THC vs UHS vs NUTX Stock Comparison

Tenet Healthcare, Universal Health Services and Nutex Health Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
$268.45 +4.6% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.43B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.81B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
2 wins
NUTX Nutex Health Inc.
$209.59 +3.8% 1M +78.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.44B
P/E
8.0x
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, Universal Health Services 3, Tenet Healthcare 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTHCUHSNUTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.43B $11.07B $1.44B THC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 7.3x 8.0x UHS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 8.1x 7.4x NUTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +10.0% +6.9% UHS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.3% 8.4% 21.2% NUTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.8% 12.8% 56.1% NUTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 1.7x -0.4x NUTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% NUTX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.7% -10.3% +78.7% NUTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.6%/yr +6.6%/yr — THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 32.9% 89.5% UHS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 66/100 82/100 NUTX

Percentile Scorecard

THCUHSNUTX

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

AxisTHCUHSNUTX
Valuation 94 #7 of 93 98 #3 of 93 96 #5 of 93
Growth 74 #24 of 88 52 #43 of 88 91 #9 of 88
Profitability 97 #4 of 87 78 #20 of 87 99 #2 of 87
Financial Health 36 #64 of 100 42 #58 of 100 89 #12 of 100
Shareholder Returns 86 #9 of 56 62 #22 of 56 36 #36 of 56
Overall 77 66 82
  • THC ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • UHS 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

PeriodTHCUHSNUTXSPY
1 month +4.6%+3.1%+3.8% -1.0%
3 months +15.1%+20.0%+43.7% +2.9%
6 months +48.5%+7.3%+93.6% +6.4%
Year to date +35.1%-14.2%+27.3% +11.4%
1 year +29.7%-10.3%+78.7% +13.1%
3 years +378.9%+50.2%+598.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +68.6%+14.5%+91.3% +21.5%
5 years +280.1%+37.9%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +30.6%+6.6%— +10.9%
10 years +1,040.9%+51.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +27.6%+4.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTHCUHSNUTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%32.9%89.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%34.8%88.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.131.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.310.88 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-43.5%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-23.4%-6.8% -2.5%
52-week high $280.77$244.18$225.00 $779.14
52-week low $161.37$141.17$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.

MultipleTHCUHSNUTX
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 25.3x 7.3xmedian 25.3x 8.0xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 14.6x 5.3xmedian 14.6x 3.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 22.7x 11.4xmedian 22.7x 5.2xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.3x 1.3xmedian 3.3x 2.8xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.66 0.19median 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 monthsTHCUHSNUTX
Revenue $21.81B $18.11B $846.72M
Gross profit – – $434.03M
Operating income $4.54B $2.06B $364.27M
Net income $3.17B $1.55B $272.49M
Free cash flow $3.02B $845.40M $274.17M
EPS (diluted) $26.69 $25.47 $25.62
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $138.80M $205.21M
Total debt $13.25B $4.85B $167.65M
Shares (diluted) 83.96M 59.91M 7.02M
Enterprise value $11.44B $10.56B $672.40M

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
MetricTHCUHSNUTX
P/E 10.0x 7.3x 8.0x
P/FCF 7.2x 11.4x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 5.4x 5.1x
P/S 1.0x 0.5x 1.7x
P/B 3.3x 1.3x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 1.3x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.0x 5.3x 3.3x
EV/EBIT 7.2x 7.0x 3.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.8x 1.5x
EV/FCF 10.8x 17.0x 4.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.1x 8.0x 4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 0.19 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTHCUHSNUTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 10.0% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 9.5% 62.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 273.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.5% 13.6% 52.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 23.4% 41.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.4% 20.4% 119.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 31.7% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.1% 31.3% 206.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 77.6% 37.7% 31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.9% -5.3% 228.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.1% 15.4% 446.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.7% -6.2% 229.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% 18.4% 266.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTHCUHSNUTX
Gross margin – – 51.3%
EBITDA margin 25.0% 14.9% 45.5%
Operating margin 20.8% 11.4% 43.0%
Pretax margin 17.7% 11.2% 40.6%
Net margin 10.3% 8.4% 21.2%
FCF margin 13.9% 4.7% 32.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 9.9% 33.0%
Return on equity 47.8% 20.5% 57.4%
Return on assets 10.3% 9.8% 28.4%
Return on invested capital 18.8% 12.8% 56.1%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 16.5% 43.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTHCUHSNUTX
Debt / assets 43.2% 30.4% 4.1%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 1.7x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 5.7x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 52.4% 47.4%
Equity / assets 21.4% 47.6% 52.6%
Interest coverage 5.5x 13.1x 18.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 5.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x 4.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 2.10 – 4.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTHCUHSNUTX
Dividend yield – 0.4% –
Net buyback yield 7.6% 10.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.6% 11.4% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.2% 30.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.9% 30.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -6.0% 260.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.6% 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.

ConsensusTHCUHSNUTX
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 7.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $22.00FY2026 $23.19FY2026 $28.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +171.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -7.1% +8.3% -8.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.70BFY2026 $18.14BFY2026 $825.55MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% +10.1% +19.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTHCUHSNUTX
Held by institutions 96.2% 100.0% 42.8%
Institutions holding 677 597 153
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +1.2% +5.8%
Institutions buying 331 289 99
Institutions selling 260 235 36
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.23 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.

THCUHSNUTX
THC 1.00 0.56 0.05
UHS 0.56 1.00 -0.03
NUTX 0.05 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, THC, UHS and NUTX?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tenet Healthcare (THC) $22.43B, Universal Health Services (UHS) $11.07B, Nutex Health (NUTX) $1.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, THC, UHS and NUTX?

Universal Health Services (UHS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.0x, Universal Health Services (UHS) 7.3x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 8.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutex Health (NUTX) is cheapest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 12.2x, Universal Health Services (UHS) 8.1x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 7.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Universal Health Services (UHS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tenet Healthcare (THC) +5.4%, Universal Health Services (UHS) +10.0%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutex Health (NUTX) has the highest net margin (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.3%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 8.4%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, Nutex Health (NUTX) leads (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 18.8%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 12.8%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 56.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutex Health (NUTX) returned the most: Tenet Healthcare (THC) +29.7%, Universal Health Services (UHS) -10.3%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +78.7%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) +30.6%/yr, Universal Health Services (UHS) +6.6%/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%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 0.00%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 0.06%. Tenet Healthcare (THC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Health Services (UHS) has been the steadiest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 42.2%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 32.9%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 89.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, THC, UHS 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.