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Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (BKD)

Healthcare | Medical Care Facilities | Brentwood, United States | NYSE
14.40 USD -0.01 (-0.069%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:16 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Brookdale is severely compromised by a broken balance sheet and deteriorating fundamentals. The company carries massive debt relative to its tiny market cap, resulting in a negative book value and negative return on equity. Despite recent operational improvements in occupancy, the financial reality is stark: revenue is shrinking, free cash flow is negative, and the stock trades at a forward P/E of 84x based on meager expected earnings. This valuation disconnect suggests the market has already priced in a catastrophic failure or a prolonged period of distress. The lack of any dividend history confirms the capital is being consumed by operations and debt service. While the stock has rallied recently, likely on hopes of a turnaround, the underlying economics remain unsound. The heavy put activity in the options chain reflects this fear, as investors are wary of the precarious debt load and the risk of further margin compression. Until the balance sheet is stabilized and profitability is restored, this remains a speculative trap rather than a viable investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.059803
AutoARIMA0.059803
MSTL0.060415
AutoTheta0.060990
MSTL_790.067984
MSTL_1050.068279
MSTL_79_1050.090430

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 5.50
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.531
Excess Kurtosis -0.24
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2008-10-07
Last Dividend Date 2008-10-07
Revenue per Share 12.662
Market Cap 3,438,989,568
Forward P/E 70.24
Beta 0.58
Profit Margins -6.82%
Website https://www.brookdale.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume relative to calls, particularly in the near term where out-of-the-money puts show significant open interest. While there is some call activity at strikes significantly above the current price, the dominant sentiment is hedging against downside risk rather than betting on a rally.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2008-10-08 0.25 1.428571
2008-07-02 0.25 1.314406
2008-03-27 0.25 1.018745
2007-12-27 0.50 1.708817
2007-09-26 0.50 1.284357
2007-06-27 0.50 1.069061
2007-03-28 0.45 1.002227
2006-12-27 0.45 0.943199
2006-09-27 0.40 0.874508
2006-06-28 0.35 0.822368
2006-03-29 0.35 0.913361
2005-12-28 0.25 0.833333
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2008-10-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2008-10-08
dividendDate 2008-10-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.84615386
Address1 105 Westwood Place
Address2 Suite 400
All Time High 54.25
All Time Low 1.47
Ask 14.54
Ask Size 2,600
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,827,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,198,750
Average Volume 4,198,750
Average Volume10Days 4,827,990
Beta 0.581
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 4,300
Board Risk 1
Book Value -0.234
City Brentwood
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 14.4
Current Ratio 1.034
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 15.12
Day Low 14.335
Display Name Brookdale Senior Living
Dividend Date 1,224,201,600
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,158,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,158,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,786,046,400
Ebitda 464,310,016
Ebitda Margins 0.1547
Enterprise To Ebitda 18.703
Enterprise To Revenue 2.893
Enterprise Value 8,684,152,832
Eps Current Year -0.61737
Eps Forward 0.205
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.87
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,223,424,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 13.774
Fifty Day Average Change 0.62599945
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.045447905
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 84.61539
Fifty Two Week High 17.09
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.6900005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15740202
Fifty Two Week Low 7.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.3999996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.0571429
Fifty Two Week Range 7.0 - 17.09
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,132,669,800,000
Float Shares 235,528,045
Forward Eps 0.205
Forward P E 70.243904
Free Cashflow -1,918,500
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 22,440
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.27947
Gross Profits 838,788,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0196
Held Percent Institutions 1.11796
Implied Shares Outstanding 238,818,725
Industry Medical Care Facilities
Industry Disp Medical Care Facilities
Industry Key medical-care-facilities
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,223,424,000
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Brookdale Senior Living Inc. owns, manages, and operates senior living communities in the United States. It operates in three segments: Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). The Independent Living segment owns or leases communities comprising independent and assisted living units in a single community that are primarily designed for middle to upper income seniors. The Assisted Living and Memory Care segment owns or leases communities consisting of freestanding, multi-story communities and freestanding single-story communities, which offer housing and 24-hour assistance with activities of daily living for the Company's residents. This segment operates memory care communities for residents with Alzheimer's and other dementias. The CCRCs segment owns or leases communities that provides various living arrangements, such as independent and assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing; and services to accommodate various levels of physical ability and healthcare needs. It manages communities on behalf of others. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Long Name Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,438,989,568
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_23500974
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common -204,604,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,438,989,640
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 14.61
Operating Cashflow 215,515,008
Operating Margins 0.07506
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.28
Phone 615 221 2250
Pre Market Change 0.13500023
Pre Market Change Percent 0.9371762
Pre Market Price 14.54
Pre Market Time 1,784,030,571
Previous Close 14.41
Price Eps Current Year -23.324747
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -61.53846
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.1458257
Profit Margins -0.068169996
Quick Ratio 0.626
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0100002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0693978
Regular Market Day High 15.12
Regular Market Day Low 14.335
Regular Market Day Range 14.335 - 15.12
Regular Market Open 14.61
Regular Market Previous Close 14.41
Regular Market Price 14.4
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 4,744,525
Return On Assets 0.013040001
Return On Equity -4.3747
Revenue Growth -0.067
Revenue Per Share 12.662
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 238,818,725
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1545
Shares Short 36,903,543
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 38,226,456
Short Name Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1557
Short Ratio 6.83
Source Interval 15
State TN
Symbol BKD
Target High Price 23.0
Target Low Price 17.0
Target Mean Price 19.58333
Target Median Price 18.75
Total Cash 270,143,008
Total Cash Per Share 1.131
Total Debt 5,514,775,040
Total Revenue 3,001,319,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -0.87
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 12.45305
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.94695
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.15634322
Type Disp Equity
Volume 4,744,525
Website https://www.brookdale.com
Zip 37,027