OSCR
Oscar Health, Inc.
OSCR has the edge over PCRX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
PCRX
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
PCRX has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
OSCR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
OSCR's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
PCRX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PCRX's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue.
OSCR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $31.94 | — |
| Current | 13x | $31.94 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $52.73 | +65% |
| Fair | 35x | $87.23 | +173% |
| Expensive | 130x | $322 | +907% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
OSCR has the edge over PCRX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PCRX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11x | $36.46 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $17.40 | -52% |
| Current | 39x | $36.46 | — |
| Fair | 59x | $55.10 | +51% |
| Expensive | 166x | $156 | +328% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PCRX's PE is in its fair range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
OSCR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
OSCR has the edge over PCRX on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
PCRX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PCRX's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
OSCR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.61 | +5.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.47 | +$3.47 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.45 | +$2.14 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.54 | -235% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.69 | -1790% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.00 | -$0.92 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.69 | -$0.54 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.40 | +$0.82 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.10 | +$1.32 |
OSCR has returned to profit: it earned $2.47 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
PCRX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.23 | +244% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.94 | +92% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.36 | +$3.10 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.13 | +$2.37 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.16 | +$2.31 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.49 | +$2.44 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.74 | -297% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.24 | -248% |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.15 | -342% |
PCRX has the edge over OSCR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
OSCR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1B | +72% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.9B | +70% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.6B | +53% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8B | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.9B | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $3B | +42% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4B | +67% |
OSCR has the edge over PCRX on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.5% | +7.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -12% | -5.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.3% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.1% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.8% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.2% | +4 points |
OSCR's operating margin was 3.5% last quarter, up 7.8 points from the same quarter a year ago.
PCRX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $176.7M | -1.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $192.4M | +6.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $177.4M | +5% |
| Q3 2025 | $179.5M | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $181.1M | +1.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $168.9M | +1.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $168.6M | +2.8% |
| Q2 2024 | $178M | +5% |
PCRX's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $177M last quarter, down 1.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +9.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.2% | -2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.9% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | 3.5% | +86 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.7% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.2% | -6.7 points |
| Q3 2024 | -83% | -94 points |
PCRX has the edge over OSCR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
OSCR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.2B | -$238.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1B | +316% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +200% |
| Q4 2025 | $662.8M | +95% |
| Q3 2025 | -$973.7M | -$466M |
| Q2 2025 | $499.8M | +2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $869.5M | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $340M | +17% |
OSCR has the edge over PCRX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PCRX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $46.4M | -18% |
| Q2 2026 | $56.1M | +503% |
| Q1 2026 | $23M | -15% |
| Q4 2025 | $43.5M | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $57M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.3M | -82% |
| Q1 2025 | $26.9M | -42% |
| Q4 2024 | $31M | -32% |
PCRX generated $169M in free cash flow over the past year, up 36% from the year before.
OSCR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.9% | +13M shares |
| 1 year | +34% | +87.2M shares |
| 3 years | +55% | +123M shares |
| 5 years | +66% | +138M shares |
| Available history | +71% | +143M shares |
OSCR has 346M diluted shares, up 34% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
PCRX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.3% | +530K shares |
| 1 year | -8.2% | -3.6M shares |
| 3 years | -22% | -11.2M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -4.6M shares |
| Available history | -1.6% | -683K shares |
PCRX has the edge over OSCR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $50M |
| Q4 2025 | $48.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $50M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
PCRX spent $98M buying back its own shares over the past year.
OSCR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -5.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -110.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -9.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -13.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -10.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -24.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -217.7x | Net Cash |
OSCR has the edge over PCRX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PCRX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 57.0x | High |
| Q3 2024 | -22.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
PCRX's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.7 years a year ago.
OSCR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.9 | Neutral |
OSCR's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
PCRX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 77.6 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 98.3 | Overbought |
PCRX's weekly RSI is 78 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 98 (overbought).
OSCR PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | OSCR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 26x | 50% below |
| PE % | 3 | 35 | 32 pts below |
OSCR has the edge over PCRX on valuation relative to its sector.
PCRX PE vs Healthcare Sector
| Metric | PCRX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 26x | 50% above |
| PE % | 37 | 29 | 8 pts above |
PCRX is trading at 39x earnings, a 50% premium to the Healthcare sector's median of 26x.
OSCR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.2 | 2.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $31.1 | 2.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $22.9 | 39% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.3 | 65% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.5 | 106% above |
OSCR is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 106% above its 200-week average.
PCRX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $33.6 | 8.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $28.6 | 27% above |
| 50 week MA | $25.4 | 44% above |
| 100 week MA | $24.7 | 48% above |
| 200 week MA | $27.3 | 33% above |
PCRX has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 33% above its 200-week average.
OSCR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $31.0 | $8.02 | -74% |
| 2022 | $8.02 | $2.21 | -72% |
| 2023 | $2.21 | $9.15 | +314% |
| 2024 | $9.15 | $13.8 | +51% |
| 2025 | $13.8 | $14.9 | +8% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.9 | $31.9 | +114% |
OSCR has the edge over PCRX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PCRX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $44.6 | $59.2 | +33% |
| 2021 | $59.2 | $61.7 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | $61.7 | $39.7 | -36% |
| 2023 | $39.7 | $33.7 | -15% |
| 2024 | $33.7 | $19.7 | -42% |
| 2025 | $19.7 | $26.5 | +35% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.5 | $36.5 | +38% |
PCRX is up 38% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.