Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (BKD) Key Metrics

NYSE: BKDValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

BKD valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$2.41B
Enterprise value
$7.77B
P/E (TTM)
—
Forward P/E
45.7
PEG ratio
0.28
Price / sales
0.8
10-yr median 0.4
Price / book
19.0
10-yr median 1.2
EV / EBITDA
18.1
10-yr median 15.1
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.53

BKD key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

BKD valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

Price / sales+110.9%
0.8
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.5 (−32.3%)2017: 0.5 (−13.9%)2018: 0.4 (−23.8%)2019: 0.3 (−6.6%)2020: 0.3 (−18.9%)2021: 0.3 (+28.7%)2022: 0.2 (−45.5%)2023: 0.5 (+141.3%)2024: 0.4 (−16.1%)2025: 0.8 (+110.9%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA+65.4%
24.8
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 10.0 (−15.6%)2017: 9.9 (−0.9%)2018: 10.4 (+5.3%)2019: 19.1 (+83.1%)2020: 22.3 (+16.8%)2021: 13.3 (−40.5%)2022: 15.5 (+16.8%)2023: 15.2 (−2.1%)2024: 15.0 (−1.1%)2025: 24.8 (+65.4%)
20162025
Price / free cash flow
153.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 71.92017: 11.8 (−83.6%)2020: 41.32025: 153.2
20162025
Free cash flow yield+3.7 pts
0.7%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 1.4% (+4.9 pts)2017: 8.5% (+7.1 pts)2018: −1.7% (−10.2 pts)2019: −6.5% (−4.8 pts)2020: 2.4% (+8.9 pts)2021: −28.4% (−30.8 pts)2022: −37.2% (−8.8 pts)2023: −5.4% (+31.9 pts)2024: −3.0% (+2.4 pts)2025: 0.7% (+3.7 pts)
20162025

BKD valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

BKD returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

BKD debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

BKD cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

BKD price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

BKD key metrics

2016–2025
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$2.53B$1.14B$1.31B$520.0M$954.5M$816.8M$1.35B$1.26B$1.81B$2.31B
Enterprise value$8.91B$6.47B$5.73B$4.97B$5.65B$5.87B$6.90B$5.36B$6.43B$8.13B
P/E ratio—————10.0————
Price / sales0.80.40.50.20.30.30.30.40.50.5
Price / book—5.43.20.91.41.01.91.21.21.1
Price / free cash flow153.2————41.3——11.871.9
Price / operating cash flow11.66.98.0158.5—4.06.26.24.96.3
EV / sales2.92.22.01.82.11.91.71.51.71.9
EV / EBITDA24.815.015.215.513.322.319.110.49.910.0
EV / free cash flow540.0————297.0——42.1253.5
Earnings yield−10.4%−17.6%−14.4%−45.9%−10.4%10.0%−19.8%−42.1%−31.6%−17.5%
Free cash flow yield0.7%−3.0%−5.4%−37.2%−28.4%2.4%−6.5%−1.7%8.5%1.4%
Dividend yield—0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%———0.0%0.0%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)0.3%0.3%0.1%1.7%0.5%2.2%1.8%0.3%0.3%0.4%
Share price at fiscal year-end$10.79$5.03$5.82$2.73$5.16$4.43$7.27$6.70$9.70$12.42
Per share
Revenue per share$13.34$13.11$12.73$14.41$14.84$16.40$21.82$18.78$20.71$22.83
Earnings per share−$1.12−$0.89−$0.84−$1.25−$0.54$0.44−$1.44−$2.82−$3.07−$2.18
Operating cash flow per share$0.93$0.73$0.72$0.02−$0.51$1.12$1.16$1.09$1.97$1.97
Free cash flow per share$0.07−$0.15−$0.31−$1.02−$1.47$0.11−$0.47−$0.11$0.82$0.17
Cash per share$1.19$1.45$1.37$2.35$2.86$3.00$1.66$2.20$2.76$1.17
Book value per share−$0.19$0.93$1.79$3.06$3.77$4.34$3.75$5.43$8.22$11.19
Tangible book value per share−$1.29−$0.26$0.42−$20.90−$22.89$3.32$2.73$4.34$5.14$6.94
Dividends per share—$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00———$0.00$0.00
Capex per share$0.86$0.88$1.04$1.03$0.96$1.01$1.64$1.20$1.15$1.80
Debt per share$28.44$24.84$20.98$25.69$28.25$30.43$31.52$24.08$27.62$32.56
Shares outstanding234.3M227.5M225.2M190.5M185.0M184.4M185.9M187.5M186.2M185.7M
Change in shares outstanding+3.0%+1.0%+18.2%+3.0%+0.3%−0.8%−0.8%+0.7%+0.3%+0.7%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)—−65.5%−38.3%−37.3%−13.3%11.0%−31.2%−41.5%−31.7%−17.8%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)0.2%0.7%0.3%−0.6%−3.0%−1.5%−0.6%−8.3%−3.0%−0.3%
Return on assets (ROA)−4.3%−3.4%−3.3%−3.9%−1.5%1.2%−3.9%−7.5%−6.8%−4.2%
Return on tangible assets−4.6%−3.3%−3.6%−17.4%−6.7%1.2%−3.8%−8.4%−8.0%−4.8%
Free cash flow margin0.5%−1.2%−2.5%−7.1%−9.9%0.7%−2.2%−0.6%4.0%0.8%
Income quality (OCF / net income)—————2.51————
Financial health
Total debt$6.66B$5.65B$4.73B$4.89B$5.23B$5.61B$5.86B$4.51B$5.14B$6.05B
Cash & short-term investments$279.1M$328.8M$307.7M$447.5M$529.4M$553.3M$308.8M$413.1M$514.4M$216.4M
Net debt$6.38B$5.32B$4.42B$4.45B$4.70B$5.06B$5.55B$4.10B$4.63B$5.83B
Debt / equity—26.6011.718.407.497.018.424.433.362.91
Debt / assets1.120.890.850.820.820.810.810.700.670.66
Net debt / EBITDA17.8012.3611.7213.8911.0419.2215.377.997.137.17
Current ratio3.620.880.800.991.111.120.571.000.820.85
Quick ratio3.620.880.730.951.061.060.500.840.690.67
Interest coverage0.10.20.1-0.2-1.2-0.5-0.2-2.1-0.8-0.1
Working capital$400.7M−$66.8M−$121.7M−$4.1M$67.0M$82.9M−$450.8M$685,000−$193.9M−$111.6M
Invested capital$6.34B$5.54B$4.82B$5.03B$5.39B$5.86B$6.25B$5.12B$6.16B$7.91B
Tangible asset value−$301.8M−$57.8M$95.4M−$3.98B−$4.23B$614.5M$509.4M$812.8M$956.5M$1.29B
Net current asset value−$5.44B−$5.61B−$4.69B−$4.72B−$5.01B−$5.33B−$5.90B−$4.67B−$5.24B−$6.52B
Graham number—————$6.59————
Graham net-net per share−$24.18−$25.29−$21.33−$25.46−$27.72−$29.51−$32.55−$26.00−$29.34−$36.37
Capital allocation
Dividends paid—$0$0$4.3M$0———$0$0
Share buybacks (net)$6.5M$3.4M$1.9M$4.3M$4.8M$18.1M$24.0M$4.3M$5.9M$9.6M
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow39.2%————91.6%——3.9%30.0%
Capex / revenue6.4%6.7%8.1%7.2%6.4%6.1%7.5%6.4%5.5%7.9%
Capex / operating cash flow92.4%120.7%143.1%6,002.0%—90.4%140.5%110.5%58.3%91.2%
Capex / depreciation0.540.550.670.560.510.510.790.490.430.63
Stock-based compensation / revenue0.4%0.5%0.4%0.5%0.6%0.7%0.6%0.7%0.7%0.8%
R&D / revenue——0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
SG&A / revenue11.2%13.0%13.4%18.4%19.9%14.9%19.2%16.0%16.0%15.0%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding7.06.16.67.110.714.712.013.612.812.3
Days of inventory on hand——5.94.86.08.910.919.719.217.9
Days payables outstanding10.311.111.812.011.913.811.513.911.913.4
Cash conversion cycle (days)-3.4-4.90.7-0.24.89.811.519.420.216.8
Receivables turnover52.2759.4855.0651.3634.2524.9030.3326.7928.4929.67
Payables turnover35.2732.9530.8730.3330.6426.4031.8426.2630.7627.26
Inventory turnover——61.4676.6460.5140.8733.4218.5618.9720.44
Asset turnover0.510.500.500.440.410.430.590.500.460.44
Average receivables$59.8M$50.1M$52.1M$53.4M$80.2M$121.4M$133.8M$131.4M$135.3M$142.9M
Average payables$70.3M$66.0M$68.8M$73.6M$73.7M$88.0M$99.9M$93.4M$84.6M$102.7M
Average inventory——$34.5M$29.1M$37.3M$56.8M$95.2M$132.2M$137.2M$136.9M
Intangibles / total assets4.3%4.3%5.6%76.9%76.9%2.7%2.6%3.2%7.5%8.6%

Computed from BKD's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 19, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

BKD valuation and financial ratios

Brookdale Senior Living earned a return on invested capital of 0.2% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $6.7 billion of debt and $279.1 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $6.4 billion. It returned $6.5 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $6.5 million in share buybacks, 39% of free cash flow. The share count rose 26.2% from 185.7M to 234.3M over 9 years.

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BKD key metrics FAQ

What is Brookdale Senior Living's EV/EBITDA?

Brookdale Senior Living's enterprise value was 24.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $8.9 billion, EBITDA $358.7 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 18.1.

What is Brookdale Senior Living's ROIC?

Brookdale Senior Living's return on invested capital was 0.2% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Brookdale Senior Living have?

Brookdale Senior Living had total debt of $6.7 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 and $6.4 billion of net debt (17.80 times EBITDA).

Does Brookdale Senior Living buy back its shares?

Yes. Brookdale Senior Living spent $6.5 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +3.0% over the year, to 234.3M..

What is Brookdale Senior Living's free cash flow yield?

Brookdale Senior Living generated $16.5 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 0.7% on its market value at year-end ($2.5 billion).

What is Brookdale Senior Living's current ratio?

Brookdale Senior Living's current ratio was 3.62 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 3.62 times current liabilities.

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