Acadia Healthcare Q3 revenue slightly beats estimates on admissions growth

Acadia Healthcare

05/11/2025 22:32

Overview

Acadia Healthcare Q3 revenue grows 4.4% yr/yr, slightly beating analyst expectations

Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 misses analyst expectations, reflecting lower volumes and startup losses

The  provider of inpatient behavioral health care services lowers FY guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EPS

Outlook

Acadia lowers full-year revenue guidance to $3.28 bln-$3.30 bln

Company reduces full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance to $650 mln-$660 mln

Acadia cuts full-year adjusted EPS forecast to $2.35-$2.45

Result Drivers

ADMISSIONS GROWTH - Same-facility admissions increased 3.3% due to targeted referral initiatives

PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION - Co is optimizing its portfolio to reduce capital expenditures and increase free cash flow

STARTUP LOSSES - Startup losses from new facilities totaled $13.3 mln, impacting adjusted EBITDA

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Revenue
Slight Beat*
$851.57 mln
$849.20 mln (11 Analysts)
Q3 Net Income
$38.32 mln
Q3 Adjusted EBITDA
Miss
$173 mln
$178.60 mln (11 Analysts)

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 9 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the healthcare facilities & services peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Acadia Healthcare Company Inc is $28.00, about 26.2% above its November 4 closing price of $20.66

The stock recently traded at 8 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 8 three months ago

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