DVA vs LFST vs PAIYY Stock Comparison

Davita, LifeStance Health and Aesthetic Medical International Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DVA Davita Inc.
$181.73 +1.8% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.62B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.01B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Davita leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Davita 7, LifeStance Health 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVALFSTPAIYYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.62B $5.00B $491.09K DVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 99.3x -0.1x DVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 81.9x — DVA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +20.4% — LFST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 3.2% — DVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.0% 3.4% — DVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 0.2x — LFST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.3% +156.4% -95.2% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr +1.9%/yr -70.1%/yr DVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 50.5% 422.8% DVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 — LFST

Percentile Scorecard

DVALFSTPAIYY

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

AxisDVALFSTPAIYY
Valuation 93 #7 of 92 51 #46 of 92 22 #72 of 92
Growth 35 #57 of 87 90 #10 of 87 –
Profitability 86 #13 of 86 59 #36 of 86 –
Financial Health 27 #71 of 97 77 #23 of 97 12 #86 of 97
Shareholder Returns 96 #3 of 56 75 #15 of 56 –
Overall 68 70 –
  • DVA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LFST ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • PAIYY ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVALFSTPAIYYSPY
1 month +1.8%+10.6%-50.0% -0.2%
3 months -24.1%+16.5%-50.0% +3.9%
6 months +21.1%+70.8%-88.9% +8.2%
Year to date +60.0%+86.1%-94.1% +12.9%
1 year +40.3%+156.4%-95.2% +12.3%
3 years +136.7%+132.7%-98.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +33.3%+32.5%-74.2% +23.3%
5 years +59.3%+10.0%-99.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.8%+1.9%-70.1% +10.9%
10 years +224.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDVALFSTPAIYYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%50.5%422.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%41.4%1,222.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.56-3.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.893.10-0.23 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.0%-71.7%-99.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-2.1%-96.9% -1.2%
52-week high $240.98$13.38$0.32 $779.14
52-week low $103.87$4.81$0.01 $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.

MultipleDVALFSTPAIYY
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 24.6x 99.3xmedian 24.6x -0.1xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 0.0xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.6x 37.6xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 21.6x 28.8xmedian 21.6x -0.2xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median -15.2xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x -0.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.66 3.12median 0.66 —median 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 monthsDVALFSTPAIYY
Revenue $14.01B $1.58B –
Gross profit $4.53B $531.85M –
Operating income $2.13B $78.43M –
Net income $1.19B $50.60M –
Free cash flow $1.61B $173.91M –
EPS (diluted) $12.82 $0.13 –
Cash & equivalents $668.96M $225.94M $8.61M
Total debt $10.78B $258.99M $76.21M
Shares (diluted) 66.09M 387.30M 47.83M
Enterprise value $10.39B $4.13B -$24.51M

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
MetricDVALFSTPAIYY
P/E 13.9x 99.3x -0.1x
P/FCF 7.2x 28.8x -0.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 23.0x –
P/S 0.8x 3.2x 0.0x
P/B -15.2x 3.4x -0.1x
P/Tangible book -11.7x 3.8x -0.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 37.6x –
EV/EBIT 10.2x 64.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 3.2x –
EV/FCF 13.5x 29.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 23.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 3.12 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVALFSTPAIYY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 20.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 18.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% 24.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 32,780% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 35.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 3.2% 413.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 32.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 18.6% 412.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 31.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% 48.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 87.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% 44.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 158.0% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVALFSTPAIYY
Debt / assets 60.9% 11.9% 28.2%
Debt / equity -14.1x 0.2x -3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 0.2x –
Debt / FCF 6.7x 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 104.3% 32.3% 108.5%
Equity / assets -4.3% 67.7% -8.5%
Interest coverage 3.6x 7.8x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.66 4.67 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVALFSTPAIYY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 13.2% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 13.2% 2.0% –
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.

ConsensusDVALFSTPAIYY
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 81.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $15.31FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $-1.50FY2023
EPS growth, next FY +42.0%FY2026 +700.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.8% +50.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.43BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $89.98MFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -3.3% +11.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVALFSTPAIYY
Held by institutions 91.0% 97.9% –
Institutions holding 622 286 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +1.9% –
Institutions buying 303 204 –
Institutions selling 223 55 –
Buyers to sellers 1.36 3.71 –

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.

DVALFSTPAIYY
DVA 1.00 0.05 0.04
LFST 0.05 1.00 0.01
PAIYY 0.04 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVA, LFST and PAIYY?

Davita (DVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Davita (DVA) $11.62B, LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.00B, Aesthetic Medical International Holdings (PAIYY) $491.09K.

Which stock is cheaper, DVA, LFST and PAIYY?

Davita (DVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Davita (DVA) 13.9x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 99.3x, Aesthetic Medical International Holdings (PAIYY) -0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Davita (DVA) is cheapest (Davita (DVA) 11.9x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 81.9x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LifeStance Health (LFST) returned the most: Davita (DVA) +40.3%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +156.4%, Aesthetic Medical International Holdings (PAIYY) -95.2%. Over five years, Davita (DVA) compounded fastest (Davita (DVA) +9.8%/yr, LifeStance Health (LFST) +1.9%/yr, Aesthetic Medical International Holdings (PAIYY) -70.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Davita (DVA) has been the steadiest (Davita (DVA) 45.2%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 50.5%, Aesthetic Medical International Holdings (PAIYY) 422.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.