FMS vs RDNT vs LFST Stock Comparison

Fresenius Medical Care AG, RadNet and LifeStance Health Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG
$22.50 -0.8% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.13B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.07B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
5 wins
RDNT RadNet, Inc.
$73.54 +3.9% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.27B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFMSRDNTLFSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.13B $5.72B $5.19B FMS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x -271.1x 102.5x FMS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 138.8x 81.9x FMS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -47.8% +18.9% +20.4% LFST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.9% -0.9% 3.2% FMS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% 1.5% 3.4% LFST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 200.7x 2.5x 0.2x LFST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.3% -9.9% +156.4% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr +18.9%/yr +1.9%/yr RDNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.1% 42.3% 50.5% FMS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 39/100 70/100 LFST

Percentile Scorecard

FMSRDNTLFST

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

AxisFMSRDNTLFST
Valuation 71 #27 of 92 40 #56 of 92 51 #46 of 92
Growth 12 #77 of 87 22 #68 of 87 90 #10 of 87
Profitability 64 #32 of 86 47 #46 of 86 59 #36 of 86
Financial Health 14 #84 of 97 43 #56 of 97 77 #23 of 97
Shareholder Returns 93 #5 of 56 44 #32 of 56 75 #15 of 56
Overall 51 39 70
  • FMS ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • RDNT ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • LFST ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFMSRDNTLFSTSPY
1 month -0.8%+3.9%+10.6% -0.2%
3 months -9.1%+16.3%+16.5% +3.9%
6 months 0.0%+27.0%+70.8% +8.2%
Year to date -5.5%+3.1%+86.1% +12.9%
1 year -17.3%-9.9%+156.4% +12.3%
3 years +37.2%+189.3%+132.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.1%+42.5%+32.5% +23.3%
5 years -35.2%+137.3%+10.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.3%+18.9%+1.9% +10.9%
10 years -44.4%+950.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.7%+26.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFMSRDNTLFSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.1%42.3%50.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.8%42.4%41.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.191.040.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.233.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.9%-56.2%-71.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-12.9%-2.1% -1.2%
52-week high $27.20$84.48$13.38 $779.14
52-week low $20.19$51.87$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.

MultipleFMSRDNTLFST
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 24.6x -270.9xmedian 24.6x 99.3xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 205.4xmedian 14.6x 26.2xmedian 14.6x 37.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 21.6x -16.8xmedian 21.6x 28.8xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 3.2x 4.1xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 0.66 33.09median 0.66 3.12median 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 monthsFMSRDNTLFST
Revenue $11.07B $2.27B $1.58B
Gross profit -$5.62B $261.62M $531.85M
Operating income $879.32M $70.78M $78.43M
Net income $1.38B $80.00K $50.60M
Free cash flow $2.08B -$344.77M $173.91M
R&D $180.01M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.79 $-0.27 $0.13
Cash & equivalents $1.21B $726.27M $225.94M
Total debt $572.99B $1.33B $258.99M
Shares (diluted) 612.52M 78.73M 387.30M
Enterprise value $5.09B $2.97B $4.32B

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
MetricFMSRDNTLFST
P/E 12.0x -270.9x 99.3x
P/FCF 6.0x -16.8x 28.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 18.7x 23.0x
P/S 1.1x 2.5x 3.2x
P/B 0.8x 4.1x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 5.0x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 205.4x 26.2x 37.6x
EV/EBIT 628.2x 90.3x 64.2x
EV/Revenue 49.9x 2.8x 3.2x
EV/FCF 265.6x -18.5x 29.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 167.5x 20.6x 23.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 33.09 3.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFMSRDNTLFST
Revenue growth (1Y) -47.8% 18.9% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -18.6% 14.1% 18.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -207.2% 17.8% 24.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -45.2% 11.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -45.5% 8.5% 32,780%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 5.9% 35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% -99.3% 413.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.2% -74.7% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.0% -35.8% 412.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.9% -8.2% 31.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% 18.5% 48.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 19.6% 87.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.7% -1,140% 44.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -66.2% 158.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFMSRDNTLFST
Gross margin -50.7% 11.5% 33.6%
EBITDA margin 24.3% 10.7% 8.5%
Operating margin 7.9% 3.1% 4.9%
Pretax margin 15.8% 1.5% 4.2%
Net margin 9.9% -0.9% 3.2%
FCF margin 18.8% -15.2% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin 29.8% 13.7% 13.7%
Return on equity 2.7% 1.4% 3.4%
Return on assets 1.2% 0.5% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 0.2% 1.5% 3.4%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 2.1% 4.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 3,876x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFMSRDNTLFST
Debt / assets 1,515% 31.5% 11.9%
Debt / equity 35.0x 1.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 200.7x 2.5x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 260.4x -3.9x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 56.8% 67.0% 32.3%
Equity / assets 43.2% 33.0% 67.7%
Interest coverage 2.0x 1.0x 7.8x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.32 1.87 4.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFMSRDNTLFST
Dividend yield 3.8% – –
Net buyback yield 8.6% -0.1% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 12.4% -0.1% 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.

ConsensusFMSRDNTLFST
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 138.8xFY2026 81.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.37FY2026 $0.53FY2026 $0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.0%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 +700.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.6% +71.7% +50.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.50BFY2026 $2.68BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.0%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% -1.2% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFMSRDNTLFST
Held by institutions 7.3% 100.0% 97.9%
Institutions holding 235 328 286
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.9% +6.0% +1.9%
Institutions buying 151 175 204
Institutions selling 41 110 55
Buyers to sellers 3.68 1.59 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.

FMSRDNTLFST
FMS 1.00 0.08 0.10
RDNT 0.08 1.00 0.25
LFST 0.10 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FMS, RDNT and LFST?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) $13.13B, RadNet (RDNT) $5.72B, LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, FMS, RDNT and LFST?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 12.0x, RadNet (RDNT) -271.1x, LifeStance Health (LFST) 102.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) is cheapest (Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 9.5x, RadNet (RDNT) 138.8x, 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: Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -47.8%, RadNet (RDNT) +18.9%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) has the highest net margin (Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 9.9%, RadNet (RDNT) -0.9%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, LifeStance Health (LFST) leads (Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 0.2%, RadNet (RDNT) 1.5%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LifeStance Health (LFST) returned the most: Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -17.3%, RadNet (RDNT) -9.9%, LifeStance Health (LFST) +156.4%. Over five years, RadNet (RDNT) compounded fastest (Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) -8.3%/yr, RadNet (RDNT) +18.9%/yr, LifeStance Health (LFST) +1.9%/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 (Fresenius Medical Care AG (FMS) 31.1%, RadNet (RDNT) 42.3%, LifeStance Health (LFST) 50.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FMS, RDNT 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, 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.