RHEP vs CHE vs OPCH Stock Comparison

Regional Health Properties, Chemed and Option Care Health 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
3 wins
OPCH Option Care Health, Inc.
$31.29 +35.6% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.69B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.69B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionRHEPCHEOPCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.12M $6.64B $4.69B CHE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.9x 23.7x 22.8x RHEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.2x 16.1x OPCH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +200.4% +5.2% +5.9% RHEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% — 3.7% RHEP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.7x — 2.4x OPCH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.49% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.0% +16.4% +12.4% CHE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.8%/yr +2.6%/yr +3.0%/yr OPCH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.8% 29.8% 52.0% CHE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 43/100 53/100 RHEP

Percentile Scorecard

RHEPCHEOPCH

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

AxisRHEPCHEOPCH
Valuation 53 #44 of 92 45 #51 of 92 80 #19 of 92
Growth 57 #38 of 87 14 #75 of 87 24 #66 of 87
Profitability 52 #42 of 86 62 #33 of 86 67 #29 of 86
Financial Health 8 #89 of 97 48 #51 of 97 42 #57 of 97
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 56 47 #30 of 56 –
Overall 54 43 53
  • RHEP ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CHE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • OPCH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRHEPCHEOPCHSPY
1 month +1.0%-0.6%+35.6% -0.2%
3 months 0.0%-1.6%+39.2% +3.9%
6 months -25.0%+20.7%+12.7% +8.2%
Year to date -18.0%+18.8%-1.8% +12.9%
1 year -16.0%+16.4%+12.4% +12.3%
3 years -50.2%-10.0%+17.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -20.8%-3.4%+5.5% +23.3%
5 years -84.1%+13.7%+15.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -30.8%+2.6%+3.0% +10.9%
10 years —+266.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRHEPCHEOPCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.8%29.8%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.2%33.2%50.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.170.000.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.550.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.2%-43.4%-46.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.0%-8.0%-14.5% -1.2%
52-week high $1.50$552.43$36.59 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$368.59$19.52 $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.

MultipleRHEPCHEOPCH
P/E now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 24.6x 23.7xmedian 24.6x 22.8xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 13.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 21.6x 20.7xmedian 21.6x 15.4xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 3.2x 7.7xmedian 3.2x 3.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.66 2.38median 0.66 22.11median 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 monthsRHEPCHEOPCH
Revenue $81.52M $2.66B $5.69B
Gross profit $63.95M – $1.09B
Operating income $1.57M $370.86M $333.69M
Net income $4.07M $282.40M $209.58M
Free cash flow -$3.98M – $303.85M
EPS (diluted) $1.13 $21.40 $1.37
Cash & equivalents $1.73M $48.43M $193.77M
Total debt $153.24M – $1.16B
Shares (diluted) 3.93M 13.20M 153.49M
Enterprise value -$2.72M $6.64B $3.77B

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
MetricRHEPCHEOPCH
P/E 0.9x 23.7x 22.8x
P/FCF -1.0x 20.7x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow -1.6x 18.3x 13.5x
P/S 0.1x 2.5x 0.8x
P/B -2.4x 7.7x 3.7x
P/Tangible book -0.7x 8.5x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x – 13.8x
EV/EBIT 26.6x – 16.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.5x 1.0x
EV/FCF -10.5x – 18.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.1x 18.3x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 2.38 22.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHEPCHEOPCH
Revenue growth (1Y) 200.4% 5.2% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 6.1% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 2.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 368.7% 5.5% -0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 6.1% 6.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 195.5% 1.3% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% 4.9% -4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 149.6% 10.6% 6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.3% 10.0% 1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -258.3% -13.5% 24.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.5% 4.1% -3.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -445.4% – 26.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -75.3% – -4.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHEPCHEOPCH
Gross margin 78.5% – 19.1%
EBITDA margin 6.0% – 7.2%
Operating margin 1.9% – 5.9%
Pretax margin -1.1% – 5.0%
Net margin 5.4% – 3.7%
FCF margin -4.9% – 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin -3.2% 13.6% 6.1%
Return on equity – – 16.0%
Return on assets 6.0% – 6.2%
Return on invested capital – – 9.9%
Return on capital employed 3.9% – 13.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.6x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 1.2% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHEPCHEOPCH
Debt / assets 58.1% – 34.3%
Debt / equity -23.1x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.7x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF -9.9x – 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 102.5% 49.9% 62.7%
Equity / assets -2.5% 50.1% 37.3%
Interest coverage 0.6x – 6.2x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.58 – 3.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHEPCHEOPCH
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 27.0% – –
Shareholder yield 27.0% 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.

ConsensusRHEPCHEOPCH
Forward P/E – 19.2xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $26.52FY2026 $1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +23.1%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.0% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.66BFY2026 $5.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.1%FY2026 +5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.2% -2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHEPCHEOPCH
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 527 372
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.8% -4.6%
Institutions buying – 276 212
Institutions selling – 186 121
Buyers to sellers – 1.48 1.75

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.

RHEPCHEOPCH
RHEP 1.00 -0.07 0.06
CHE -0.07 1.00 0.25
OPCH 0.06 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHEP, CHE and OPCH?

Chemed (CHE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regional Health Properties (RHEP) $4.12M, Chemed (CHE) $6.64B, Option Care Health (OPCH) $4.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, RHEP, CHE and OPCH?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 0.9x, Chemed (CHE) 23.7x, Option Care Health (OPCH) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Option Care Health (OPCH) is cheapest (Chemed (CHE) 19.2x, Option Care Health (OPCH) 16.1x). 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: Regional Health Properties (RHEP) +200.4%, Chemed (CHE) +5.2%, Option Care Health (OPCH) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) has the highest net margin (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 5.4%, Option Care Health (OPCH) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemed (CHE) returned the most: Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -16.0%, Chemed (CHE) +16.4%, Option Care Health (OPCH) +12.4%. Over five years, Option Care Health (OPCH) compounded fastest (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -30.8%/yr, Chemed (CHE) +2.6%/yr, Option Care Health (OPCH) +3.0%/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 Option Care Health (OPCH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Chemed (CHE) has been the steadiest (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 70.8%, Chemed (CHE) 29.8%, Option Care Health (OPCH) 52.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RHEP, CHE and OPCH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 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.