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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended April 4, 2026


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

Commission File Number: 001-40362

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

     Delaware

     81-4717209

     ( State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

     (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

400 Interstate North Parkway SE, Atlanta, GA 30339

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(770) 441-1580

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	AVAH	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of May 8, 2026, the registrant had 217,755,203 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.

Table of Contents



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	Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements	1

	PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 4, 2026 (Unaudited) and January 3, 2026	2
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three-Month Periods Ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025 (Unaudited)	3
	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Three-Month Periods Ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025 (Unaudited)	4
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three-Month Periods Ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025 (Unaudited)	5
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	30
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	30

	PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	32
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	32
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	32
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	32
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	32
Item 5.	Other Information	32
Item 6.	Exhibits	32
	SIGNATURES
	Signatures	33

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), about us and our industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial condition, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “design,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potentially,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions.

These statements are based on certain assumptions that we have made considering our experience in the industry as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate in these circumstances. As you read and consider this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are subject to risks that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following risks:

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intense competition among home health, hospice and durable medical equipment companies;

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our ability to maintain relationships with existing patient referral sources;

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our ability to have services funded from third-party payers, including Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurance companies, including as a result of changes to Medicaid to be implemented under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act;

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changes to Medicare or Medicaid rates or methods governing Medicare or Medicaid payments, and the implementation of alternative payment models, including but not limited to Medicare Advantage, Managed Care Organization, managed Medicaid, and other forms of managed care;

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any downward pressure on reimbursement resulting from further proliferation of Medicare Advantage plans;

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our limited ability to control reimbursement rates received for our services;

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delays in collection or non-collection of our patient accounts receivable, particularly during the business integration process, or when transitioning between systems associated with clinical data collection and submission, as well as billing and collection systems;

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healthcare reform and other regulations, including risks related to the final rule issued for the home health prospective payment system by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;

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changes in the case-mix of our patients, as well as payer mix and payment methodologies;

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any reduction in net reimbursement if we do not effectively implement value-based care programs;

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the possibility that our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected by public health emergencies, such as a pandemic or other infectious disease outbreak;

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shortages in qualified employees and management and competition for qualified personnel;

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any failure to maintain the security and functionality of our information systems or to defend against or otherwise prevent a cybersecurity attack or breach;

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our substantial indebtedness, which increases our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions and may limit our ability to pursue strategic alternatives and react to changes in our business and industry;

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our ability to identify, obtain financing for, acquire and integrate strategic and accretive businesses or assets, including in connection with our pending acquisition of Family First Holding, LLC;

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risks related to legal proceedings, claims and governmental inquiries given that the nature of our business exposes us to various liability claims, which may exceed the level of our insurance coverage; and

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the other risks described under Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 19, 2026.

Additionally, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. Considering these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q might not prove to be accurate and you should not place undue reliance upon them or otherwise rely upon them as predictions of future events. All forward-looking statements made by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. All such statements speak only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. We intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.


AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)
	As of
	April 4, 2026			January 3, 2026
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	189,274		$	193,260
Patient accounts receivable		332,685			313,358
Receivables under insured programs		2,915			2,758
Prepaid expenses		23,797			20,940
Other current assets		26,631			29,916
Total current assets		575,302			560,232
Property and equipment, net		17,859			16,653
Operating lease right of use assets		35,997			39,034
Goodwill		1,121,042			1,121,042
Intangible assets, net		91,929			92,559
Receivables under insured programs		30,431			28,806
Deferred income taxes		137,140			137,140
Other long-term assets		12,348			16,913
Total assets	$	2,022,048		$	2,012,379

LIABILITIES, DEFERRED RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS, AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	$	34,357		$	31,967
Accrued payroll and employee benefits		77,361			108,085
Current portion of insurance reserves - insured programs		2,915			2,758
Current portion of insurance reserves		18,152			17,154
Securitization obligations		165,000			165,000
Current portion of long-term obligations		13,250			13,250
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		15,451			16,012
Other current liabilities		63,947			70,230
Total current liabilities		390,433			424,456
Revolving credit facility		-			-
Long-term obligations, less current portion		1,283,977			1,286,652
Long-term insurance reserves - insured programs		30,431			28,806
Long-term insurance reserves		51,806			49,061
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		24,619			27,413
Other long-term liabilities		-			800
Total liabilities		1,781,266			1,817,188
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Deferred restricted stock units		730			730
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026
5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		-			-
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized;
217,510,046 and 210,996,359 issued and outstanding, respectively		2,175			2,110
Additional paid-in capital		1,353,353			1,349,480
Accumulated deficit		(1,115,476	)		(1,157,129	)
Total stockholders’ equity		240,052			194,461
Total liabilities, deferred restricted stock units, and stockholders’ equity	$	2,022,048		$	2,012,379

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.


AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

	For the three-month periods ended
	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025
Revenue	$	647,915		$	559,224
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization		442,487			375,666
Branch and regional administrative expenses		95,792			91,387
Corporate expenses		34,156			37,505
Depreciation and amortization		3,044			2,594
Acquisition-related costs		3,110			106
Other operating expense		-			165
Operating income		69,326			51,801
Interest income		1,658			132
Interest expense		(29,158	)		(36,335	)
Other income (expense)		3,149			(5,450	)
Income before income taxes		44,975			10,148
Income tax expense		(3,322	)		(4,955	)
Net income	$	41,653		$	5,193
Net income per share:
Net income per share, basic	$	0.19		$	0.03
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, basic		214,595			194,671
Net income per share, diluted	$	0.19		$	0.03
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, diluted		222,099			206,238

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.


AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)

	For the three-month period ended April 4, 2026
	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in			Accumulated			Total Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Equity
Balance, January 3, 2026		210,996,359	$	2,110	$	1,349,480		$	(1,157,129	)	$	194,461
Issuance of vested restricted shares		6,458,687		64		(542	)		-			(478	)
Stock option exercise		55,000		1		268						269
Non-cash share-based compensation		-		-		4,147			-			4,147
Net income		-		-		-			41,653			41,653
Balance, April 4, 2026		217,510,046	$	2,175	$	1,353,353		$	(1,115,476	)	$	240,052


	For the three-month period ended March 29, 2025
	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in			Accumulated			Total Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Deficit
Balance, December 28, 2024		193,225,177	$	1,932	$	1,256,680		$	(1,382,163	)	$	(123,551	)
Issuance of vested restricted shares		1,021,016		10		(1,687	)		-			(1,677	)
Employee stock purchase plan		847,673		9		1,782			-			1,791
Non-cash share-based compensation		-		-		18,114			-			18,114
Net income		-		-		-			5,193			5,193
Balance, March 29, 2025		195,093,866	$	1,951	$	1,274,889		$	(1,376,970	)	$	(100,130	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.


AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

	For the three-month periods ended
	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income	$	41,653		$	5,193
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		3,044			2,594
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs		965			1,646
Reduction in carrying amount of operating lease right of use assets		4,607			4,352
Non-cash share-based compensation		4,147			10,996
(Gain) loss on disposal or impairment of licenses, property and equipment, and software		(24	)		166
Fair value adjustments on interest rate derivatives		647			11,602
Deferred income taxes		-			612
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisitions:
Patient accounts receivable		(19,327	)		(29,641	)
Prepaid expenses		(2,857	)		(2,433	)
Other current and long-term assets		4,726			(646	)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		2,545			(5,972	)
Accrued payroll and employee benefits		(30,724	)		(1,752	)
Insurance reserves		3,743			1,873
Operating lease liabilities		(4,925	)		(4,771	)
Other current and long-term liabilities		(3,871	)		(2,451	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		4,349			(8,632	)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment, and software		(4,557	)		(2,348	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(4,557	)		(2,348	)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Payments for shares withheld to cover employee taxes on vesting of restricted stock		(478	)		(1,677	)
Proceeds from exercise of options		269			-
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan		-			1,791
Principal payments on term loans		(3,312	)		(2,300	)
Principal payments on notes payable		(2,406	)		(2,763	)
Settlements with interest rate swap counterparties		2,149			3,135
Net cash used in financing activities		(3,778	)		(1,814	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(3,986	)		(12,794	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		193,260			84,288
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	189,274		$	71,494


Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest	$	27,868		$	34,911
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received	$	(11	)	$	(460	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”) is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and has locations in 39 states with concentrations in Texas, Pennsylvania, and California. The Company provides a broad range of pediatric and adult healthcare services, primarily focused on care in the home, including nursing, hospice, rehabilitation, occupational nursing in schools, therapy, and day treatment center services for medically complex and chronically ill children and adults, as well as delivery of enteral nutrition and other products to patients. In addition, the Company provides respite healthcare services, which are temporary care provider services provided in relief of the patient’s normal caregiver. The Company’s services are designed to provide a high quality, lower cost alternative to prolonged hospitalization.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements, and business combinations accounted for as purchases have been included in the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of April 4, 2026 and the results of operations for the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively. The results reported in these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should not be regarded as indicative of results that may be expected for any future period or the year ending January 2, 2027. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 19, 2026.

Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday that is closest to December 31 of a given year, resulting in either a 52 or 53-week fiscal year. The interim unaudited consolidated balance sheets reflect the accounts of the Company as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026. For the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025, the interim unaudited consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows reflect the accounts of the Company from January 4, 2026 through April 4, 2026 and December 29, 2024 through March 29, 2025, respectively, each of which includes 13 weeks.

Use of Estimates

The Company’s accounting and reporting policies conform with U.S. GAAP. In preparing the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements, the Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that impact the amounts reported in these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Topic 220): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”), which requires public entities to disclose additional information that disaggregates certain expense captions into specified categories in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Topic 220): Clarifying the Effective Date. The new standard clarifies that ASU 2024-03 is required to be adopted in the annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The disclosure updates are required to be applied prospectively with the option for retrospective application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the amended guidance will have on its disclosures.

3. REVENUE

The Company evaluates the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows using the five-step process. The Company uses a portfolio approach to group contracts with similar characteristics and analyze historical cash collection trends.

Revenue is primarily derived from (i) pediatric healthcare services provided to patients, including private duty nursing and therapy services; (ii) adult home health and hospice services (collectively “patient revenue”); and (iii) the delivery of enteral nutrition and other products to patients (“product revenue”). The services provided by the Company have no fixed duration and can be terminated by the patient or the facility at any time; therefore, each service provided is its own stand-alone contract. Incremental costs of obtaining a contract are expensed as incurred due to the short-term nature of the contracts.

Services ordered by a healthcare provider in an episode of care are not separately identifiable and therefore have been combined into a single performance obligation for each contract. The Company recognizes revenue as its performance obligations are completed. For patient revenue, the performance obligation is satisfied over time as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the healthcare services provided. For product revenue, the performance obligation is satisfied at the point in time of delivery of the product to the patient. The Company recognizes patient revenue equally over the number of treatments provided in a single episode of care. Typically, patients and third-party payers are billed within several days of the service being performed, and payments are due based on contract terms.

The Company’s lines of business are generally classified into the following categories: private duty services; home health and hospice; and medical solutions.

Private Duty Services (“PDS”). The PDS business includes a broad range of pediatric and adult healthcare services, including private duty skilled nursing, non-clinical services, which include support services and personal care services, pediatric therapy services, rehabilitation services, and nursing services in schools and pediatric day healthcare centers.

Home Health & Hospice (“HHH”). The HHH business provides home health, hospice, and personal care services to predominately elderly patients.

Medical Solutions (“MS”). The MS business includes the delivery of enteral nutrition and other products to patients.

For the PDS, HHH, and MS businesses, the Company receives payments from the following sources for services rendered: (i) state governments under their respective Medicaid programs (“Medicaid”); (ii) Managed Care providers of state government Medicaid programs (“Medicaid MCO”); (iii) commercial insurers; (iv) other government programs including Medicare, Tricare and ChampVA (collectively, “Medicare”); and (v) individual patients. As the period between the time of service and time of payment is one year or less, the Company does not adjust for the effects of a significant financing component.

Most contracts contain variable consideration; however, it is unlikely that a significant reversal of revenue will occur when the uncertainty is resolved, and therefore, the Company has included the variable consideration in the estimated transaction price. The Company determines the transaction price based on established billing rates reduced by contractual adjustments provided to third-party payers and by implicit price concessions which the Company estimates based on its historical collection experience. Management estimates the transaction price on a payer-specific basis given its interpretation of the applicable regulations or contract terms. Updated regulations and contract negotiations occur frequently, necessitating regular review and assessment by management. There were no material revenue adjustments recognized from performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods for the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 or March 29, 2025, respectively.

As of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026, estimated contractual adjustments and implicit price concessions of $105.1 million and $106.5 million, respectively, were recorded as reductions to patient accounts receivable balances to arrive at the estimated collectible revenue and patient accounts receivable. Subsequent changes resulting from a patient’s ability to pay are recorded as bad debt expense, which is included as a component of operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company did not record any bad debt expense for the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 or March 29, 2025, respectively.

The following table presents revenue by payer type as a percentage of total revenue for the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively:


	For the three-month periods ended
	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025
Medicaid MCO		59.2	%		58.5	%
Medicaid		21.8	%		22.8	%
Commercial		8.9	%		8.8	%
Medicare		9.9	%		9.8	%
Self-pay		0.2	%		0.1	%
Total revenue		100.0	%		100.0	%

4. ACQUISITION

Pending Acquisition

On March 9, 2026, Pediatric Services of America, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Equity Interest Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests in Family First Holding, LLC (“Family First”) for a purchase price of $175.5 million, subject to customary adjustments for working capital and other items. Family First Holding, LLC provides pediatric home care across seven states including Florida and Texas. The transaction is expected to close in the second fiscal quarter of 2026, subject to, among other things, customary closing conditions and the absence of any law or governmental order preventing the transaction. The Company intends to fund the transaction with a combination of cash on hand and the Securitization Facility (as defined below). The Company incurred $3.1 million in acquisition-related costs for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, primarily related to the pending acquisition.

5. LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

Long-term obligations consisted of the following as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026, respectively (dollar amounts in thousands):


Instrument	Stated Maturity Date	Contractual Interest Rate as of April 4, 2026	Interest Rate as of April 4, 2026	April 4, 2026			January 3, 2026
2025 Term Loans (1)	09/2032	S + 3.75%	7.42%	$	1,318,375		$	1,321,687
2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility (1)	09/2030	S + 3.75%	7.42%		-			-
Total principal amount of long-term obligations					1,318,375			1,321,687
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs					(21,148	)		(21,785	)
Total amount of long-term obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs					1,297,227			1,299,902
Less: current portion of long-term obligations					(13,250	)		(13,250	)
Total amount of long-term obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, less current portion				$	1,283,977		$	1,286,652
(1) S = One-month SOFR

On September 17, 2025, Aveanna Healthcare LLC (the “Borrower”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into the fourth joinder and twelfth amendment (the “Refinancing Amendment”) to its First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2017. The Refinancing Amendment provided for, among other things, incremental revolving loan commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $79.7 million, resulting in total aggregate revolving loan commitments of $250.0 million (the “2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility”), a portion of which may be used for the issuance of letters of credit and swingline loans. The Refinancing Amendment additionally provides for the refinancing of the term loans previously outstanding (“2025 Refinancing Term Loans”) under the existing term loan facility (the “2025 Refinancing Term Facility”) and an incremental senior secured term loan facility, with aggregate commitments increased by $439.0 million (the “2025 Incremental Term Loans”). Combined, the 2025 Refinancing Term Loans and 2025 Incremental Term Loans aggregate to a total principal balance of $1,325.0 million (the “2025 Term Loans”).

The 2025 Term Loans under the Amended Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to, at the election of the Borrower, Term SOFR (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin equal to 3.75% per annum or an alternative base rate (“ABR”) plus an applicable margin equal to 2.75% per annum. Loans under the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at the election of the Borrower, Term SOFR, plus an applicable margin equal to 3.75% per annum or a base rate plus an applicable margin equal to 2.75% per annum, so long as the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) is greater than 3.90 to 1.00 as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter, subject to (a) a decrease of 0.25% in the event that, and for so long as, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.90 to 1.00 and greater than 3.40 to 1.00 as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter and (b) a decrease of 0.50% in the event that, and for so long as, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.40 to 1.00 as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter. As of April 4, 2026, the principal amount of the 2025 Term Loans and borrowings under the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility each accrued interest at a rate of 7.42%.

Debt issuance costs related to the term loans are recorded as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt. The balances for debt issuance costs related to the term loans as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026 were $21.1 million and $21.8 million, respectively. Debt issuance costs related to the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility are recorded within other long-term assets. The balances for debt issuance costs related to the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026 were $3.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively. The Company recognized interest expense related to the amortization of debt issuance costs of $0.8 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and $1.5 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025.

Issued letters of credit as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026 were both $24.5 million. There were no swingline loans outstanding as of April 4, 2026 or January 3, 2026. Borrowing capacity under the Company's 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility was approximately $225.5 million as of April 4, 2026. Available borrowing capacity under the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility is subject to a maintenance leverage covenant that becomes effective if more than 40% of the total commitment is utilized.

The fair value of the Company's long-term obligations was estimated using market-observable inputs from the Company’s comparable peers with public debt, including quoted prices in active markets, which are considered Level 2 inputs. The aggregate fair value of the Company's long-term obligations was $1,316.7 million at April 4, 2026.

The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants and restrictions under the foregoing instruments at April 4, 2026.

6. SECURITIZATION FACILITY

On November 12, 2021, the Company (through a wholly owned special purpose entity, Aveanna SPV I, LLC) (the “special purpose entity”) and a lending institution entered into a Receivables Financing Agreement, which, as amended, has a scheduled termination date of June 25, 2028 (as amended, the “Securitization Facility”). On June 25, 2025, the Company amended the Securitization Facility to increase the maximum amount available thereunder from $225.0 million to $275.0 million, subject to certain borrowing base requirements. The balances for debt issuance costs related to the Securitization Facility as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026 were $1.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively and included in other long-term assets. The Company recognized interest expense related to the amortization of debt issuance costs of $0.2 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and $0.1 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025.

Pursuant to two separate sale agreements, each of which is among Aveanna Healthcare, LLC, as initial servicer, certain of the Company's subsidiaries and the special purpose entity, the subsidiaries sold substantially all of their existing and future accounts receivable balances to the special purpose entity. The special purpose entity uses the accounts receivable balances to collateralize loans made under the Securitization Facility. The Company retains the responsibility of servicing the accounts receivable balances pledged as collateral under the Securitization Facility and provides a performance guaranty.

The outstanding balance under the Securitization Facility was $165.0 million at both April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026. The balance accrues interest at a rate equal to the SOFR rate, plus a credit spread adjustment (“CSA”), plus an applicable margin. The interest rate under the Securitization Facility was 6.26% at April 4, 2026.

The Securitization Facility is accounted for as a collateralized financing activity, rather than a sale of assets; therefore: (i) accounts receivable balances pledged as collateral are presented as assets and the borrowings are presented as liabilities in the interim unaudited consolidated balance sheets; (ii) the consolidated statements of operations reflect the interest expense associated with the collateralized borrowings; and (iii) receipts from customers related to the underlying accounts receivable are reflected as

operating cash flows and borrowings and repayments under the collateralized loans are reflected as financing cash flows within the consolidated statements of cash flows. The Securitization Facility is included within current liabilities on the interim unaudited consolidated balance sheets as it is collateralized by current patient accounts receivable and not because payments are due within one year of the balance sheet date.

7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, patient accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of the instruments.

The Company’s other assets measured at fair value were as follows (amounts in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurements at April 4, 2026
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Interest rate cap agreements	$	-	$	5,968	$	-	$	5,968
Interest rate swap agreements		-		2,014		-		2,014
Total derivative assets	$	-	$	7,982	$	-	$	7,982

	Fair Value Measurements at January 3, 2026
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Interest rate cap agreements	$	-	$	4,778	$	-	$	4,778
Interest rate swap agreements		-		3,851		-		3,851
Total derivative assets	$	-	$	8,629	$	-	$	8,629

The fair values of the interest rate swap and cap agreements are based on the estimated net proceeds or costs to settle the transactions as of the respective balance sheet dates. The valuations are based on commercially reasonable industry and market practices for valuing similar financial instruments. See Note 8 – Derivative Financial Instruments for further details on the Company’s interest rate swap and cap agreements.

8. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s earnings and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in interest rates, and the Company seeks to mitigate a portion of this risk by entering into derivative contracts. The derivatives the Company currently uses are interest rate swaps and interest rate caps. The Company recognizes derivatives as either assets or liabilities at fair value on the interim unaudited consolidated balance sheets and does not designate the derivatives as hedging instruments. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are therefore recorded in earnings throughout the terms of the respective derivatives.

The Company currently has two interest rate swap agreements intended to limit its exposure to interest rate risk on its variable rate debt. These swaps expire on June 30, 2026. Since July 1, 2023, the interest rate swap agreements have paid a fixed rate of 2.03% and received the one-month SOFR rate, subject to a 0.50% floor. The aggregate notional amount of the interest rate swaps remained unchanged at $520.0 million at April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026, respectively. The fair value of the interest rate swaps was $2.0 million at April 4, 2026 and $3.9 million at January 3, 2026. The fair value of the interest rate swaps is included in other current assets in both the interim unaudited consolidated balance sheet at April 4, 2026 and the consolidated balance sheet at January 3, 2026. The Company does not apply hedge accounting to these agreements and records all mark-to-market adjustments directly to other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations, which are included within cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The net settlements incurred with swap counterparties under the swap agreements are recognized through cash flows from financing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows due to an other-than-insignificant financing element on the interest rate swaps.

The Company has interest rate cap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $880.0 million. The cap agreements have an expiration date of February 28, 2027 and provide that the counterparty pays the Company the amount by which SOFR exceeds 2.96%. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreements was $6.0 million at April 4, 2026 and $4.8 million at January 3, 2026 and is included in other current assets in the interim unaudited consolidated balance sheet at April 4, 2026 and other long term

assets in the consolidated balance sheet at January 3, 2026. The Company does not apply hedge accounting to interest rate cap agreements and records all mark-to-market adjustments directly to other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations, which are included within cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows. The proceeds received from cap counterparties under the cap agreements are recognized through cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

The following losses and gains from these derivatives not designated as hedging instruments were recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively (amounts in thousands):



	Statement of Operations	For the three-month periods ended
	Classification	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025
Interest rate cap agreements	Other income (expense)	$	1,190		$	(7,470	)
Interest rate swap agreements	Other income (expense)	$	(1,837	)	$	(4,132	)

The Company does not utilize financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

9. INCOME TAXES

On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1., also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), was signed into law in the U.S., which contains a broad range of tax reform provisions affecting businesses. Among other changes, OBBBA provides full bonus depreciation for certain assets placed into service after January 19, 2025, an election to expense current U.S. incurred research or experimental expenditures, and a new calculation allowing companies to deduct additional interest expense.

The Company records its provision for income taxes on an interim basis based upon the estimate of the annual effective income tax rate for the full year applied to “ordinary” income or loss, adjusted each quarter for discrete items. The Company analyzes various factors to determine the estimated annual effective income tax rate, including projections of annual earnings, the impact of state and local income taxes, its ability to use tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards, and available tax planning alternatives.

The Company recorded income tax expense of $3.3 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and income tax expense of $5.0 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025.

The Company’s effective tax rate was 7.4% for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and 48.8% for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. The effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025 differed from the statutory rate of 21% primarily due to certain non-deductible expenses, most notably interest expense and executive compensation, and the changes in the valuation allowance recorded against certain deferred tax assets. The three-month period ended April 4, 2026 also included a discrete benefit that resulted in the effective rate differing from the statutory rate.

For the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, there were no material changes to the Company's uncertain tax positions. There has been no change to the Company’s policy that recognizes potential interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

10. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Director Restricted Stock Units

In February 2026, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) approved grants of 97,102 restricted stock units, with a grant date per share fair value of $7.93, to certain independent directors (“Director RSUs”) under the Company's 2021 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the “2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan”). Director RSUs vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, and each RSU settles for one share of common stock upon vesting. The Company recorded compensation expense of $0.2 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and $0.2 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, which is included in corporate expenses in the interim unaudited consolidated statements of operations. Unrecognized compensation expense as of April 4, 2026 associated with outstanding director restricted stock units was $0.7 million.

Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”)

In February 2026, the Compensation Committee approved grants of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”) under the Company's 2021 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. Annual grants of RSUs and PSUs have been awarded since fiscal year 2022. Upon vesting, each RSU and each PSU settles for one share of common stock.

The RSUs are subject to a three-year service-based cliff vesting schedule commencing on the date of grant. Compensation cost for the RSUs is measured based on the grant date fair value of each underlying share of common stock and the number of RSUs granted and is recognized over the applicable vesting period on a straight-line basis. In February 2026, the Company granted 1,046,377 RSUs with a weighted average grant date per share fair value of $7.93. The Company recorded compensation expense, net of forfeitures, of $1.5 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and $1.5 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, which is included in corporate and branch and regional administrative expenses in the interim unaudited consolidated statements of operations. Unrecognized compensation expense was $14.2 million as of April 4, 2026.

The PSUs contain performance criterion based on adjusted EBITDA targets for each of the three years during the vesting period. Achievement of any annual target during the three years subsequent to the grant date results in a cumulative achievement event for the target year and any prior year award not previously achieved. Additionally, the PSUs are subject to a three-year service-based cliff vesting schedule commencing on the date of grant. The PSUs have service and performance conditions, and compensation cost is initially measured based on the grant date fair value of each underlying share of common stock. Cumulative compensation cost is subsequently adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect the current estimation of achieving the performance condition. In February 2026, the Company granted 1,044,791 PSUs with a weighted average grant date per share fair value of $7.93. The Company recorded compensation expense, net of forfeitures, of $1.8 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and $0.5 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, which is included in corporate and branch and regional administrative expenses in the interim unaudited consolidated statements of operations. Unrecognized compensation expense was $13.9 million as of April 4, 2026.

Senior Management Retention Plan (“SMRP”)

In the second quarter of 2023, the Compensation Committee approved SMRP awards to certain members of management to be paid in the form of RSUs under the 2021 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. The awards were granted based on a fixed dollar value for each member of senior management included in the plan. The performance condition related to the SMRP was achieved on March 29, 2025, resulting in the acceleration of the related compensation expense of the awards. The Company recorded no compensation expense during the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and $7.6 million during the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, which is included in corporate expenses and branch and regional administrative expenses in the interim unaudited consolidated statements of operations. There was no unrecognized compensation expense as of April 4, 2026.

Total compensation expense, net of forfeitures, for all awards under the Company's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan was $3.5 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 and $10.5 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. Total unrecognized compensation expense for all awards under the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan was $28.8 million as of April 4, 2026.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

During the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, participants did not purchase any shares pursuant to the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. During the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, participants purchased 847,673 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of approximately $2.11 per share pursuant to the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

The Company recorded compensation expense related to the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan of $0.6 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and $0.5 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, which is included in corporate expenses, branch and regional administrative expenses and cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization in the interim unaudited consolidated statements of operations.

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Insurance Reserves

As is typical in the healthcare industry, the Company is subject to claims that its services have resulted in patient injury or other adverse effects.

The accrued professional liability insurance reserves included in the interim unaudited consolidated balance sheets include estimates of the ultimate costs, including third-party legal defense costs, in the event the Company was unable to receive funds from claims made under commercial insurance policies, for claims that have been reported but not paid and claims that have been incurred but not reported at the balance sheet dates. Although substantially all reported claims are paid directly by the Company’s commercial insurance carriers (after the Company satisfies the applicable policy deductible and/or retention), the Company is ultimately responsible for payment of these claims in the event its insurance carriers become insolvent or otherwise do not honor the contractual obligations under the liability policies. The Company is required under U.S. GAAP to recognize these estimated liabilities in its consolidated financial statements on a gross basis; with a corresponding receivable from the insurance carriers reflecting the contractual indemnity provided by the carriers under the related liability policies.

Since October 1, 2025, the Company has maintained primary commercial insurance coverage on a claims-made basis for professional liability claims with a $2.0 million per claim deductible, a $2.0 million aggregate buffer retention, and $5.0 million per claim and annual aggregate limits. Prior to October 1, 2025, the Company maintained primary commercial insurance coverage on a claims made basis for professional liability claims with varying deductibles by policy year from $0.5 million to $2.0 million on a per claim basis and $4.5 million to $6.0 million per claim and annual aggregate limits. Moreover, the Company maintains excess insurance coverage for professional liability claims to cover any claims over the aggregate limits. In addition, the Company maintains workers’ compensation insurance with $0.5 million per claim deductible and statutory limits. The Company reimburses insurance carriers for deductible losses under these policies. The Company’s insurance carriers require collateral to secure the Company’s obligation to reimburse insurance carriers for these deductible payments. Collateral as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026 was comprised of $24.5 million of issued letters of credit.

As of April 4, 2026, insurance reserves totaling $103.3 million were included on the interim unaudited consolidated balance sheets, representing $53.0 million and $50.3 million of reserves for professional liability claims and workers’ compensation claims, respectively. Estimated receivables under the insured programs totaled $33.3 million as of April 4, 2026. At January 3, 2026, insurance reserves totaling $97.8 million were included on the consolidated balance sheets, representing $50.4 million and $47.3 million of reserves for professional liability claims and workers’ compensation claims, respectively. Estimated receivables under the insured programs totaled $42.7 million as of January 3, 2026.

Litigation and Other Current Liabilities

The Company is currently a party to various routine litigation incidental to the business. While management currently believes that the ultimate outcome of such proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or overall trends in results of operations, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties. Management has established provisions within other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, which in the opinion of management represents the best estimate of exposure and adequately provides for such losses that may occur from asserted claims related to the provision of professional services and which may not be covered by the Company’s insurance policies. Management believes that any additional unfavorable provisions would not be material to the Company’s results of operations or financial position; however, if an unfavorable ruling on any asserted or unasserted claim were to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the Company’s net earnings or financial position. The estimate of the potential impact from legal proceedings on the Company’s financial position or overall results of operations could change in the future.

Healthcare Regulatory Matters

Starting on October 30, 2019 the Company has received grand jury subpoenas issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (the “Antitrust Division”), requiring the production of documents and information pertaining to nurse wages, reimbursement rates, and hiring activities in a few of its local markets. The Company is fully cooperating with the Antitrust Division with respect to this investigation. Based on the information currently available to the Company, management cannot predict the timing or outcome of this investigation, however, management does not believe the outcome of this investigation will be material to the Company's results of operations or financial position.

On July 19, 2023, the Company received a Civil Investigation Demand issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Alabama (the “AUSA”), requiring the production of documents and information pertaining to Comfort Care Hospice, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, regarding issues of (1) improper submission of claims to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs for service to patients who were ineligible or not properly certified for said healthcare services and (2) improper remuneration to medical directors and skilled nursing facilities for patient referrals in violation of certain federal regulations. The Company is fully cooperating with the AUSA with respect to this investigation, and management believes that a loss event is not probable and that this matter will not materially impact the Company’s business,

results of operations or financial position. However, based on the information currently available to the Company, management cannot predict the timing or outcome of this investigation or predict the possible loss or range of loss, if any, associated with the resolution of this matter.

Laws and regulations governing the government payer programs are complex and subject to interpretation. Compliance with such laws and regulations can be subject to future governmental review and interpretation as well as significant regulatory action. From time to time, governmental regulatory agencies conduct inquiries and audits of the Company’s practices. It is the Company’s practice to cooperate fully with such inquiries. In addition to laws and regulations governing the Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, and Tricare programs, there are a number of federal and state laws and regulations governing matters such as the corporate practice of medicine, fee splitting arrangements, anti-kickback statues, physician self-referral laws, false or fraudulent claims filing and patient privacy requirements. Failure to comply with any such laws or regulations could have an adverse impact on the Company’s operations and financial results. The Company believes that it is in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and is not aware of any pending or threatened investigations involving allegations of wrongdoing.

12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of April 4, 2026, one of the Company’s significant shareholders owned 7.2% of the 2025 Term Loans.

13. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s operating segments have been identified based upon how management has organized the business by services provided to customers and how the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) manages the business and allocates resources. The CODM for the Company is the Chief Executive Officer. The Company has three operating segments and three reportable segments, Private Duty Services, Home Health & Hospice, and Medical Solutions. The PDS segment predominantly includes private duty skilled nursing services, non-clinical and personal care services, and pediatric therapy services and is primarily
reimbursed by Medicaid and Medicaid MCO. The HHH segment provides home health and hospice services to predominately elderly patients and is primarily reimbursed by Medicare. Through the MS segment, the Company provides enteral nutrition and other products to adults and children, delivered on a periodic or as-needed basis and is primarily reimbursed by Medicaid and Medicaid MCO.

The CODM evaluates segment performance using gross margin (and gross margin percentage). Gross margin includes revenue less all costs of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization, but excludes branch and regional administrative expenses, corporate expenses and other non-field expenses. Revenue and cost presented below for the PDS and HHH segments primarily relate to patient services, while the MS segment’s revenue and cost are primarily from products. The CODM does not evaluate a measure of assets when assessing performance. The CODM uses gross margin and gross margin percentage to assess the performance of each segment compared to historical trends, forecasted performance, and industry peers, as well as ensure that each segment has appropriate operational support to manage performance.

Results shown for the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025 are not necessarily those which would be achieved if each segment was an unaffiliated business enterprise. There are no intersegment transactions.

The following tables summarize the Company’s segment information for the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively (amounts in thousands):


	For the three-month period ended April 4, 2026
	PDS			HHH			MS			Total
Revenue	$	535,652		$	66,609		$	45,654		$	647,915
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization		386,417			30,833			25,237			442,487
Gross margin	$	149,235		$	35,776		$	20,417		$	205,428
Gross margin percentage		27.9	%		53.7	%		44.7	%		31.7	%


	For the three-month period ended March 29, 2025
	PDS			HHH			MS			Total
Revenue	$	459,998		$	56,733		$	42,493		$	559,224
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization		325,313			25,993		$	24,360			375,666
Gross margin	$	134,685		$	30,740		$	18,133		$	183,558
Gross margin percentage		29.3	%		54.2	%		42.7	%		32.8	%


	For the three-month periods ended
Segment Reconciliation:	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025
Total segment gross margin	$	205,428		$	183,558
Branch and regional administrative expenses		95,792			91,387
Corporate expenses		34,156			37,505
Depreciation and amortization		3,044			2,594
Acquisition-related costs		3,110			106
Other operating expense		-			165
Operating income		69,326			51,801
Interest income		1,658			132
Interest expense		(29,158	)		(36,335	)
Other income (expense)		3,149			(5,450	)
Income before income taxes	$	44,975		$	10,148

14. NET INCOME PER SHARE

Basic net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. For purposes of this calculation, outstanding stock options, RSUs and PSUs are considered potential dilutive shares of common stock. The following is a computation of basic and diluted net income per share (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):


	For the three-month periods ended
	April 4, 2026		March 29, 2025
Numerator:
Net income	$	41,653	$	5,193
Denominator:
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (1), basic		214,595		194,671
Net income per share, basic	$	0.19	$	0.03

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (1), diluted		222,099		206,238
Net income per share, diluted	$	0.19	$	0.03
Dilutive securities outstanding not included in the computation of diluted net income per share, as their effect is antidilutive:
RSUs		1,126		-
PSUs		1,028		-
Stock options		3,206		13,001

(1)

The calculation of weighted average shares of common stock outstanding includes all vested deferred restricted stock units.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis provides information we believe is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows for the periods presented below. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes, our “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in each case included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026 filed with the SEC. As discussed in the section above titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that are based upon our current expectations, including with respect to our future revenues and operating results. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026.

Unless otherwise provided, “Aveanna,” “we,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday that is closest to December 31 of a given year, resulting in either a 52-week or 53-week fiscal year. “Fiscal year 2026” refers to the 52-week fiscal year ending on January 2, 2027. “Fiscal year 2025” refers to the 53-week fiscal year ended on January 3, 2026. The “three-month period ended April 4, 2026”, or “first quarter of 2026” refers to the 13-week fiscal quarter ended on April 4, 2026. The “three-month period ended March 29, 2025” or “first quarter of 2025” refers to the 13-week fiscal quarter ended on March 29, 2025.

Overview

We are a leading, diversified home care platform focused on providing care to medically complex, high-cost patient populations. We directly address the most pressing challenges facing the U.S. healthcare system by providing safe, high-quality care in the home, the lower cost care setting preferred by patients. Our patient-centered care delivery platform is designed to improve the quality of care our patients receive, which allows them to remain in their homes and minimizes the overutilization of high-cost care settings such as hospitals. Our clinical model is led by our caregivers, primarily skilled nurses, who provide specialized care to address the complex needs of each patient we serve across the full range of patient populations: newborns, children, adults and seniors. We have invested significantly in our platform to bring together best-in-class talent at all levels of the organization and support such talent with industry leading training, clinical programs, infrastructure and technology-enabled systems, which are increasingly essential in an evolving healthcare industry. We believe our platform creates sustainable competitive advantages that support our ability to continue driving rapid growth, both organically and through acquisitions, and positions us as the partner of choice for the patients we serve.

Segments

We deliver our services to patients through three segments: Private Duty Services (“PDS”); Home Health & Hospice (“HHH”); and Medical Solutions (“MS”).

The following table summarizes the revenues generated by each of our segments for the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively:


(dollars in thousands)	Consolidated		PDS			HHH			MS
For the three-month period ended April 4, 2026	$	647,915	$	535,652		$	66,609		$	45,654
Percentage of consolidated revenue				83	%		10	%		7	%
For the three-month period ended March 29, 2025	$	559,224	$	459,998		$	56,733		$	42,493
Percentage of consolidated revenue				82	%		10	%		8	%

PDS Segment

Private Duty Services predominantly includes private duty nursing services (“PDN Services”), as well as pediatric therapy services (“Therapy Services”). PDN Services patients typically enter our service as children, as our most significant referral sources for new patients are children’s hospitals. It is common for PDN Services patients to continue to receive our services into adulthood, as approximately 30% of our PDN Services patients are over the age of 18.

PDN Services involve the provision of clinical and non-clinical hourly care to patients in their homes, which is the preferred setting for patient care. PDN Services typically last four to 24 hours a day, provided by our registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, home health aides, and other non-clinical caregivers who are focused on providing high-quality short-term and long-term clinical care to medically

complex children and adults with a wide variety of serious illnesses and conditions. Patients who typically qualify for PDN Services include those with the following conditions:

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Tracheotomies or ventilator dependence;

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Dependence on continuous nutritional feeding through a “G-tube” or “NG-tube”;

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Dependence on intravenous nutrition;

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Oxygen-dependence in conjunction with other medical needs; and

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Complex medical needs such as frequent seizures.

PDN Services include:

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In-home skilled nursing services to medically complex children and adults;

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Nursing services in school settings in which our caregivers accompany patients to school;

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Services to patients in our Pediatric Day Healthcare Centers (“PDHC”); and

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Non-clinical care, including programs such as support services and personal care services.

Therapy Services provide a valuable multidisciplinary approach that we believe serves all of a child’s therapy needs. We provide both in-clinic and home-based therapy services to our patients. Therapy Services include physical, occupational and speech services. We regularly collaborate with physicians and other community healthcare providers, which allows us to provide more comprehensive care.

HHH Segment

Our Home Health and Hospice segment predominantly includes home health services (“HH Services”), as well as hospice and specialty program services. Our HHH patients typically enter our service as seniors, and our most significant referral sources for new patients are hospitals, physicians and long-term care facilities.

HH Services involve the provision of in-home services to our patients by our clinicians, which may include nurses, therapists, social workers and home health aides. Our caregivers work with our patients’ physicians to deliver a personalized plan of care to our patients in their homes. Home healthcare can help our patients recover after a hospitalization or surgery and assist patients in managing chronic illnesses. We also help our patients manage their medications. Through our care, we help our patients recover more fully in the comfort of their own homes, while remaining as independent as possible. HH Services include: in-home skilled nursing services; physical, occupational and speech therapy; medical social services and aide services.

Our hospice services involve a supportive philosophy and concept of care for those nearing the end of life. Our hospice care is a positive, empowering form of care designed to provide comfort and support to our patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments. The goal of hospice is to neither prolong life nor hasten death, but to help our patients live as dignified and pain-free as possible. Our hospice care is provided by a team of specially trained professionals in a variety of living situations, including at home, at the hospital, a nursing home, or an assisted living facility.

MS Segment

Through our Medical Solutions segment, we offer a comprehensive line of enteral nutrition supplies and other products to adults and children, delivered on a periodic or as-needed basis. We provide our patients with access to one of the largest selections of enteral formulas, supplies and pumps in our industry, with more than 300 nutritional formulas available. Our registered nurses, registered dietitians and customer service technicians support our patients 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, in-hospital, at-home, or remotely to help ensure that our patients have the best nutrition assessments, change order reviews and formula selection expertise.

Recent Developments

Agreement to Acquire Family First Homecare

On March 12, 2026, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Family First Holding, LLC, a scaled, multi-state provider of pediatric home care that primarily provides skilled Private Duty Nursing services with 27 locations in seven states including Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and North Carolina, where it is currently launching operations. The purchase price for the acquisition is $175.5 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the second fiscal quarter of 2026, subject to, among other things, customary closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. We intend to fund the acquisition with a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our Securitization Facility.

Important Operating Metrics

We review the following important metrics on a segment basis and not on a consolidated basis:

PDS and MS Segment Operating Metrics

Volume

Volume represents PDS hours of care provided and MS unique patients served, which is how we measure the amount of our patient services provided. We review the number of hours of PDS care provided on a weekly basis and the number of MS unique patients served on a weekly basis. We believe volume is an important metric because it helps us understand how the Company is growing in each of these segments through strategic planning and acquisitions. We also use this metric to inform strategic decision making in determining opportunities for growth.

Revenue Rate

For our PDS and MS segments, revenue rate is calculated as revenue divided by PDS hours of care provided or the number of MS unique patients served, respectively. We believe revenue rate is an important metric because it represents the amount of revenue we receive per PDS hour of patient service or per individual MS patient transaction and helps management assess the amount of fees that we are able to bill for our services. Management uses this metric to assess how effectively we optimize reimbursement rates.

Cost of Revenue Rate

For our PDS and MS segments, cost of revenue rate is calculated as cost of revenue divided by PDS hours of care provided or the number of MS unique patients served, respectively. We believe cost of revenue rate is an important metric because it helps us understand the cost per PDS hour of patient service or per individual MS patient transaction. Management uses this metric to understand how effectively we manage labor and product costs.

Spread Rate

For our PDS and MS segments, spread rate represents the difference between the respective revenue rates and cost of revenue rates. Spread rate is an important metric because it helps us better understand the margins being recognized per PDS hour of patient service or per individual MS patient transaction. Management uses this metric to assess how successful we have been in optimizing reimbursement rates, managing labor and product costs, and assessing opportunities for growth.

HHH Segment Operating Metrics

Home Health Total Admissions and Home Health Episodic Admissions

Home health total admissions represents the number of new patients who have begun receiving services. We review the number of home health admissions on a daily basis as we believe it is a leading indicator of our growth. We measure home health admissions by reimbursement structure, separating them into home health episodic admissions, which are reimbursed for a fixed duration of care (typically 30 days), and other admissions, which primarily follow a per-visit reimbursement model. This allows us to better understand the payor mix of our home health business.

Home Health Total Episodes

Home health total episodes represents the number of episodic admissions and episodic recertifications to capture patients who have either started to receive services or have been recertified for another episode of care. Management reviews home health total episodes on a monthly basis as to understand the volume of patients who were authorized to receive care during the month.

Home Health Episodic Mix

Home health episodic mix is calculated by dividing the total home health episodic admissions by the home health total admissions. Management monitors home health episodic mix as a simplified metric representing our home health admissions by reimbursement structure, which allows us to better understand the payer mix of our home health business.

Home Health Revenue Per Completed Episode

Home health revenue per completed episode is calculated by dividing total payments received from completed episodes by the number of completed episodes during the period. Episodic payments are determined by multiple factors including type of referral source, patient

diagnoses, and utilization. Management tracks home health revenue per completed episode over time to evaluate both the clinical and financial profile of the business in a single metric.

Results of Operations

Three-Month Period Ended April 4, 2026 Compared to the Three-Month Period Ended March 29, 2025

The following table summarizes our consolidated results of operations, including Field contribution, which is a non-GAAP measure (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below), for the three-month periods indicated:


	For the three-month periods ended
(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2026			% of Revenue			March 29, 2025			% of Revenue			Change			% Change
Revenue	$	647,915			100.0	%	$	559,224			100.0	%	$	88,691			15.9	%
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization		442,487			68.3	%		375,666			67.2	%		66,821			17.8	%
Gross margin	$	205,428			31.7	%	$	183,558			32.8	%	$	21,870			11.9	%
Branch and regional administrative expenses		95,792			14.8	%		91,387			16.3	%		4,405			4.8	%
Field contribution	$	109,636			16.9	%	$	92,171			16.5	%	$	17,465			18.9	%
Corporate expenses		34,156			5.3	%		37,505			6.7	%		(3,349	)		-8.9	%
Depreciation and amortization		3,044			0.5	%		2,594			0.5	%		450			17.3	%
Acquisition-related costs		3,110			0.5	%		106			0.0	%		3,004		NM
Other operating expense		-			0.0	%		165			0.0	%		(165	)		-100.0	%
Operating income	$	69,326			10.7	%	$	51,801			9.3	%	$	17,525			33.8	%
Interest expense, net		(27,500	)					(36,203	)					8,703			-24.0	%
Other income (expense)		3,149						(5,450	)					8,599			-157.8	%
Income tax expense		(3,322	)					(4,955	)					1,633			-33.0	%
Net income	$	41,653					$	5,193					$	36,460			702.1	%

NM = A percentage calculation that is not meaningful due to a percentage change greater than 1000%.

The following table summarizes our consolidated key performance measures, including Field contribution and Field contribution margin, which are non-GAAP measures (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below), for the three-month periods indicated:


	For the three-month periods ended
(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025			Change			% Change
Revenue	$	647,915		$	559,224		$	88,691			15.9	%
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization		442,487			375,666			66,821			17.8	%
Gross margin	$	205,428		$	183,558		$	21,870			11.9	%
Gross margin percentage		31.7	%		32.8	%					-1.1	%	(1)
Branch and regional administrative expenses		95,792			91,387			4,405			4.8	%
Field contribution	$	109,636		$	92,171		$	17,465			18.9	%
Field contribution margin		16.9	%		16.5	%
Corporate expenses	$	34,156		$	37,505		$	(3,349	)		-8.9	%
As a percentage of revenue		5.3	%		6.7	%
Operating income	$	69,326		$	51,801		$	17,525			33.8	%
As a percentage of revenue		10.7	%		9.3	%

(1)

Represents the change in margin percentage period over period.

The following tables summarize our key performance measures by segment for the three-month periods indicated:


	PDS
	For the three-month periods ended
(dollars and hours in thousands)	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025			Change			% Change
Revenue	$	535,652		$	459,998		$	75,654			16.4	%
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization		386,417			325,313			61,104			18.8	%
Gross margin	$	149,235		$	134,685		$	14,550			10.8	%
Gross margin percentage		27.9	%		29.3	%					-1.4	%	(4)
Hours		12,056			10,887			1,169			10.7	%
Revenue rate	$	44.43		$	42.25		$	2.18			5.7	%	(1)
Cost of revenue rate	$	32.05		$	29.88		$	2.17			8.1	%	(2)
Spread rate	$	12.38		$	12.37		$	0.01			0.1	%	(3)

	HHH
	For the three-month periods ended
(dollars and admissions/episodes in thousands)	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025			Change			% Change
Revenue	$	66,609		$	56,733		$	9,876			17.4	%
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization		30,833			25,993			4,840			18.6	%
Gross margin	$	35,776		$	30,740		$	5,036			16.4	%
Gross margin percentage		53.7	%		54.2	%					-0.5	%	(4)
Home health total admissions (5)		11.0			9.7			1.3			13.4	%
Home health episodic admissions (6)		8.9			7.5			1.4			18.7	%
Home health total episodes (7)		14.9			12.1			2.8			23.1	%
Home health episodic mix (8)		80.9	%		77.3	%					3.6	%	(10)
Home health revenue per completed episode (9)	$	3,167		$	3,152		$	15			0.5	%

	MS
	For the three-month periods ended
(dollars and UPS in thousands)	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025			Change			% Change
Revenue	$	45,654		$	42,493		$	3,161			7.4	%
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization		25,237			24,360			877			3.6	%
Gross margin	$	20,417		$	18,133		$	2,284			12.6	%
Gross margin percentage		44.7	%		42.7	%					2.0	%	(4)
Unique patients served (“UPS”)		93			89			4			4.5	%
Revenue rate	$	490.90		$	477.45		$	13.45			2.9	%	(1)
Cost of revenue rate	$	271.37		$	273.71		$	(2.34	)		-0.9	%	(2)
Spread rate	$	219.53		$	203.74		$	15.79			8.1	%	(3)

(1)

Represents the period over period change in revenue rate, plus the change in revenue rate attributable to the change in volume.

(2)

Represents the period over period change in cost of patient services rate, plus the change in cost of patient services rate attributable to the change in volume.

(3)

Represents the period over period change in spread rate, plus the change in spread rate attributable to the change in volume.

(4)

Represents the change in margin percentage period over period.

(5)

Represents home health episodic and other admissions.

(6)

Represents home health episodic admissions.

(7)

Represents episodic admissions and recertifications.

(8)

Represents the ratio of home health episodic admissions to home health total admissions.

(9)

Represents Medicare revenue per completed episode.

(10)

Represents the change in home health episodic mix period over period.

The following discussion of our results of operations should be read in conjunction with the foregoing tables summarizing our consolidated results of operations and key performance measures, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026.

Summary Operating Results

Operating Income

Operating income was $69.3 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to operating income of $51.8 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, an increase of $17.5 million, or 33.8%.

Operating income for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 was positively impacted by an increase of $17.5 million, or 18.9%, in Field contribution as compared to the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. The $17.5 million increase in Field contribution resulted from an $88.7 million, or 15.9%, increase in consolidated revenue and a 0.4% increase in our Field contribution margin to 16.9% for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 from 16.5% for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. The primary driver of our higher Field contribution margin period over period was a 1.5% decrease in branch and regional administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue to 14.8% for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 from 16.3% for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, partially offset by a decrease in gross margin percentage from 32.8% for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025 to 31.7% for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026.

The following items primarily contributed to the $17.5 million increase in operating income for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 compared to the three-month period ended March 29, 2025 primarily consists of:

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the previously discussed $17.5 million increase in Field contribution;

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a $3.3 million decrease in corporate expenses; and

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a $0.2 million decrease in other operating expense; offset by

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a $0.5 million increase in depreciation and amortization; and

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a $3.0 million increase in acquisition-related costs associated with the pending acquisition of Family First.

Net Income

Net income for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 was $41.7 million, as compared to net income of $5.2 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. The $36.5 million increase in net income was primarily driven by the following:

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the previously discussed $17.5 million increase in operating income;

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an $8.7 million decrease in interest expense, net of interest income;

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an aggregate $8.6 million decrease in valuation losses on interest rate derivatives and net settlements received from interest rate derivative counterparties included in other income (expense) over the comparative period; and

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a $1.6 million decrease in income tax expense.

Revenue

Revenue was $647.9 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to $559.2 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, an increase of $88.7 million, or 15.9%. This increase resulted from the following segment activity:

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a $75.7 million, or 16.4%, increase in PDS revenue;

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a $9.9 million, or 17.4%, increase in HHH revenue; and

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a $3.2 million, or 7.4%, increase in MS revenue.

Our PDS segment revenue growth of $75.7 million, or 16.4%, for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 was attributable to a 10.7% increase in volume and a 5.7% increase in revenue rate. The 10.7% increase in volume was primarily attributable to growth in demand for non-clinical services and new volumes attributable to the Thrive acquisition which was completed on June 2, 2025.

The 5.7% increase in PDS revenue rate for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, resulted primarily from reimbursement rate increases issued by various state Medicaid programs and Managed Medicaid payers and improved collections on fully reserved aged receivables.

Our HHH segment revenue increase of $9.9 million, or 17.4%, for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 resulted primarily from a 23.1% increase in total episodes compared to the first three months of 2025. Home health episodic mix increased from 77.3% for the first three months of 2025 to 80.9% for the first three months of 2026.

Our MS segment revenue growth of $3.2 million, or 7.4%, for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, was attributable to an increase in volume of 4.5% and a 2.9% increase in revenue rate, each compared to the first quarter of 2025.

Cost of Revenue, Excluding Depreciation and Amortization

Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization, was $442.5 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to $375.7 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, an increase of $66.8 million, or 17.8%. This increase resulted from the following segment activity:

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a $61.1 million, or 18.8%, increase in PDS cost of revenue;

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a $4.8 million, or 18.6%, increase in HHH cost of revenue; and

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a $0.9 million, or 3.6%, increase in MS cost of revenue.

The 18.8% increase in PDS cost of revenue for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 resulted from the previously described 10.7% increase in PDS volume combined with an 8.1% increase in PDS cost of revenue rate. The 8.1% increase in cost of revenue rate primarily resulted from higher caregiver labor costs, including the pass-through of reimbursement rate increases and slightly higher general and professional liability expense over the comparable period.

The 18.6% increase in HHH cost of revenue for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 was driven primarily by higher home health total episodes over the comparable period.

The 3.6% increase in MS cost of revenue for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 was driven by the previously described 4.5% increase in MS volumes, partially offset by a 0.9% decrease in cost of revenue rate.

Gross Margin and Gross Margin Percentage

Gross margin was $205.4 million, or 31.7% of revenue, for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to $183.6 million, or 32.8% of revenue, for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. Gross margin increased $21.9 million, or 11.9%, from the comparable prior year quarter. The 1.1% decrease in gross margin percentage for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 resulted from the combined changes in our revenue rates and cost of revenue rates in each of our segments, which we refer to as the change in our spread rate in our PDS and MS segments, and the change in gross margin percentage in our HHH segment, as follows:

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a 0.1% increase in PDS spread rate from $12.37 to $12.38 driven by the 5.7% increase in PDS revenue rate, net of the 8.1% increase in PDS cost of revenue rate;

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a 8.1% increase in MS spread rate from $203.74 to $219.53 driven by the 2.9% increase in MS revenue rate, and a 0.9% decrease in MS cost of revenue rate; and

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our HHH segment, in which gross margin percentage decreased by 0.5%.

Branch and Regional Administrative Expenses

Branch and regional administrative expenses were $95.8 million, or 14.8% of revenue, for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to $91.4 million, or 16.3% of revenue, for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, an increase of $4.4 million, or 4.8%.

The 4.8% increase in branch and regional administrative expenses for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, was primarily due to increased costs related to the acquisition of Thrive, which was completed on June 2, 2025 and increased our operating footprint, including adding new locations and support personnel. The overall 1.5% decrease in branch and regional administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, is the result of leveraging our operating support model to effectively incorporate increased volume from acquisitions and higher demand driven from our existing operating footprint.

Field Contribution and Field Contribution Margin

Field contribution was $109.6 million, or 16.9% of revenue, for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to $92.2 million, or 16.5% of revenue, for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. Field contribution increased $17.5 million, or 18.9%, for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. The 0.4% increase in Field contribution margin for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 resulted from the following:

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a 1.5% decrease in branch and regional administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue in the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to the three-month period ended March 29, 2025; offset by

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a 1.1% decrease in gross margin percentage in the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to the three-month period ended March 29, 2025.

Field contribution and Field contribution margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Corporate Expenses

Corporate expenses as a percentage of revenue for the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025 were as follows:


	For the three-month periods ended
	April 4, 2026					March 29, 2025
(dollars in thousands)	Amount		% of Revenue			Amount		% of Revenue
Revenue	$	647,915				$	559,224
Corporate expense components:
Compensation and benefits	$	18,842		2.9	%	$	19,131		3.4	%
Non-cash share-based compensation		2,553		0.4	%		7,443		1.3	%
Professional services		6,892		1.1	%		5,441		1.0	%
Rent and facilities expense		3,384		0.5	%		3,079		0.6	%
Office and administrative		394		0.1	%		389		0.1	%
Other		2,091		0.3	%		2,022		0.4	%
Total corporate expenses	$	34,156		5.3	%	$	37,505		6.7	%

Corporate expenses were $34.2 million, or 5.3% of revenue, for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to $37.5 million, or 6.7% of revenue, for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. The $3.3 million, or 8.9%, decrease in corporate expenses resulted primarily from lower non-cash share-based compensation costs, primarily due to the acceleration of the expense associated with SMRP awards in the first quarter of 2025.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization was $3.0 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to $2.6 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, an increase of $0.5 million, or 17.3%. The $0.5 million increase primarily resulted from an increase in amortization expense related to acquired tradenames from Thrive.

Acquisition-related Costs

Acquisition-related costs were $3.1 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, primarily associated with the pending acquisition of Family First, as compared to $0.1 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025.

Other Operating Expense

There was no other operating expense for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026. Other operating expense was $0.2 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025.

Interest Expense, net of Interest Income

Interest expense, net of interest income was $27.5 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to $36.2 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, a decrease of $8.7 million, or 24.0%. The decrease was primarily driven by a lower U.S. federal funds rate during the three-month period ended April 4, 2026 compared to the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, and the positive effect of the refinancing of our credit facility in the third quarter of 2025. The drivers above reduced our weighted average interest rate from 9.0% as of March 29, 2025 to 7.3% as of April 4, 2026, resulting in lower interest expense. Further, our interest income increased $1.5 million over the comparable periods due to improved liquidity. See further analysis under Liquidity and Capital Resources below.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income was $3.1 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to other expense of $5.5 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. We realized an $11.0 million decrease in non-cash valuation losses on interest rate derivatives resulting from changes in market expectations of future interest rates as of the comparable valuation dates, offset by a $2.3 million decrease in net settlements with interest rate derivative counterparties as interest rates decreased compared to the prior year period due to lower market interest rates. Details of other income (expense) included the following:


	For the three-month periods ended
(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025
Valuation loss to state interest rate derivatives at fair value	$	(647	)	$	(11,602	)
Net settlements received from interest rate derivative counterparties		3,752			6,007
Other		44			145
Total other income (expense)	$	3,149		$	(5,450	)

Income Taxes

We record income tax expense during interim periods based on our estimate of the annual effective income tax rate, adjusted each quarter for discrete items. We analyze various factors to determine the estimated annual effective income tax rate, including projections of our annual earnings, the impact of state and local income taxes, our ability to use tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards, and available tax planning alternatives. We incurred income tax expense of $3.3 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to income tax expense of $5.0 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. This decrease in tax expense was primarily driven by a discrete benefit that was partially offset by differences in our projections of annual earnings at the end of each comparable three-month period, as well as the changes to federal and state current tax expense and the changes in federal and state valuation allowances due to certain non-deductible expenses, most notably interest expense and executive compensation, while also including the effect of the OBBBA, which was enacted on July 4, 2025.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to our results of operations prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”, or “GAAP”), which we have discussed above, we also evaluate our financial performance using EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Field contribution and Field contribution margin.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and are not intended to replace financial performance measures determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, such as net income or loss. Rather, we present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental measures of our performance. We define EBITDA as net income or loss before interest expense, net; income tax expense or benefit; and depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA, adjusted for the impact of certain other items that are either non-recurring, infrequent, non-cash, unusual, or items deemed by management to not be indicative of the performance of our core operations, including impairments of goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets; non-cash, share-based compensation, and associated employer payroll taxes; loss on extinguishment of debt; fees related to debt modifications; the effect of interest rate derivatives; acquisition-related and integration costs; legal costs and settlements associated with acquisition matters; restructuring costs; other legal matters; and other costs including gains and losses on acquisitions and dispositions of certain businesses. As non-GAAP financial measures, our computations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may vary from similarly termed non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, making comparisons with other companies on the basis of this measure impracticable.

Management believes our computations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are helpful in highlighting trends in our core operating performance. In determining which adjustments are made to arrive at EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, management considers both (1) certain non-recurring, infrequent, non-cash or unusual items, which can vary significantly from year to year, as well as (2) certain other items that may be recurring, frequent, or settled in cash but which management does not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to assess operating performance and make business decisions.

We have incurred substantial acquisition-related costs and integration costs. The underlying acquisition activities take place over a defined timeframe, have distinct project timelines and are incremental to activities and costs that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Therefore, we believe it is important to exclude these costs from our Adjusted EBITDA because it provides management a normalized view of our core, ongoing operations after integrating our acquired companies, which is an important measure in assessing our performance.

Given our determination of adjustments in arriving at our computations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, these non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes or alternatives to net income or loss,

revenue, operating income or loss, cash flows from operating activities, total indebtedness or any other financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated:


	For the three-month periods ended
(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025
Net income	$	41,653		$	5,193
Interest expense, net		27,500			36,203
Income tax expense		3,322			4,955
Depreciation and amortization		3,044			2,594
EBITDA		75,519			48,945
Goodwill, intangible and other long-lived asset impairment		(24	)		167
Non-cash share-based compensation		4,147			10,996
Interest rate derivatives (1)		(3,105	)		5,595
Acquisition-related costs (2)		3,110			107
Integration costs (3)		1,423			274
Legal costs and settlements associated with acquisition matters (4)		2,056			1,039
Restructuring (5)		-			336
Other legal matters (6)		25			76
Other adjustments (7)		1,200			(181	)
Total adjustments (8)	$	8,832		$	18,409
Adjusted EBITDA	$	84,351		$	67,354

(1)

Represents valuation adjustments and settlements associated with interest rate derivatives that are not included in interest expense, net. Such items are included in other income (expense).

(2)

Represents transaction costs incurred in connection with planned, completed, or terminated acquisitions, which include investment banking fees, legal diligence and related documentation costs, and finance and accounting diligence and documentation, as presented on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

(3)

Represents (i) costs associated with our Integration Management Office, which focuses on our integration efforts and transformational projects such as systems conversions and implementations, material cost reduction and restructuring projects, among other things, of $0.5 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and $0.2 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025; and (ii) transitionary costs incurred to integrate acquired companies into our field and corporate operations of $0.9 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and $0.1 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. Transitionary costs incurred to integrate acquired companies include IT consulting costs and related integration support costs; salary, severance and retention costs associated with duplicative acquired company personnel until such personnel are exited from the Company; accounting, legal and consulting costs; expenses and impairments related to the closure and consolidation of overlapping markets of acquired companies, including lease termination and relocation costs; costs associated with terminating legacy acquired company contracts and systems; and one-time costs associated with rebranding our acquired companies and locations to the Aveanna brand.

(4)

Represents legal and forensic costs, as well as settlements associated with resolving legal matters arising during or as a result of our acquisition-related activities. This primarily includes costs of $1.4 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and $0.9 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, to comply with the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division’s grand jury subpoena related to nurse wages and hiring activities in certain of our markets, in connection with a terminated transaction.

(5)

Represents costs associated with restructuring our branch and regional administrative footprint as well as our corporate overhead infrastructure costs in order to appropriately size our resources to current volumes, including: (i) branch and regional salary and severance costs; (ii) corporate salary and severance costs; and (iii) rent and lease termination costs associated with the closure of certain office locations.

(6)

Represents activity related to accrued legal settlements and the related costs and expenses associated with certain judgments and arbitration awards rendered against the Company where certain insurance coverage is in dispute.

(7)

Represents other costs or (income) that are either non-cash or non-core to the Company’s ongoing operations of $1.2 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, and $(0.2) million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025.

(8)

The table below reflects the increase or decrease, and aggregate impact, to the line items included in our consolidated statements of operations based upon the adjustments used in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA from EBITDA for the periods indicated:


	Impact to Adjusted EBITDA
	For the three-month periods ended
(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025
Cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization	$	(358	)	$	299
Branch and regional administrative expenses		2,019			3,279
Corporate expenses		7,210			9,109
Acquisition-related costs		3,110			107
Other operating expense		-			(63	)
Other income (expense)		(3,149	)		5,678
Total adjustments	$	8,832		$	18,409

Field Contribution and Field Contribution Margin

Field contribution and Field contribution margin are non-GAAP financial measures and are not intended to replace financial performance measures determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, such as gross margin and gross margin percentage. Rather, we present Field contribution and Field contribution margin as supplemental measures of our performance. We define Field contribution as gross margin less branch and regional administrative expenses. Field contribution margin is Field contribution as a percentage of revenue. As non-GAAP financial measures, our computations of Field contribution and Field contribution margin may vary from similarly termed non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, making comparisons with other companies on the basis of these measures impracticable.

Field contribution and Field contribution margin have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes or alternatives to gross margin, gross margin percentage, net income or loss, revenue, operating income or loss, cash flows from operating activities, total indebtedness, or any other financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Management believes Field contribution and Field contribution margin are helpful in highlighting trends in our core operating performance and evaluating trends in our branch and regional results, which can vary from year to year. We use Field contribution and Field contribution margin to make business decisions and assess the operating performance and results delivered by our core field operations, prior to corporate and other costs not directly related to our field operations. These metrics are also important because they guide us in determining whether or not our branch and regional administrative expenses are appropriately sized to support our caregivers and direct patient care operations. Additionally, Field contribution and Field contribution margin determine how effective we are in managing our field supervisory and administrative costs associated with supporting our provision of services and sale of products.

The following table reconciles gross margin to Field contribution and Field contribution margin for the periods indicated:


	For the three-month periods ended
(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025
Gross margin	$	205,428		$	183,558
Gross margin percentage		31.7	%		32.8	%
Branch and regional administrative expenses		95,792			91,387
Field contribution	$	109,636		$	92,171
Field contribution margin		16.9	%		16.5	%
Revenue	$	647,915		$	559,224

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our principal sources of cash have historically been from cash provided by operating activities. Our principal source of liquidity in addition to cash provided by operating activities, or when we have used net cash in our operating activities, has historically been from proceeds from our credit facilities and issuances of common stock.

Our principal uses of cash and liquidity have historically been for acquisitions, interest and principal payments under our credit facilities, and financing of working capital. Payment of interest and related fees under our credit facilities is currently the most significant use of our operating cash flow. Our goal is to use cashflow provided by operations primarily as a source of cash to supplement the purchase price for acquisitions and reduce our net leverage.

For additional information with respect to the foregoing litigation matters, please see “Litigation and Other Current Liabilities" set forth in Note 11 to our interim unaudited consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As noted in Recent Developments, we entered into an agreement to acquire Family First Holding, LLC for a purchase price of $175.5 million, subject to customary adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the second fiscal quarter of 2026, and the acquisition is intended to be funded with a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our Securitization Facility.

At April 4, 2026 we had $189.3 million in cash on hand, $110.0 million available to us under our Securitization Facility and approximately $225.5 million of borrowing capacity under the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility. Available borrowing capacity under the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility is subject to a maintenance leverage covenant that becomes effective if more than 40% of the total commitment is utilized. We believe that our operating cash flows, available cash on hand, and availability under our Securitization Facility and 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility will be sufficient to meet our cash requirements for at least the next twelve months. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors that are difficult to predict, including the size, timing and structure of any future acquisitions, future capital investments and future results of operations. We cannot assure you that cash provided by operating activities or cash and cash equivalents on hand will be sufficient to meet our future needs. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows from operations in the future, we may have to obtain additional financing. If we obtain additional capital by issuing equity, the interests of our existing stockholders will be diluted. If we incur additional indebtedness, that indebtedness may contain significant financial and other covenants that may significantly restrict our operations. We cannot assure you that we could obtain refinancing or additional financing on favorable terms or at all.

Cash Flow Activity

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities for the three-month periods presented:


	For the three-month periods ended
(dollars in thousands)	April 4, 2026			March 29, 2025
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	4,349		$	(8,632	)
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(4,557	)	$	(2,348	)
Net cash used in financing activities	$	(3,778	)	$	(1,814	)

Operating Activities

The primary sources or uses of our operating cash flow are operating income or operating losses, as well as any other significant non-cash items such as depreciation, amortization and share-based compensation, and cash paid for interest. The timing of collections of accounts receivable and the payment of accounts payable, other accrued liabilities and accrued payroll can also impact and cause fluctuations in our operating cash flow. Cash provided by operating activities was $4.3 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, compared to cash used in operating activities of $8.6 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025, an increase of $13.0 million, primarily due to:

•

improvements in operating income over the prior year period; partially offset by

•

the comparable use of cash associated with operating assets and liabilities during the first three months of 2026, including the timing of payments of certain accrued payroll and employee benefits.

Days Sales Outstanding (“DSO”)

DSO provides us with a gauge to measure the timing of cash collections against accounts receivable and related revenue. DSO is derived by dividing our average patient accounts receivable for the fiscal period by our average daily revenue for the fiscal period. The collection cycle for our HHH segment is generally longer than that of our PDS segment, primarily due to longer billing cycles for HHH, which is generally billed in thirty-day increments. The following table presents our trailing five quarter DSO for the periods presented below:


	March 29, 2025		June 28, 2025		September 27, 2025		January 3, 2026		April 4, 2026
Days Sales Outstanding		45.6		47.2		46.0		46.3		45.4

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $4.6 million for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, as compared to $2.3 million for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025. The primary driver of the $2.2 million increase in cash used in the current period was increased purchases of property and equipment.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities increased by $2.0 million, from $1.8 million net cash used in financing activities for the three-month period ended March 29, 2025 to $3.8 million net cash used in financing activities for the three-month period ended April 4, 2026. The $2.0 million increase in net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to the absence of an ESPP purchase event in the three-month period ended April 4, 2026, due to the timing of our fiscal calendar and ESPP purchase events.

Indebtedness

We typically incur term loan indebtedness to finance our acquisitions, and we borrow under our Securitization Facility and 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility from time to time for working capital purposes, as well as to finance acquisitions, as needed. The following table presents our current and long-term obligations under our credit facilities as of April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026, as well as related interest expense for the three-month periods ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively:


	Current and Long-term									Interest Expense
(dollars in thousands)	Obligations									For the three-month periods ended
Instrument	April 4, 2026				January 3, 2026				Interest Rate as of April 4, 2026	April 4, 2026		March 29, 2025
2025 Term Loans	$	1,318,375		(1)	$	1,321,687		(2)	S + 3.75%	$	24,817	$	18,685
Second Lien Term Loan		-				-		(3)	N/A		-		12,169
2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility		-		(1)		-		(2)	S + 3.75%		274		174
Securitization Facility (3)		165,000				165,000			S + 2.50%		2,753		3,262
Amortization of debt issuance costs		-				-					965		1,646
Other		-				-					349		399
Total Indebtedness	$	1,483,375			$	1,486,687				$	29,158	$	36,335
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs		(21,148	)			(21,785	)
Total current and long-term obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs	$	1,462,227			$	1,464,902

Weighted Average Interest Rate (4)		7.3	%			7.3	%

(1)

Variable rate debt instrument which accrues interest at a rate equal to the SOFR rate, plus an applicable margin.

(2)

Variable rate debt instrument which accrues interest at a rate equal to the SOFR rate, plus a credit spread adjustment (“CSA”), (subject to a minimum of 0.50%), plus an applicable margin.

(3)

The Second Lien Term Loan was paid in full as part of the Refinancing Amendment in the third quarter of 2025.

(4)

Variable rate debt instrument which accrues interest at a rate equal to the SOFR rate, plus a CSA, plus an applicable margin.

(5)

Represents the weighted average annualized interest rate based upon the outstanding balances at April 4, 2026 and January 3, 2026, respectively, and the applicable interest rates at that date.

We were in compliance with all financial covenants and restrictions related to existing credit facilities at April 4, 2026.

Contractual Obligations

Our contractual obligations consist primarily of long-term debt obligations, interest payments, and operating leases. These contractual obligations impact our short-term and long-term liquidity and capital needs. As of April 4, 2026, there were no material changes to our contractual obligations from those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026.

Critical Accounting Estimates

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Estimates” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026 for accounting policies and related estimates we believe are the most critical to understanding our consolidated financial statements, financial condition and results of operations and which require complex management judgment and assumptions, or involve uncertainties. These critical accounting estimates include patient services and product revenue; business combinations; goodwill; and insurance reserves. There have been no changes to our critical accounting estimates or their application since the date of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026.


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31.3		Certification of Principal Accounting Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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	Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.

Date: May 14, 2026	By:	/s/ Jeff Shaner
		Jeff Shaner Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: May 14, 2026	By:	/s/ Matthew Buckhalter
		Matthew Buckhalter Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: May 14, 2026	By:	/s/ Deborah Stewart
		Deborah Stewart
		Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)