LFST vs RDNT vs SGRY Stock Comparison

LifeStance Health, RadNet and Surgery Partners Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RDNT RadNet, Inc.
$73.54 +3.9% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.73B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.27B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
3 wins
SGRY Surgery Partners, Inc.
$23.36 +62.2% 1M +2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.37B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare Services Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

LifeStance Health leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (LifeStance Health 5, RadNet 3, Surgery Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFSTRDNTSGRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.19B $5.73B $2.99B RDNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 102.5x -271.5x -33.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 81.9x 138.8x 58.4x SGRY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +18.9% +4.0% LFST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% -0.9% -2.6% LFST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% 1.5% 5.3% SGRY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.5x 6.3x LFST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +156.4% -9.9% +2.0% LFST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr +18.9%/yr -10.6%/yr RDNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.5% 42.3% 66.8% RDNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 39/100 56/100 LFST

Percentile Scorecard

LFSTRDNTSGRY

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

AxisLFSTRDNTSGRY
Valuation 51 #46 of 92 40 #56 of 92 84 #16 of 92
Growth 90 #10 of 87 22 #68 of 87 43 #50 of 87
Profitability 59 #36 of 86 47 #46 of 86 66 #30 of 86
Financial Health 77 #23 of 97 43 #56 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Shareholder Returns 75 #15 of 56 44 #32 of 56 –
Overall 70 39 56
  • LFST ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • RDNT ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SGRY ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLFSTRDNTSGRYSPY
1 month +10.6%+3.9%+62.2% -0.2%
3 months +16.5%+16.3%+49.9% +3.9%
6 months +70.8%+27.0%+62.8% +8.2%
Year to date +86.1%+3.1%+51.2% +12.9%
1 year +156.4%-9.9%+2.0% +12.3%
3 years +132.7%+189.3%+4.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.5%+42.5%+1.4% +23.3%
5 years +10.0%+137.3%-42.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.9%+18.9%-10.6% +10.9%
10 years —+950.6%+40.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+26.5%+3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLFSTRDNTSGRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.5%42.3%66.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.4%42.4%65.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.561.040.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.10-0.230.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.7%-56.2%-81.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-12.9%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $13.38$84.48$23.36 $779.14
52-week low $4.81$51.87$11.49 $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.

MultipleLFSTRDNTSGRY
P/E now vs peer median 99.3xmedian 24.6x -270.9xmedian 24.6x -34.0xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.6x 2.5xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 14.6x 26.2xmedian 14.6x 11.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 21.6x -16.8xmedian 21.6x 16.3xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 4.1xmedian 3.2x 1.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.12median 0.66 33.09median 0.66 1.97median 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 monthsLFSTRDNTSGRY
Revenue $1.58B $2.27B $3.37B
Gross profit $531.85M $261.62M –
Operating income $78.43M $70.78M $383.80M
Net income $50.60M $80.00K $48.10M
Free cash flow $173.91M -$344.77M $187.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.13 $-0.27 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $225.94M $726.27M $216.70M
Total debt $258.99M $1.33B $3.75B
Shares (diluted) 387.30M 78.73M 128.83M
Enterprise value $4.31B $2.98B $2.15B

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
MetricLFSTRDNTSGRY
P/E 99.3x -270.9x -34.0x
P/FCF 28.8x -16.8x 16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 18.7x 11.9x
P/S 3.2x 2.5x 0.9x
P/B 3.4x 4.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 5.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 37.6x 26.2x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 64.2x 90.3x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.8x 2.0x
EV/FCF 29.0x -18.5x 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.1x 20.6x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.12 33.09 1.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFSTRDNTSGRY
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 18.9% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 14.1% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.2% 17.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32,780% 8.5% 6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.2% 5.9% 7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 413.3% -99.3% 136.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% -74.7% 15.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 412.8% -35.8% 51.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.8% -8.2% -17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.9% 18.5% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 87.0% 19.6% 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.8% -1,140% 7.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 158.0% -66.2% 36.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFSTRDNTSGRY
Gross margin 33.6% 11.5% –
EBITDA margin 8.5% 10.7% 16.7%
Operating margin 4.9% 3.1% 11.4%
Pretax margin 4.2% 1.5% 11.4%
Net margin 3.2% -0.9% -2.6%
FCF margin 11.0% -15.2% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 13.7% 7.7%
Return on equity 3.4% 1.4% 2.6%
Return on assets 2.3% 0.5% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 3.4% 1.5% 5.3%
Return on capital employed 4.2% 2.1% 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 3,876x 5.4x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 2.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFSTRDNTSGRY
Debt / assets 11.9% 31.5% 46.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.5x 6.3x
Debt / FCF 1.5x -3.9x 20.0x
Liabilities / assets 32.3% 67.0% 61.5%
Equity / assets 67.7% 33.0% 38.5%
Interest coverage 7.8x 1.0x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.67 1.87 0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFSTRDNTSGRY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.0% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% -0.1% –
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.

ConsensusLFSTRDNTSGRY
Forward P/E 81.9xFY2026 138.8xFY2026 58.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.16FY2026 $0.53FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +700.0%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.0% +71.7% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $2.68BFY2026 $3.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -1.2% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFSTRDNTSGRY
Held by institutions 97.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 286 328 189
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +6.0% -0.8%
Institutions buying 204 175 111
Institutions selling 55 110 50
Buyers to sellers 3.71 1.59 2.22

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.

LFSTRDNTSGRY
LFST 1.00 0.25 0.11
RDNT 0.25 1.00 0.18
SGRY 0.11 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFST, RDNT and SGRY?

RadNet (RDNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: LifeStance Health (LFST) $5.19B, RadNet (RDNT) $5.73B, Surgery Partners (SGRY) $2.99B.

Which company is growing faster?

LifeStance Health (LFST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LifeStance Health (LFST) +20.4%, RadNet (RDNT) +18.9%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

LifeStance Health (LFST) has the highest net margin (LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.2%, RadNet (RDNT) -0.9%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, Surgery Partners (SGRY) leads (LifeStance Health (LFST) 3.4%, RadNet (RDNT) 1.5%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LifeStance Health (LFST) returned the most: LifeStance Health (LFST) +156.4%, RadNet (RDNT) -9.9%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +2.0%. Over five years, RadNet (RDNT) compounded fastest (LifeStance Health (LFST) +1.9%/yr, RadNet (RDNT) +18.9%/yr, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RadNet (RDNT) has been the steadiest (LifeStance Health (LFST) 50.5%, RadNet (RDNT) 42.3%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LFST, RDNT and SGRY?

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.