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Neutral 43 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:43Neutral
Price Target:
$0.48
▼(-18.14% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/26/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance (ongoing losses, negative EBITDA, and persistent cash burn) and a clearly bearish technical setup (price below all key moving averages with negative MACD). The latest earnings call improves the outlook with quantified 2026 breakeven-EBITDA guidance and operational levers, but elevated medical cost trends, membership contraction, and policy uncertainty keep risk high; valuation is difficult to assess given the negative P/E.
Positive Factors
Platform Scale and Revenue Growth
Agilon’s rapid scaling to multi‑billion revenue demonstrates durable ability to win physician and payer partnerships. Scale supports fixed‑cost absorption, network effects, and stronger contracting leverage, giving the company structural capacity to convert top‑line reach into margin improvement over time.
Clinical Pathways & Data/Analytics
High clinical pathway adoption and an enhanced BOI data pipeline enable persistent, programmatic care improvements and better risk identification. Durable analytics and pathway penetration reduce utilization, improve quality scores, and support sustainable medical‑margin gains as interventions scale across the platform.
Credit Extension & Liquidity Discipline
Extending debt maturities materially reduces near‑term refinancing pressure, providing management time to execute the turnaround. Stricter covenants and collateral terms also impose liquidity discipline, which can stabilize capital structure while operational improvements aim to restore self‑funding.
Negative Factors
Persistent Cash Burn
Consistent negative operating and free cash flow erodes balance‑sheet cushion and increases dependence on external capital. Continued cash burn limits the company’s ability to invest in growth or absorb shocks, heightening the risk that turnaround initiatives will be constrained by financing availability or costly capital.
Elevated Medical Cost Trends
Sustained high medical cost trends and large claim volatility compress the spread that funds Agilon’s risk‑bearing model. Structural upward pressure on costs raises the bar for achieving projected medical‑margin improvements and makes multi‑period forecasting and reserve setting more uncertain.
Membership Contraction & Policy Risk
Exiting unprofitable contracts trimmed membership and scale, weakening revenue diversity and margin leverage. Coupled with CMS rate and risk‑adjustment uncertainty, smaller membership and potential policy shifts can permanently alter risk pools and reduce the company’s structural ability to drive consistent, scalable profits.

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Agilon Health Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Descriptionagilon health, inc. offers healthcare services for seniors through primary care physicians in the communities of the United States. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 238,000 senior members, which included 186,300 medicare advantage members and 51,700 medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. The company was formerly known as Agilon Health Topco, Inc. and changed its name to agilon health, inc. in March 2021. agilon health, inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas.
How the Company Makes MoneyAgilon Health generates revenue primarily through its partnerships with Medicare Advantage plans and healthcare providers. The company operates on a value-based care model, receiving payments based on the quality and efficiency of care delivered rather than the volume of services provided. Key revenue streams include care management fees, shared savings from improved patient outcomes, and risk-sharing agreements with payers. Agilon also benefits from technology platform subscriptions and analytics services that enhance the operations of its partner healthcare providers, creating a sustainable and scalable business model focused on improving senior healthcare.

Agilon Health Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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Chart InsightsAgilon Health's 'Medical Services' segment shows robust growth, driven by strategic initiatives and strong ACO REACH performance, despite financial challenges. The 'Other' segment has stabilized after a sharp increase in 2023. The earnings call reveals that while revenue is expected to reach $5.82 billion in 2025, financial pressures from lower risk scores and market exits persist. However, cost reductions and improved payer contracts are anticipated to enhance financial performance in 2026, signaling potential for recovery and growth.
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Agilon Health Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Feb 25, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call communicated a clear, quantified plan for a material financial turnaround in 2026 — including specific revenue, medical margin and adjusted EBITDA targets — supported by strengthened data/analytics, scaled clinical pathways (CHF adoption >90%), quality improvement (composite ~4.2 stars) and $35M of operating cost reductions. However, significant 2025 losses (FY adjusted EBITDA -$296M), elevated and volatile medical cost trends (2025 ~6.5%, 2026 assumed gross 7.5%/net 7.0%), membership contraction from contract exits (≈50k MA members), and regulatory uncertainty around CMS’ rate notice present meaningful near-term risks. On balance, the call presented balanced progress and material challenges: management provided credible levers and quantified guidance for improvement, but execution and external factors (cost trends, CMS rates, claims visibility) are non‑trivial risks to achieving the stated goals.
Q4-2025 Updates
Positive Updates
2026 Financial Guidance and Projected Turnaround
Company provided full-year 2026 guidance of $5.41B–$5.58B revenue (midpoint $5.5B) versus 2025 revenue of $5.93B (≈ -7.3% YoY). 2026 medical margin guidance $300M–$350M (midpoint $325M) compared with a 2025 full-year medical margin of -$57M (implying ≈ $382M year-over-year improvement in medical margin). Adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2026 is -$15M to +$15M (breakeven at midpoint) versus 2025 adjusted EBITDA of -$296M (≈ $296M improvement to midpoint). ACO REACH expected contribution of $20M–$25M in 2026. Expect to end 2026 with at least $125M cash on hand; ended FY2025 with $285M cash & marketable securities plus $91M off-balance-sheet ACO cash.
Clinical Pathways and Burden-of-Illness (BOI) Enhancements
Advanced clinical pathways (heart failure, dementia, COPD) with congestive heart failure program adopted in over 90% of the network. Enhanced BOI/data pipeline now includes over 85% of members with a reported >99% correlation rate; AI-assisted high-risk member identification and diagnosis expected to deliver benefits beyond prior V28 implementation and drive an estimated net 40 basis point improvement year-over-year in risk revenue.
Quality Performance and Increased Incentive Opportunity
Platform composite quality score around 4.2 stars (outperforming benchmarks). Management expects to more than double the incentive contribution opportunity in 2026 versus 2025 and indicated quality programs have matured (stronger care-gap closure, primary-care–driven Star measure improvements).
Cost Reductions and Operational Discipline
Executed $35M in operating cost reductions above prior communicated levels. G&A guidance for 2026 approximately $234M (slightly lower than 2025), geo entry expense ~$15M. Disciplined contracting prioritized economic sustainability (including pausing growth and exiting unprofitable contracts) and reduced Medicare Part D exposure to below 15% of membership.
ACO REACH Performance and Structural Opportunities
ACO REACH full-year adjusted EBITDA for 2025 was $41M (Q4 -$6M). Management views CMS’ LEAD (post-REACH) 10‑year design as a positive, providing a longer horizon to plan and invest. Capital actions include extending the credit facility by two years and a plan to pursue a reverse stock split.
Negative Updates
2025 Financial Shortfalls and Key Loss Metrics
2025 results were unsatisfactory: Q4 revenue $1.57B and FY2025 revenue $5.93B. Q4 medical margin -$74M and full-year medical margin -$57M. Adjusted EBITDA Q4 -$142M and FY2025 -$296M. Performance was impacted by lower-than-expected risk-adjustment revenue, exited markets (≈ -$60M), and prior-year development (≈ -$53M).
Elevated Medical Cost Trends and Large Claim Volatility
Medical cost trends accelerated: 2025 full-year cost trend ~6.5%; Q3 trend increased to 7.2% and fourth-quarter reserving set at 7.4%. 2026 assumed gross cost trend 7.5% (net ~7.0% after estimated 50 bps benefit from payer bids). Q3 included several large inpatient cases (aggregate ≈ $6.5M of claims > $1M), and management cited limited paid-claim visibility at Q4 close as a reason for conservative reserving.
Membership Contraction from Contract Exits
Membership was 511,000 at FY2025 year-end. Disciplined recontracting and exits reduced Medicare Advantage membership by ~50,000, and management expects Medicare Advantage membership of about 430,000 in 2026 (including ~25,000 in care-coordination-fee arrangements). Management prioritized profitability over membership growth, leading to near-term contraction.
Regulatory and Risk-Adjustment Uncertainty (CMS Advanced Rate Notice)
Management expressed disappointment with CMS’ advanced rate notice, noting a potential lower-than-expected rate increase for 2027 and risk-model normalization factors that create uncertainty (company believes impact will be near national average but remains cautious). Areas of concern include treatment of unlinked/audio-only coding and risk-model recalibration effects. Continued policy/regulatory uncertainty is a headwind.
Near-Term Visibility and Timing Risks
Quality measure runout and paid-claims visibility remain incomplete (management did not fully bank additional quality upside in guidance). Conservative assumptions and limited late-quarter claims visibility increase execution risk behind the suggested 2026 turnaround.
Company Guidance
agilon’s 2026 guidance targets year‑end platform membership of 525,000–540,000 (Medicare Advantage ~430,000; ACO ~103,000 at the midpoint), full‑year revenue of $5.41B–$5.58B (midpoint ~$5.5B), medical margin of $300M–$350M (midpoint $325M) and adjusted EBITDA of -$15M to +$15M (breakeven at midpoint) with ACO REACH contributing $20M–$25M; assumptions include a gross cost trend of 7.5% (net ~7.0% after ~50 bps benefit from payer bids), a BOI-driven ~40 bps net improvement in risk capture, over $625M of incremental medical‑margin value from contracting and bids, Part D exposure reduced to <15% of membership, G&A of ~ $234M, geography entry expense of ~$15M, $35M of operating cost reductions already executed, an enhanced data pipeline covering >85% of members (99%+ correlation), heart‑failure pathway adoption >90% of the network, and an expectation to end 2026 with at least $125M of cash (including ACO entities).

Agilon Health Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Revenue scaled rapidly (~$1.2B in 2020 to ~$6.1B in 2024), but results remain defined by persistent net losses and negative EBITDA. Cash flow is the biggest weakness with negative operating and free cash flow in every year shown (2025 OCF about -$106M; FCF about -$119M), and equity has fallen sharply (from ~$1.09B in 2021 to ~$127M in 2025) despite modest leverage.
Income Statement
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Negative
Revenue scaled rapidly from ~$1.2B (2020) to ~$6.1B (2024), showing strong top-line expansion. However, profitability remains the key issue: the company has posted net losses every year, with net margin still negative (about -6.6% in 2025 vs. about -4.3% in 2024), and EBITDA also negative across the period—indicating the business has not yet demonstrated sustainable earnings power despite growth.
Balance Sheet
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Neutral
Leverage appears modest with low debt relative to equity in recent years (debt-to-equity ~0.05–0.15 from 2021–2025), which reduces refinancing risk. The main concern is weakening balance-sheet cushion: stockholders’ equity has fallen sharply (from ~$1.09B in 2021 to ~$127M in 2025) alongside continued losses, and returns on equity are deeply negative in 2025—suggesting declining financial flexibility if losses persist.
Cash Flow
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Negative
Cash generation is the most pressured area: operating cash flow and free cash flow are negative every year shown, including 2025 (operating cash flow about -$106M; free cash flow about -$119M). While free cash flow improved versus 2024 and has sometimes been better than net income (reflecting non-cash losses), the business is still consuming cash rather than funding itself internally, which can increase reliance on external capital over time.
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue5.93B6.06B4.32B2.39B1.52B
Gross Profit-188.61M4.84M69.67M111.36M65.74M
EBITDA-368.86M-218.19M-167.64M-72.41M-362.16M
Net Income-405.35M-260.15M-262.60M-106.55M-406.49M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets1.27B1.73B1.74B1.70B1.59B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments285.14M405.60M495.10M877.20M1.05B
Total Debt19.24M43.96M52.31M52.57M59.61M
Total Liabilities1.14B1.26B1.08B656.86M494.66M
Stockholders Equity126.73M470.95M661.84M1.04B1.09B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow-119.00M-71.03M-187.01M-163.47M-161.59M
Operating Cash Flow-105.76M-57.78M-156.20M-130.81M-148.16M
Investing Cash Flow88.61M139.89M-44.02M-444.39M-90.51M
Financing Cash Flow-2.99M-2.58M-193.13M28.06M1.15B

Agilon Health Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Neutral
Last Price0.59
Price Trends
50DMA
0.71
Negative
100DMA
0.74
Negative
200DMA
1.25
Negative
Market Momentum
MACD
-0.07
Negative
RSI
50.63
Neutral
STOCH
88.75
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For AGL, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 0.59 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.53, below the 50-day MA of 0.71, and below the 200-day MA of 1.25, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.07 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 50.63 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 88.75 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for AGL.

Agilon Health Risk Analysis

Agilon Health disclosed 61 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Agilon Health reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks

Agilon Health Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (51)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
59
Neutral
$1.22B192.692.56%12.48%-9.28%
52
Neutral
$752.73M-7.81-35.90%-11.42%-617.31%
51
Neutral
$7.86B-0.30-43.30%2.27%22.53%-2.21%
48
Neutral
$285.01M-18.01-3.76%-22.14%-787.87%
47
Neutral
$96.80M2.671.34%185.03%
43
Neutral
$244.48M-0.60-135.64%5.21%5.21%
43
Neutral
$15.28M-0.05-257.39%-2.15%-6.72%
* Healthcare Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
AGL
Agilon Health
0.59
-2.39
-80.23%
AMN
AMN Healthcare Services
19.48
-5.09
-20.72%
CCRN
Cross Country Healthcare
8.70
-8.38
-49.06%
INNV
InnovAge Holding
8.96
5.72
176.54%
PIII
P3 Health Partners
2.12
-7.00
-76.75%
BTMD
biote
2.12
-2.12
-50.00%

Agilon Health Corporate Events

Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Agilon Health Reports 2025 Losses, Outlines 2026 Turnaround
Negative
Feb 25, 2026

Agilon health on February 25, 2026 reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results showing platform membership declined to 625,000, driven by previously disclosed market exits, while revenue in the quarter rose 3% year on year to $1.57 billion but fell 2% to $5.93 billion for the full year. Profitability deteriorated sharply, with a 2025 gross loss of $160 million versus a prior-year gross profit, medical margin swinging to a $57 million loss, net loss widening to $391 million, and adjusted EBITDA loss nearly doubling to $296 million, even as management highlighted ongoing transformation efforts and a solid liquidity position with $285 million in cash and modest debt as it guides toward improved performance in 2026.

The fourth quarter of 2025 underscored the strain on agilon’s economics, as gross loss more than doubled to $91 million, medical margin turned negative $74 million, and adjusted EBITDA loss deepened to $142 million amid high medical cost trends in its Medicare Advantage book. Despite the worsening loss profile, the company reduced geography entry costs and maintained access to additional cash within its unconsolidated ACO entities, positioning itself to pursue its turnaround strategy in 2026 while absorbing the impact of strategic market exits and recalibrating growth around its remaining value-based care partnerships.

The most recent analyst rating on (AGL) stock is a Hold with a $0.73 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Agilon Health stock, see the AGL Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and FinancingRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Agilon Health Amends Credit Agreement, Extends Debt Maturity
Positive
Feb 12, 2026

On February 12, 2026, agilon health, inc., together with related entities, entered into a third amendment to its existing credit agreement that extends the maturity date of its term loans from February 18, 2026 to February 18, 2028 and revises key financial covenants. The amendment shifts certain covenant baskets to EBITDA-based measures, imposes a $50 million daily minimum cash requirement, restricts certain payments to periods after the company generates positive EBITDA for two consecutive trailing four-quarter periods, requires term-loan prepayments with any reduction in letters of credit, reduces revolving commitments from $100 million to $90 million, increases cash collateralization of letters of credit, and is supported by a new unsecured parent guaranty, collectively tightening liquidity discipline while providing extended debt maturity.

These changes are likely to strengthen the company’s capital structure by providing additional time before debt repayment while also imposing stricter liquidity and performance thresholds on management. For lenders and other stakeholders, the revised terms increase safeguards around cash, collateral, and leverage, suggesting a recalibration of risk and return expectations as agilon navigates future operating conditions under its value-based care model.

The most recent analyst rating on (AGL) stock is a Hold with a $0.73 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Agilon Health stock, see the AGL Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Agilon Health Updates CFO Agreement and Equity Incentives
Positive
Jan 7, 2026

On December 31, 2025, agilon health, inc. amended and restated the employment agreement for its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Jeffrey Schwaneke, effective January 1, 2026, largely maintaining his prior contract while updating equity compensation and severance terms. The revised agreement grants Schwaneke a one-time award of 600,000 restricted stock units vesting over three years, a 2026 equity award valued at $3.75 million aligned with other executives, and eligibility for ordinary-course equity awards in 2027, while also enhancing retention incentives and clarifying severance protections that provide up to 12 months of salary and target bonus and continued vesting of equity awards under specified termination scenarios, signaling the company’s focus on leadership stability and long-term alignment with shareholder interests.

The most recent analyst rating on (AGL) stock is a Hold with a $0.88 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Agilon Health stock, see the AGL Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Feb 26, 2026