HCSG · NASDAQ · Medical - Care Facilities

Healthcare Services Group

Manages housekeeping, laundry, facility maintenance, and dietary services for healthcare facilities.

$22.44
After-hours close+0.01 (+0.04%)
At close$22.43(−2.22%)
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Healthcare Services Group, Inc.HCSGHealth Care

Runs two outsourced service segments for long-term and post-acute healthcare facilities: Environmental Services and Dietary Services. Revenue comes from recurring facility contracts across the continental United States, with customer payment capacity tied to long-term-care operators and reimbursement flows.

Manages environmental services and dietary departments for nursing homes, retirement complexes, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities. Environmental Services covers housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, linen, and facility maintenance; Dietary Services covers food purchasing, meal preparation, menu development, dietitian services, on-site management, and clinical consulting.

Operations are concentrated in the continental United States and span thousands of facilities. The model depends on recurring facility contracts, local field management, and consistent labor execution rather than owned healthcare facilities or direct participation in reimbursement programs.

Customer payments are linked to the financial health of long-term-care operators, many of which rely on Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party reimbursement. Recent Genesis-related allowances show that client credit can directly affect receivables.

Company facts

CEOTheodore Wahl
ListedNov 29, 1983
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersBensalem, PA
CountryUnited States
Employees36,000
CIK0000731012
ISINUS4219061086

Key statistics

Market cap$1.54B
EPS (ttm)$1.71
P/E (ttm)13.12
ROE24.1%
P/B3.00
P/S0.8260
Dividend yield
Beta0.86vs XLV 0.49

Year to date +29.3% · Average volume (30d) 771.0K

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$26.00+15.9%Median of 15 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusHold6 of 15 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingPrior targetTarget
Aug 19, 2026OppenheimerInitiateOutperform$28
Jul 8, 2026UBSReiterateBuy$27$30
Apr 23, 2026RBC CapitalReiterateSector Perform$20$24
Apr 23, 2026UBSReiterateBuy$25$27
Apr 23, 2026BMO CapitalReiterateMarket Perform$22$24

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.22
ReportedDue Oct 28, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$480.8M
ReportedDue Oct 28, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Jul 22, 2026Q2 FY26$0.22$0.32+42.5%$471.2M$470.8M−0.1%−4.80%
Apr 22, 2026Q1 FY26$0.22$0.37+68.2%$460.0M$462.8M+0.6%−5.81%
Feb 11, 2026Q4 FY25$0.23$0.44+91.3%$467.3M$466.7M−0.1%−4.22%
Oct 22, 2025Q3 FY25$0.21$0.23+9.5%$467.2M$464.3M−0.6%−1.27%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$447.7M$458.5M$464.3M$466.7M$462.8M$470.8M
Gross profit$68.0M$3.0M$96.4M$76.1M$75.8M$74.8M
Operating income$21.5M−$41.6M$49.6M$25.5M$33.8M$22.2M
Net income$17.2M−$32.4M$43.0M$31.2M$26.1M$22.7M
Diluted EPS$0.23−$0.44$0.58$0.44$0.37$0.32
Gross margin15.2%0.6%20.8%16.3%16.4%15.9%
Operating margin4.8%-9.1%10.7%5.5%7.3%4.7%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $1.64B · FY22 $1.69B · FY23 $1.67B · FY24 $1.72B · FY25 $1.84B

Revenue by product · Q2 FY26

Dietary Services$257.6M · 55%
Environmental Services$213.2M · 45%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $200.9M · Total debt $17.7M · Total assets $820.9M · Shareholders' equity $518.8M

Dividends

Next ex-date
Annual dividend
Dividend yield
Schedule

Raised for 19 straight years — most recently to $0.215 from $0.214 in Nov 2022.

History

Ex-dateRecordPaidAmountNote
Nov 17, 2022Nov 18Dec 22$0.215raised from $0.214
Aug 18, 2022Aug 19Sep 23$0.214raised from $0.213
May 19, 2022May 20Jun 24$0.213raised from $0.2113
Feb 24, 2022Feb 25Mar 25$0.2113raised from $0.21
Nov 18, 2021Nov 19Dec 23$0.21
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Ownership

Institutions 108.96%Insiders 1.11%

A 13F quarter can total more than the shares outstanding — sub-advisers file the same block twice, and a filer's own share count can be a quarter stale. No split is drawn from it.

Shares outstanding 68.63M · Float 67.84M · 98.9% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.11.38M16.57%13FAug 7, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.08M7.40%13FAug 13, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.04M4.43%13FAug 13, 2026
State Street Corp2.92M4.25%13FAug 7, 2026
American Century Companies Inc2.66M3.88%13FAug 12, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Aug 4, 2026Andrew Kushofficer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer−15,598$23.24
Feb 26, 2026Andrew M. Brophyofficer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer−2,490$21.75
Feb 18, 2026Patrick J. Orrofficer: EVP & Chief Revenue Officer−90,115$20.53
Feb 18, 2026John Christopher Sheaofficer: EVP & Chief Admin. Officer−54,357$20.41
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Peers

  • Aramark

    Food, nutrition, EVS, procurement, and facilities overlap

  • ABM Industries

    Healthcare EVS, maintenance, and linen support competitor

  • Cintas

    Healthcare textile care, workwear, and facility-services overlap

  • UniFirst

    Healthcare uniform rental, laundering, and facility supplies peer

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
Healthcare Services Group$22.44+0.04%$1.54B13.121.20.8+2.7%
Aramark$58.18+0.08%$15.30B40.722.00.8+8.6%
ABM Industries$47.20+0.04%$2.77B18.211.50.3+8.4%
Cintas$198.36−2.86%$81.71B41.637.17.3+8.9%
UniFirst$281.88−0.00%$5.12B44.535.52.1+3.9%
Median41.128.71.4+8.5%