SBRA vs CHE vs NHC Stock Comparison

Sabra Health Care REIT, Chemed and National Healthcare Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHE Chemed Corp
$533.15 +5.1% 1M +21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.23B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins
NHC National Healthcare Corp
$205.49 -9.8% 1M +69.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.32B
P/E
23.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Chemed leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chemed 5, National Healthcare 5, Sabra Health Care REIT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSBRACHENHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.39B $7.23B $3.32B CHE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 75.3x 25.6x 23.7x NHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 49.6x 20.1x — CHE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% +5.2% +6.9% SBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 10.6% 9.0% CHE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% 26.5% 10.0% CHE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.4x — CHE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% NHC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.8% +21.0% +69.8% NHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr +1.8%/yr +23.7%/yr NHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.6% 29.0% 34.8% SBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 56/100 78/100 NHC

Percentile Scorecard

SBRACHENHC

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

AxisSBRACHENHC
Valuation 36 #94 of 146 49 #49 of 95 78 #22 of 95
Growth 52 #70 of 145 13 #77 of 88 78 #20 of 88
Profitability 52 #68 of 141 93 #7 of 87 79 #19 of 87
Financial Health 83 #25 of 146 66 #35 of 100 85 #16 of 100
Shareholder Returns 27 #100 of 136 61 #23 of 58 68 #19 of 58
Overall 50 56 78
  • SBRA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CHE ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • 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

PeriodSBRACHENHCSPY
1 month +6.2%+5.1%-9.8% -2.0%
3 months -1.5%-1.1%-1.3% -2.2%
6 months -0.1%+24.7%+23.0% +4.2%
Year to date +7.4%+24.6%+49.9% +10.6%
1 year +13.8%+21.0%+69.8% +10.4%
3 years +46.8%-9.2%+189.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +13.7%-3.2%+42.6% +20.2%
5 years +41.4%+9.4%+189.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year +7.2%+1.8%+23.7% +10.1%
10 years -0.5%+289.7%+224.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year -0.1%+14.6%+12.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSBRACHENHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.6%29.0%34.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.5%32.2%32.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.24-0.010.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.722.00 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.7%-43.4%-34.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-3.5%-16.9% -3.2%
52-week high $22.39$552.43$247.31 $779.14
52-week low $17.67$368.59$121.04 $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.

MultipleSBRACHENHC
P/E now vs peer median 72.7xmedian 26.1x 24.9xmedian 24.9x 22.9xmedian 24.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 4.1x 2.6xmedian 1.6x 2.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 14.4x 16.2xmedian 15.2x 15.8xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.4xmedian 21.6x 23.5xmedian 20.7x 22.0xmedian 20.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.3x 8.1xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.84median 1.95 2.50median 0.72 0.37median 0.72

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 monthsSBRACHENHC
Revenue $919.09M $2.66B $1.56B
Gross profit – $892.52M –
Operating income – $370.86M $144.68M
Net income $71.46M $282.40M $142.84M
Free cash flow -$325.53M $295.45M $146.53M
EPS (diluted) $0.28 $21.40 $8.84
Cash & equivalents $36.24M $48.43M $39.21M
Total debt $1.24B $236.00M –
Shares (diluted) 259.82M 13.20M 15.86M
Enterprise value $4.93B $7.05B $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
MetricSBRACHENHC
P/E 72.7x 24.9x 22.9x
P/FCF -16.4x 23.5x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.3x 19.1x 17.0x
P/S 5.8x 2.6x 2.1x
P/B 1.9x 8.1x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 8.9x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 16.2x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 36.0x 19.2x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 2.7x 1.9x
EV/FCF -20.1x 24.1x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 19.6x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.84 2.50 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSBRACHENHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% 5.2% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 6.1% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 5.5% 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 57.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -59.2% 1.3% 35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 4.9% 68.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -61.7% 10.6% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.6% 10.0% 61.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% -13.5% 26.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 4.1% 44.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,239% -18.0% 23.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -59.7% 4.5% 58.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSBRACHENHC
Gross margin – 33.5% –
EBITDA margin 45.3% 16.5% 12.2%
Operating margin – 13.9% 9.3%
Pretax margin 7.1% 14.4% 11.9%
Net margin 7.8% 10.6% 9.0%
FCF margin -35.4% 11.1% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 43.6% 13.6% 12.1%
Return on equity 2.5% 33.4% 12.8%
Return on assets 1.3% 17.1% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 4.4% 26.5% 10.0%
Return on capital employed – 28.1% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.6x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSBRACHENHC
Debt / assets 22.8% 13.7% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF -3.8x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 49.9% 26.6%
Equity / assets 52.3% 50.1% 73.4%
Interest coverage 1.6x 75.4x 56.6x
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 9.70 7.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSBRACHENHC
Dividend yield 5.9% 0.5% 1.3%
Net buyback yield -3.8% 7.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 7.6% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.9% 27.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 11.4% 27.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.9% 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 13.5% 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.

ConsensusSBRACHENHC
Forward P/E 49.6xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.41FY2026 $26.52FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -35.9%FY2026 +23.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +90.2% +8.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $876.78MFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% +15.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSBRACHENHC
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 65.3%
Institutions holding 464 528 250
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +2.8% -0.6%
Institutions buying 229 276 136
Institutions selling 147 187 72
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.48 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.

SBRACHENHC
SBRA 1.00 0.09 0.21
CHE 0.09 1.00 0.23
NHC 0.21 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SBRA, CHE and NHC?

Chemed (CHE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) $5.39B, Chemed (CHE) $7.23B, National Healthcare (NHC) $3.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, SBRA, CHE and NHC?

National Healthcare (NHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 75.3x, Chemed (CHE) 25.6x, National Healthcare (NHC) 23.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemed (CHE) is cheapest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 49.6x, 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?

Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +23.4%, Chemed (CHE) +5.2%, National Healthcare (NHC) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Chemed (CHE) has the highest net margin (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 7.8%, Chemed (CHE) 10.6%, National Healthcare (NHC) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Chemed (CHE) leads (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 4.4%, Chemed (CHE) 26.5%, National Healthcare (NHC) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Healthcare (NHC) returned the most: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +13.8%, Chemed (CHE) +21.0%, National Healthcare (NHC) +69.8%. Over five years, National Healthcare (NHC) compounded fastest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) +7.2%/yr, Chemed (CHE) +1.8%/yr, National Healthcare (NHC) +23.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

National Healthcare (NHC) has the highest dividend yield: Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 0.00%, Chemed (CHE) 0.00%, National Healthcare (NHC) 0.01%. Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) has been the steadiest (Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA) 24.6%, Chemed (CHE) 29.0%, National Healthcare (NHC) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SBRA, CHE 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, Chemed (CHE) 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.