DVA vs MD vs PGNY Stock Comparison

Davita, Pediatrix Medical and Progyny Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DVA Davita Inc.
$181.73 +1.8% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.88B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.01B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
5 wins
PGNY Progyny, Inc.
$27.72 +9.0% 1M +41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.19B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.31B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Davita leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Davita 5, Pediatrix Medical 5, Progyny 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVAMDPGNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.88B $2.33B $2.19B DVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x 13.3x 27.9x MD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 12.0x 22.7x DVA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +0.5% +5.5% DVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 9.0% 6.0% MD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.0% 11.3% — DVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 0.8x — MD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.3% +65.4% +41.9% MD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr +0.8%/yr -14.3%/yr DVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 41.3% 53.7% MD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 71/100 77/100 PGNY

Percentile Scorecard

DVAMDPGNY

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

AxisDVAMDPGNY
Valuation 93 #7 of 92 92 #8 of 92 79 #20 of 92
Growth 35 #57 of 87 37 #55 of 87 55 #40 of 87
Profitability 86 #13 of 86 85 #14 of 86 78 #20 of 86
Financial Health 27 #71 of 97 58 #41 of 97 84 #16 of 97
Shareholder Returns 96 #3 of 56 84 #10 of 56 87 #8 of 56
Overall 68 71 77
  • DVA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • MD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • PGNY ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVAMDPGNYSPY
1 month +1.8%+9.7%+9.0% -0.2%
3 months -24.1%+7.4%-9.9% +3.9%
6 months +21.1%+25.7%+50.8% +8.2%
Year to date +60.0%+34.9%+7.9% +12.9%
1 year +40.3%+65.4%+41.9% +12.3%
3 years +136.7%+154.9%-9.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +33.3%+36.6%-3.1% +23.3%
5 years +59.3%+3.9%-53.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.8%+0.8%-14.3% +10.9%
10 years +224.9%-52.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.5%-7.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDVAMDPGNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%41.3%53.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%38.8%52.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.330.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.891.590.78 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.0%-76.4%-79.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-2.3%-14.3% -1.2%
52-week high $240.98$29.54$32.36 $779.14
52-week low $103.87$16.97$16.30 $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.

MultipleDVAMDPGNY
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 24.6x 13.1xmedian 24.6x 27.6xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.6x 10.6xmedian 14.6x 16.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 21.6x 10.2xmedian 21.6x 12.0xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median -15.2xmedian 3.2x 2.7xmedian 3.2x 4.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.66 0.66median 0.66 1.10median 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 monthsDVAMDPGNY
Revenue $14.01B $1.95B $1.31B
Gross profit $4.53B – $322.09M
Operating income $2.13B $215.42M $112.13M
Net income $1.19B $174.81M $78.63M
Free cash flow $1.61B $229.94M $178.38M
EPS (diluted) $12.82 $2.15 $0.96
Cash & equivalents $668.96M $288.88M $152.63M
Total debt $10.78B $584.24M –
Shares (diluted) 66.09M 81.41M 82.14M
Enterprise value $9.09B $634.38M $1.07B

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
MetricDVAMDPGNY
P/E 13.9x 13.1x 27.6x
P/FCF 7.2x 10.2x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 9.4x 10.7x
P/S 0.8x 1.2x 1.6x
P/B -15.2x 2.7x 4.7x
P/Tangible book -11.7x 2.7x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 10.6x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 10.2x 11.7x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF 13.5x 11.0x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 10.2x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.66 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVAMDPGNY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 0.5% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -0.8% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% – 16.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 30.5% 46.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 10.0% 35.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.2% 59.0% 48.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 19.3% 16.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.6% 67.1% 61.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 19.9% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% -3.6% -0.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 10.2% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% -4.2% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 14.2% 2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVAMDPGNY
Gross margin 32.4% – 24.6%
EBITDA margin 20.3% 12.3% 9.0%
Operating margin 15.2% 11.0% 8.6%
Pretax margin 10.5% 11.6% 9.1%
Net margin 6.0% 9.0% 6.0%
FCF margin 11.5% 11.8% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 12.7% 15.4%
Return on equity – 19.9% 17.6%
Return on assets 6.8% 8.3% 11.1%
Return on invested capital 17.0% 11.3% –
Return on capital employed 14.4% 13.5% 24.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.9x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.0% 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVAMDPGNY
Debt / assets 60.9% 27.4% –
Debt / equity -14.1x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 6.7x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 104.3% 58.6% 36.7%
Equity / assets -4.3% 41.4% 63.3%
Interest coverage 3.6x 6.3x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.3x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.66 2.45 8.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVAMDPGNY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 13.2% 6.2% 10.7%
Shareholder yield 13.2% 6.2% 10.7%
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.

ConsensusDVAMDPGNY
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 22.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.31FY2026 $2.40FY2026 $1.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.0%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 +87.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.8% -0.4% +21.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.43BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026 $1.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.3% +3.8% +20.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVAMDPGNY
Held by institutions 91.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 622 301 309
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +1.1% +12.2%
Institutions buying 303 153 158
Institutions selling 223 101 112
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.51 1.41

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.

DVAMDPGNY
DVA 1.00 0.12 0.00
MD 0.12 1.00 0.10
PGNY 0.00 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVA, MD and PGNY?

Davita (DVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Davita (DVA) $11.88B, Pediatrix Medical (MD) $2.33B, Progyny (PGNY) $2.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVA, MD and PGNY?

Pediatrix Medical (MD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Davita (DVA) 14.0x, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 13.3x, Progyny (PGNY) 27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Davita (DVA) is cheapest (Davita (DVA) 11.9x, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 12.0x, Progyny (PGNY) 22.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Davita (DVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Davita (DVA) +6.4%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +0.5%, Progyny (PGNY) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pediatrix Medical (MD) has the highest net margin (Davita (DVA) 6.0%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 9.0%, Progyny (PGNY) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Davita (DVA) leads (Davita (DVA) 17.0%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pediatrix Medical (MD) returned the most: Davita (DVA) +40.3%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +65.4%, Progyny (PGNY) +41.9%. Over five years, Davita (DVA) compounded fastest (Davita (DVA) +9.8%/yr, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +0.8%/yr, Progyny (PGNY) -14.3%/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%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 41.3%, Progyny (PGNY) 53.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.