HLYK vs MCK vs CERT Stock Comparison

HealthLynked, Mckesson and Certara Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HLYK HealthLynked Corp
$1.96 -0.5% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
MCK Mckesson Corp
$967.03 +11.6% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$112.75B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$410.98B
Div. yield
0.35%
Drug Distribution Healthcare
10 wins
CERT Certara, Inc.
$10.95 +20.2% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$408.45M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Mckesson leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Mckesson 10). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLYKMCKCERTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.79M $112.75B $1.67B MCK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x 25.0x -24.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.5x 30.4x MCK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -46.7% +8.8% +3.8% MCK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -292.0% 1.1% -16.7% MCK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 107.9% -0.1% MCK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 1.4x MCK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.35% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.3% +19.2% -12.5% MCK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.0%/yr +36.4%/yr -23.3%/yr MCK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 161.7% 30.7% 61.3% MCK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 13/100 57/100 49/100 MCK

Percentile Scorecard

HLYKMCKCERT

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

AxisHLYKMCKCERT
Valuation 5 #85 of 89 50 #13 of 25 58 #38 of 89
Growth 33 #55 of 81 65 #9 of 24 8 #75 of 81
Profitability 13 #66 of 76 61 #10 of 24 45 #42 of 76
Financial Health 2 #92 of 94 52 #13 of 26 61 #37 of 94
Shareholder Returns – 57 #7 of 15 72 #15 of 51
Overall 13 57 49
  • HLYK ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • MCK ranked among 27 companies in Healthcare Payers and Distributors
  • CERT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHLYKMCKCERTSPY
1 month -0.5%+11.6%+20.2% -0.2%
3 months -28.7%+8.7%+38.4% +3.9%
6 months -27.4%+15.8%+78.3% +8.2%
Year to date +40.0%+17.9%+24.3% +12.9%
1 year +13.3%+19.2%-12.5% +12.3%
3 years -66.2%+115.8%-10.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -30.4%+29.3%-3.7% +23.3%
5 years -92.2%+371.7%-73.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -40.0%+36.4%-23.3% +10.9%
10 years —+502.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+19.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHLYKMCKCERTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 161.7%30.7%61.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 184.7%27.4%69.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.08-0.270.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.080.62-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.5%-27.2%-90.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.1%-6.1%-12.5% -1.2%
52-week high $6.15$1,030.18$12.51 $779.14
52-week low $1.28$725.17$4.48 $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.

MultipleHLYKMCKCERT
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 40.1x 25.0xmedian 23.9x -24.7xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.5x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 4.1xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.5x 16.2xmedian 13.4x 23.4xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 20.1x 17.6xmedian 15.5x 20.8xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 1.8x -26.6xmedian 2.5x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.73 2.09median 1.34 0.31median 1.73

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 monthsHLYKMCKCERT
Revenue $1.37M $410.98B $408.45M
Gross profit – $14.96B $252.82M
Operating income – $6.50B -$658.00K
Net income -$3.97M $5.30B -$68.40M
Free cash flow -$1.44M $6.42B $80.39M
R&D – – $43.54M
EPS (diluted) $-1.36 $38.52 $-0.44
Cash & equivalents $12.84K $5.16B $184.14M
Total debt $1.78M $9.73B $291.84M
Shares (diluted) 2.94M 119.20M 154.36M
Enterprise value $5.70M $99.21B $974.14M

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
MetricHLYKMCKCERT
P/E -1.4x 25.0x -24.7x
P/FCF -4.0x 17.6x 20.8x
P/Operating cash flow -4.0x 16.5x 20.2x
P/S 4.2x 0.3x 4.1x
P/B -0.7x -26.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -0.7x -13.7x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 16.2x 23.4x
EV/EBIT – 18.1x -2,701x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 0.3x 4.4x
EV/FCF -4.4x 18.3x 22.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.4x 17.1x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 2.09 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLYKMCKCERT
Revenue growth (1Y) -46.7% 8.8% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -39.6% 13.1% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.2% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 5.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 46.6% -102.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.5% -26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.9% 58.1% -957.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 10.7% -77.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -7,646% 52.8% -993.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -293.9% 12.0% -78.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 4.7% -18.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 10.7% -1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 6.8% -20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 11.3% -2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLYKMCKCERT
Gross margin – 3.6% 61.9%
EBITDA margin – 1.8% 18.6%
Operating margin – 1.6% -0.2%
Pretax margin – 1.6% -4.3%
Net margin -292.0% 1.1% -16.7%
FCF margin -104.7% 1.6% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin -104.7% 1.7% 20.3%
Return on equity – – -6.9%
Return on assets -246.6% 6.2% -4.7%
Return on invested capital – 107.9% -0.1%
Return on capital employed – 43.4% 0.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 4.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.3x -1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 37.7% – 7.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLYKMCKCERT
Debt / assets 36.3% 11.0% 20.8%
Debt / equity -0.1x -2.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 1.4x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 1.5x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 586.7% 104.8% 31.0%
Equity / assets -486.7% -4.8% 69.0%
Interest coverage – 23.6x 0.0x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.9x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.5x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – 5.89 2.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLYKMCKCERT
Dividend yield – 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – 5.9% 4.5%
Shareholder yield – 6.2% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 7.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 6.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% –

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.

ConsensusHLYKMCKCERT
Forward P/E – 20.5xFY2026 30.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $47.15FY2026 $0.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.6%FY2026 -18.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.0% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $444.47BFY2026 $399.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.2%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.5% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLYKMCKCERT
Held by institutions – 89.1% 87.1%
Institutions holding – 2,009 238
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.7% -0.4%
Institutions buying – 881 148
Institutions selling – 791 65
Buyers to sellers – 1.11 2.28

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.

HLYKMCKCERT
HLYK 1.00 0.03 -0.05
MCK 0.03 1.00 0.03
CERT -0.05 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HLYK, MCK and CERT?

Mckesson (MCK) is the largest by market capitalisation: HealthLynked (HLYK) $5.79M, Mckesson (MCK) $112.75B, Certara (CERT) $1.67B.

Which company is growing faster?

Mckesson (MCK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HealthLynked (HLYK) -46.7%, Mckesson (MCK) +8.8%, Certara (CERT) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mckesson (MCK) has the highest net margin (HealthLynked (HLYK) -292.0%, Mckesson (MCK) 1.1%, Certara (CERT) -16.7%). On return on invested capital, Mckesson (MCK) leads (Mckesson (MCK) 107.9%, Certara (CERT) -0.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mckesson (MCK) returned the most: HealthLynked (HLYK) +13.3%, Mckesson (MCK) +19.2%, Certara (CERT) -12.5%. Over five years, Mckesson (MCK) compounded fastest (HealthLynked (HLYK) -40.0%/yr, Mckesson (MCK) +36.4%/yr, Certara (CERT) -23.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mckesson (MCK) 0.35%. HealthLynked (HLYK) and Certara (CERT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mckesson (MCK) has been the steadiest (HealthLynked (HLYK) 161.7%, Mckesson (MCK) 30.7%, Certara (CERT) 61.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HLYK, MCK and CERT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mckesson (MCK) leads on 10. 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.