Cross Country Healthcare Q1 revenue falls 18% but beats estimates

Cross Country Healthcare

07/05/2026 21:38

Overview

US healthcare workforce provider's Q1 revenue fell 18% yr/yr but beat analyst expectations

Adjusted EPS for Q1 beat consensus, while adjusted EBITDA missed analyst expectations

Company repurchased over 650,000 shares, or 2.1% of shares outstanding, in Q1

Outlook

Company did not provide specific financial guidance for the current quarter or full year

Result Drivers

TRAVEL NURSE AND ALLIED GROWTH - Sequential revenue growth driven by 7% increase in Travel Nurse and Allied segments

COMMUNITY CARE GROWTH - Cross Country Community Care saw 16% yr/yr revenue growth

NEW CONTRACT WINS - Signed 4 new MSP/VMS agreements and licensed Intellify platform to a top ten healthcare staffing provider

Company press release: ID:nBwc1MQSxa

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Revenue
Beat
$241.06 mln
$236.84 mln (9 Analysts)
Q1 Adjusted EPS
Beat
-$0.03
-$0.04 (9 Analysts)
Q1 EPS
-$0.14
Q1 Net Income
-$4.27 mln
Q1 Adjusted EBITDA
Miss
$3.85 mln
$4.40 mln (9 Analysts)
Q1 Gross Margin
19.70%
Q1 Adjusted EBITDA Margin
1.60%


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 8 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the employment services peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Cross Country Healthcare Inc is $10.50, about 3.9% above its May 6 closing price of $10.11

The stock recently traded at 62 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 97 three months ago

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