Acadia Healthcare
ACHC Nasdaq Health Care Facilities Financials FY2016–FY2025
Acadia Healthcare's revenue rose 5.0% to $3.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Its net margin was −33.3%, down from 8.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was −$440 million. It paid out $50 million in dividends and buybacks. The diluted share count fell 1.5%.
About these figures. Acadia Healthcare's 2025 loss of about US$1.1 billion leaves its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization negative, so net debt to EBITDA is blank for that year.
What Acadia Healthcare does
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- Legal name
- Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
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- Accession · CIK
- 0001193125-26-078266
0001520697
Revenue and margins
Acadia Healthcare had $3.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 5.0% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was −$440M in fiscal 2025, −13.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Acadia Healthcare returned $50.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count fell 1.5%.
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
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Adds net cash of −$2.4B and divides by 90.7M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Acadia Healthcare can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $134M | $97.6M | $100M | $76.3M | $133M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $2.0B | $2.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.9x | 2.3x | 6.8x | 3.1x | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 1.3x |
| Interest coverage | 3.9x | 6.7x | 0.7x | 4.0x | −7.6x |
| Current ratio | 1.2x | 1.3x | 0.7x | 1.0x | 1.6x |
| Quick ratio | 1.2x | 1.3x | 0.7x | 1.0x | 1.5x |
| Total assets | $4.8B | $5.0B | $5.4B | $6.0B | $5.5B |
| Total liabilities | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.5B | $2.8B | $3.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.5B | $2.8B | $2.8B | $3.1B | $1.9B |
| Net debt (− = net cash) | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.9B | $2.4B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
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Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
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Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Cash from operations is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Return on assets rose | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Current ratio rose | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Share count didn't rise | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| F-score | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | −9.4% | 2.2% | −21.5% |
| Altman Z'' | 0.98 | 1.89 | −0.65 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Healthcare ACHC | $2.9B | 5.0% | — | −13.3% | −16.0% | — | 4 | |
| Astrana Health ASTH | $1.9B | 56.4% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 45.1x | 4 | Compare → |
| Ensign Group ENSG | $10.4B | 18.7% | 8.4% | — | 19.7% | 27.5x | 6 | Compare → |
| Option Care Health OPCH | $4.9B | 13.0% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 11.4% | 24.4x | 5 | Compare → |
| Encompass Health EHC | $12.4B | 10.5% | — | 7.4% | 15.8% | 20.2x | 8 | Compare → |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $2.8B | $2.8B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.6B | $2.9B | $3.2B | $3.3B |
| Operating income | $609M | $604M | $594M | $586M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest expense | $161M | $159M | $175M | $173M | $138M | $93.7M | $65.7M | $80.7M | $113M | $125M |
| Pretax income | $33.0M | $237M | $67.4M | $78.4M | $184M | $276M | $374M | −$25.4M | $342M | −$1.1B |
| Income tax | $28.8M | $37.2M | $9.9M | $25.1M | $40.6M | $67.6M | $94.1M | −$9.7M | $77.4M | $26.0M |
| Net income | $6.1M | $200M | −$176M | $109M | −$672M | $191M | $273M | −$21.7M | $256M | −$1.1B |
| Diluted EPS | $0.07 | $2.30 | −$2.01 | $1.24 | −$7.59 | $2.10 | $2.98 | −$0.24 | $2.78 | −$12.16 |
| Diluted shares | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B | 0.09B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $362M | $400M | $414M | $333M | $659M | $375M | $381M | $462M | $130M | $132M |
| Capital expenditure | $308M | $274M | $253M | $233M | $225M | $245M | $296M | $424M | $690M | $572M |
| Free cash flow | $54.0M | $125M | $161M | $100M | $434M | $130M | $84.4M | $38.2M | −$561M | −$440M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $135M | $143M | $80.3M | $87.9M | $95.3M | $107M | $118M | $132M | $150M | $189M |
| Stock-based compensation | $28.3M | $23.5M | $22.0M | $17.3M | $22.5M | $37.5M | $29.6M | $32.3M | $37.1M | $31.7M |
| Acquisitions | $684M | $18.2M | $0.0M | $44.9M | $0.0M | $139M | $9.5M | $0.3M | $53.5M | $8.2M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $50.0M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $50.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $57.1M | $67.3M | $50.5M | $99.5M | $379M | $134M | $97.6M | $100M | $76.3M | $133M |
| Total debt | $3.3B | $3.2B | $3.2B | $3.1B | $3.1B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $2.0B | $2.5B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $50.5M | $42.9M | $11.8M | $11.8M | $11.9M | $11.9M | $11.8M |
| Current assets | $428M | $472M | $450M | $542M | $2.5B | $495M | $506M | $596M | $578M | $814M |
| Current liabilities | $343M | $377M | $416M | $464M | $1.3B | $405M | $388M | $886M | $578M | $525M |
| Inventory | $4.6M | $4.8M | $5.1M | $4.1M | $4.9M | $4.8M | $5.1M | $5.3M | $5.7M | $5.7M |
| Property and equipment, net | $2.7B | $3.0B | $3.1B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.3B | $2.9B | $3.1B |
| Total assets | $6.0B | $6.4B | $6.2B | $6.9B | $6.5B | $4.8B | $5.0B | $5.4B | $6.0B | $5.5B |
| Total liabilities | $3.8B | $3.8B | $3.8B | $4.3B | $4.5B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.5B | $2.8B | $3.4B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.2B | $2.6B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $1.9B | $2.5B | $2.8B | $2.8B | $3.1B | $1.9B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | 21.7% | 21.3% | 31.2% | 29.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EBITDA margin | 26.5% | 26.4% | 35.4% | 33.6% | 19.9% | 20.6% | 21.4% | 6.4% | 19.2% | −22.7% |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 7.1% | −9.2% | 5.4% | −32.2% | 8.2% | 10.5% | −0.7% | 8.1% | −33.3% |
| FCF margin | 1.9% | 4.4% | 8.5% | 5.0% | 20.8% | 5.6% | 3.2% | 1.3% | −17.8% | −13.3% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 7.2% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 1.1% | 7.8% | −16.0% |
| Return on capital employed | 12.6% | 10.3% | 10.1% | 9.6% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 1.2% | 9.2% | −18.1% |
| Return on equity | 0.3% | 8.4% | −7.2% | 4.5% | −30.5% | 8.6% | 10.3% | −0.8% | 8.7% | −43.9% |
| Return on assets | 0.1% | 3.2% | −2.8% | 1.7% | −10.1% | 3.4% | 5.6% | −0.4% | 4.5% | −19.2% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | — | 0.9% | −32.9% | 5.4% | 4.1% | 10.7% | 12.8% | 12.2% | 7.7% | 5.0% |
| Net income growth | −94.5% | 3,153.1% | −188.0% | — | −717.1% | — | 43.3% | −107.9% | — | −531.4% |
| EPS growth | −95.7% | 3,185.7% | −187.4% | — | −712.1% | — | 41.9% | −108.1% | — | −537.4% |
| FCF growth | — | 132.2% | 28.3% | −37.7% | 332.9% | −70.1% | −34.9% | −54.7% | −1,567.5% | — |
| Share count change | 25.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 0.8% | −0.7% | 1.2% | −1.5% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.3x | 4.3x | 4.7x | 4.6x | 6.7x | 2.9x | 2.3x | 6.8x | 3.1x | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.5x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.7x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 1.3x |
| Interest coverage | 3.8x | 3.8x | 3.4x | 3.4x | 2.3x | 3.9x | 6.7x | 0.7x | 4.0x | −7.6x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.9x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 0.7x | 1.0x | 1.6x |
| Quick ratio | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.9x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 0.7x | 1.0x | 1.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 10.9% | 9.7% | 13.3% | 11.6% | 10.8% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 14.5% | 21.9% | 17.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Payouts / FCF | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | −0.7 |
| Accruals ratio | −6.9% | −3.2% | −9.4% | −3.4% | −19.9% | −3.3% | −2.2% | −9.4% | 2.2% | −21.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001520697). Data updated October 22, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.