GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC CLA (GRDN)
Health Care · Long-term care pharmacy services · NYSE
Guardian is a specialized pharmacy services provider delivering high-touch clinical and dispensing solutions to long-term care facilities, particularly assisted living and behavioral health settings, to improve medication adherence and reduce healthcare costs.
What GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC CLA does
Guardian Pharmacy Services is a leading pharmacy services provider that delivers technology-enabled pharmaceutical and clinical services to long-term care facilities (LTCFs), particularly assisted living facilities (ALFs) and behavioral health facilities (BHFs). The company operates 61 pharmacies across 38 states serving approximately 205,000 residents in 8,400 LTCFs, offering high-touch dispensing, compliance packaging, adverse drug interaction analysis, and clinical consultation services. Guardian's value proposition centers on reducing medication errors, improving treatment adherence, and lowering overall healthcare costs for residents, facilities, and health plan payors.
Themes: ["long-term care pharmacy services","medication adherence and compliance","assisted living facility (ALF) services","behavioral health facility services","drug safety and adverse event prevention","healthcare cost reduction","clinical pharmacy consultation"]
Fundamentals
- Price$41.06 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$2.6B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+92.8% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E48.20 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+3.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+20.9% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+27.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Beta0.37 as of 2026-07-10
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Reimbursement pressures from government and private efforts to cap pharmaceutical prices and limit pharmacy reimbursements, which could negatively impact margins","Dependence on relationships with LTCFs, health plan payors, and pharmaceutical wholesalers; consolidation among managed care organizations could reduce negotiating power and alter reimbursement terms","Cybersecurity threats and system integrity risks given reliance on proprietary technology systems and sensitive health data, with potential regulatory and operational consequences from breaches"]
Competitors & peers
- Omnicare (a CVS Health company)
- AccredoHealth
- CareCentrix
- Orsini Healthcare
- LTC specialty pharmacy providers and regional independent pharmacy groups
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.