CERT vs HLYK vs VEEV Stock Comparison

Certara, HealthLynked and Veeva Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CERT Certara, Inc.
$10.61 +16.5% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$408.45M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
1 win
HLYK HealthLynked Corp
$1.96 -0.5% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
1 win
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc
$318.21 +13.4% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$50.86B
P/E
50.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Veeva Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Veeva Systems 6, Certara 1, HealthLynked 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCERTHLYKVEEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.69B $5.79M $50.86B VEEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.7x -1.4x 50.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x — 35.5x CERT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% -46.7% +16.5% VEEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.7% -292.0% 29.3% VEEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.2% +13.3% +8.6% HLYK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.0%/yr -40.0%/yr +0.3%/yr VEEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.4% 161.7% 42.9% VEEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 13/100 68/100 VEEV

Percentile Scorecard

CERTHLYKVEEV

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

AxisCERTHLYKVEEV
Valuation 62 #35 of 90 5 #86 of 90 36 #58 of 90
Growth 6 #77 of 82 28 #59 of 82 74 #22 of 82
Profitability 43 #44 of 77 15 #66 of 77 87 #11 of 77
Financial Health 61 #38 of 96 3 #93 of 96 95 #6 of 96
Shareholder Returns 77 #13 of 54 – 49 #28 of 54
Overall 50 13 68
  • CERT ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • HLYK ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • VEEV ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCERTHLYKVEEVSPY
1 month +16.5%-0.5%+13.4% -0.8%
3 months +36.9%-28.7%+63.7% +3.5%
6 months +70.0%-27.4%+98.3% +7.0%
Year to date +20.4%+40.0%+42.5% +12.2%
1 year -16.2%+13.3%+8.6% +13.0%
3 years -13.5%-66.2%+67.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.7%-30.4%+18.9% +23.1%
5 years -73.0%-92.2%+1.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.0%-40.0%+0.3% +11.0%
10 years ——+735.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+23.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCERTHLYKVEEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.4%161.7%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.6%184.7%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.72-1.080.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.080.20 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.1%-97.5%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-68.1%-1.5% -1.8%
52-week high $12.51$6.15$322.91 $779.14
52-week low $4.48$1.28$151.43 $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.

MultipleCERTHLYKVEEV
P/E now vs peer median -23.9xmedian 42.4x -1.4xmedian 42.4x 50.9xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.7x 4.2xmedian 2.7x 14.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 19.0x —median 19.0x 40.5xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 19.4x -4.0xmedian 19.4x 30.9xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x -0.7xmedian 1.8x 6.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.75 0.00median 1.75 2.22median 1.75

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 monthsCERTHLYKVEEV
Revenue $408.45M $1.37M $3.46B
Gross profit $252.82M – $2.59B
Operating income -$658.00K – $1.03B
Net income -$68.40M -$3.97M $1.01B
Free cash flow $80.39M -$1.44M $1.67B
R&D $43.54M – $821.92M
EPS (diluted) $-0.44 $-1.36 $6.15
Cash & equivalents $184.14M $12.84K $1.81B
Total debt $291.84M $1.78M –
Shares (diluted) 154.36M 2.94M 165.06M
Enterprise value $990.62M $5.70M $23.10B

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
MetricCERTHLYKVEEV
P/E -23.9x -1.4x 50.9x
P/FCF 20.1x -4.0x 30.9x
P/Operating cash flow 19.5x -4.0x 30.9x
P/S 4.0x 4.2x 14.9x
P/B 1.7x -0.7x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 2.6x -0.7x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA 22.7x – 40.5x
EV/EBIT -2,623x – 42.8x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 4.6x 12.8x
EV/FCF 21.5x -4.4x 26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x -4.4x 26.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 0.00 2.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCERTHLYKVEEV
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% -46.7% 16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% -39.6% 15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% – 15.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -102.8% – 29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.3% – 37.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -957.1% 19.9% 25.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -77.2% 10.9% 23.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -993.5% -7,646% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -78.6% -293.9% 22.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.4% 45.4% 23.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 26.0% 19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.0% 45.4% 23.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 26.0% 19.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCERTHLYKVEEV
Gross margin 61.9% – 75.0%
EBITDA margin 18.6% – 31.6%
Operating margin -0.2% – 29.9%
Pretax margin -4.3% – 38.4%
Net margin -16.7% -292.0% 29.3%
FCF margin 19.7% -104.7% 48.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% -104.7% 48.2%
Return on equity -6.9% – 13.8%
Return on assets -4.7% -246.6% 11.2%
Return on invested capital -0.1% – –
Return on capital employed 0.0% – 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.2x 0.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 37.7% 14.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCERTHLYKVEEV
Debt / assets 20.8% 36.3% –
Debt / equity 0.3x -0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – –
Debt / FCF 3.6x -0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 31.0% 586.7% 18.0%
Equity / assets 69.0% -486.7% 82.0%
Interest coverage 0.0x – –
Current ratio 2.6x 0.2x 5.5x
Quick ratio 2.4x 0.0x 5.4x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.0x 5.0x
Altman Z-score 2.50 – 21.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCERTHLYKVEEV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.6% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 4.6% – 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCERTHLYKVEEV
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2026 – 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.36FY2026 – $8.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.2%FY2026 – +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% – +16.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $399.14MFY2026 – $3.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 – +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% – +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCERTHLYKVEEV
Held by institutions 87.1% – 88.8%
Institutions holding 238 – 1,056
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% – +5.7%
Institutions buying 148 – 586
Institutions selling 65 – 358
Buyers to sellers 2.28 – 1.64

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.

CERTHLYKVEEV
CERT 1.00 -0.05 0.31
HLYK -0.05 1.00 -0.01
VEEV 0.31 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CERT, HLYK and VEEV?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Certara (CERT) $1.69B, HealthLynked (HLYK) $5.79M, Veeva Systems (VEEV) $50.86B.

Which company is growing faster?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Certara (CERT) +3.8%, HealthLynked (HLYK) -46.7%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) has the highest net margin (Certara (CERT) -16.7%, HealthLynked (HLYK) -292.0%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 29.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year HealthLynked (HLYK) returned the most: Certara (CERT) -16.2%, HealthLynked (HLYK) +13.3%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +8.6%. Over five years, Veeva Systems (VEEV) compounded fastest (Certara (CERT) -23.0%/yr, HealthLynked (HLYK) -40.0%/yr, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veeva Systems (VEEV) has been the steadiest (Certara (CERT) 61.4%, HealthLynked (HLYK) 161.7%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CERT, HLYK and VEEV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Veeva Systems (VEEV) leads on 6. 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.