DOCS vs HLYK vs WAY Stock Comparison

Doximity, HealthLynked and Waystar Holding 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
$6.14B
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$655.57M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
5 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
WAY Waystar Holding Corp.
$28.02 +13.4% 1M -28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.41B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.21B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionDOCSHLYKWAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.14B $5.74M $5.41B DOCS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.8x -1.4x 40.1x DOCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x — 16.1x WAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% -46.7% +19.2% WAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% -292.0% 11.2% DOCS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.5% +13.3% -28.8% HLYK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr -40.0%/yr — DOCS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.6% 161.7% 54.6% WAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 13/100 59/100 DOCS

Percentile Scorecard

DOCSHLYKWAY

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

AxisDOCSHLYKWAY
Valuation 53 #42 of 89 5 #85 of 89 73 #25 of 89
Growth 40 #49 of 81 33 #55 of 81 66 #28 of 81
Profitability 95 #5 of 76 13 #66 of 76 76 #19 of 76
Financial Health 97 #4 of 94 2 #92 of 94 55 #43 of 94
Shareholder Returns 82 #10 of 51 – 24 #39 of 51
Overall 73 13 59
  • DOCS ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • HLYK ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • WAY ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOCSHLYKWAYSPY
1 month +26.1%-0.5%+13.4% -0.2%
3 months +55.1%-28.7%+18.3% +3.9%
6 months +35.2%-27.4%+11.1% +8.2%
Year to date -25.0%+40.0%-14.4% +12.9%
1 year -51.5%+13.3%-28.8% +12.3%
3 years +59.9%-66.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.0%-30.4%— +23.3%
5 years -52.0%-92.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.7%-40.0%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureDOCSHLYKWAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.6%161.7%54.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.1%184.7%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.43-1.080.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.800.08-0.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.3%-97.5%-61.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.5%-68.1%-29.3% -1.2%
52-week high $68.50$6.15$39.62 $779.14
52-week low $18.01$1.28$17.31 $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.

MultipleDOCSHLYKWAY
P/E now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 40.1x -1.4xmedian 40.1x 39.9xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 2.5x 4.2xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x 15.3xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 20.1x -4.0xmedian 20.1x 21.8xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 1.8x -0.7xmedian 1.8x 1.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.27median 1.73 0.00median 1.73 —median 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 monthsDOCSHLYKWAY
Revenue $655.57M $1.37M $1.21B
Gross profit $577.34M – $833.24M
Operating income $194.05M – $275.76M
Net income $167.05M -$3.97M $134.79M
Free cash flow $306.28M -$1.44M $246.26M
R&D $142.38M – $67.01M
EPS (diluted) $0.87 $-1.36 $0.69
Cash & equivalents $273.60M $12.84K $12.65M
Total debt – $1.78M $5.39B
Shares (diluted) 191.17M 2.94M 194.51M
Enterprise value $3.09B $5.65M $4.55B

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
MetricDOCSHLYKWAY
P/E 36.3x -1.4x 39.9x
P/FCF 19.5x -4.0x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.5x -4.0x 18.4x
P/S 9.1x 4.2x 4.5x
P/B 6.5x -0.7x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.8x -0.7x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 23.6x – 15.3x
EV/EBIT 27.3x – 24.1x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 4.6x 5.5x
EV/FCF 17.3x -4.4x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x -4.4x 22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.27 0.00 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCSHLYKWAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% -46.7% 19.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -39.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.6% – 22.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% – 31.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -29.0% 19.9% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 10.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -25.2% -7,646% 46.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -293.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% 45.4% -3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 26.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% 45.4% -11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 26.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCSHLYKWAY
Gross margin 88.1% – 69.1%
EBITDA margin 34.1% – 36.1%
Operating margin 29.6% – 22.9%
Pretax margin 34.5% – 16.2%
Net margin 25.5% -292.0% 11.2%
FCF margin 46.7% -104.7% 20.4%
Operating cash flow margin 46.7% -104.7% 24.3%
Return on equity 17.9% – 3.4%
Return on assets 15.1% -246.6% 2.3%
Return on invested capital – – 3.5%
Return on capital employed 20.4% – 4.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.4x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 20.8% 37.7% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCSHLYKWAY
Debt / assets – 36.3% 25.0%
Debt / equity – -0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.9x
Debt / FCF – -0.4x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 15.5% 586.7% 32.1%
Equity / assets 84.5% -486.7% 67.9%
Interest coverage – – 3.4x
Current ratio 6.1x 0.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 5.8x 0.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 4.6x 0.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 23.26 – 2.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCSHLYKWAY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.5% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 6.5% – -0.4%
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.

ConsensusDOCSHLYKWAY
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 – 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 – $1.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 – +22.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% – +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $653.93MFY2026 – $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 – +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% – +12.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCSHLYKWAY
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 358 – 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% – +3.3%
Institutions buying 171 – 187
Institutions selling 138 – 88
Buyers to sellers 1.24 – 2.13

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.

DOCSHLYKWAY
DOCS 1.00 -0.09 0.32
HLYK -0.09 1.00 -0.08
WAY 0.32 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOCS, HLYK and WAY?

Doximity (DOCS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Doximity (DOCS) $6.14B, HealthLynked (HLYK) $5.74M, Waystar Holding (WAY) $5.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOCS, HLYK and WAY?

Doximity (DOCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Doximity (DOCS) 36.8x, HealthLynked (HLYK) -1.4x, Waystar Holding (WAY) 40.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waystar Holding (WAY) is cheapest (Doximity (DOCS) 23.2x, Waystar Holding (WAY) 16.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waystar Holding (WAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Doximity (DOCS) +11.2%, HealthLynked (HLYK) -46.7%, Waystar Holding (WAY) +19.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Doximity (DOCS) has the highest net margin (Doximity (DOCS) 25.5%, HealthLynked (HLYK) -292.0%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 11.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year HealthLynked (HLYK) returned the most: Doximity (DOCS) -51.5%, HealthLynked (HLYK) +13.3%, Waystar Holding (WAY) -28.8%. Over five years, Doximity (DOCS) compounded fastest (Doximity (DOCS) -13.7%/yr, HealthLynked (HLYK) -40.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waystar Holding (WAY) has been the steadiest (Doximity (DOCS) 64.6%, HealthLynked (HLYK) 161.7%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 54.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOCS, HLYK and WAY?

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