RHEP vs NHC vs ADUS Stock Comparison

Regional Health Properties, National Healthcare and Addus HomeCare Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NHC National Healthcare Corp
$211.62 -5.6% 1M +75.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
6 wins
ADUS Addus HomeCare Corp
$124.34 +10.1% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.48B
Div. yield
–
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionRHEPNHCADUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.12M $3.24B $2.28B NHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.9x 23.1x 21.7x RHEP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 17.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +200.4% +6.9% +15.9% RHEP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 9.0% 7.1% NHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.0% 9.2% NHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.7x — -0.2x ADUS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.4% +75.1% +1.3% NHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.0%/yr +24.8%/yr +5.9%/yr NHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.8% 34.7% 29.2% ADUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 79/100 71/100 NHC

Percentile Scorecard

RHEPNHCADUS

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

AxisRHEPNHCADUS
Valuation 53 #44 of 92 77 #22 of 92 88 #12 of 92
Growth 57 #38 of 87 79 #19 of 87 62 #34 of 87
Profitability 52 #42 of 86 84 #15 of 86 73 #24 of 86
Financial Health 8 #89 of 97 88 #13 of 97 87 #14 of 97
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 55 69 #18 of 55 46 #30 of 55
Overall 54 79 71
  • RHEP ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NHC 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

PeriodRHEPNHCADUSSPY
1 month +7.4%-5.6%+10.1% +0.7%
3 months -2.9%-7.5%+6.6% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%+22.1%+28.3% +7.1%
Year to date -20.3%+54.4%+15.8% +12.8%
1 year -18.4%+75.1%+1.3% +11.9%
3 years -51.9%+213.7%+49.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -21.7%+46.4%+14.3% +22.8%
5 years -84.4%+202.6%+33.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -31.0%+24.8%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years —+227.0%+398.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+12.6%+17.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRHEPNHCADUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.8%34.7%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.4%32.3%30.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.190.130.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.262.170.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.2%-34.4%-34.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.0%-14.4%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1.50$247.31$124.34 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$119.44$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.

MultipleRHEPNHCADUS
P/E now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 26.0x 23.6xmedian 26.0x 21.6xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 15.4x 16.3xmedian 15.4x 13.7xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 21.5x 22.6xmedian 21.5x 15.0xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 3.2x 2.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.02median 0.87 0.38median 0.87 1.08median 0.87

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 monthsRHEPNHCADUS
Revenue $81.52M $1.56B $1.48B
Gross profit $63.95M – $477.75M
Operating income $1.57M $144.68M $148.23M
Net income $4.07M $142.84M $105.31M
Free cash flow -$3.98M $146.53M $154.77M
EPS (diluted) $1.13 $8.84 $5.70
Cash & equivalents $1.73M $39.21M $99.57M
Total debt $153.24M – $61.60M
Shares (diluted) 3.93M 15.86M 18.47M
Enterprise value -$2.72M $2.21B $1.90B

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
MetricRHEPNHCADUS
P/E 0.9x 23.6x 21.6x
P/FCF -1.0x 22.6x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow -1.5x 17.6x 14.3x
P/S 0.0x 2.1x 1.6x
P/B -2.3x 2.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 3.0x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 16.3x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 26.6x 21.5x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.0x 1.5x
EV/FCF -10.5x 21.2x 14.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -16.0x 16.4x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.02 0.38 1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRHEPNHCADUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 200.4% 6.9% 15.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 12.8% 13.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 368.7% 24.1% 27.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.7% 57.4% 23.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 195.5% 35.9% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% 68.9% 25.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 149.6% 31.6% 26.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -59.3% 61.9% 19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -258.3% 26.7% 61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.5% 44.1% 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -445.4% 23.2% 65.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -75.3% 58.0% 17.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRHEPNHCADUS
Gross margin 78.5% – 32.4%
EBITDA margin 6.0% 12.2% 11.3%
Operating margin 1.9% 9.3% 10.0%
Pretax margin -1.1% 11.9% 9.5%
Net margin 5.4% 9.0% 7.1%
FCF margin -4.9% 9.4% 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin -3.2% 12.1% 11.0%
Return on equity – 12.8% 9.3%
Return on assets 6.0% 9.3% 7.3%
Return on invested capital – 10.0% 9.2%
Return on capital employed 3.9% 11.2% 11.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.6x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRHEPNHCADUS
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% 26.6% 21.2%
Equity / assets -2.5% 73.4% 78.8%
Interest coverage 0.6x 56.6x 14.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.5x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.58 7.16 6.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRHEPNHCADUS
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 27.8% 0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 27.8% 1.4% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusRHEPNHCADUS
Forward P/E – – 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $7.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +15.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $1.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +10.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRHEPNHCADUS
Held by institutions – 65.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 250 304
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.6% +0.8%
Institutions buying – 136 162
Institutions selling – 72 94
Buyers to sellers – 1.89 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.

RHEPNHCADUS
RHEP 1.00 -0.02 -0.11
NHC -0.02 1.00 0.36
ADUS -0.11 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RHEP, NHC and ADUS?

National Healthcare (NHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Regional Health Properties (RHEP) $4.12M, National Healthcare (NHC) $3.24B, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) $2.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, RHEP, NHC and ADUS?

Regional Health Properties (RHEP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 0.9x, National Healthcare (NHC) 23.1x, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 21.7x). 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%, National Healthcare (NHC) +6.9%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +15.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Healthcare (NHC) has the highest net margin (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) 5.4%, National Healthcare (NHC) 9.0%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 7.1%). On return on invested capital, National Healthcare (NHC) leads (National Healthcare (NHC) 10.0%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Healthcare (NHC) returned the most: Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -18.4%, National Healthcare (NHC) +75.1%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +1.3%. Over five years, National Healthcare (NHC) compounded fastest (Regional Health Properties (RHEP) -31.0%/yr, National Healthcare (NHC) +24.8%/yr, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) +5.9%/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%, National Healthcare (NHC) 0.01%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 0.00%. 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%, National Healthcare (NHC) 34.7%, Addus HomeCare (ADUS) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RHEP, NHC 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, National Healthcare (NHC) 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.