DOCS vs HLYK vs VEEV Stock Comparison

Doximity, HealthLynked and Veeva Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOCS Doximity, Inc.
$33.23 +26.1% 1M -51.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.22B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$655.57M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
3 wins
HLYK HealthLynked Corp
$1.96 -0.5% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
1 win
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc
$312.78 +11.4% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$51.43B
P/E
50.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Veeva Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Veeva Systems 5, Doximity 3, HealthLynked 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCSHLYKVEEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.22B $5.74M $51.43B VEEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.2x -1.4x 50.7x DOCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x — 34.9x DOCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% -46.7% +16.5% VEEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% -292.0% 29.3% VEEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.5% +13.3% +5.8% HLYK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr -40.0%/yr -0.1%/yr VEEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.6% 161.7% 42.9% VEEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 13/100 69/100 DOCS

Percentile Scorecard

DOCSHLYKVEEV

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

AxisDOCSHLYKVEEV
Valuation 53 #42 of 89 5 #85 of 89 38 #56 of 89
Growth 40 #49 of 81 33 #55 of 81 73 #23 of 81
Profitability 95 #5 of 76 13 #66 of 76 88 #10 of 76
Financial Health 97 #4 of 94 2 #92 of 94 96 #5 of 94
Shareholder Returns 82 #10 of 51 – 50 #26 of 51
Overall 73 13 69
  • DOCS ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • HLYK ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • VEEV ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOCSHLYKVEEVSPY
1 month +26.1%-0.5%+11.4% -0.2%
3 months +55.1%-28.7%+55.5% +3.9%
6 months +35.2%-27.4%+97.3% +8.2%
Year to date -25.0%+40.0%+40.1% +12.9%
1 year -51.5%+13.3%+5.8% +12.3%
3 years +59.9%-66.2%+65.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.0%-30.4%+18.2% +23.3%
5 years -52.0%-92.2%-0.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.7%-40.0%-0.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+728.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+23.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDOCSHLYKVEEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.6%161.7%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.1%184.7%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.43-1.080.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.800.080.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.3%-97.5%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.5%-68.1%-3.1% -1.2%
52-week high $68.50$6.15$322.91 $779.14
52-week low $18.01$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.

MultipleDOCSHLYKVEEV
P/E now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 40.1x -1.4xmedian 40.1x 50.0xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 2.5x 4.2xmedian 2.5x 14.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x 39.7xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 20.1x -4.0xmedian 20.1x 30.4xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 1.8x -0.7xmedian 1.8x 6.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.27median 1.73 0.00median 1.73 2.18median 1.73

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 monthsDOCSHLYKVEEV
Revenue $655.57M $1.37M $3.46B
Gross profit $577.34M – $2.59B
Operating income $194.05M – $1.03B
Net income $167.05M -$3.97M $1.01B
Free cash flow $306.28M -$1.44M $1.67B
R&D $142.38M – $821.92M
EPS (diluted) $0.87 $-1.36 $6.15
Cash & equivalents $273.60M $12.84K $1.81B
Total debt – $1.78M –
Shares (diluted) 191.17M 2.94M 165.06M
Enterprise value $3.17B $5.65M $23.68B

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
MetricDOCSHLYKVEEV
P/E 36.3x -1.4x 50.0x
P/FCF 19.5x -4.0x 30.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.5x -4.0x 30.4x
P/S 9.1x 4.2x 14.6x
P/B 6.5x -0.7x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 6.8x -0.7x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 23.6x – 39.7x
EV/EBIT 27.3x – 41.9x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 4.6x 12.5x
EV/FCF 17.3x -4.4x 26.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x -4.4x 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.27 0.00 2.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCSHLYKVEEV
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% -46.7% 16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -39.6% 15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.6% – 15.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% – 29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – 37.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.0% 19.9% 25.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 10.9% 23.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.2% -7,646% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -293.9% 22.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 45.4% 23.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 26.0% 19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% 45.4% 23.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 26.0% 19.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCSHLYKVEEV
Gross margin 88.1% – 75.0%
EBITDA margin 34.1% – 31.6%
Operating margin 29.6% – 29.9%
Pretax margin 34.5% – 38.4%
Net margin 25.5% -292.0% 29.3%
FCF margin 46.7% -104.7% 48.2%
Operating cash flow margin 46.7% -104.7% 48.2%
Return on equity 17.9% – 13.8%
Return on assets 15.1% -246.6% 11.2%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 20.4% – 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 20.8% 37.7% 14.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCSHLYKVEEV
Debt / assets – 36.3% –
Debt / equity – -0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 15.5% 586.7% 18.0%
Equity / assets 84.5% -486.7% 82.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 6.1x 0.2x 5.5x
Quick ratio 5.8x 0.0x 5.4x
Cash ratio 4.6x 0.0x 5.0x
Altman Z-score 23.26 – 21.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCSHLYKVEEV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.5% – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 6.5% – 0.8%
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.

ConsensusDOCSHLYKVEEV
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 – 34.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 – $8.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 – +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% – +16.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $653.93MFY2026 – $3.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 – +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% – +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCSHLYKVEEV
Held by institutions 100.0% – 88.8%
Institutions holding 358 – 1,056
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% – +5.7%
Institutions buying 171 – 586
Institutions selling 138 – 358
Buyers to sellers 1.24 – 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.

DOCSHLYKVEEV
DOCS 1.00 -0.09 0.40
HLYK -0.09 1.00 -0.01
VEEV 0.40 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOCS, HLYK and VEEV?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Doximity (DOCS) $6.22B, HealthLynked (HLYK) $5.74M, Veeva Systems (VEEV) $51.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOCS, HLYK and VEEV?

Doximity (DOCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Doximity (DOCS) 37.2x, HealthLynked (HLYK) -1.4x, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 50.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Doximity (DOCS) is cheapest (Doximity (DOCS) 23.2x, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 34.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Doximity (DOCS) +11.2%, HealthLynked (HLYK) -46.7%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) has the highest net margin (Doximity (DOCS) 25.5%, HealthLynked (HLYK) -292.0%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 29.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year HealthLynked (HLYK) returned the most: Doximity (DOCS) -51.5%, HealthLynked (HLYK) +13.3%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +5.8%. Over five years, Veeva Systems (VEEV) compounded fastest (Doximity (DOCS) -13.7%/yr, HealthLynked (HLYK) -40.0%/yr, Veeva Systems (VEEV) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veeva Systems (VEEV) has been the steadiest (Doximity (DOCS) 64.6%, 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, DOCS, 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 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.