DVA vs PRVA vs LFST Stock Comparison

Davita, Privia Health and LifeStance Health Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDVAPRVALFSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.89B $2.79B $5.02B DVA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x 99.2x 99.1x DVA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 89.6x 80.8x DVA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +24.1% +20.4% PRVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.0% 1.2% 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 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.5% -13.4% +151.6% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.7%/yr -1.1%/yr +3.4%/yr DVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 32.3% 50.5% PRVA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 62/100 69/100 LFST

Percentile Scorecard

DVAPRVALFST

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

AxisDVAPRVALFST
Valuation 95 #6 of 93 74 #25 of 93 49 #48 of 93
Growth 35 #58 of 88 78 #20 of 88 90 #10 of 88
Profitability 84 #15 of 87 57 #38 of 87 58 #37 of 87
Financial Health 28 #72 of 100 71 #30 of 100 77 #24 of 100
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 56 31 #39 of 56 71 #17 of 56
Overall 67 62 69
  • DVA ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • PRVA ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LFST ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVAPRVALFSTSPY
1 month +0.3%+17.3%+7.0% -1.0%
3 months -22.0%-12.1%+18.6% +2.9%
6 months +20.9%-6.0%+83.4% +6.4%
Year to date +61.6%-5.5%+83.7% +11.4%
1 year +43.5%-13.4%+151.6% +13.1%
3 years +126.4%-0.6%+128.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +31.3%-0.2%+31.8% +21.5%
5 years +58.9%-5.3%+18.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.7%-1.1%+3.4% +10.9%
10 years +201.3%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.7%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDVAPRVALFSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%32.3%50.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%31.5%41.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.590.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.96-0.423.00 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.0%-62.6%-71.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-20.2%-3.4% -2.5%
52-week high $240.98$28.10$13.38 $779.14
52-week low $103.87$19.10$4.81 $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.

MultipleDVAPRVALFST
P/E now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 25.3x 100.5xmedian 25.3x 98.0xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 3.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 14.6x 42.5xmedian 14.6x 37.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 22.7x 21.6xmedian 22.7x 28.4xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median -15.4xmedian 3.3x 3.4xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.66 -12.75median 0.66 3.08median 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 monthsDVAPRVALFST
Revenue $14.01B $2.36B $1.58B
Gross profit $4.53B – $531.85M
Operating income $2.13B $44.88M $78.43M
Net income $1.19B $33.84M $50.60M
Free cash flow $1.61B $131.13M $173.91M
EPS (diluted) $12.82 $0.21 $0.13
Cash & equivalents $668.96M $412.20M $225.94M
Total debt $41.93B – $1.06B
Shares (diluted) 66.09M 131.83M 387.30M
Enterprise value $9.10B $1.04B $4.14B

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
MetricDVAPRVALFST
P/E 14.0x 100.5x 98.0x
P/FCF 7.3x 21.6x 28.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 21.6x 22.7x
P/S 0.8x 1.2x 3.1x
P/B -15.4x 3.4x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -11.8x 4.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 42.5x 37.1x
EV/EBIT 10.3x 53.9x 63.4x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.0x 3.1x
EV/FCF 13.6x 18.4x 28.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 18.4x 22.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 -12.75 3.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVAPRVALFST
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 24.1% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 16.1% 18.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.8% – 24.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 2.4% 128.8% 32,780%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 58.0% 35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.2% 81.1% 413.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 3.9% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.6% 84.6% 412.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.8% -7.9% 31.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.8% 42.7% 48.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 49.1% 87.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 25.0% 42.7% 44.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 49.3% 158.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVAPRVALFST
Gross margin 32.4% – 33.6%
EBITDA margin 20.3% 2.4% 8.5%
Operating margin 15.2% 1.9% 4.9%
Pretax margin 10.5% 2.4% 4.2%
Net margin 6.0% 1.2% 3.2%
FCF margin 11.5% 5.6% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 5.6% 13.7%
Return on equity – 4.1% 3.4%
Return on assets 6.8% 2.3% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 17.0% – 3.4%
Return on capital employed 14.4% 5.5% 4.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 3.9x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 3.2% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVAPRVALFST
Debt / assets 60.9% – 11.9%
Debt / equity -14.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 6.7x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 104.3% 43.7% 32.3%
Equity / assets -4.3% 56.3% 67.7%
Interest coverage 3.6x – 7.8x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.67 4.47 4.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVAPRVALFST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 13.1% -0.2% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 13.1% -0.2% 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.

ConsensusDVAPRVALFST
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 89.6xFY2026 80.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.33FY2026 $0.25FY2026 $0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.2%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026 +700.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +72.0% +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.43BFY2026 $2.29BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.8%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.3% +20.2% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVAPRVALFST
Held by institutions 91.0% 97.8% 97.9%
Institutions holding 622 300 285
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.0% +2.0% +1.9%
Institutions buying 303 160 204
Institutions selling 223 102 54
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.57 3.78

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.

DVAPRVALFST
DVA 1.00 0.06 0.05
PRVA 0.06 1.00 0.19
LFST 0.05 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVA, PRVA and LFST?

Davita (DVA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Davita (DVA) $11.89B, Privia Health (PRVA) $2.79B, LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVA, PRVA and LFST?

Davita (DVA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Davita (DVA) 14.0x, Privia Health (PRVA) 99.2x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 99.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Davita (DVA) is cheapest (Davita (DVA) 12.0x, Privia Health (PRVA) 89.6x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 80.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Privia Health (PRVA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Davita (DVA) +6.4%, Privia Health (PRVA) +24.1%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Davita (DVA) has the highest net margin (Davita (DVA) 6.0%, Privia Health (PRVA) 1.2%, 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) +43.5%, Privia Health (PRVA) -13.4%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +151.6%. Over five years, Davita (DVA) compounded fastest (Davita (DVA) +9.7%/yr, Privia Health (PRVA) -1.1%/yr, LifeStance Health (LFST) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Privia Health (PRVA) has been the steadiest (Davita (DVA) 45.2%, Privia Health (PRVA) 32.3%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 50.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.