SGRY vs THC vs FMS Stock Comparison

Surgery Partners, Tenet Healthcare and Fresenius Medical Care AG Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (CON) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
$270.55 +5.0% 1M +29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$21.65B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.15B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
9 wins
FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG
$23.11 +3.8% 1M -14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.07B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.07B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenet Healthcare leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Tenet Healthcare 9, Fresenius Medical Care AG 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSGRYTHCFMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.99B $21.65B $13.07B THC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -33.8x 7.5x 12.0x THC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 58.0x 12.3x 9.8x FMS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.0% +6.2% -47.8% THC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.6% 13.1% 9.9% THC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.3% 21.5% 0.2% THC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.3x 1.7x 200.7x THC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.0% +29.4% -14.1% THC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.8%/yr +30.5%/yr -7.0%/yr THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.8% 41.8% 31.2% FMS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 79/100 51/100 THC

Percentile Scorecard

SGRYTHCFMS

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

AxisSGRYTHCFMS
Valuation 86 #14 of 92 96 #5 of 92 74 #25 of 92
Growth 42 #51 of 87 81 #17 of 87 12 #77 of 87
Profitability 67 #29 of 86 98 #3 of 86 65 #31 of 86
Financial Health 30 #68 of 97 39 #60 of 97 14 #84 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 83 #10 of 55 93 #5 of 55
Overall 56 79 51
  • SGRY ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • THC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • FMS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSGRYTHCFMSSPY
1 month +61.1%+5.0%+3.8% +0.7%
3 months +46.0%+7.1%-10.1% +3.7%
6 months +65.4%+52.7%+2.4% +7.1%
Year to date +50.2%+36.1%-3.0% +12.8%
1 year +2.0%+29.4%-14.1% +11.9%
3 years +4.0%+408.1%+38.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +1.3%+72.0%+11.4% +22.8%
5 years -43.6%+277.5%-30.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -10.8%+30.5%-7.0% +10.9%
10 years +42.7%+1,236.0%-43.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +3.6%+29.6%-5.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSGRYTHCFMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.8%41.8%31.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%33.4%37.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.480.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.70-0.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.4%-58.9%-63.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-3.6%-14.1% -1.2%
52-week high $23.36$280.77$26.90 $779.14
52-week low $11.49$161.37$20.19 $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.

MultipleSGRYTHCFMS
P/E now vs peer median -33.7xmedian 26.0x 7.5xmedian 26.0x 12.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 15.4x 5.1xmedian 15.4x 205.5xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 21.5x 6.5xmedian 21.5x 6.2xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 3.2x 0.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.96median 0.87 0.07median 0.87 0.59median 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 monthsSGRYTHCFMS
Revenue $3.37B $22.15B $11.07B
Gross profit – – -$5.62B
Operating income $383.80M $5.40B $879.32M
Net income $48.10M $3.81B $1.38B
Free cash flow $187.60M $3.33B $2.08B
R&D – – $180.01M
EPS (diluted) $-0.69 $35.97 $1.79
Cash & equivalents $216.70M $2.67B $1.21B
Total debt $3.75B $13.24B $572.99B
Shares (diluted) 128.83M 80.60M 612.52M
Enterprise value $2.15B $10.96B $5.03B

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
MetricSGRYTHCFMS
P/E -33.7x 7.5x 12.3x
P/FCF 16.2x 6.5x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x 5.1x 3.9x
P/S 0.9x 1.0x 1.2x
P/B 1.0x 2.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 3.5x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x 5.1x 205.5x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 5.9x 628.6x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.4x 49.9x
EV/FCF 35.0x 9.6x 265.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.5x 7.6x 167.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.96 0.07 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSGRYTHCFMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.0% 6.2% -47.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 3.2% -18.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -207.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -45.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.1% 55.4% -45.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 32.7% -16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 136.2% 66.2% 49.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 50.0% 18.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.6% 135.4% 52.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.2% 100.1% 20.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.2% 71.0% 9.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 29.1% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.0% 121.6% -7.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% 43.0% 4.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSGRYTHCFMS
Gross margin – – -50.7%
EBITDA margin 16.7% 28.5% 24.3%
Operating margin 11.4% 24.4% 7.9%
Pretax margin 11.4% 21.4% 15.8%
Net margin -2.6% 13.1% 9.9%
FCF margin 5.6% 15.0% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.7% 19.1% 29.8%
Return on equity 2.6% 54.6% 2.7%
Return on assets 1.0% 12.3% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 5.3% 21.5% 0.2%
Return on capital employed 5.1% 20.9% 3.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.4x 1.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSGRYTHCFMS
Debt / assets 46.6% 41.9% 1,515%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.8x 35.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.3x 1.7x 200.7x
Debt / FCF 20.0x 4.0x 260.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.5% 76.5% 56.8%
Equity / assets 38.5% 23.5% 43.2%
Interest coverage – 6.6x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.87 2.23 1.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSGRYTHCFMS
Dividend yield – – 3.7%
Net buyback yield – 8.4% 8.4%
Shareholder yield – 8.4% 12.1%
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.

ConsensusSGRYTHCFMS
Forward P/E 58.0xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.40FY2026 $21.99FY2026 $2.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026 -6.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -5.0% -7.1% +7.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.38BFY2026 $23.70BFY2026 $21.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 -7.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.9% -0.3% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSGRYTHCFMS
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.2% 7.3%
Institutions holding 190 678 236
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% -1.9% -2.9%
Institutions buying 112 331 152
Institutions selling 50 261 41
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.27 3.71

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.

SGRYTHCFMS
SGRY 1.00 0.27 0.09
THC 0.27 1.00 0.13
FMS 0.09 0.13 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SGRY, THC and FMS?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Surgery Partners (SGRY) $2.99B, Tenet Healthcare (THC) $21.65B, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) $13.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, SGRY, THC and FMS?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Surgery Partners (SGRY) -33.8x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 7.5x, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) is cheapest (Surgery Partners (SGRY) 58.0x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 12.3x, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 9.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Surgery Partners (SGRY) +4.0%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +6.2%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -47.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) has the highest net margin (Surgery Partners (SGRY) -2.6%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 13.1%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 9.9%). On return on invested capital, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads (Surgery Partners (SGRY) 5.3%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 21.5%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenet Healthcare (THC) returned the most: Surgery Partners (SGRY) +2.0%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +29.4%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -14.1%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Surgery Partners (SGRY) -10.8%/yr, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +30.5%/yr, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) has been the steadiest (Surgery Partners (SGRY) 66.8%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 41.8%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 31.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SGRY, THC and FMS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads on 9. 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.