Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. (GRDN) Stock

Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. (GRDN) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $40.44 (as of 2026-07-24), with a market capitalization of $1.93B and a trailing P/E of 36.8. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. provides technology-enabled pharmacy services for residents of long-term health care facilities in the United States, including lower-acuity settings such as assisted living and behavioral health facilities and group homes. Its offerings include clinical support, drug dispensing, and administration, along with tools and programs such as dashboards for pharmacy operations and LTCF-focused programs.

Understand Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc.: how it makes money

Guardian Pharmacy Services provides technology-enabled pharmacy and clinical services for residents of long-term health care facilities, helping local pharmacies through clinical coordination, drug dispensing, and administration supported by its Guardian Compass dashboards.

The profit model is tied to scaling technology-enabled pharmacy support for long-term care residents, with value delivered through clinical interventions and prescription dispensing that local pharmacies use to plan, track, and optimize their operations.

Business quality (Mixed): Clear operating KPIs are available (residents served, prescriptions dispensed, clinical interventions, adoption). However, the provided segment detail is limited (only vaccine clinic revenue is shown), so it is harder to attribute performance to multiple business lines with high confidence.

Valuation: At 37× earnings, GRDN trades 92% above the Retail average (19×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Large operational footprint in long-term care: The company reported 207000 Residents Served End of Period across 8200 Long-Term Care Facilities Served and 38 states served.
  • High engagement with its platform: Its Adoption Rate is reported as 88%.
  • Meaningful scale of pharmacy activity: The company reported 6700000 Prescriptions Dispensed and 50000 Overall Clinical Interventions.
  • Market presence indicators in its pharmacy network: National Market Share is reported as 13%, with 37 pharmacies having Twenty Percent Plus Market Share.

Bear case

  • Limited visibility into how revenue splits across services: Only one segment candidate is provided (Revenue from Operating Clinics (Vaccine Clinics) at 0.01B), so it is not possible to verify a complete, mutually exclusive revenue breakdown from the facts provided.
  • Profitability appears modest based on the latest quarter provided: Operating margin is reported at 5.3%, which may leave less room for shocks if operating costs rise.
  • Performance depends on adoption and ongoing pharmacy use: Key operating metrics such as Adoption Rate and measures tied to residents, facilities, and prescriptions suggest results could be sensitive to changes in continued adoption and network activity.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$40.44
Market Cap$1.93B
P/E Ratio36.8
EV / EBITDA18.8
Price / Book8.39
Price / Sales1.34
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$1.45B
Net Margin3.4%
Return on Equity22.8%
Current Ratio1.46
Revenue Growth (YoY)17.9%
FCF Growth (YoY)100.8%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score10.44 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E36.8
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)21.6
Industry P/E (Retail)18.8
vs Sector70.5%
vs Industry95.4%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderFMR LLC ($88.85M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryRetail
CEOFred Burke
Employees3,400
CountryUS
IPO Date2016-04-21

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Data as of 2026-07-24.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.