LFST vs MD vs CON Stock Comparison

LifeStance Health, Pediatrix Medical and Concentra Group Holdings Parent Prices as of Oct 29, 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 4, Pediatrix Medical 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFSTMDCONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.21B $2.37B $5.26B CON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 103.4x 15.4x 26.0x MD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 85.3x 12.2x 24.0x MD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +1.9% +14.0% LFST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% — 8.7% 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 — — 0.59% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +173.9% +63.2% +105.0% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr +1.4%/yr — LFST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.4% 41.2% 27.7% CON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 57/100 60/100 LFST

Percentile Scorecard

LFSTMDCON

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

AxisLFSTMDCON
Valuation 51 #46 of 92 84 #16 of 92 60 #37 of 92
Growth 90 #10 of 87 13 #76 of 87 66 #30 of 87
Profitability 59 #36 of 86 75 #22 of 86 88 #11 of 86
Financial Health 76 #24 of 97 – 28 #70 of 97
Shareholder Returns 76 #14 of 55 – 59 #23 of 55
Overall 70 57 60
  • LFST ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • MD ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • CON ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFSTMDCONSPY
1 month +14.7%+12.0%+16.7% +0.7%
3 months +27.0%+10.2%+30.4% +3.7%
6 months +80.2%+29.6%+83.5% +7.1%
Year to date +93.8%+36.4%+109.5% +12.8%
1 year +173.9%+63.2%+105.0% +11.9%
3 years +138.9%+155.7%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +33.7%+36.8%— +22.8%
5 years +13.9%+7.1%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%+1.4%— +10.9%
10 years —-52.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —-7.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLFSTMDCONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.4%41.2%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.6%38.8%22.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.330.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.451.533.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.7%-76.4%-23.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-1.3%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $13.64$29.54$41.23 $779.14
52-week low $4.81$16.97$18.71 $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.

MultipleLFSTMDCON
P/E now vs peer median 103.4xmedian 26.0x 15.4xmedian 26.0x 26.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.6x 1.2xmedian 1.6x 2.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.1xmedian 15.4x —median 15.4x 14.6xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 21.5x 9.2xmedian 21.5x 19.7xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 3.2x 2.8xmedian 3.2x 10.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.25median 0.87 0.87median 0.87 —median 0.87

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 monthsLFSTMDCON
Revenue $1.58B $1.96B $2.29B
Gross profit $531.85M – $670.56M
Operating income $78.43M $212.58M $374.81M
Net income $50.60M – $203.80M
Free cash flow $173.91M – $267.42M
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $1.84 $1.56
Cash & equivalents $225.94M $311.92M $158.04M
Total debt $258.99M – $1.57B
Shares (diluted) 387.30M 81.41M 127.79M
Enterprise value $4.34B $2.37B $4.93B

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
MetricLFSTMDCON
P/E 103.4x 15.4x 26.0x
P/FCF 30.0x 9.2x 19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.9x – 15.7x
P/S 3.3x 1.2x 2.3x
P/B 3.5x 2.8x 10.8x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 2.8x 20.8x
EV/EBITDA 39.1x – 14.6x
EV/EBIT 66.9x – 17.8x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.2x 2.9x
EV/FCF 30.2x – 25.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.1x – 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.25 0.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFSTMDCON
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 1.9% 14.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% -0.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.2% – 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32,780% 6.7% 18.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 11.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 413.3% – 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 412.8% -2.7% 33.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.8% 17.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.9% – 29.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 87.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.8% – 43.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 158.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFSTMDCON
Gross margin 33.6% – 29.3%
EBITDA margin 8.5% – 20.0%
Operating margin 4.9% – 16.4%
Pretax margin 4.2% – 11.7%
Net margin 3.2% – 8.7%
FCF margin 11.0% – 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% – 14.7%
Return on equity 3.4% 17.3% 44.8%
Return on assets 2.3% 7.0% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 3.4% – 14.2%
Return on capital employed 4.2% – 14.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFSTMDCON
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% 60.3% 83.9%
Equity / assets 67.7% 39.7% 16.1%
Interest coverage 7.8x – –
Current ratio 1.4x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.85 – 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFSTMDCON
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.9% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.9% – 1.1%
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.

ConsensusLFSTMDCON
Forward P/E 85.3xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 24.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.16FY2026 $2.40FY2026 $1.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +700.0%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% -0.4% +10.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +3.8% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFSTMDCON
Held by institutions 97.9% 100.0% 87.3%
Institutions holding 287 302 291
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +1.1% +4.0%
Institutions buying 205 153 166
Institutions selling 55 101 81
Buyers to sellers 3.73 1.51 2.05

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.

LFSTMDCON
LFST 1.00 0.21 0.20
MD 0.21 1.00 0.23
CON 0.20 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFST, MD and CON?

Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) is the largest by market capitalisation: LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.21B, Pediatrix Medical (MD) $2.37B, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) $5.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, LFST, MD and CON?

Pediatrix Medical (MD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (LifeStance Health (LFST) 103.4x, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 15.4x, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pediatrix Medical (MD) is cheapest (LifeStance Health (LFST) 85.3x, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 12.2x, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 24.0x). 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: LifeStance Health (LFST) +20.4%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +1.9%, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) +14.0%.

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%). 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) +173.9%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +63.2%, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) +105.0%. Over five years, LifeStance Health (LFST) compounded fastest (LifeStance Health (LFST) +2.6%/yr, Pediatrix Medical (MD) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 0.59%. LifeStance Health (LFST) and Pediatrix Medical (MD) 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) 50.4%, Pediatrix Medical (MD) 41.2%, Concentra Group Holdings Parent (CON) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.