Pennant Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

EAGLE, Idaho, Nov. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of the Pennant group of affiliated home health, hospice and senior living companies, today announced its operating results, reporting GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.26 for the third quarter of 2026. Pennant also reported adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.35 for the quarter(1).

• Total revenue for the third quarter was $302.3 million, an increase of $73.2 million or 32.0% over the prior year quarter;

• Net income for the third quarter was $9.6 million, an increase of $3.6 million or 58.5% over the prior year quarter;

• Adjusted net income for the third quarter was $12.7 million, an increase of $2.2 million or 21.6% over the prior year quarter;

• Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR for the third quarter was $38.4 million, an increase of $9.1 million or 31.1% over the prior year quarter;

• Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter was $24.7 million, an increase of $7.4 million or 42.4% over the prior year quarter;

• Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA prior to NCI for the third quarter was $26.1 million, an increase of $8.0 million or 44.0% over the prior year quarter;

• Home Health and Hospice Services segment revenue for the third quarter was $239.8 million, an increase of $66.2 million or 38.2% over the prior year quarter;

• Home Health and Hospice Services segment adjusted EBITDAR from operations for the third quarter was $41.4 million, an increase of $12.3 million or 42.3% over the prior year quarter; segment adjusted EBITDA from operations for the third quarter was $38.1 million, an increase of $11.3 million or 42.0% over the prior year quarter; and segment adjusted EBITDA from operations prior to NCI for the third quarter was $39.5 million, an increase of $11.9 million or 43.0% over the prior year quarter;

• Total home health admissions for the third quarter were 28,479, an increase of 8,053 or 39.4% over the prior year quarter; same store home health admissions for the third quarter were 17,825, an increase of 1,319 or 8.0% over the prior year quarter; total Medicare home health admissions for the third quarter were 11,347, an increase of 3,126 or 38.0% over the prior year quarter; same store Medicare home health admissions for the third quarter were 7,383, an increase of 791 or 12.0% over the prior year quarter;

• Hospice average daily census for the third quarter was 5,443, an increase of 1,399 or 34.6% compared to the prior year quarter; same store hospice average daily census for the third quarter was 4,164, an increase of 478 or 13.0% compared to the prior year quarter;

• Senior Living Services segment revenue for the third quarter was $62.4 million, an increase of $7.0 million or 12.6% over the prior year quarter; average occupancy for the third quarter was 78.4%, a decrease of 250 basis points over the prior year quarter, same store average occupancy for the third quarter was 81.2%, a decrease of 60 basis points over the prior year quarter, average monthly revenue per occupied room for the third quarter was $5,385, an increase of $190 or 3.7% over the prior year quarter, and same store average monthly revenue per occupied room for the third quarter was $5,370, an increase of $234 or 4.6% over the prior year quarter;

• Senior Living segment adjusted EBITDAR from operations for the third quarter was $16.2 million, an increase of $0.9 million or 5.7% over the prior year quarter; and segment adjusted EBITDA from operations for the third quarter was $5.7 million, an increase of $0.2 million or 3.0% over the prior year quarter. (1) See "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information.”

“Pennant delivered a solid quarter and strong year-over-year improvement across the organization,” said Brent Guerisoli, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our third quarter results are consistent with our full-year guidance and put us on track for a successful conclusion to the year. We continue to drive forward on our five key initiatives: leadership development, clinical excellence, margin, growth and employee experience. Our multi-year emphasis on developing great leaders has positioned us well to unlock significant upside across our portfolio.”

“Over the last two years, we have added 75 home health and hospice locations and 16 senior living communities to our organization,” said John Gochnour, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. “Each of these additions was carefully selected based on its considerable long-term potential and we expect them to positively impact the organization and local communities for years to come. As we have grown, we have made significant investments in operational leaders, service center support and enhanced infrastructure. These investments have improved us as an organization and have allowed us to effectively transition a large number of acquisitions while simultaneously improving results at our same store operations.”

A discussion of the Company’s use of Non-GAAP financial measures is set forth below. Reconciliations of net income to EBITDA, adjusted EBITDAR, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA prior to NCI, as well as a reconciliation of GAAP earnings per share, net income to adjusted net earnings per share and adjusted net income, appear in the financial data portion of this release. More complete information is contained in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, which will be filed with the SEC and will be available to be viewed on the Company’s website at www.pennantgroup.com.

A live webcast will be held tomorrow, November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Mountain time (12:00 p.m. Eastern time) to discuss Pennant’s third quarter 2026 financial results. To listen to the webcast, or to view any financial or statistical information required by SEC Regulation G, please visit the Investors Relations section of Pennant’s website at https://investor.pennantgroup.com. The webcast will be recorded and will be available for replay via the website.

The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through 175 home health and hospice agencies and 70 senior living communities located throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. References herein to the consolidated "company" and "its" assets and activities, as well as the use of the terms "we," "us," "its" and similar verbiage, are not meant to imply that The Pennant Group, Inc. has direct operating assets, employees or revenue, or that any of the home health and hospice businesses, senior living communities or the Service Center are operated by the same entity. More information about Pennant is available at www.pennantgroup.com.

This press release contains, and the related conference call and webcast will include, forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions and beliefs about its business, financial performance, operating results, the industry in which it operates and other future events. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding growth prospects, future operating and financial performance, and acquisition activities. They are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to materially and adversely differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.

These risks and uncertainties relate to the company’s business, its industry and its common stock and include: reduced prices and reimbursement rates for its services; its ability to acquire, develop, manage or improve operations, its ability to manage its increasing borrowing costs as it incurs additional indebtedness to fund the acquisition and development of operations; its ability to access capital on a cost-effective basis to continue to successfully implement its growth strategy; its operating margins and profitability could suffer if it is unable to grow and manage effectively its increasing number of operations; competition from other companies in the acquisition, development and operation of facilities; its ability to defend claims and lawsuits, including professional liability claims alleging that our services resulted in personal injury, and other regulatory-related claims; and the application of existing or proposed government regulations, or the adoption of new laws and regulations, that could limit its business operations, require it to incur significant expenditures or limit its ability to relocate its operations if necessary. Readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements and are encouraged to review the company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-Q and/or 10-K, for a more complete discussion of the risks and other factors that could affect Pennant’s business, prospects and any forward-looking statements. Except as required by the federal securities laws, Pennant does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changing circumstances or any other reason after the date of this press release.

The following table presents selected data from our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods presented:

The following table sets forth our total revenue by segment and as a percentage of total revenue for the periods indicated:

(a) Home care and other revenue is included with home health revenue in other disclosures in this press release.

(a) Home care and other revenue is included with home health revenue in other disclosures in this press release.

The following table summarizes our overall home health and hospice performance indicators for the each of the dates or periods indicated:

(a) The year to date average for Medicare revenue per 60-day completed episode includes post period claim adjustments for prior periods. (b) Same agency results represent all agencies purchased or licensed prior to January 1, 2025.

The following table summarizes our senior living performance indicators for the periods indicated:

The following table summarizes our senior living performance indicators for the periods indicated:

(a) Same store senior living results represent all senior living communities purchased or licensed prior to January 1, 2025, excluding affiliate memory care units in start-up operations.

The following table presents our total revenue by payor source as a percentage of total revenue for the periods indicated:

(a) Private and other payors includes revenue from all payors generated in the Company’s home care operations and management services agreement.

(a) Private and other payors includes revenue from all payors generated in the Company’s home care operations and management services agreement.

The following table reconciles net income to Non-GAAP net income for the periods presented:

The table below reconciles Consolidated net income to the Consolidated Non-GAAP financial measure, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, and to the Non-GAAP valuation measure, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR, for the periods presented:

The table below reconciles Consolidated net income attributable to The Pennant Group, Inc. to the Consolidated Non-GAAP financial measures, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA prior to NCI, for the periods presented:

The following tables present certain financial information regarding our reportable segments. General and administrative expenses are not allocated to the reportable segments:

The table below provides a reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDAR from Operations above to income from operations:

The tables below reconcile Segment Adjusted EBITDAR from Operations to Segment Adjusted EBITDA from Operations for each reportable segment for the periods presented:

EBITDA consists of net income, adjusted for net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (“NCI”), before (a) interest expense, net, (b) provisions for income taxes, and (c) depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA consists of net income attributable to the Company before (a) interest expense, net (b) provisions for income taxes, (c) depreciation and amortization, (d) results related to start-up operations, including rent and excluding depreciation, interest and income taxes, (e) share-based compensation expense, (f) non-capitalizable acquisition related costs, (g) activities associated with transitioning operations, (h) transition services costs, and (i) other unusual, non-recurring or redundant charges. Adjusted EBITDA prior to NCI consists of net income attributable to the Company before (a) interest expense, net (b) provisions for income taxes, (c) depreciation and amortization, (d) results related to start-up operations, (f) non-capitalizable acquisition related costs, (g) activities associated with transitioning operations, (h) transition services costs, (i) unusual, non-recurring or redundant charges, and (j) NCI. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAR is a valuation measure applicable to current periods only and consists of net income attributable to the Company before (a) interest expense, net, (b) provisions for income taxes, (c) depreciation and amortization, (d) rent-cost of services, (e) results related to start-up operations, excluding rent, depreciation, interest and income taxes, (f) share-based compensation expense, (g) acquisition related costs, (h) activities associated with transitioning operations, (i) transition services costs, and (j) other unusual, non-recurring or redundant charges. The company believes that the presentation of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA prior to NCI, consolidated adjusted EBITDAR, adjusted net income, and adjusted earnings per share provides important supplemental information to management and investors to evaluate the company’s operating performance. The company believes disclosure of adjusted net income, adjusted net income per share, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA prior to NCI, and consolidated adjusted EBITDAR has economic substance because the excluded revenues and expenses are infrequent in nature and are variable in nature, or do not represent current revenues or cash expenditures. A material limitation associated with the use of these measures as compared to the GAAP measures of net income and diluted earnings per share is that they may not be comparable with the calculation of net income and diluted earnings per share for other companies in the company's industry. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures. For further information regarding why the company believes that this non-GAAP measure provides useful information to investors, the specific manner in which management uses this measure, and some of the limitations associated with the use of this measure, please refer to the company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The company’s periodic filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or under the "Financials" link of the Investor Relations section on Pennant’s website at http://www.pennantgroup.com.