# Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (BKD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Healthcare / Health Care Equipment & Supplies. Price $11.77, market value $2.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Brookdale Senior Living Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.9×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **EV / EBITDA: 15.6×**. Enterprise value is 15.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.8%** (5-yr avg -14.7%). Free cash flow equals 0.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of -14.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 26.9%**. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. keeps 26.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 3.5%**. 3.5% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: -8.2%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: 587.0%**. A 587.0% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: 2.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 2.1%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -2.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces -2.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.2%** (3-yr 4.2%/yr, 5-yr -2.0%/yr). Revenue grew 2.2% over the last year, against -2.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -25.8%**. Earnings per share fell 25.8%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 9.2×**. It would take 9.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 0.81**. A Z-score of 0.81 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (6 analysts). 6 analysts cover Brookdale Senior Living Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $19.25 (+64% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 53.9%** (YTD 9.1%, 3-mo -4.6%). The shares are up 53.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -31.1%** (61.5% above the low). Trading 31% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 33**. An RSI of 33 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.45** (volatility 40%). Beta of 0.45 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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