DVA vs PGNY vs USPH Stock Comparison

Davita, Progyny and U S Physical Therapy 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
$11.62B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.01B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
6 wins
PGNY Progyny, Inc.
$27.72 +9.0% 1M +41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.31B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Davita leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Davita 6, U S Physical Therapy 3, Progyny 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVAPGNYUSPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.62B $2.15B $1.31B DVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 27.6x 40.9x DVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 22.7x 29.7x DVA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +5.5% +11.3% USPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 6.0% 4.0% DVA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.0% — 9.3% DVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x — 1.5x USPH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.09% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.3% +41.9% -3.9% PGNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr -14.3%/yr -3.7%/yr DVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 53.7% 40.1% USPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 77/100 59/100 PGNY

Percentile Scorecard

DVAPGNYUSPH

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

AxisDVAPGNYUSPH
Valuation 93 #7 of 92 79 #20 of 92 76 #23 of 92
Growth 35 #57 of 87 55 #40 of 87 29 #62 of 87
Profitability 86 #13 of 86 78 #20 of 86 61 #34 of 86
Financial Health 27 #71 of 97 84 #16 of 97 46 #53 of 97
Shareholder Returns 96 #3 of 56 87 #8 of 56 82 #11 of 56
Overall 68 77 59
  • DVA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • PGNY ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • USPH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVAPGNYUSPHSPY
1 month +1.8%+9.0%+3.0% -0.2%
3 months -24.1%-9.9%+10.8% +3.9%
6 months +21.1%+50.8%+20.6% +8.2%
Year to date +60.0%+7.9%+12.0% +12.9%
1 year +40.3%+41.9%-3.9% +12.3%
3 years +136.7%-9.1%+3.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +33.3%-3.1%+1.2% +23.3%
5 years +59.3%-53.7%-17.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.8%-14.3%-3.7% +10.9%
10 years +224.9%—+50.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.5%—+4.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDVAPGNYUSPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%53.7%40.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%52.1%45.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.300.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.890.78-0.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.0%-79.5%-54.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-14.3%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $240.98$32.36$91.00 $779.14
52-week low $103.87$16.30$59.00 $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.

MultipleDVAPGNYUSPH
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 24.6x 27.6xmedian 24.6x 40.9xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.6x 16.2xmedian 14.6x 14.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 21.6x 12.0xmedian 21.6x 20.4xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median -15.2xmedian 3.2x 4.7xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.66 1.10median 0.66 -32.04median 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 monthsDVAPGNYUSPH
Revenue $14.01B $1.31B $812.20M
Gross profit $4.53B $322.09M $151.70M
Operating income $2.13B $112.13M $76.52M
Net income $1.19B $78.63M $49.87M
Free cash flow $1.61B $178.38M $64.07M
EPS (diluted) $12.82 $0.96 $2.14
Cash & equivalents $668.96M $152.63M $24.89M
Total debt $10.78B – $173.13M
Shares (diluted) 66.09M 82.14M 15.07M
Enterprise value $10.39B $1.03B $1.50B

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
MetricDVAPGNYUSPH
P/E 13.9x 27.6x 40.9x
P/FCF 7.2x 12.0x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 10.7x 15.7x
P/S 0.8x 1.6x 1.6x
P/B -15.2x 4.7x 2.9x
P/Tangible book -11.7x 4.8x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 16.2x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 10.2x 17.0x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.5x 1.8x
EV/FCF 13.5x 10.7x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 9.5x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 1.10 -32.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVAPGNYUSPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 5.5% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 11.0% 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% 16.1% 12.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 15.4% 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 46.1% -0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 35.8% 9.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.2% 48.0% -6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 16.8% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.6% 61.5% -14.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 25.0% -1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% -0.4% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 5.9% 6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% -6.2% 5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 2.5% 1.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVAPGNYUSPH
Gross margin 32.4% 24.6% 18.7%
EBITDA margin 20.3% 9.0% 12.2%
Operating margin 15.2% 8.6% 9.4%
Pretax margin 10.5% 9.1% 8.3%
Net margin 6.0% 6.0% 4.0%
FCF margin 11.5% 13.6% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 15.4% 10.2%
Return on equity – 17.6% 10.9%
Return on assets 6.8% 11.1% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 17.0% – 9.3%
Return on capital employed 14.4% 24.0% 6.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 8.2% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVAPGNYUSPH
Debt / assets 60.9% – 13.9%
Debt / equity -14.1x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 6.7x – 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 104.3% 36.7% 64.0%
Equity / assets -4.3% 63.3% 36.0%
Interest coverage 3.6x – 7.1x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.2x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.66 8.21 2.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVAPGNYUSPH
Dividend yield – – 2.1%
Net buyback yield 13.2% 10.7% –
Shareholder yield 13.2% 10.7% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusDVAPGNYUSPH
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.31FY2026 $1.22FY2026 $2.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.0%FY2026 +87.7%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.8% +21.3% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.43BFY2026 $1.28BFY2026 $799.06MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.3% +20.9% +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVAPGNYUSPH
Held by institutions 91.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 622 309 217
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +12.2% +0.8%
Institutions buying 303 158 98
Institutions selling 223 112 90
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.41 1.09

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.

DVAPGNYUSPH
DVA 1.00 0.00 0.07
PGNY 0.00 1.00 -0.09
USPH 0.07 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVA, PGNY and USPH?

Davita (DVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Davita (DVA) $11.62B, Progyny (PGNY) $2.15B, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) $1.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVA, PGNY and USPH?

Davita (DVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Davita (DVA) 13.9x, Progyny (PGNY) 27.6x, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 40.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Davita (DVA) is cheapest (Davita (DVA) 11.9x, Progyny (PGNY) 22.7x, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 29.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

U S Physical Therapy (USPH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Davita (DVA) +6.4%, Progyny (PGNY) +5.5%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Davita (DVA) has the highest net margin (Davita (DVA) 6.0%, Progyny (PGNY) 6.0%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Davita (DVA) leads (Davita (DVA) 17.0%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Progyny (PGNY) returned the most: Davita (DVA) +40.3%, Progyny (PGNY) +41.9%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) -3.9%. Over five years, Davita (DVA) compounded fastest (Davita (DVA) +9.8%/yr, Progyny (PGNY) -14.3%/yr, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) -3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 2.09%. Davita (DVA) and Progyny (PGNY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) has been the steadiest (Davita (DVA) 45.2%, Progyny (PGNY) 53.7%, U S Physical Therapy (USPH) 40.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.