CCC vs GDRX vs HSTM Stock Comparison

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings, GoodRx Holdings and Healthstream Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GDRX GoodRx Holdings, Inc.
$3.47 +4.8% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
72.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$785.23M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
3 wins
HSTM Healthstream Inc
$33.73 +15.8% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$986.27M
P/E
46.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$321.12M
Div. yield
0.45%
Healthcare IT Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Healthstream leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Healthstream 5, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings 3, GoodRx Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCCGDRXHSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.51B $1.18B $986.27M CCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 103.8x 72.5x 46.5x HSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.3x 12.0x 47.5x GDRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.6% -1.8% +8.8% CCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.8% 2.1% 6.6% HSTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.2% 2.6% — GDRX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 1.2x — GDRX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.45% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.0% -5.2% +30.6% HSTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr -40.0%/yr +4.9%/yr HSTM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.9% 56.1% 32.3% HSTM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 61/100 60/100 CCC

Percentile Scorecard

CCCGDRXHSTM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCCCGDRXHSTM
Valuation 63 #34 of 89 89 #11 of 89 76 #22 of 89
Growth 85 #13 of 81 25 #61 of 81 48 #43 of 81
Profitability 75 #20 of 76 71 #23 of 76 84 #13 of 76
Financial Health 37 #60 of 94 38 #59 of 94 52 #46 of 94
Shareholder Returns 94 #4 of 52 84 #9 of 52 39 #32 of 52
Overall 71 61 60
  • CCC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • GDRX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • HSTM ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCCCGDRXHSTMSPY
1 month +15.9%+4.8%+15.8% +0.9%
3 months +26.8%+7.8%+14.2% +5.9%
6 months +59.1%+51.5%+59.0% +8.5%
Year to date -3.5%+28.0%+46.2% +13.3%
1 year -18.0%-5.2%+30.6% +12.4%
3 years -28.8%-32.1%+36.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -10.7%-12.1%+11.0% +23.5%
5 years -36.0%-92.2%+26.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -8.5%-40.0%+4.9% +11.0%
10 years ——+26.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+2.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCCCGDRXHSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.9%56.1%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.1%59.1%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.320.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.090.95 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.4%-95.8%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.0%-8.7%-4.1% -0.9%
52-week high $9.35$3.80$35.16 $779.14
52-week low $4.22$1.87$19.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCCCGDRXHSTM
P/E now vs peer median 103.8xmedian 40.6x 72.5xmedian 40.6x 46.5xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.4x 3.1xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 18.3x 8.3xmedian 18.3x 11.0xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 20.5x 6.0xmedian 20.5x 14.1xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 2.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.86median 1.74 4.04median 1.74 2.32median 1.74

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCCCGDRXHSTM
Revenue $1.11B $785.23M $321.12M
Gross profit $817.32M $713.19M $208.99M
Operating income $176.52M $74.94M $25.80M
Net income $42.35M $16.25M $21.20M
Free cash flow $307.54M $197.09M $69.83M
R&D $211.32M $116.84M $54.05M
EPS (diluted) $0.07 $0.05 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $115.86M $296.11M $46.17M
Total debt $1.30B $486.59M –
Shares (diluted) 584.92M 348.06M 29.31M
Enterprise value $4.15B $113.07M $703.44M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCCCGDRXHSTM
P/E 103.8x 72.5x 46.5x
P/FCF 14.7x 6.0x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 5.9x 13.7x
P/S 4.1x 1.5x 3.1x
P/B 2.5x 1.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 2.0x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 8.3x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 32.2x 18.3x 35.6x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 1.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF 18.5x 7.0x 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 6.8x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.86 4.04 2.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCCGDRXHSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.6% -1.8% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 1.8% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% -4.8% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 1.7% 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 177.7% -15.6% 20.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 94.3% 68.6% 27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 614.1% -53.0% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 11.3% 18.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,387% -51.8% 8.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 17.9% 20.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.0% 5.8% 15.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 16.4% 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.0% 4.0% 19.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 15.9% 14.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCCGDRXHSTM
Gross margin 73.5% 90.8% 65.1%
EBITDA margin 29.6% 21.1% 26.1%
Operating margin 15.9% 9.5% 8.0%
Pretax margin 9.9% 5.3% 8.6%
Net margin 3.8% 2.1% 6.6%
FCF margin 27.7% 25.1% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 33.5% 25.7% 22.4%
Return on equity 2.4% 2.6% 6.0%
Return on assets 1.2% 0.7% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 2.2% 2.6% –
Return on capital employed 5.4% 7.3% 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.8x 12.4x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 11.7% 8.8% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCCGDRXHSTM
Debt / assets 36.8% 20.8% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 1.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.2x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 49.8% 72.4% 31.6%
Equity / assets 50.2% 27.6% 68.4%
Interest coverage 2.3x 1.8x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.36 0.25 4.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCCGDRXHSTM
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 11.5% 7.1% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 11.5% 7.1% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 5.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 36.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCCCGDRXHSTM
Forward P/E 16.3xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 47.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.47FY2026 $0.29FY2026 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.6%FY2026 -17.1%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.4% +24.1% +25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.13BFY2026 $758.59MFY2026 $344.53MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +4.8% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCCGDRXHSTM
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 75.8%
Institutions holding 353 162 219
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +1.0% +3.0%
Institutions buying 161 68 125
Institutions selling 160 49 61
Buyers to sellers 1.01 1.39 2.05

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CCCGDRXHSTM
CCC 1.00 0.28 0.22
GDRX 0.28 1.00 0.24
HSTM 0.22 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCC, GDRX and HSTM?

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) $4.51B, GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) $1.18B, Healthstream (HSTM) $986.27M.

Which stock is cheaper, CCC, GDRX and HSTM?

Healthstream (HSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 103.8x, GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) 72.5x, Healthstream (HSTM) 46.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) is cheapest (CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 16.3x, GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) 12.0x, Healthstream (HSTM) 47.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) +11.6%, GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) -1.8%, Healthstream (HSTM) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Healthstream (HSTM) has the highest net margin (CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 3.8%, GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) 2.1%, Healthstream (HSTM) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) leads (CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 2.2%, GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Healthstream (HSTM) returned the most: CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) -18.0%, GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) -5.2%, Healthstream (HSTM) +30.6%. Over five years, Healthstream (HSTM) compounded fastest (CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) -8.5%/yr, GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) -40.0%/yr, Healthstream (HSTM) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Healthstream (HSTM) 0.45%. CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) and GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthstream (HSTM) has been the steadiest (CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 55.9%, GoodRx Holdings (GDRX) 56.1%, Healthstream (HSTM) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCC, GDRX and HSTM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Healthstream (HSTM) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.