Pennant (PNTG) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026)
Pennant (PNTG) reported FCF Margin of 3.35% for Q3 2026, down 1.22 percentage points from 4.57% a year earlier and down 1.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Pennant (PNTG) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Pennant's FCF Margin came in at 2.92%, down 1.34 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.83%, down 0.53 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of -7.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at 4.36% in FY2024 (-0.23 pp), 4.59% in FY2023 (+5.67 pp), -1.08% in FY2022 (+4.49 pp) and -5.58% in FY2021 (-16.56 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of -11.05% in Q1 2025 and a high of 14.39% in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, FCF Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.28 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 10.96 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2025 (a drop of 9.39 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 5.20% (Q2 2026), -3.04% (Q1 2026) and 6.01% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 105.29 Bn | 103.13 Bn | 17.03 Bn | 15.64% |
| 2 | Natera | 46.06 Bn | 41.68 Bn | 513.47 Mn | 0.66% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 30.09 Bn | 28.19 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 10.82% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.58 Bn | 26.66 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 14.37% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 20.44 Bn | 16.05 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -10.30% |
| 6 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.16 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 4.33% |
| 7 | Encompass Health | 13.83 Bn | 14.29 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 7.92% |
| 8 | Tempus AI | 12.69 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -0.03% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.06 Bn | 9.92 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 10.04% |
| 10 | Pennant | 1.27 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 54.12 Mn | 3.35% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.35% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.39% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.55% |
Pennant FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=PNTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "PNTG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=PNTG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();