THC vs NUTX vs SGRY Stock Comparison

Tenet Healthcare, Nutex Health and Surgery Partners Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
$268.45 +4.1% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$21.61B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.81B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
3 wins
NUTX Nutex Health Inc.
$212.63 -0.1% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.45B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$846.72M
Div. yield
0.06%
Hospitals Healthcare
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutex Health leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Nutex Health 8, Tenet Healthcare 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTHCNUTXSGRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.61B $1.45B $2.99B THC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.6x 8.1x -33.8x NUTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 7.6x 58.1x NUTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +6.9% +4.0% NUTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 21.2% -2.6% NUTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.8% 56.1% 5.3% NUTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.4x 6.3x NUTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.2% +65.2% +1.3% NUTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.3%/yr — -10.8%/yr THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.9% 89.2% 66.8% THC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 82/100 55/100 NUTX

Percentile Scorecard

THCNUTXSGRY

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

AxisTHCNUTXSGRY
Valuation 95 #6 of 92 92 #8 of 92 84 #16 of 92
Growth 73 #24 of 87 91 #9 of 87 42 #51 of 87
Profitability 97 #4 of 86 99 #2 of 86 67 #29 of 86
Financial Health 34 #64 of 97 89 #12 of 97 29 #69 of 97
Shareholder Returns 85 #9 of 55 39 #34 of 55 –
Overall 77 82 55
  • THC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NUTX ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SGRY ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTHCNUTXSGRYSPY
1 month +4.1%-0.1%+58.2% +0.9%
3 months +4.2%+51.3%+41.6% +5.9%
6 months +49.1%+89.8%+67.6% +8.5%
Year to date +35.1%+29.2%+50.4% +13.3%
1 year +31.2%+65.2%+1.3% +12.4%
3 years +405.4%+678.9%+3.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +71.7%+98.3%+1.2% +23.5%
5 years +274.6%—-43.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +30.3%—-10.8% +11.0%
10 years +1,225.7%—+42.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +29.5%—+3.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTHCNUTXSGRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.9%89.2%66.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%88.1%65.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.481.780.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.740.730.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-99.9%-81.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-5.5%-0.5% -0.9%
52-week high $280.77$225.00$23.36 $779.14
52-week low $161.37$87.01$11.49 $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.

MultipleTHCNUTXSGRY
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 25.6x 8.1xmedian 25.6x -33.8xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 16.3x 3.3xmedian 16.3x 11.7xmedian 16.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 21.3x 5.3xmedian 21.3x 16.2xmedian 21.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.3x 2.9xmedian 3.3x 1.0xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.68 0.26median 0.68 1.96median 0.68

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 monthsTHCNUTXSGRY
Revenue $21.81B $846.72M $3.37B
Gross profit – $434.03M –
Operating income $4.54B $364.27M $383.80M
Net income $3.17B $272.49M $48.10M
Free cash flow $3.02B $274.17M $187.60M
EPS (diluted) $26.69 $25.62 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $205.21M $216.70M
Total debt $13.25B $39.70M $3.75B
Shares (diluted) 83.96M 7.02M 128.83M
Enterprise value $10.61B $690.11M $2.15B

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
MetricTHCNUTXSGRY
P/E 10.0x 8.1x -33.8x
P/FCF 7.2x 5.3x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 5.2x 11.8x
P/S 1.0x 1.7x 0.9x
P/B 3.3x 2.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 3.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 3.3x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 7.2x 3.5x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF 10.8x 4.7x 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 4.6x 25.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 0.26 1.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTHCNUTXSGRY
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 6.9% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 62.5% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 273.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.5% 52.9% 6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 41.4% 7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.4% 119.2% 136.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 37.7% 15.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.1% 206.2% 51.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 77.6% 31.2% -17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.9% 228.7% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 446.8% 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.7% 229.4% 7.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% 266.5% 36.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTHCNUTXSGRY
Gross margin – 51.3% –
EBITDA margin 25.0% 45.5% 16.7%
Operating margin 20.8% 43.0% 11.4%
Pretax margin 17.7% 40.6% 11.4%
Net margin 10.3% 21.2% -2.6%
FCF margin 13.9% 32.4% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 33.0% 7.7%
Return on equity 47.8% 57.4% 2.6%
Return on assets 10.3% 28.4% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 18.8% 56.1% 5.3%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 43.2% 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 5.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.1% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTHCNUTXSGRY
Debt / assets 43.2% 4.1% 46.6%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.4x 6.3x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 0.1x 20.0x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 47.4% 61.5%
Equity / assets 21.4% 52.6% 38.5%
Interest coverage 5.5x 18.4x –
Current ratio 1.4x 5.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 4.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.10 4.36 0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTHCNUTXSGRY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.6% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 7.6% -0.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 260.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusTHCNUTXSGRY
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 58.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $21.99FY2026 $27.99FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.0%FY2026 +167.1%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.1% -8.6% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.70BFY2026 $824.09MFY2026 $3.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.2%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +19.4% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTHCNUTXSGRY
Held by institutions 96.2% 42.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 677 153 189
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +5.8% -0.8%
Institutions buying 331 99 111
Institutions selling 260 36 50
Buyers to sellers 1.27 2.75 2.22

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.

THCNUTXSGRY
THC 1.00 0.05 0.27
NUTX 0.05 1.00 0.11
SGRY 0.27 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, THC, NUTX and SGRY?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tenet Healthcare (THC) $21.61B, Nutex Health (NUTX) $1.45B, Surgery Partners (SGRY) $2.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, THC, NUTX and SGRY?

Nutex Health (NUTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 9.6x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 8.1x, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutex Health (NUTX) is cheapest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 12.2x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 7.6x, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 58.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nutex Health (NUTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tenet Healthcare (THC) +5.4%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +6.9%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutex Health (NUTX) has the highest net margin (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.3%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 21.2%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, Nutex Health (NUTX) leads (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 18.8%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 56.1%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutex Health (NUTX) returned the most: Tenet Healthcare (THC) +31.2%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +65.2%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +1.3%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) +30.3%/yr, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tenet Healthcare (THC) 0.00%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 0.06%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 0.00%. Tenet Healthcare (THC) and Surgery Partners (SGRY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenet Healthcare (THC) has been the steadiest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 41.9%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 89.2%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.