LFST vs CON vs PRVA Stock Comparison

LifeStance Health, Concentra Group Holdings Parent and Privia Health Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

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LifeStance Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (LifeStance Health 5, Concentra Group Holdings Parent 5, Privia Health 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFSTCONPRVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.10B $5.05B $2.75B LFST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 100.8x 25.4x 97.9x CON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 81.9x 23.3x 87.3x CON
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +14.0% +24.1% PRVA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% 8.7% 1.2% CON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 14.2% — CON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 3.1x — LFST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +156.4% +92.5% -15.2% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr — -2.6%/yr LFST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.5% 27.8% 32.3% CON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 58/100 62/100 LFST

Percentile Scorecard

LFSTCONPRVA

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

AxisLFSTCONPRVA
Valuation 51 #46 of 92 59 #38 of 92 74 #25 of 92
Growth 90 #10 of 87 63 #33 of 87 78 #20 of 87
Profitability 59 #36 of 86 88 #11 of 86 58 #37 of 86
Financial Health 77 #23 of 97 26 #72 of 97 69 #31 of 97
Shareholder Returns 75 #15 of 56 55 #26 of 56 31 #39 of 56
Overall 70 58 62
  • LFST ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CON ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • PRVA ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFSTCONPRVASPY
1 month +10.6%+14.3%+10.8% -0.2%
3 months +16.5%+22.3%-12.1% +3.9%
6 months +70.8%+77.4%-12.1% +8.2%
Year to date +86.1%+103.4%-7.9% +12.9%
1 year +156.4%+92.5%-15.2% +12.3%
3 years +132.7%—0.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.5%—0.0% +23.3%
5 years +10.0%—-12.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.9%—-2.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureLFSTCONPRVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.5%27.8%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%23.1%31.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.420.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.103.32-0.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.7%-23.5%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-0.5%-22.3% -1.2%
52-week high $13.38$40.22$28.10 $779.14
52-week low $4.81$18.71$19.10 $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.

MultipleLFSTCONPRVA
P/E now vs peer median 99.3xmedian 24.6x 25.2xmedian 24.6x 97.9xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 14.6x 14.2xmedian 14.6x 41.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 21.6x 19.1xmedian 21.6x 21.0xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 10.5xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.12median 0.66 —median 0.66 -12.42median 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 monthsLFSTCONPRVA
Revenue $1.58B $2.29B $2.36B
Gross profit $531.85M $670.56M –
Operating income $78.43M $374.81M $44.88M
Net income $50.60M $203.80M $33.84M
Free cash flow $173.91M $267.42M $131.13M
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $1.56 $0.21
Cash & equivalents $225.94M $158.04M $412.20M
Total debt $258.99M $1.57B –
Shares (diluted) 387.30M 127.79M 131.83M
Enterprise value $4.23B $4.70B $1.00B

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
MetricLFSTCONPRVA
P/E 99.3x 25.2x 97.9x
P/FCF 28.8x 19.1x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 15.2x 21.0x
P/S 3.2x 2.2x 1.2x
P/B 3.4x 10.5x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 20.2x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 37.6x 14.2x 41.2x
EV/EBIT 64.2x 17.4x 52.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.9x 1.0x
EV/FCF 29.0x 24.4x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.1x 19.4x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.12 – -12.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFSTCONPRVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 14.0% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% – 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.2% 18.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32,780% 18.9% 128.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% – 58.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 413.3% 32.6% 81.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% – 3.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 412.8% 33.5% 84.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.8% – -7.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.9% 29.2% 42.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 87.0% – 49.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.8% 43.1% 42.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 158.0% – 49.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFSTCONPRVA
Gross margin 33.6% 29.3% –
EBITDA margin 8.5% 20.0% 2.4%
Operating margin 4.9% 16.4% 1.9%
Pretax margin 4.2% 11.7% 2.4%
Net margin 3.2% 8.7% 1.2%
FCF margin 11.0% 11.7% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 14.7% 5.6%
Return on equity 3.4% 44.8% 4.1%
Return on assets 2.3% 7.0% 2.3%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 14.2% –
Return on capital employed 4.2% 14.5% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 1.6x 3.9x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 0.6% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFSTCONPRVA
Debt / assets 11.9% 52.3% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 3.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 5.9x –
Liabilities / assets 32.3% 83.9% 43.7%
Equity / assets 67.7% 16.1% 56.3%
Interest coverage 7.8x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.67 2.55 4.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFSTCONPRVA
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 0.5% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.1% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 12.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 33.4% –
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.

ConsensusLFSTCONPRVA
Forward P/E 81.9xFY2026 23.3xFY2026 87.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.16FY2026 $1.72FY2026 $0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +700.0%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% +10.5% +72.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026 $2.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +3.1% +20.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFSTCONPRVA
Held by institutions 97.9% 87.3% 97.8%
Institutions holding 286 291 300
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +4.0% +2.0%
Institutions buying 204 166 160
Institutions selling 55 81 102
Buyers to sellers 3.71 2.05 1.57

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.

LFSTCONPRVA
LFST 1.00 0.20 0.19
CON 0.20 1.00 0.32
PRVA 0.19 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFST, CON and PRVA?

LifeStance Health (LFST) is the largest by market capitalisation: LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.10B, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) $5.05B, Privia Health (PRVA) $2.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, LFST, CON and PRVA?

Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (LifeStance Health (LFST) 100.8x, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 25.4x, Privia Health (PRVA) 97.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) is cheapest (LifeStance Health (LFST) 81.9x, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 23.3x, Privia Health (PRVA) 87.3x). 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: LifeStance Health (LFST) +20.4%, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) +14.0%, Privia Health (PRVA) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) has the highest net margin (LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.2%, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 8.7%, Privia Health (PRVA) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) leads (LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.4%, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LifeStance Health (LFST) returned the most: LifeStance Health (LFST) +156.4%, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) +92.5%, Privia Health (PRVA) -15.2%. Over five years, LifeStance Health (LFST) compounded fastest (LifeStance Health (LFST) +1.9%/yr, Privia Health (PRVA) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: LifeStance Health (LFST) 0.00%, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 0.01%, Privia Health (PRVA) 0.00%. LifeStance Health (LFST) and Privia Health (PRVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) has been the steadiest (LifeStance Health (LFST) 50.5%, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 27.8%, Privia Health (PRVA) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, LifeStance Health (LFST) 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.