Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 6.31% for Q3 2026, up 1.61 percentage points from 4.70% a year earlier and up 3.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Acadia Healthcare Company's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -31.66%, down 35.99 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -32.18%, down 43.02 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -40.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 10.84% in FY2024 (+11.71 pp), -0.87% in FY2023 (-15.20 pp), 14.33% in FY2022 (+2.42 pp) and 11.91% in FY2021 (+3.12 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -22.66 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 50.39 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 147.27 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 2.54% (Q2 2026), 1.32% (Q1 2026) and -142.36% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 106.37 Bn | 104.21 Bn | 17.03 Bn | 15.00% |
| 2 | Natera | 45.03 Bn | 40.66 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -8.60% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.12 Bn | 28.22 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.55% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.44 Bn | 26.52 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 15.47% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.93 Bn | 16.54 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -36.78% |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.41 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 3.81% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.27 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -13.82% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 13.98 Bn | 14.44 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 13.86% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.35 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 13.95% |
| 10 | Acadia Healthcare Company | 3.51 Bn | 3.12 Bn | 863.81 Mn | 6.31% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.31% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -142.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.08% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -38.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.42% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.20% |
Acadia Healthcare Company Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ACHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ACHC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ACHC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();