CON vs FMS vs LFST Stock Comparison

Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Fresenius Medical Care AG and LifeStance Health Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG
$22.68 +1.2% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.25B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.07B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

LifeStance Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (LifeStance Health 5, Fresenius Medical Care AG 4, Concentra Group Holdings Parent 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCONFMSLFSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.03B $13.25B $5.02B FMS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 12.1x 99.1x FMS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.8x 9.5x 80.8x FMS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% -47.8% +20.4% LFST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 9.9% 3.2% FMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.2% 0.2% 3.4% CON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 200.7x 0.2x LFST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +91.2% -15.8% +151.6% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -8.6%/yr +3.4%/yr LFST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.8% 31.1% 50.5% CON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 50/100 69/100 LFST

Percentile Scorecard

CONFMSLFST

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

AxisCONFMSLFST
Valuation 59 #39 of 93 73 #26 of 93 49 #48 of 93
Growth 64 #32 of 88 12 #78 of 88 90 #10 of 88
Profitability 86 #13 of 87 62 #34 of 87 58 #37 of 87
Financial Health 27 #73 of 100 13 #87 of 100 77 #24 of 100
Shareholder Returns 51 #28 of 56 91 #6 of 56 71 #17 of 56
Overall 57 50 69
  • CON ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • FMS ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LFST ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCONFMSLFSTSPY
1 month +12.9%+1.2%+7.0% -1.0%
3 months +24.3%-7.8%+18.6% +2.9%
6 months +72.2%-0.4%+83.4% +6.4%
Year to date +99.6%-4.8%+83.7% +11.4%
1 year +91.2%-15.8%+151.6% +13.1%
3 years —+30.7%+128.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+9.3%+31.8% +21.5%
5 years —-36.3%+18.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-8.6%+3.4% +10.9%
10 years —-45.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-5.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCONFMSLFSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.8%31.1%50.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.1%36.8%41.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.200.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.28-0.513.00 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.5%-64.2%-71.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.7%-16.7%-3.4% -2.5%
52-week high $39.97$27.24$13.38 $779.14
52-week low $18.71$20.19$4.81 $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.

MultipleCONFMSLFST
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 25.3x 12.1xmedian 25.3x 98.0xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 14.6x 205.4xmedian 14.6x 37.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 22.7x 6.1xmedian 22.7x 28.4xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 3.3x 0.8xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.66 0.58median 0.66 3.08median 0.66

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 monthsCONFMSLFST
Revenue $2.29B $11.07B $1.58B
Gross profit $670.56M -$5.62B $531.85M
Operating income $374.81M $879.32M $78.43M
Net income $203.80M $1.38B $50.60M
Free cash flow $267.42M $2.08B $173.91M
R&D – $180.01M –
EPS (diluted) $1.56 $1.79 $0.13
Cash & equivalents $158.04M $1.21B $225.94M
Total debt $1.57B $572.99B $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 127.79M 612.52M 387.30M
Enterprise value $4.68B $5.20B $4.14B

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
MetricCONFMSLFST
P/E 24.7x 12.1x 98.0x
P/FCF 18.7x 6.1x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 3.8x 22.7x
P/S 2.2x 1.1x 3.1x
P/B 10.3x 0.8x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 19.8x 0.9x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 205.4x 37.1x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 628.3x 63.4x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 49.9x 3.1x
EV/FCF 24.0x 265.7x 28.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 167.5x 22.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.58 3.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCONFMSLFST
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% -47.8% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -18.6% 18.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.9% -207.2% 24.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -45.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.9% -45.5% 32,780%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -16.4% 35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.6% 49.8% 413.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 18.2% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.5% 52.0% 412.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 20.9% 31.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.2% 9.3% 48.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% 87.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.1% -7.7% 44.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.8% 158.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCONFMSLFST
Gross margin 29.3% -50.7% 33.6%
EBITDA margin 20.0% 24.3% 8.5%
Operating margin 16.4% 7.9% 4.9%
Pretax margin 11.7% 15.8% 4.2%
Net margin 8.7% 9.9% 3.2%
FCF margin 11.7% 18.8% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.7% 29.8% 13.7%
Return on equity 44.8% 2.7% 3.4%
Return on assets 7.0% 1.2% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 14.2% 0.2% 3.4%
Return on capital employed 14.5% 3.2% 4.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.4x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCONFMSLFST
Debt / assets 52.3% 1,515% 11.9%
Debt / equity 3.2x 35.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 200.7x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 5.9x 260.4x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 83.9% 56.8% 32.3%
Equity / assets 16.1% 43.2% 67.7%
Interest coverage – 2.0x 7.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.2x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.53 1.33 4.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCONFMSLFST
Dividend yield 0.6% 3.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 8.5% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 12.3% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 33.4% – –
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.

ConsensusCONFMSLFST
Forward P/E 22.8xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 80.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.72FY2026 $2.39FY2026 $0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.5%FY2026 -5.2%FY2026 +700.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.5% +6.7% +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.30BFY2026 $21.59BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -6.6%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% -0.3% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCONFMSLFST
Held by institutions 87.3% 7.3% 97.9%
Institutions holding 291 235 285
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% -2.9% +1.9%
Institutions buying 166 151 204
Institutions selling 81 41 54
Buyers to sellers 2.05 3.68 3.78

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.

CONFMSLFST
CON 1.00 0.27 0.20
FMS 0.27 1.00 0.10
LFST 0.20 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CON, FMS and LFST?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) $5.03B, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) $13.25B, LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, CON, FMS and LFST?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 25.3x, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 12.1x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 99.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) is cheapest (Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 22.8x, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 9.5x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 80.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

LifeStance Health (LFST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) +14.0%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -47.8%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) has the highest net margin (Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 8.7%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 9.9%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) leads (Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 14.2%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 0.2%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LifeStance Health (LFST) returned the most: Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) +91.2%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -15.8%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +151.6%. Over five years, LifeStance Health (LFST) compounded fastest (Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -8.6%/yr, LifeStance Health (LFST) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 0.01%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 0.00%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 0.00%. Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) and LifeStance Health (LFST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) has been the steadiest (Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 27.8%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 31.1%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 50.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CON, FMS and LFST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, LifeStance Health (LFST) 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.