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+15.0%+44.0% +20.8%
5 years —+41.3%+177.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+7.2%+22.6% +10.4%
10 years —+2.9%+236.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+0.3%+12.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePACSSBRANHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.9%24.9%34.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.5%22.5%32.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.54-0.200.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.710.702.10 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-38.7%-34.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-5.8%-14.5% -1.6%
52-week high $50.28$22.39$247.31 $779.14
52-week low $10.58$17.67$122.13 $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.

MultiplePACSSBRANHC
P/E now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 25.6x 75.4xmedian 26.6x 23.5xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.6x 6.0xmedian 4.3x 2.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 16.0x 16.1xmedian 14.7x 16.3xmedian 16.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 967.3xmedian 21.6x -17.0xmedian 22.1x 22.6xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.4x 1.9xmedian 1.3x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.74 1.90median 2.01 0.38median 0.74

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 monthsPACSSBRANHC
Revenue $5.71B $919.09M $1.56B
Gross profit $1.36B – –
Operating income $423.77M – $144.68M
Net income $277.59M $71.46M $142.84M
Free cash flow $8.25M -$325.53M $146.53M
EPS (diluted) $1.69 $0.28 $8.84
Cash & equivalents $115.28M $36.24M $39.21M
Total debt $272.33M $1.24B –
Shares (diluted) 163.91M 259.82M 15.86M
Enterprise value $7.26B $5.07B $2.30B

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
MetricPACSSBRANHC
P/E 28.7x 75.4x 23.5x
P/FCF 967.3x -17.0x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 13.8x 17.5x
P/S 1.4x 6.0x 2.1x
P/B 6.5x 1.9x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 2.0x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 16.1x 16.3x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 37.1x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 7.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF 986.4x -20.7x 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.0x 16.8x 16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.90 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPACSSBRANHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 23.4% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.7% – 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 57.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 64.8% -59.2% 35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% 68.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.0% -61.7% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 39.6% 61.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.8% 17.4% 26.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.4% 44.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -96.8% -1,239% 23.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -59.7% 58.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPACSSBRANHC
Gross margin 23.8% – –
EBITDA margin 8.7% 45.3% 12.2%
Operating margin 7.4% – 9.3%
Pretax margin 7.0% 7.1% 11.9%
Net margin 4.9% 7.8% 9.0%
FCF margin 0.1% -35.4% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 43.6% 12.1%
Return on equity 23.8% 2.5% 12.8%
Return on assets 4.8% 1.3% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 20.7% 4.4% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 9.2% – 11.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 5.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPACSSBRANHC
Debt / assets 4.6% 22.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 33.0x -3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 79.4% 47.7% 26.6%
Equity / assets 20.6% 52.3% 73.4%
Interest coverage 16.2x 1.6x 56.6x
Current ratio 0.8x – 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.30 – 7.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPACSSBRANHC
Dividend yield – 5.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – -3.7% 0.1%
Shareholder yield – 2.0% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 27.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.3%

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.

ConsensusPACSSBRANHC
Forward P/E 22.1xFY2026 51.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.28FY2026 $0.41FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 -35.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% +90.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.17BFY2026 $876.78MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +13.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPACSSBRANHC
Held by institutions 31.3% 100.0% 65.3%
Institutions holding 241 464 250
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +0.7% -0.6%
Institutions buying 155 229 136
Institutions selling 54 147 72
Buyers to sellers 2.87 1.56 1.89

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.

PACSSBRANHC
PACS 1.00 0.15 0.15
SBRA 0.15 1.00 0.22
NHC 0.15 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PACS, SBRA and NHC?

Pacs (PACS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pacs (PACS) $7.98B, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.52B, National Healthcare (NHC) $3.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, PACS, SBRA and NHC?

National Healthcare (NHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pacs (PACS) 28.7x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 75.4x, National Healthcare (NHC) 23.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pacs (PACS) is cheapest (Pacs (PACS) 22.1x, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 51.4x). 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: Pacs (PACS) +11.0%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%, National Healthcare (NHC) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Healthcare (NHC) has the highest net margin (Pacs (PACS) 4.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%, National Healthcare (NHC) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Pacs (PACS) leads (Pacs (PACS) 20.7%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.4%, National Healthcare (NHC) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pacs (PACS) returned the most: Pacs (PACS) +303.5%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +17.3%, National Healthcare (NHC) +73.2%. Over five years, National Healthcare (NHC) compounded fastest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.2%/yr, National Healthcare (NHC) +22.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has the highest dividend yield: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 5.69%, National Healthcare (NHC) 1.24%. Pacs (PACS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Pacs (PACS) 81.9%, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.9%, National Healthcare (NHC) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PACS, SBRA and NHC?

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 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.