FCHS vs FMS vs DVA Stock Comparison

First Choice Healthcare Solutions, Fresenius Medical Care AG and Davita Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG
$22.76 +0.4% 1M -16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$13.10B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.07B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
5 wins
DVA Davita Inc.
$184.14 +3.2% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.76B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.01B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fresenius Medical Care AG leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fresenius Medical Care AG 5, Davita 5, First Choice Healthcare Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCHSFMSDVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $329.58K $13.10B $11.76B FMS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 12.0x 13.9x FMS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.6x 12.0x FMS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -47.8% +6.4% DVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.9% 6.0% FMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.2% 17.0% DVA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -10.9x 200.7x 3.6x FCHS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% -16.4% +42.5% DVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.9%/yr -8.0%/yr +10.7%/yr DVA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 208.8% 31.1% 45.3% FMS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 13/100 50/100 68/100 DVA

Percentile Scorecard

FCHSFMSDVA

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

AxisFCHSFMSDVA
Valuation 2 #91 of 93 72 #27 of 93 95 #6 of 93
Growth 36 #57 of 88 12 #78 of 88 35 #58 of 88
Profitability – 62 #34 of 87 84 #15 of 87
Financial Health 1 #99 of 100 13 #87 of 100 28 #72 of 100
Shareholder Returns – 91 #6 of 56 96 #3 of 56
Overall 13 50 68
  • FCHS ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • FMS ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • DVA ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCHSFMSDVASPY
1 month 0.0%+0.4%+3.2% -0.8%
3 months -50.0%-8.5%-22.1% +3.5%
6 months 0.0%+0.6%+22.7% +7.0%
Year to date 0.0%-4.5%+62.1% +12.2%
1 year 0.0%-16.4%+42.5% +13.0%
3 years 0.0%+38.8%+139.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year 0.0%+11.6%+33.9% +23.1%
5 years -90.0%-33.9%+66.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -36.9%-8.0%+10.7% +11.0%
10 years -99.1%-43.7%+223.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -37.4%-5.6%+12.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFCHSFMSDVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 208.8%31.1%45.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —37.0%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -2.790.20-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.00-0.530.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.9%-63.9%-47.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.7%-16.3%-23.6% -1.8%
52-week high $0.03$27.20$240.98 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$20.19$103.87 $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.

MultipleFCHSFMSDVA
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 25.1x 12.1xmedian 25.1x 14.1xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.6x 1.1xmedian 1.6x 0.8xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.1xmedian 14.5x 205.4xmedian 14.5x 7.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 22.4x 6.1xmedian 22.4x 7.3xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 3.1x 0.8xmedian 3.1x -15.4xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.01median 0.66 0.58median 0.66 0.38median 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 monthsFCHSFMSDVA
Revenue – $11.07B $14.01B
Gross profit – -$5.62B $4.53B
Operating income -$2.85M $879.32M $2.13B
Net income -$7.00M $1.38B $1.19B
Free cash flow -$586.99K $2.08B $1.61B
R&D – $180.01M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.22 $1.79 $12.82
Cash & equivalents $3.86K $1.21B $668.96M
Total debt $118.13M $572.99B $10.78B
Shares (diluted) 32.96M 612.52M 66.09M
Enterprise value $310.94K $5.05B $8.97B

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
MetricFCHSFMSDVA
P/E 0.0x 12.1x 14.1x
P/FCF -0.6x 6.1x 7.3x
P/Operating cash flow -0.6x 3.9x 5.4x
P/S – 1.1x 0.8x
P/B 0.0x 0.8x -15.4x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 0.9x -11.8x
EV/EBITDA -11.1x 205.4x 7.7x
EV/EBIT -11.0x 628.4x 10.3x
EV/Revenue – 49.9x 1.6x
EV/FCF -53.3x 265.7x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -53.3x 167.5x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.01 0.58 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCHSFMSDVA
Revenue growth (1Y) – -47.8% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -18.6% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -207.2% 5.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -45.2% 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -106.8% -45.5% 2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -16.4% 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.2% 49.8% 3.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 18.2% 18.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -72.6% 52.0% 18.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 20.9% 36.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 87.1% 9.3% 17.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 9.3% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 87.1% -7.7% 25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 4.8% 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCHSFMSDVA
Gross margin – -50.7% 32.4%
EBITDA margin – 24.3% 20.3%
Operating margin – 7.9% 15.2%
Pretax margin – 15.8% 10.5%
Net margin – 9.9% 6.0%
FCF margin – 18.8% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 29.8% 15.7%
Return on equity – 2.7% –
Return on assets -172.9% 1.2% 6.8%
Return on invested capital – 0.2% 17.0%
Return on capital employed – 3.2% 14.4%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 2.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCHSFMSDVA
Debt / assets 764.7% 1,515% 60.9%
Debt / equity -0.8x 35.0x -14.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -10.9x 200.7x 3.6x
Debt / FCF -52.8x 260.4x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 1,112% 56.8% 104.3%
Equity / assets -1,012% 43.2% -4.3%
Interest coverage -0.6x 2.0x 3.6x
Current ratio 0.0x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.33 1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCHSFMSDVA
Dividend yield – 3.8% –
Net buyback yield – 8.5% 13.1%
Shareholder yield – 12.3% 13.1%
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.

ConsensusFCHSFMSDVA
Forward P/E – 9.6xFY2026 12.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.37FY2026 $15.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -6.0%FY2026 +42.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.6% +13.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $21.50BFY2026 $14.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -7.0%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.3% -3.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCHSFMSDVA
Held by institutions – 7.3% 91.0%
Institutions holding – 235 622
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.9% -5.0%
Institutions buying – 151 303
Institutions selling – 41 223
Buyers to sellers – 3.68 1.36

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.

FCHSFMSDVA
FCHS 1.00 0.03 0.00
FMS 0.03 1.00 0.32
DVA 0.00 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCHS, FMS and DVA?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Choice Healthcare Solutions (FCHS) $329.58K, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) $13.10B, Davita (DVA) $11.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCHS, FMS and DVA?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Choice Healthcare Solutions (FCHS) 0.0x, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 12.0x, Davita (DVA) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) is cheapest (Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 9.6x, Davita (DVA) 12.0x). 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: Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -47.8%, Davita (DVA) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) has the highest net margin (Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 9.9%, Davita (DVA) 6.0%). On return on invested capital, Davita (DVA) leads (Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 0.2%, Davita (DVA) 17.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Davita (DVA) returned the most: First Choice Healthcare Solutions (FCHS) 0.0%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -16.4%, Davita (DVA) +42.5%. Over five years, Davita (DVA) compounded fastest (First Choice Healthcare Solutions (FCHS) -36.9%/yr, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -8.0%/yr, Davita (DVA) +10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) has been the steadiest (First Choice Healthcare Solutions (FCHS) 208.8%, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 31.1%, Davita (DVA) 45.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCHS, FMS and DVA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 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.