ADAPTHEALTH CORP (AHCO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:AHCO • US00653Q1022

9.15 USD
+0.07 (+0.77%)
At close: Feb 27, 2026
9.15 USD
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After Hours: 2/27/2026, 8:00:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, AHCO scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. AHCO was compared to 101 industry peers in the Health Care Providers & Services industry. While AHCO is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. AHCO is valued quite cheap, but it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • AHCO had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year AHCO had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: AHCO reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • In the past 5 years AHCO always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
AHCO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAHCO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M -200M 400M -400M 600M -600M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 1.71%, AHCO is in line with its industry, outperforming 54.46% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Return On Equity value of 4.68%, AHCO perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.42% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AHCO has a Return On Invested Capital (4.90%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for AHCO is below the industry average of 8.95%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (4.90%) for AHCO is above the 3 year average (4.25%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.71%
ROE 4.68%
ROIC 4.9%
ROA(3y)-4%
ROA(5y)-3.64%
ROE(3y)-12.78%
ROE(5y)-15.4%
ROIC(3y)4.25%
ROIC(5y)3.76%
AHCO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAHCO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40

1.3 Margins

  • With a decent Profit Margin value of 2.29%, AHCO is doing good in the industry, outperforming 61.39% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AHCO's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • AHCO has a better Operating Margin (8.10%) than 74.26% of its industry peers.
  • AHCO's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • AHCO's Gross Margin of 24.25% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. AHCO outperforms 50.49% of its industry peers.
  • AHCO's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 8.1%
PM (TTM) 2.29%
GM 24.25%
OM growth 3Y1.95%
OM growth 5Y11.03%
PM growth 3Y-23.99%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.28%
GM growth 5Y4.45%
AHCO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAHCO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20 -20

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so AHCO is destroying value.
  • There is no outstanding debt for AHCO. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
AHCO Yearly Shares OutstandingAHCO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
AHCO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAHCO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.04, we must say that AHCO is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 1.04, AHCO is not doing good in the industry: 68.32% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • AHCO has a debt to FCF ratio of 8.00. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as AHCO would need 8.00 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • AHCO has a Debt to FCF ratio (8.00) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.15 is on the high side and indicates that AHCO has dependencies on debt financing.
  • AHCO has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.15. This is in the lower half of the industry: AHCO underperforms 63.37% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.15
Debt/FCF 8
Altman-Z 1.04
ROIC/WACC0.67
WACC7.36%
AHCO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAHCO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.06 indicates that AHCO should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • AHCO's Current ratio of 1.06 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AHCO is outperformed by 63.37% of its industry peers.
  • AHCO has a Quick Ratio of 1.06. This is a bad value and indicates that AHCO is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • AHCO has a Quick ratio of 0.82. This is in the lower half of the industry: AHCO underperforms 75.25% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.06
Quick Ratio 0.82
AHCO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAHCO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for AHCO have decreased strongly by -58.33% in the last year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been decreasing by -1.30% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-58.33%
EPS 3Y-1.3%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-20.59%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-1.21%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, AHCO will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 47.31% on average per year.
  • AHCO is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 9.84% yearly.
EPS Next Y309.02%
EPS Next 2Y125.83%
EPS Next 3Y73.5%
EPS Next 5Y47.31%
Revenue Next Year6.49%
Revenue Next 2Y7.32%
Revenue Next 3Y9.84%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
AHCO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAHCO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1B 2B 3B 4B
AHCO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAHCO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 1 -1 -2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 36.60, which means the current valuation is very expensive for AHCO.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as AHCO.
  • AHCO's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit more expensive than the S&P500 average which is at 27.10.
  • AHCO is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.95.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, AHCO is valued cheaply inside the industry as 92.08% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 28.06. AHCO is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 36.6
Fwd PE 8.95
AHCO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAHCO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • AHCO's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. AHCO is cheaper than 93.07% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, AHCO is valued cheaply inside the industry as 94.06% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 5.36
EV/EBITDA 4.78
AHCO Per share dataAHCO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • AHCO's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • AHCO's earnings are expected to grow with 73.50% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.12
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y125.83%
EPS Next 3Y73.5%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • AHCO does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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ADAPTHEALTH CORP

NASDAQ:AHCO (2/27/2026, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 9.15 0 (0%)

9.15

+0.07 (+0.77%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupHealth Care Equipment & Services
GICS IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
Earnings (Last)02-24
Earnings (Next)05-04
Inst Owners93.73%
Inst Owner Change0.93%
Ins Owners1.81%
Ins Owner Change5.7%
Market Cap1.24B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)74.29M
Analysts81.43
Price Target13.64 (49.07%)
Short Float %6.64%
Short Ratio7.81
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-768.16%
Min EPS beat(2)-1325.49%
Max EPS beat(2)-210.83%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-378.06%
Min EPS beat(4)-1325.49%
Max EPS beat(4)35.5%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-338.41%
EPS beat(12)3
Avg EPS beat(12)-237.75%
EPS beat(16)3
Avg EPS beat(16)-191.06%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.33%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.38%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.28%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.94%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.38%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.28%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.44%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.65%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.18%
PT rev (1m)0.94%
PT rev (3m)0.94%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-15.14%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.18%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 36.6
Fwd PE 8.95
P/S 0.38
P/FCF 5.36
P/OCF 2.24
P/B 0.78
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.78
EPS(TTM)0.25
EY2.73%
EPS(NY)1.02
Fwd EY11.18%
FCF(TTM)1.71
FCFY18.66%
OCF(TTM)4.08
OCFY44.58%
SpS23.93
BVpS11.72
TBVpS-8.56
PEG (NY)0.12
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number8.12
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.71%
ROE 4.68%
ROCE 7.04%
ROIC 4.9%
ROICexc 4.99%
ROICexgc 20%
OM 8.1%
PM (TTM) 2.29%
GM 24.25%
FCFM 7.13%
ROA(3y)-4%
ROA(5y)-3.64%
ROE(3y)-12.78%
ROE(5y)-15.4%
ROIC(3y)4.25%
ROIC(5y)3.76%
ROICexc(3y)4.34%
ROICexc(5y)3.9%
ROICexgc(3y)17.05%
ROICexgc(5y)18.83%
ROCE(3y)6.1%
ROCE(5y)5.39%
ROICexgc growth 3Y0.25%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-13.24%
ROICexc growth 3Y18.04%
ROICexc growth 5Y-2.96%
OM growth 3Y1.95%
OM growth 5Y11.03%
PM growth 3Y-23.99%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.28%
GM growth 5Y4.45%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.74
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.15
Debt/FCF 8
Debt/EBITDA 2.88
Cap/Depr 87.27%
Cap/Sales 9.91%
Interest Coverage 2.35
Cash Conversion 87.62%
Profit Quality 311.22%
Current Ratio 1.06
Quick Ratio 0.82
Altman-Z 1.04
F-Score6
WACC7.36%
ROIC/WACC0.67
Cap/Depr(3y)94.46%
Cap/Depr(5y)82.09%
Cap/Sales(3y)11.04%
Cap/Sales(5y)9.03%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-58.33%
EPS 3Y-1.3%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-20.59%
EPS Next Y309.02%
EPS Next 2Y125.83%
EPS Next 3Y73.5%
EPS Next 5Y47.31%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-1.21%
Revenue Next Year6.49%
Revenue Next 2Y7.32%
Revenue Next 3Y9.84%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-23.13%
EBIT growth 3Y12.08%
EBIT growth 5Y59.71%
EBIT Next Year165.25%
EBIT Next 3Y46.81%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y960.55%
FCF growth 3Y48.23%
FCF growth 5Y43.24%
OCF growth 1Y28.27%
OCF growth 3Y25.26%
OCF growth 5Y55.08%

ADAPTHEALTH CORP / AHCO FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ADAPTHEALTH CORP (AHCO) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to AHCO.


What is the valuation status of ADAPTHEALTH CORP (AHCO) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to ADAPTHEALTH CORP (AHCO). This can be considered as Undervalued.


How profitable is ADAPTHEALTH CORP (AHCO) stock?

ADAPTHEALTH CORP (AHCO) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


What is the valuation of ADAPTHEALTH CORP based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ADAPTHEALTH CORP (AHCO) is 36.6 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.78.