DVA vs LFST vs MD Stock Comparison

Davita, LifeStance Health and Pediatrix Medical Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DVA Davita Inc.
$183.65 +0.3% 1M +43.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.89B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.01B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Davita leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Davita 4, Pediatrix Medical 4, LifeStance Health 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVALFSTMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.89B $5.02B $2.30B DVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x 99.1x 13.2x MD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 80.8x 12.2x DVA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +20.4% +0.5% LFST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 3.2% 9.0% MD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.0% 3.4% 11.3% DVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 0.2x 0.8x LFST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.5% +151.6% +70.6% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.7%/yr +3.4%/yr +1.6%/yr DVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 50.5% 41.3% MD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 69/100 70/100 MD

Percentile Scorecard

DVALFSTMD

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

AxisDVALFSTMD
Valuation 95 #6 of 93 49 #48 of 93 91 #9 of 93
Growth 35 #58 of 88 90 #10 of 88 38 #55 of 88
Profitability 84 #15 of 87 58 #37 of 87 81 #17 of 87
Financial Health 28 #72 of 100 77 #24 of 100 59 #42 of 100
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 56 71 #17 of 56 82 #11 of 56
Overall 67 69 70
  • DVA ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LFST ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • MD ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVALFSTMDSPY
1 month +0.3%+7.0%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months -22.0%+18.6%+11.6% +2.9%
6 months +20.9%+83.4%+27.1% +6.4%
Year to date +61.6%+83.7%+36.9% +11.4%
1 year +43.5%+151.6%+70.6% +13.1%
3 years +126.4%+128.8%+138.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +31.3%+31.8%+33.6% +21.5%
5 years +58.9%+18.2%+8.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.7%+3.4%+1.6% +10.9%
10 years +201.3%—-56.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.7%—-7.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDVALFSTMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%50.5%41.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%41.3%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.540.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.963.001.71 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.0%-71.7%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-3.4%-0.8% -2.5%
52-week high $240.98$13.38$29.54 $779.14
52-week low $103.87$4.81$16.97 $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.

MultipleDVALFSTMD
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 25.3x 98.0xmedian 25.3x 13.3xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.6x 37.1xmedian 14.6x 10.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 22.7x 28.4xmedian 22.7x 10.3xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median -15.4xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x 2.7xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.66 3.08median 0.66 0.67median 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 monthsDVALFSTMD
Revenue $14.01B $1.58B $1.95B
Gross profit $4.53B $531.85M –
Operating income $2.13B $78.43M $215.42M
Net income $1.19B $50.60M $174.81M
Free cash flow $1.61B $173.91M $229.94M
EPS (diluted) $12.82 $0.13 $2.15
Cash & equivalents $668.96M $225.94M $288.88M
Total debt $41.93B $1.06B $584.24M
Shares (diluted) 66.09M 387.30M 81.41M
Enterprise value $9.10B $4.14B $605.38M

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
MetricDVALFSTMD
P/E 14.0x 98.0x 13.3x
P/FCF 7.3x 28.4x 10.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 22.7x 9.6x
P/S 0.8x 3.1x 1.2x
P/B -15.4x 3.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book -11.8x 3.8x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 37.1x 10.7x
EV/EBIT 10.3x 63.4x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 3.1x 1.3x
EV/FCF 13.6x 28.6x 11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 22.8x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 3.08 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVALFSTMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 20.4% 0.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 18.2% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% 24.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 32,780% 30.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 35.2% 10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.2% 413.3% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 32.2% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.6% 412.8% 67.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 31.8% 19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% 48.9% -3.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 87.0% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% 44.8% -4.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 158.0% 14.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVALFSTMD
Gross margin 32.4% 33.6% –
EBITDA margin 20.3% 8.5% 12.3%
Operating margin 15.2% 4.9% 11.0%
Pretax margin 10.5% 4.2% 11.6%
Net margin 6.0% 3.2% 9.0%
FCF margin 11.5% 11.0% 11.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 13.7% 12.7%
Return on equity – 3.4% 19.9%
Return on assets 6.8% 2.3% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 17.0% 3.4% 11.3%
Return on capital employed 14.4% 4.2% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 4.3x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 4.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVALFSTMD
Debt / assets 60.9% 11.9% 27.4%
Debt / equity -14.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 0.2x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 1.5x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 104.3% 32.3% 58.6%
Equity / assets -4.3% 67.7% 41.4%
Interest coverage 3.6x 7.8x 6.3x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.67 4.62 2.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVALFSTMD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 13.1% 2.0% 6.1%
Shareholder yield 13.1% 2.0% 6.1%
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.

ConsensusDVALFSTMD
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 80.8xFY2026 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.33FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $2.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.2%FY2026 +700.0%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +50.0% -0.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.43BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.3% +11.9% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVALFSTMD
Held by institutions 91.0% 97.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 622 285 301
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +1.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 303 204 153
Institutions selling 223 54 101
Buyers to sellers 1.36 3.78 1.51

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.

DVALFSTMD
DVA 1.00 0.05 0.12
LFST 0.05 1.00 0.21
MD 0.12 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVA, LFST and MD?

Davita (DVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Davita (DVA) $11.89B, LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.02B, Pediatrix Medical (MD) $2.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVA, LFST and MD?

Pediatrix Medical (MD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Davita (DVA) 14.0x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 99.1x, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 13.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Davita (DVA) is cheapest (Davita (DVA) 12.0x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 80.8x, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 12.2x). 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: Davita (DVA) +6.4%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +20.4%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +0.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pediatrix Medical (MD) has the highest net margin (Davita (DVA) 6.0%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.2%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Davita (DVA) leads (Davita (DVA) 17.0%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.4%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LifeStance Health (LFST) returned the most: Davita (DVA) +43.5%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +151.6%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +70.6%. Over five years, Davita (DVA) compounded fastest (Davita (DVA) +9.7%/yr, LifeStance Health (LFST) +3.4%/yr, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pediatrix Medical (MD) has been the steadiest (Davita (DVA) 45.2%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 50.5%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 41.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DVA, LFST and MD?

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