RHEP vs CHE vs ADUS Stock Comparison

Regional Health Properties, Chemed and Addus HomeCare Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHE Chemed Corp
$508.35 -0.6% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.64B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.66B
Div. yield
0.49%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
2 wins
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$121.24 +7.1% 1M -0.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.26B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.48B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Addus HomeCare leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Addus HomeCare 6, Chemed 2, Regional Health Properties 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRHEPCHEADUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.12M $6.64B $2.26B CHE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.9x 23.7x 21.1x RHEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.2x 16.8x ADUS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +200.4% +5.2% +15.9% RHEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% — 7.1% ADUS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.7x — -0.2x ADUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.49% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.0% +16.4% -0.2% CHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.8%/yr +2.6%/yr +6.7%/yr ADUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.8% 29.8% 29.2% ADUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 43/100 69/100 ADUS

Percentile Scorecard

RHEPCHEADUS

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

AxisRHEPCHEADUS
Valuation 53 #44 of 92 45 #51 of 92 86 #14 of 92
Growth 57 #38 of 87 14 #75 of 87 61 #35 of 87
Profitability 52 #42 of 86 62 #33 of 86 73 #24 of 86
Financial Health 8 #89 of 97 48 #51 of 97 87 #14 of 97
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 56 47 #30 of 56 40 #34 of 56
Overall 54 43 69
  • RHEP ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CHE 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

PeriodRHEPCHEADUSSPY
1 month +1.0%-0.6%+7.1% -0.2%
3 months 0.0%-1.6%+1.7% +3.9%
6 months -25.0%+20.7%+22.7% +8.2%
Year to date -18.0%+18.8%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year -16.0%+16.4%-0.2% +12.3%
3 years -50.2%-10.0%+48.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.8%-3.4%+14.0% +23.3%
5 years -84.1%+13.7%+38.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -30.8%+2.6%+6.7% +10.9%
10 years —+266.9%+379.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.9%+17.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRHEPCHEADUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.8%29.8%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.2%33.2%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.170.000.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.55-0.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.2%-43.4%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.0%-8.0%-1.2% -1.2%
52-week high $1.50$552.43$122.75 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$368.59$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.

MultipleRHEPCHEADUS
P/E now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 24.6x 23.7xmedian 24.6x 21.1xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 13.4xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 21.6x 20.7xmedian 21.6x 14.6xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 3.2x 7.7xmedian 3.2x 2.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.66 2.38median 0.66 1.06median 0.66

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 monthsRHEPCHEADUS
Revenue $81.52M $2.66B $1.48B
Gross profit $63.95M – $477.75M
Operating income $1.57M $370.86M $148.23M
Net income $4.07M $282.40M $105.31M
Free cash flow -$3.98M – $154.77M
EPS (diluted) $1.13 $21.40 $5.70
Cash & equivalents $1.73M $48.43M $99.57M
Total debt $153.24M – $61.60M
Shares (diluted) 3.93M 13.20M 18.47M
Enterprise value -$2.72M $6.64B $1.88B

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
MetricRHEPCHEADUS
P/E 0.9x 23.7x 21.1x
P/FCF -1.0x 20.7x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow -1.6x 18.3x 13.9x
P/S 0.1x 2.5x 1.5x
P/B -2.4x 7.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -0.7x 8.5x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x – 13.4x
EV/EBIT 26.6x – 15.0x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF -10.5x – 14.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.1x 18.3x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 2.38 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHEPCHEADUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 200.4% 5.2% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 6.1% 13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 368.7% 5.5% 27.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 6.1% 23.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 195.5% 1.3% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% 4.9% 25.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 149.6% 10.6% 26.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.3% 10.0% 19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -258.3% -13.5% 61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.5% 4.1% 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -445.4% – 65.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -75.3% – 17.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHEPCHEADUS
Gross margin 78.5% – 32.4%
EBITDA margin 6.0% – 11.3%
Operating margin 1.9% – 10.0%
Pretax margin -1.1% – 9.5%
Net margin 5.4% – 7.1%
FCF margin -4.9% – 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin -3.2% 13.6% 11.0%
Return on equity – – 9.3%
Return on assets 6.0% – 7.3%
Return on invested capital – – 9.2%
Return on capital employed 3.9% – 11.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.2% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHEPCHEADUS
Debt / assets 58.1% – 4.2%
Debt / equity -23.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.7x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF -9.9x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 102.5% 49.9% 21.2%
Equity / assets -2.5% 50.1% 78.8%
Interest coverage 0.6x – 14.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.58 – 6.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHEPCHEADUS
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 27.0% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 27.0% 0.5% -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.

ConsensusRHEPCHEADUS
Forward P/E – 19.2xFY2026 16.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $26.52FY2026 $7.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +23.1%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.0% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.66BFY2026 $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.1%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.2% +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHEPCHEADUS
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 527 303
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying – 276 162
Institutions selling – 186 94
Buyers to sellers – 1.48 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.

RHEPCHEADUS
RHEP 1.00 -0.07 -0.11
CHE -0.07 1.00 0.37
ADUS -0.11 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHEP, CHE and ADUS?

Chemed (CHE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regional Health Properties (RHEP) $4.12M, Chemed (CHE) $6.64B, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, RHEP, CHE and ADUS?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 0.9x, Chemed (CHE) 23.7x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 21.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) is cheapest (Chemed (CHE) 19.2x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 16.8x). 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: Regional Health Properties (RHEP) +200.4%, Chemed (CHE) +5.2%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has the highest net margin (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 5.4%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemed (CHE) returned the most: Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -16.0%, Chemed (CHE) +16.4%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) -0.2%. Over five years, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) compounded fastest (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -30.8%/yr, Chemed (CHE) +2.6%/yr, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 0.00%, Chemed (CHE) 0.49%. Regional Health Properties (RHEP) and Addus HomeCare (ADUS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) has been the steadiest (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 70.8%, Chemed (CHE) 29.8%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RHEP, CHE 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 6. 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.