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Acadia Healthcare CoMEX:ACHC 42 Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Aug. 15, 2026, which is 50% below its 10-year median of 6.00. GuruFocus rates MEX:ACHC with a GF Score™ of 42/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN646.59 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 641 Healthcare Providers & Services companies, Acadia Healthcare Co ranks worse than 83.78% on this metric.
Warning Sign:
Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3
Acadia Healthcare Co has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.
The historical rank and industry rank for Acadia Healthcare Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:
MEX:ACHC'
s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2 Med: 6 Max: 9
Current: 3
During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Acadia Healthcare Co was 9. The lowest was 2. And the median was 6.
Acadia Healthcare Co (MEX:ACHC) Piotroski F-Score Explanation
The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.
He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.
He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.
What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.
Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.
Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).
Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.
Acadia Healthcare Co Piotroski F-Score Related Terms
Acadia Healthcare Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Acadia Healthcare Co's Piotroski F-Score can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
MEX:ACHC vs OPCH, NHC, BKD: Piotroski F-Score Comparison
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Acadia Healthcare Co's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Acadia Healthcare Co Piotroski F-Score vs Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Acadia Healthcare Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Acadia Healthcare Co's Piotroski F-Score falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
This Year (Jun26) TTM:
Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Net Income was 664.904 + -21202.054 + 74.024 + 190.683 = MXN-20,272 Mil. Cash Flow from Operations was 1342.979 + -1553.766 + 1109.57 + 2827.907 = MXN3,727 Mil. Revenue was 15621.425 + 14790.944 + 14945.538 + 15108.025 = MXN60,466 Mil. Gross Profit was 15063.542 + 14237.071 + 14413.735 + 14581.117 = MXN58,295 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Jun25)
to the end of this year (Jun26) was
(118781.353 + 117636.603 + 99525.571 + 100017.487 + 96777.825) / 5 = MXN106547.7678 Mil. Total Assets at the begining of this year (Jun25) was MXN118,781 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN43,813 Mil. Total Current Assets was MXN14,749 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was MXN9,380 Mil.
Net Income was 1341.54 + 680.209 + 171.317 + 567.267 = MXN2,760 Mil.
Revenue was 16060.078 + 16147.275 + 15763.145 + 16366.943 = MXN64,337 Mil. Gross Profit was 15476.792 + 15551.637 + 15183.319 + 15829.708 = MXN62,041 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Jun24)
to the end of last year (Jun25) was
(104022.498 + 115591.06 + 124235.632 + 125768.789 + 118781.353) / 5 = MXN117679.8664 Mil. Total Assets at the begining of last year (Jun24) was MXN104,022 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN44,093 Mil. Total Current Assets was MXN13,022 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was MXN9,861 Mil.
*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.
Profitability
Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)
Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.
Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.
Acadia Healthcare Co's current Net Income (TTM) was -20,272.
==> Negative ==> Score 0.
Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)
Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.
Acadia Healthcare Co's return on assets of this year was -0.17067025. Acadia Healthcare Co's return on assets of last year was 0.02653592.
==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.
Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)
Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)
Acadia Healthcare Co's gearing of this year was 0.41120564. Acadia Healthcare Co's gearing of last year was 0.37468262.
==> Last year is lower than this year ==> Score 0.
Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)
Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.
Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower
Acadia Healthcare Co's current ratio of this year was 1.57239588. Acadia Healthcare Co's current ratio of last year was 1.32049681.
==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.
Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue
Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.
Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.
Acadia Healthcare Co's number of shares in issue this year was 91.374. Acadia Healthcare Co's number of shares in issue last year was 90.435.
==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.
Efficiency
Question 8. Change in Gross Margin
Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.
Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.
Acadia Healthcare Co's gross margin of this year was 0.9641043. Acadia Healthcare Co's gross margin of last year was 0.96431339.
==> Last year's gross margin is higher ==> Score 0.
Question 9. Change in asset turnover
Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.
Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower
Acadia Healthcare Co's asset turnover of this year was 0.50905239. Acadia Healthcare Co's asset turnover of last year was 0.61849544.
==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.
Evaluation
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Acadia Healthcare Co has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.
Acadia Healthcare Co (MEX:ACHC) has a Piotroski F-Score of 3 as of Aug. 15, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Acadia Healthcare Co and its competitors. This is 50% below median its historical median of 6.00. Over the past decade, Acadia Healthcare Co's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 9.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Acadia Healthcare Co ranks #537 out of 641 companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, placing it in the top 83.8%.
Is Acadia Healthcare Co's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Acadia Healthcare Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 3 is 50% below median its 10-year median of 6.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.00 to a high of 9.00. The Healthcare Providers & Services industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Acadia Healthcare Co's value of 3 is 40% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Acadia Healthcare Co ranks #537 out of 641 companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Acadia Healthcare Co has a GF Score™ of 42/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Acadia Healthcare Co's Piotroski F-Score compare to OPCH and NHC?
According to the Healthcare Providers & Services industry distribution chart, Acadia Healthcare Co ranks #537 out of 641 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places Acadia Healthcare Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Acadia Healthcare Co's value of 3 is 40% below this benchmark. Historically, Acadia Healthcare Co's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 2.00 to 9.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Acadia Healthcare Co has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Piotroski F-Score for a Healthcare Providers & Services company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Healthcare Providers & Services companies is 5.00, based on 641 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Piotroski F-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Piotroski F-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Acadia Healthcare Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 3 is 40% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Piotroski F-Score mean?
A high Piotroski F-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Acadia Healthcare Co and its competitors. For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Acadia Healthcare Co's current Piotroski F-Score is 3, which is 50% below median its own 10-year median of 6.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Acadia Healthcare Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Acadia Healthcare Co (MEX:ACHC) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN646.59, compared to a current price of MXN480.58 — trading 25.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 3, which is 50% below median its 10-year median of 6.00 and 40% below the Healthcare Providers & Services industry median of 5.00. Acadia Healthcare Co's overall GF Score™ is 42/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Piotroski F-Score calculated?
Piotroski F-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Acadia Healthcare Co (MEX:ACHC), the current Piotroski F-Score is 3 as of Aug. 15, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Acadia Healthcare Co (MEX:ACHC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Acadia Healthcare Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of MXN480.58 is trading 25.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN646.59.
GuruFocus considers Acadia Healthcare Co to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for MEX:ACHC:
Piotroski F-Score: 3 (50% below median its 10-year median of 6.00)
GF Value™: MXN646.59 vs. price of MXN480.58 (25.7% below fair value)
Industry Position: 40% below the Healthcare Providers & Services median (#537 of 641)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:ACHC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
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