THC vs NHC vs NUTX Stock Comparison

Tenet Healthcare, National Healthcare and Nutex Health Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
$268.86 +3.5% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$21.96B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.81B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
2 wins
NHC National Healthcare Corp
$223.59 -1.4% 1M +82.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.31B
P/E
23.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins
NUTX Nutex Health Inc.
$209.01 -5.0% 1M +66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.43B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$846.72M
Div. yield
0.06%
Hospitals Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nutex Health leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nutex Health 7, National Healthcare 3, Tenet Healthcare 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTHCNHCNUTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.96B $3.31B $1.43B THC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 23.6x 7.9x NUTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x — 7.5x NUTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +6.9% +6.9% NHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 9.0% 21.2% NUTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.8% 10.0% 56.1% NUTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — -0.4x NUTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.06% NUTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.8% +82.2% +66.4% NHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.8%/yr +27.4%/yr — THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 34.4% 89.4% NHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 77/100 82/100 NUTX

Percentile Scorecard

THCNHCNUTX

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

AxisTHCNHCNUTX
Valuation 94 #7 of 93 73 #26 of 93 96 #5 of 93
Growth 74 #24 of 88 79 #19 of 88 91 #9 of 88
Profitability 97 #4 of 87 76 #22 of 87 99 #2 of 87
Financial Health 37 #63 of 100 88 #13 of 100 89 #12 of 100
Shareholder Returns 86 #9 of 56 67 #19 of 56 36 #36 of 56
Overall 77 77 82
  • THC ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NHC ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NUTX ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTHCNHCNUTXSPY
1 month +3.5%-1.4%-5.0% -0.8%
3 months +10.5%-1.1%+40.6% +3.5%
6 months +44.9%+26.8%+88.7% +7.0%
Year to date +35.3%+63.1%+27.0% +12.2%
1 year +27.8%+82.2%+66.4% +13.0%
3 years +406.1%+238.3%+665.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +71.8%+50.2%+97.2% +23.1%
5 years +283.2%+235.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +30.8%+27.4%— +11.0%
10 years +1,144.7%+240.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +28.7%+13.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTHCNHCNUTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%34.4%89.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%31.6%88.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.151.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.662.390.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-34.4%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.2%-9.6%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $280.77$247.31$225.00 $779.14
52-week low $161.37$119.44$87.01 $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.

MultipleTHCNHCNUTX
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 25.1x 24.9xmedian 25.1x 8.0xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 14.5x 17.3xmedian 14.5x 3.3xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 22.4x 23.9xmedian 22.4x 5.2xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 2.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.66 0.40median 0.66 0.26median 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 monthsTHCNHCNUTX
Revenue $21.81B $1.56B $846.72M
Gross profit – – $434.03M
Operating income $4.54B $144.68M $364.27M
Net income $3.17B $142.84M $272.49M
Free cash flow $3.02B $146.53M $274.17M
EPS (diluted) $26.69 $8.84 $25.62
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $39.21M $205.21M
Total debt $13.25B – $39.70M
Shares (diluted) 83.96M 15.86M 7.02M
Enterprise value $10.96B $2.29B $662.83M

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
MetricTHCNHCNUTX
P/E 10.0x 24.9x 8.0x
P/FCF 7.2x 23.9x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 18.5x 5.1x
P/S 1.0x 2.2x 1.7x
P/B 3.3x 3.1x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 3.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 17.3x 3.3x
EV/EBIT 7.2x 22.8x 3.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF 10.8x 22.5x 4.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 17.4x 4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 0.40 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTHCNHCNUTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 6.9% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 12.8% 62.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 273.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.5% 24.1% 52.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 57.4% 41.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.4% 35.9% 119.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 68.9% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.1% 31.6% 206.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 77.6% 61.9% 31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.9% 26.7% 228.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 44.1% 446.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.7% 23.2% 229.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% 58.0% 266.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTHCNHCNUTX
Gross margin – – 51.3%
EBITDA margin 25.0% 12.2% 45.5%
Operating margin 20.8% 9.3% 43.0%
Pretax margin 17.7% 11.9% 40.6%
Net margin 10.3% 9.0% 21.2%
FCF margin 13.9% 9.4% 32.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 12.1% 33.0%
Return on equity 47.8% 12.8% 57.4%
Return on assets 10.3% 9.3% 28.4%
Return on invested capital 18.8% 10.0% 56.1%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 11.2% 43.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTHCNHCNUTX
Debt / assets 43.2% – 4.1%
Debt / equity 2.0x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.4x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 26.6% 47.4%
Equity / assets 21.4% 73.4% 52.6%
Interest coverage 5.5x 56.6x 18.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.9x 5.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.5x 4.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 2.10 7.43 4.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTHCNHCNUTX
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 7.6% 0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.6% 1.3% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.8% 30.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.1% 30.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% 260.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% 140.0%

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.

ConsensusTHCNHCNUTX
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 – 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.99FY2026 – $27.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.0%FY2026 – +167.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.1% – -8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.70BFY2026 – $824.09MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.2%FY2026 – -5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% – +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTHCNHCNUTX
Held by institutions 96.2% 65.3% 42.8%
Institutions holding 677 250 153
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% -0.6% +5.8%
Institutions buying 331 136 99
Institutions selling 260 72 36
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.89 2.75

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.

THCNHCNUTX
THC 1.00 0.24 0.05
NHC 0.24 1.00 0.07
NUTX 0.05 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, THC, NHC and NUTX?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tenet Healthcare (THC) $21.96B, National Healthcare (NHC) $3.31B, Nutex Health (NUTX) $1.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, THC, NHC and NUTX?

Nutex Health (NUTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 9.8x, National Healthcare (NHC) 23.6x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutex Health (NUTX) is cheapest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 12.2x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 7.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Healthcare (NHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tenet Healthcare (THC) +5.4%, National Healthcare (NHC) +6.9%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutex Health (NUTX) has the highest net margin (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.3%, National Healthcare (NHC) 9.0%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, Nutex Health (NUTX) leads (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 18.8%, National Healthcare (NHC) 10.0%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 56.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Healthcare (NHC) returned the most: Tenet Healthcare (THC) +27.8%, National Healthcare (NHC) +82.2%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +66.4%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) +30.8%/yr, National Healthcare (NHC) +27.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Nutex Health (NUTX) has the highest dividend yield: Tenet Healthcare (THC) 0.00%, National Healthcare (NHC) 0.01%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 0.06%. Tenet Healthcare (THC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National Healthcare (NHC) has been the steadiest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 42.2%, National Healthcare (NHC) 34.4%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 89.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, THC, NHC and NUTX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nutex Health (NUTX) leads on 7. 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.