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Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 28 July 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 raised, 1 lowered. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue flat, 2.8% after normalizing: Revenue was $865.8 million, approximately flat year on year. After normalizing for prior-period supplemental payments in both quarters, revenue growth was 2.8%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA fell on PLGL costs: Adjusted EBITDA was $149.2 million, against $201.8 million. Management attributed the drop mainly to a $39.3 million rise in PLGL costs and to timing of supplemental payments related to prior periods. Source
  • Same-facility revenue flat, patient days up: Same-facility revenue was flat. Patient days rose 0.8% and revenue per patient day fell 0.8%. Normalized for supplemental payment timing in Florida and Tennessee, same-facility growth was 3.2%. Source
  • Full-year guidance raised on earnings and cash: Ranges for revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EPS and operating cash flow were raised at the low end. The capital expenditure range was lowered. Source
  • Acute revenue flat, volumes up 5.5%: Acute revenue was $494.6 million, flat; normalized for supplemental payments it rose 5.7%. Acute inpatient volumes rose 5.5% on expanded capacity from new and existing facilities. Source
  • Florida and provider tax benefit $26.1 million: Adjusted EBITDA included a $26.1 million benefit from the Florida supplemental payment program and provider tax adjustments, against a $39.5 million Tennessee benefit a year earlier. Source
  • Operating cash flow up, capex down: Operating cash flow was $162.1 million, against $133.5 million. Capital expenditures were $38.6 million, against $167.7 million. Source

“Acadia delivered solid results in the second quarter that were driven by our continued focus on disciplined operational execution and providing quality care for our patients,”

Debbie Osteen, Chief Executive Officer of Acadia

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue Sourcefull year 2026$3.40 to $3.45 billionRaised from $3.37 to $3.45 billion
Adjusted EBITDA Sourcefull year 2026$590 to $615 millionRaised from $580 to $615 million
Adjusted earnings per diluted share Sourcefull year 2026$1.45 to $1.60Raised from $1.35 to $1.60
Operating cash flow Sourcefull year 2026$350 to $400 millionRaised from $285 to $325 million
Capital expenditures Sourcefull year 2026$235 to $255 millionLowered from $255 to $280 million
Net leverageyear-end 20263.9x to 4.2x

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Revenue guidance low end raised to $3.40 billion from $3.37 billion. Source
  • Guidance raised: Adjusted EBITDA guidance low end raised to $590 million from $580 million. Source
  • Guidance raised: Adjusted EPS guidance low end raised to $1.45 from $1.35. Source
  • Guidance raised: Operating cash flow guidance raised to $350 to $400 million from $285 to $325 million. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Capital expenditure guidance lowered to $235 to $255 million from $255 to $280 million. Source
  • New: Two joint-venture facilities opened in June, adding 240 beds: 144 beds with Orlando Health and 96 beds with Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue flat, 2.8% after normalizing: Revenue was $865.8 million, approximately flat year on year. After normalizing for prior-period supplemental payments in both quarters, revenue growth was 2.8%. Source
  • Net income and EPS declined: Net income attributable to Acadia was $10.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, against $30.1 million, or $0.33, a year earlier. Adjusted EPS was $0.38, against $0.83. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA fell on PLGL costs: Adjusted EBITDA was $149.2 million, against $201.8 million. Management attributed the drop mainly to a $39.3 million rise in PLGL costs and to timing of supplemental payments related to prior periods. Source
  • Same-facility revenue flat, patient days up: Same-facility revenue was flat. Patient days rose 0.8% and revenue per patient day fell 0.8%. Normalized for supplemental payment timing in Florida and Tennessee, same-facility growth was 3.2%. Source
  • Full-year guidance raised on earnings and cash: Ranges for revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EPS and operating cash flow were raised at the low end. The capital expenditure range was lowered. Source
  • Guidance excludes deals and legal items: Guidance does not include future acquisitions or divestitures, transaction, legal and other costs, or non-recurring legal settlements expense. Source

Segments and facility types

  • Acute revenue flat, volumes up 5.5%: Acute revenue was $494.6 million, flat; normalized for supplemental payments it rose 5.7%. Acute inpatient volumes rose 5.5% on expanded capacity from new and existing facilities. Source
  • Specialty revenue fell 8.4%: Specialty revenue was $133.5 million, down 8.4%. Management linked the decline to Specialty facilities in Pennsylvania and to Specialty closures after the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • CTC revenue flat: CTC revenue was $141.2 million, flat compared with the prior-year period. Source
  • Residential treatment revenue up 11.6%: RTC revenue was $96.5 million, up 11.6% compared with the prior-year period. Source

“We made significant progress on our key priorities during the second quarter, including opening two new facilities with JV partners,”

Debbie Osteen, Chief Executive Officer of Acadia

Costs, reserves and legal items

  • Salaries and benefits up 4.8%: Salaries, wages and benefits were $474.1 million, up 4.8%, mainly from new facility openings and routine annual wage increases. Same-facility salaries, wages and benefits rose 4.4%. Source
  • Operating expenses up 3.1% before reserve: Total operating expenses were $727.6 million, up 7.3%. Excluding the PLGL reserve adjustment, the increase was 3.1%. Source
  • Reserve covers 2025 policy-year claims: The reserve adjustment reflects expected settlements of certain claims from the 2025 policy year, recorded in second-quarter operating expenses. Source
  • Transaction and legal costs fell: Transaction, legal and other costs were $22.6 million, against $64.4 million a year earlier. Six-month figures were $44.6 million against $95.5 million. Source
  • Sandoval settlement expense in six months: Legal settlements expense of $13.8 million in the six months related to the Sandoval settlement. No settlement expense was recorded in the second quarter. Source

Margins and supplemental payments

  • Florida and provider tax benefit $26.1 million: Adjusted EBITDA included a $26.1 million benefit from the Florida supplemental payment program and provider tax adjustments, against a $39.5 million Tennessee benefit a year earlier. Source
  • Florida prior-period payments added revenue: Second-quarter revenue included $22.3 million from the Florida program for the state fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. The prior-year quarter included $48.7 million from Tennessee. Source
  • Same-facility Adjusted EBITDA down 18.2%: Same-facility Adjusted EBITDA was $200.9 million, against $245.6 million, down 18.2%. Total facility Adjusted EBITDA was $187.7 million, against $240.4 million. Source

Capital, cash and leverage

  • Operating cash flow up, capex down: Operating cash flow was $162.1 million, against $133.5 million. Capital expenditures were $38.6 million, against $167.7 million. Source
  • Six-month operating cash flow up: Six-month operating cash flow was $223.6 million, against $145.0 million. Six-month capital expenditures were $115.1 million, against $342.4 million. Source
  • Cash and revolver availability at June 30: At June 30 the company had $171.3 million of cash and $669.8 million available under its $1.0 billion revolving credit facility. Source
  • Net leverage rose to 4.1x: Net leverage was 4.1x Adjusted EBITDA at June 30, up from 3.9x at March 31, calculated under the Credit Agreement. Source
  • No share repurchases in first half: No common stock was repurchased in the first half of 2026, against $50.0 million in the first half of 2025. Source

Development, network and beds

  • 240 beds added from new facilities: 240 licensed beds were added in the quarter from newly constructed facilities. Source
  • Network grew to 279 facilities: At June 30 the network had 279 facilities and about 12,600 beds in 40 states and Puerto Rico, up from 275 facilities and 12,400 beds at March 31. Source
  • Two new CTC locations opened: Two new CTC locations also opened during the quarter. Source

Leadership and people

  • Former CEO severance in six-month costs: Six-month transaction costs included $3.9 million of management transition costs, mainly severance tied to the departure of former CEO Christopher H. Hunter. None fell in the second quarter. Source
  • About 25,000 employees, 84,000 patients daily: Acadia reports about 25,000 employees and more than 84,000 patients served daily, and describes itself as the largest stand-alone behavioral healthcare company in the U.S. Source

Coming up, as management said on 28 July 2026

  • Second-half progress expected: Management expects additional progress in the second half of 2026, building on its leadership position. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Same-facility revenue Source$856.4 million, down 0.1%
Same-facility patient days Source794,177, up 0.8%
Total facility patient days Source804,970, flat
Same-facility admissions Source54,141, up 6.4%
Average length of stay Source14.7 days, down 5.3%

Risks management discussed

  • Regulatory: Government investigation costs were $7.5 million in the second quarter, against $53.5 million a year earlier, including legal fees and settlement costs. Source
  • Regulatory: Timing of supplemental payment revenue in certain states drove the decline in same-facility revenue per patient day. Source
  • Operational: Closed facilities reduced reported revenue growth by 1.4% in the quarter. Source

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