What is Addus HomeCare's personal care — cost direct labor?

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) reported personal care — cost direct labor of $202.87M in Q1 2026.

What does personal care — cost direct labor mean?

This captures the total compensation and benefits paid to the direct service personnel responsible for delivering personal care services to clients. As a labor-intensive industry, this metric is the primary driver of variable costs. Efficient management of these costs relative to revenue is critical for maintaining segment margins.

Addus HomeCare (ADUS) Personal Care — Cost Direct Labor

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Other segment segments

Hospice

$29.17M+11.3%

Home Health

$8.83M-15.2%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$363.6M+7.7%

Gross profit$107.7M+22.1%

Operating income$30.5M+29.1%

Net income$25.1M+18.1%

EPS (diluted)$1.16+19.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$103.1M+6.3%

Total debt$138.7M-44.7%

Total equity$1.1B+12.1%

Total assets$1.4B+2.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$52.4M+176%

CapEx$1.7M-9.1%

Free cash flow$50.7M+197%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.22B+4.8%

Enterprise value$2.25B+0.3%

P/E22.2×-3.3×

P/S1.5×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin32.6%+0.4pp

Operating margin9%+0.2pp

Net margin6.9%+0.4pp

FCF margin9.5%+2.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.4%+0.3pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.1×

Current ratio1.8×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Addus HomeCare in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CostDirectLabor.

The source filing: Addus HomeCare’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026.

Filed: May 5, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q1 2026
Accession: 0001437749-26-014900

Line item	Personal Care	Hospice	Home Health	Total
Net service revenues	$281,094	$65,785	$16,732	$363,611
Direct service personnel	202,872	29,168	8,834	240,874
General and administrative salaries, wages and benefits	19,298	12,162	3,598	35,058
Other segment items 1	6,058	9,803	1,137	16,998
Segment operating income	52,866	14,652	3,163	70,681
Segment reconciliation:
Items not allocated at segment level:
Other general and administrative expenses				32,579

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What is Addus HomeCare's personal care — cost direct labor?: Addus HomeCare (ADUS) reported personal care — cost direct labor of $202.87M in Q1 2026.
What does personal care — cost direct labor mean?: This captures the total compensation and benefits paid to the direct service personnel responsible for delivering personal care services to clients. As a labor-intensive industry, this metric is the primary driver of variable costs. Efficient management of these costs relative to revenue is critical for maintaining segment margins.