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Delisted / no longer publicly traded (per market data provider) Everything below is based on the last available data — treat it as historical, not a live read.

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Cross Country Healthcare

CCRN
18
Staffing & Employment Services · Industrials
Price
$13.25
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$428.1M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
18
Historical score — this stock no longer trades, so the score is frozen at the last available data.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count falling — buybacks

13.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 37.4M (2021) → 32.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Cross Country Healthcare is a staffing company that helps hospitals and other healthcare facilities find temporary nurses, doctors, and other medical professionals. When a hospital is short-staffed, Cross Country connects them with qualified workers who can fill in for weeks or months at a time. It is one of the largest healthcare staffing firms in the United States.

The company earns revenue by charging healthcare facilities a markup on the hourly rates it pays to its temporary workers. It operates primarily across the U.S. and serves hospitals, outpatient clinics, and government facilities. Cross Country's scale and large database of credentialed healthcare professionals give it an advantage in matching workers to open positions quickly. However, the company faces pressure as post-pandemic demand for travel nurses has declined significantly, leading to lower bill rates and negative operating margins — making a return to sustained profitability the key challenge ahead.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-17.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-600.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

8.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$120M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Cross Country Healthcare's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
18.2%
Thin — 18.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-0.8%
Losing money on operations — -0.8%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-6.7%
Weak — -6.7% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-20.4%
Shrinking sales (-20.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
1/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
4.0%
Thin free cash flow (4.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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