BKD (Brookdale Senior Living) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.17 (As of Mar. 2026)

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BKD Brookdale Senior Living Inc BKD
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Price $14.23
GF Value $6.25
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Brookdale Senior Living Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Brookdale Senior Living BKD -0.97% 39 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.17 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates BKD with a GF Score™ of 39/100 and a GF Value™ of $6.25 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 303 Healthcare Providers & Services companies, Brookdale Senior Living ranks worse than 330032.67% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Brookdale Senior Living's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.17. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Brookdale Senior Living's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Brookdale Senior Living was 7490.00. The lowest was 1.24. And the median was 38.33.


BKD's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 17.69
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Brookdale Senior Living's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.03. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.86. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

Brookdale Senior Living's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.02. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.59. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Brookdale Senior Living Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Brookdale Senior Living Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Brookdale Senior Living's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Brookdale Senior Living Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Brookdale Senior Living Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.11 -0.62 0.04 0.05 -0.30

Brookdale Senior Living Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.08 0.01 -0.26 -0.30 -0.17

BKD vs NHC, OPCH, CON: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Brookdale Senior Living's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Brookdale Senior Living Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Brookdale Senior Living's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Brookdale Senior Living's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Brookdale Senior Living Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Brookdale Senior Living's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income -205
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 353
Change In Deferred Tax -3
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 179
Change In Working Capital -7
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 238

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Brookdale Senior Living's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-205 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Brookdale Senior Living's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $353 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Brookdale Senior Living's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-3 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $179 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Brookdale Senior Living's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $179 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Brookdale Senior Living's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-7 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Brookdale Senior Living's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 238.112 Mil.

Brookdale Senior Living's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -204.605 +352.642+-3.116
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-178.64714002719+-6.98)/238.112
=-0.17

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=14.23/-0.17
=0

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.17 mean?
Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.17 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Brookdale Senior Living. Over the past decade, Brookdale Senior Living's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 1.24 to 7,490.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Brookdale Senior Living ranks #999999 out of 303 companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Is Brookdale Senior Living's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Brookdale Senior Living's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.17. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.24 to a high of 7,490.00. Based on the distribution chart, Brookdale Senior Living ranks #999999 out of 303 companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Brookdale Senior Living has a GF Score™ of 39/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Brookdale Senior Living's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to NHC and OPCH?
According to the Healthcare Providers & Services industry distribution chart, Brookdale Senior Living ranks #999999 out of 303 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Brookdale Senior Living in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.69. Historically, Brookdale Senior Living's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 1.24 to 7,490.00 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Healthcare Providers & Services company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Healthcare Providers & Services companies is 17.69, based on 303 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Brookdale Senior Living. For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.69 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Brookdale Senior Living's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.17. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Brookdale Senior Living stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.25, compared to a current price of $14.23 — trading 127.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.17. Brookdale Senior Living's overall GF Score™ is 39/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.17 as of Mar. 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 Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Brookdale Senior Living stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $14.23 is trading 127.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $6.25. GuruFocus considers Brookdale Senior Living to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BKD:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.17
  • GF Value™: $6.25 vs. price of $14.23 (127.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 39/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BKD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Brookdale Senior Living Business Description

Other Exchanges B7S:Germany
Address 105 Westwood Place, Suite 400, Brentwood, TN, USA, 37027
Brookdale Senior Living Inc operates senior living communities throughout the United States. The company has three reportable segments: Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRs). The majority of the revenue is generated from the Assisted Living and Memory Care segment, which offers housing and assistance with activities of daily living to its customers. The company generates revenue in the form of Resident Fees, which it receives in exchange for the services provided, and in the form of management fees from certain communities under contract in exchange for the management services provided.
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