DOCS vs WAY vs HSTM Stock Comparison

Doximity, Waystar Holding and Healthstream Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOCS Doximity, Inc.
$34.22 +30.6% 1M -48.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.17B
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$655.57M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
4 wins
WAY Waystar Holding Corp.
$28.92 +12.4% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.41B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.21B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
2 wins
HSTM Healthstream Inc
$33.73 +15.8% 1M +30.6% 1Y
Market cap
$989.14M
P/E
46.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$321.12M
Div. yield
0.00%
Healthcare IT Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Doximity leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Doximity 4, Healthstream 3, Waystar Holding 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCSWAYHSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.17B $5.41B $989.14M DOCS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.9x 40.1x 46.7x DOCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 16.6x 47.5x WAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +19.2% +8.8% WAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% 11.2% 6.6% 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 -48.5% -26.8% +30.6% HSTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.2%/yr — +4.9%/yr HSTM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.6% 54.7% 32.3% HSTM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 58/100 60/100 DOCS

Percentile Scorecard

DOCSWAYHSTM

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

AxisDOCSWAYHSTM
Valuation 52 #43 of 89 68 #29 of 89 76 #22 of 89
Growth 39 #50 of 81 69 #26 of 81 48 #43 of 81
Profitability 95 #5 of 76 77 #18 of 76 84 #13 of 76
Financial Health 97 #4 of 94 54 #44 of 94 52 #46 of 94
Shareholder Returns 78 #12 of 52 24 #40 of 52 39 #32 of 52
Overall 72 58 60
  • DOCS ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • WAY 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

PeriodDOCSWAYHSTMSPY
1 month +30.6%+12.4%+15.8% +0.9%
3 months +58.1%+17.9%+14.2% +5.9%
6 months +41.4%+14.4%+59.0% +8.5%
Year to date -22.7%-11.7%+46.2% +13.3%
1 year -48.5%-26.8%+30.6% +12.4%
3 years +64.7%—+36.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +18.1%—+11.0% +23.5%
5 years -50.7%—+26.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.2%—+4.9% +11.0%
10 years ——+26.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+2.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDOCSWAYHSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.6%54.7%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.3%57.8%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.530.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.490.95 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.3%-61.8%-41.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.9%-27.0%-4.1% -0.9%
52-week high $66.95$39.62$35.16 $779.14
52-week low $18.01$17.31$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.

MultipleDOCSWAYHSTM
P/E now vs peer median 37.4xmedian 40.6x 41.2xmedian 40.6x 46.5xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 2.4x 4.6xmedian 2.4x 3.1xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 18.3x 15.7xmedian 18.3x 11.0xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 20.5x 22.5xmedian 20.5x 14.1xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 2.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 1.74 —median 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 monthsDOCSWAYHSTM
Revenue $655.57M $1.21B $321.12M
Gross profit $577.34M $833.24M $208.99M
Operating income $194.05M $275.76M $25.80M
Net income $167.05M $134.79M $21.20M
Free cash flow $306.28M $246.26M $69.83M
R&D $142.38M $67.01M $54.05M
EPS (diluted) $0.87 $0.69 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $273.60M $12.65M $46.17M
Total debt – $5.39B –
Shares (diluted) 191.17M 194.51M 29.31M
Enterprise value $3.12B $4.55B $706.32M

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
MetricDOCSWAYHSTM
P/E 37.4x 41.2x 46.5x
P/FCF 20.1x 22.5x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.1x 18.9x 13.7x
P/S 9.4x 4.6x 3.1x
P/B 6.7x 1.4x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 2.0x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 24.4x 15.7x 11.0x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 24.8x 35.6x
EV/Revenue 8.3x 5.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF 17.8x 27.7x 13.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 23.3x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 – 2.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCSWAYHSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 19.2% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.6% 22.4% 7.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% – 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.9% 31.1% 20.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – 27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.0% 56.8% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – 18.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.2% 46.4% 8.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% – 20.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.2% -3.8% 15.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% – 13.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% -11.6% 19.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% – 14.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCSWAYHSTM
Gross margin 88.1% 69.1% 65.1%
EBITDA margin 34.1% 36.1% 26.1%
Operating margin 29.6% 22.9% 8.0%
Pretax margin 34.5% 16.2% 8.6%
Net margin 25.5% 11.2% 6.6%
FCF margin 46.7% 20.4% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 46.7% 24.3% 22.4%
Return on equity 17.9% 3.4% 6.0%
Return on assets 15.1% 2.3% 4.0%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% –
Return on capital employed 20.4% 4.9% 6.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.2x 3.4x
Stock comp / revenue 20.8% 4.1% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCSWAYHSTM
Debt / assets – 25.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x –
Debt / FCF – 6.0x –
Liabilities / assets 15.5% 32.1% 31.6%
Equity / assets 84.5% 67.9% 68.4%
Interest coverage – 3.4x –
Current ratio 6.1x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 5.8x 1.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 4.6x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 23.90 2.16 4.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCSWAYHSTM
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 6.3% -0.4% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 6.3% -0.4% 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.

ConsensusDOCSWAYHSTM
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 47.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $1.74FY2026 $0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% +10.3% +25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $653.93MFY2026 $1.21BFY2026 $344.53MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% +12.9% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCSWAYHSTM
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 75.8%
Institutions holding 358 302 219
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +3.3% +3.0%
Institutions buying 171 187 125
Institutions selling 138 88 61
Buyers to sellers 1.24 2.13 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.

DOCSWAYHSTM
DOCS 1.00 0.32 0.31
WAY 0.32 1.00 0.40
HSTM 0.31 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOCS, WAY and HSTM?

Doximity (DOCS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Doximity (DOCS) $6.17B, Waystar Holding (WAY) $5.41B, Healthstream (HSTM) $989.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, DOCS, WAY and HSTM?

Doximity (DOCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Doximity (DOCS) 36.9x, Waystar Holding (WAY) 40.1x, Healthstream (HSTM) 46.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waystar Holding (WAY) is cheapest (Doximity (DOCS) 23.9x, Waystar Holding (WAY) 16.6x, 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?

Waystar Holding (WAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Doximity (DOCS) +11.2%, Waystar Holding (WAY) +19.2%, Healthstream (HSTM) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Doximity (DOCS) has the highest net margin (Doximity (DOCS) 25.5%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 11.2%, Healthstream (HSTM) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Healthstream (HSTM) returned the most: Doximity (DOCS) -48.5%, Waystar Holding (WAY) -26.8%, Healthstream (HSTM) +30.6%. Over five years, Healthstream (HSTM) compounded fastest (Doximity (DOCS) -13.2%/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: Doximity (DOCS) 0.00%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 0.00%, Healthstream (HSTM) 0.00%. Doximity (DOCS) and Waystar Holding (WAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Healthstream (HSTM) has been the steadiest (Doximity (DOCS) 64.6%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 54.7%, Healthstream (HSTM) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOCS, WAY 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, Doximity (DOCS) leads on 4. 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.